Import/export HS code 630520: Cotton sacks

Sacks made from cotton fabric, lightweight and strong for packing various goods

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 3,604,733
Italy 2,026,337
France 1,395,847
India 1,179,727
Pakistan 774,517

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 2,469,970 1,134,763 -1,335,207
Italy 1,364,754 661,583 -703,171
France 591,254 804,593 +213,339
India 629,647 550,080 -79,567
Pakistan 365,212 409,305 +44,093
Netherlands 159,898 490,740 +330,842
Poland 189,812 161,884 -27,928
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 147,106 115,485 -31,621
South Africa 78,460 151,451 +72,991
Turkey 43,745 150,089 +106,344

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 4,285,825
India 2,628,718
Italy 1,454,047
Pakistan 797,589
France 450,241

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 2,788,465 1,497,360 -1,291,105
India 1,150,492 1,478,226 +327,734
Italy 1,047,830 406,217 -641,613
Pakistan 376,867 420,722 +43,855
France 197,965 252,276 +54,311
Albania 205,964 176,007 -29,957
Poland 186,109 179,334 -6,775
Turkey 51,929 187,131 +135,202
South Africa 78,460 151,451 +72,991
United States 70,493 62,272 -8,221

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 109
Inner London - East 33
Outer London - West and North West 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 72 61 -11
Inner London - East 27 19 -8
Outer London - West and North West 16 14 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 13 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 11 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 15 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
West Midlands 6 9 +3
Outer London - South 5 9 +4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,484,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,630,494
Air transport 2,368,891
Road transport 174,690
Other 72,171

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,335,303 2,149,313 -1,185,990
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,494,224 2,136,270 +642,046
Air transport 1,527,617 841,274 -686,343
Road transport 87,032 87,658 +626
Other 67,771 4,400 -63,371

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,696,300
Southampton 1,937,536
London Heathrow Airport 1,580,300
Dover 1,377,401
Eurotunnel 946,602

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 1,599,767 1,096,533 -503,234
Southampton 1,318,163 619,373 -698,790
London Heathrow Airport 1,085,436 494,864 -590,572
Dover 613,048 764,353 +151,305
Eurotunnel 366,184 580,418 +214,234
London Gateway Port 194,223 364,198 +169,975
Dover / Eurotunnel 155,368 268,448 +113,080
London 195,097 112,633 -82,464
East Midlands Airport 129,764 126,152 -3,612
Liverpool Docks 186,930 59,716 -127,214

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 192
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 151
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26
Manufacture of leather and related products 18
Manufacture of textiles 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 56
2025-10 53
2025-09 55
2025-08 51
2025-07 46

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 183
0-1m 91
54m+ 88
15m-54m 43
Other 31

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 687,226
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 360,263
France 298,441
United States 160,788
Italy 129,883

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 395,931 291,295 -104,636
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 189,992 170,271 -19,721
France 97,804 200,637 +102,833
United States 92,890 67,898 -24,992
Italy 89,381 40,502 -48,879
Germany 67,912 23,021 -44,891
Ireland 31,619 51,100 +19,481
Poland 44,240 26,320 -17,920
Spain 47,869 17,704 -30,165
Netherlands 31,715 27,917 -3,798

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 8,049
XI 1,010
India 68
XU 3
Netherlands 2

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 6,645 1,404 -5,241
XI 507 503 -4
India 60 8 -52
XU 2 1 -1
Netherlands 2 0 -2

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,737,136
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 781,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,558
Road transport 9,477
Other 9,132

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 988,593 748,543 -240,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 336,709 444,757 +108,048
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,195 61,363 -8,832
Road transport 9,477 0 -9,477
Other 7,216 1,916 -5,300

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 868,426
East Midlands Airport 655,425
Dover / Eurotunnel 613,170
ZLC 106,609
London Stansted Airport 90,710

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 440,988 427,438 -13,550
East Midlands Airport 421,153 234,272 -186,881
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,455 345,715 +78,260
ZLC 85,940 20,669 -65,271
London Stansted Airport 46,017 44,693 -1,324
London Gateway Port 38,351 21,749 -16,602
Southampton 22,234 23,483 +1,249
Dover 21,832 17,039 -4,793
Newhaven 19,000 11,400 -7,600
Eurotunnel 2,000 26,651 +24,651

Quick facts

HS code: 630520

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Sacks made from cotton fabric, lightweight and strong for packing various goods