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 3,593,198
Italy 2,043,048
France 1,380,401
India 1,119,748
Pakistan 782,178

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 2,441,933 1,151,265 -1,290,668
Italy 1,394,130 648,918 -745,212
France 551,476 828,925 +277,449
India 536,518 583,230 +46,712
Pakistan 368,890 413,288 +44,398
Netherlands 180,637 460,975 +280,338
Poland 183,701 165,231 -18,470
South Africa 156,356 73,555 -82,801
Turkey 42,359 161,234 +118,875
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 83,584 108,903 +25,319

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 4,221,842
India 2,570,898
Italy 1,471,244
Pakistan 805,250
France 416,711

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 2,742,498 1,479,344 -1,263,154
India 1,071,234 1,499,664 +428,430
Italy 1,065,552 405,692 -659,860
Pakistan 380,545 424,705 +44,160
France 166,836 249,875 +83,039
Albania 213,329 171,336 -41,993
Poland 181,338 182,681 +1,343
Turkey 55,685 190,077 +134,392
South Africa 156,356 73,555 -82,801
United States 79,608 47,845 -31,763

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 111
Inner London - East 34
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Outer London - West and North West 24
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19

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 71 64 -7
Inner London - East 26 20 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 14 -5
Outer London - West and North West 15 14 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 11 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 15 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Outer London - South 5 10 +5

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) 5,390,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,619,830
Air transport 2,335,461
Road transport 174,592
Other 77,089

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) 3,218,723 2,171,552 -1,047,171
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,554,366 2,065,464 +511,098
Air transport 1,519,926 815,535 -704,391
Road transport 94,585 80,007 -14,578
Other 69,255 7,834 -61,421

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,677,589
Southampton 1,807,105
London Heathrow Airport 1,554,346
Dover 1,372,137
Eurotunnel 971,557

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 1,654,793 1,022,796 -631,997
Southampton 1,164,061 643,044 -521,017
London Heathrow Airport 1,049,870 504,476 -545,394
Dover 588,179 783,958 +195,779
Eurotunnel 435,489 536,068 +100,579
London Gateway Port 187,878 367,751 +179,873
Dover / Eurotunnel 167,751 246,485 +78,734
London 190,307 118,780 -71,527
Liverpool Docks 186,930 91,612 -95,318
East Midlands Airport 120,928 125,789 +4,861

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 156
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 25
Manufacture of leather and related products 18
Manufacture of textiles 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 56
2025-10 53
2025-09 55
2025-08 51

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 92
54m+ 88
15m-54m 42
Other 30

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 637,534
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 353,353
France 298,492
United States 158,111
Italy 107,531

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 360,604 276,930 -83,674
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 180,877 172,476 -8,401
France 101,136 197,356 +96,220
United States 104,018 54,093 -49,925
Italy 65,031 42,500 -22,531
Germany 69,412 21,521 -47,891
Ireland 26,810 50,913 +24,103
Poland 49,427 22,942 -26,485
Spain 47,860 16,713 -31,147
Netherlands 31,715 31,775 +60

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 7,989
XI 1,010
India 93
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 6,586 1,403 -5,183
XI 723 287 -436
India 54 39 -15
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 1,663,470
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 768,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,558
Other 9,097
Road transport 7,771

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 948,756 714,714 -234,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 319,707 448,846 +129,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,195 61,363 -8,832
Other 7,368 1,729 -5,639
Road transport 7,771 0 -7,771

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 864,554
East Midlands Airport 602,959
Dover / Eurotunnel 599,736
London Stansted Airport 90,710
ZLC 87,575

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 451,673 412,881 -38,792
East Midlands Airport 380,793 222,166 -158,627
Dover / Eurotunnel 246,255 353,481 +107,226
London Stansted Airport 50,608 40,102 -10,506
ZLC 69,481 18,094 -51,387
London Gateway Port 38,351 21,749 -16,602
Southampton 22,234 23,483 +1,249
Dover 19,530 17,039 -2,491
Eurotunnel 4,000 26,486 +22,486
Newhaven 19,000 11,400 -7,600

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