Import/export HS code 630539: Various textile containers

Containers made from other textile materials, such as woven fabrics or synthetic blends

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  • 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 7,854,877
Netherlands 784,675
Ireland 733,020
India 732,137
Poland 574,806

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 4,032,032 3,822,845 -209,187
Netherlands 300,988 483,687 +182,699
Ireland 293,413 439,607 +146,194
India 330,078 402,059 +71,981
Poland 387,499 187,307 -200,192
Belgium 283,128 213,755 -69,373
United States 81,126 236,895 +155,769
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 146,499 69,404 -77,095
Pakistan 120,297 78,351 -41,946
France 95,174 76,877 -18,297

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 8,784,134
India 697,066
Poland 485,747
Ireland 434,097
United States 419,524

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 4,334,163 4,449,971 +115,808
India 317,640 379,426 +61,786
Poland 371,198 114,549 -256,649
Ireland 144,147 289,950 +145,803
United States 148,191 271,333 +123,142
Belgium 180,132 191,797 +11,665
Viet Nam 276,503 65,365 -211,138
Pakistan 129,378 79,355 -50,023
Thailand 134,551 59,998 -74,553
Turkey 9,718 155,049 +145,331

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 42
Greater Manchester 25
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
West Midlands 14
Outer London - West and North West 13

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 30 23 -7
Greater Manchester 19 13 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
West Midlands 12 9 -3
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 5 -4
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0

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) 8,199,991
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,841,486
Air transport 1,794,911
Other 437,403
Rail transport 45,184

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) 4,247,390 3,952,601 -294,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,271,305 1,570,181 +298,876
Air transport 930,125 864,786 -65,339
Other 240,482 196,921 -43,561
Rail transport 0 45,184 +45,184
Road transport 21,263 13,551 -7,712

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,296,803
Southampton 2,006,405
London Gateway Port 1,470,669
London Heathrow Airport 700,015
Eurotunnel 676,974

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 2,383,433 1,913,370 -470,063
Southampton 990,788 1,015,617 +24,829
London Gateway Port 237,086 1,233,583 +996,497
London Heathrow Airport 255,425 444,590 +189,165
Eurotunnel 538,923 138,051 -400,872
Liverpool Docks 460,694 187,974 -272,720
Dover 140,323 311,017 +170,694
000 240,482 196,921 -43,561
East Midlands Airport 197,452 134,131 -63,321
Manchester Airport 236,990 35,176 -201,814

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 95
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 86
Other manufacturing 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Manufacture of textiles 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 38
2025-10 36
2025-09 35
2025-08 34
2025-07 32

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 113
54m+ 71
0-1m 40
15m-54m 32
Other 13

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 £
Ireland 11,733,843
Hungary 5,824,580
Germany 3,387,456
Belgium 1,282,466
Finland 976,964

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 £
Ireland 5,424,558 6,309,285 +884,727
Hungary 4,529,212 1,295,368 -3,233,844
Germany 1,548,788 1,838,668 +289,880
Belgium 1,134,968 147,498 -987,470
Finland 548,514 428,450 -120,064
Denmark 336,360 561,096 +224,736
United States 504,446 390,044 -114,402
Italy 286,466 150,460 -136,006
Australia 255,392 9,484 -245,908
France 157,175 94,506 -62,669

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 £
Luxembourg 10,324,295
XI 6,637,231
United States 739,692
XU 566,479
China 60,271

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 £
Luxembourg 8,923,905 1,400,390 -7,523,515
XI 3,370 6,633,861 +6,630,491
United States 0 739,692 +739,692
XU 1,052 565,427 +564,375
China 59,663 608 -59,055
Morocco 3,514 3,171 -343

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 18,334,653
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,850,313
Air transport 1,147,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 887,699
Road transport 2,934

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 £
Other 8,991,504 9,343,149 +351,645
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,116,424 1,733,889 -3,382,535
Air transport 676,088 471,457 -204,631
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 595,645 292,054 -303,591
Road transport 2,934 0 -2,934

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 18,334,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,375,287
London Heathrow Airport 562,369
Southampton 294,824
Felixstowe 288,974

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 £
000 8,991,504 9,343,149 +351,645
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,808,987 1,566,300 -3,242,687
London Heathrow Airport 333,921 228,448 -105,473
Southampton 93,618 201,206 +107,588
Felixstowe 287,680 1,294 -286,386
London Gateway Port 167,971 56,652 -111,319
East Midlands Airport 121,019 95,241 -25,778
ZLC 108,254 94,823 -13,431
Dover 173,302 18,218 -155,084
Holyhead 62,790 27,393 -35,397

Quick facts

HS code: 630539

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

Description: Containers made from other textile materials, such as woven fabrics or synthetic blends