Import/export HS code 630539: Various textile containers

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

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 7,789,729
India 774,078
Netherlands 755,557
Ireland 750,476
Poland 571,870

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 3,999,802 3,789,927 -209,875
India 322,501 451,577 +129,076
Netherlands 260,551 495,006 +234,455
Ireland 340,731 409,745 +69,014
Poland 408,033 163,837 -244,196
Belgium 285,793 199,601 -86,192
United States 102,227 221,408 +119,181
Pakistan 125,047 75,744 -49,303
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 111,966 63,857 -48,109
France 93,879 76,797 -17,082

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 8,700,304
India 739,007
Poland 482,668
Ireland 450,636
United States 424,017

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 4,258,546 4,441,758 +183,212
India 310,063 428,944 +118,881
Poland 390,160 92,508 -297,652
Ireland 165,612 285,024 +119,412
United States 164,150 259,867 +95,717
Belgium 189,239 179,911 -9,328
Viet Nam 216,078 65,636 -150,442
Pakistan 134,128 76,748 -57,380
Thailand 132,505 50,109 -82,396
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 39
Greater Manchester 26
Outer London - West and North West 14
West Midlands 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12

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 29 20 -9
Greater Manchester 19 14 -5
Outer London - West and North West 10 7 -3
West Midlands 12 8 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1

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) 8,151,740
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,807,242
Air transport 1,738,985
Other 427,499
Rail transport 67,226

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) 4,160,545 3,991,195 -169,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,321,683 1,485,559 +163,876
Air transport 927,908 811,077 -116,831
Other 254,770 172,729 -82,041
Rail transport 0 67,226 +67,226
Road transport 24,566 10,248 -14,318

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,236,235
Southampton 1,936,589
London Gateway Port 1,617,504
London Heathrow Airport 662,218
Eurotunnel 631,051

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 2,412,392 1,823,843 -588,549
Southampton 962,336 974,253 +11,917
London Gateway Port 235,671 1,381,833 +1,146,162
London Heathrow Airport 240,549 421,669 +181,120
Eurotunnel 515,118 115,933 -399,185
Liverpool Docks 413,423 211,110 -202,313
Dover 154,529 302,667 +148,138
000 254,770 172,729 -82,041
East Midlands Airport 194,905 124,644 -70,261
Manchester Airport 238,104 35,950 -202,154

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 94
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 87
Other manufacturing 18
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
2026-01 29
2025-11 38
2025-10 36
2025-09 35
2025-08 34

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 112
54m+ 66
0-1m 40
15m-54m 35
Other 15

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 11,981,365
Hungary 5,194,209
Germany 3,164,774
Belgium 1,258,203
Finland 981,141

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 5,588,236 6,393,129 +804,893
Hungary 3,795,256 1,398,953 -2,396,303
Germany 1,461,306 1,703,468 +242,162
Belgium 1,112,039 146,164 -965,875
Finland 548,536 432,605 -115,931
United States 504,922 392,904 -112,018
Denmark 377,894 498,507 +120,613
Italy 221,365 165,394 -55,971
Australia 255,392 11,771 -243,621
France 128,070 96,511 -31,559

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 9,492,259
XI 7,360,428
United States 739,692
China 60,241
Morocco 6,653

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 8,195,173 1,297,086 -6,898,087
XI 3,837 7,356,591 +7,352,754
United States 726,804 12,888 -713,916
China 59,648 593 -59,055
Morocco 3,697 2,956 -741

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 18,225,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,248,511
Air transport 1,103,603
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 940,165
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 8,990,211 9,235,541 +245,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,380,339 1,868,172 -2,512,167
Air transport 633,969 469,634 -164,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 617,648 322,517 -295,131
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 18,225,752
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,756,702
London Heathrow Airport 549,815
Southampton 294,870
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 8,990,211 9,235,541 +245,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,063,239 1,693,463 -2,369,776
London Heathrow Airport 321,132 228,683 -92,449
Southampton 70,655 224,215 +153,560
Felixstowe 287,680 1,294 -286,386
London Gateway Port 212,937 8,471 -204,466
East Midlands Airport 108,239 112,100 +3,861
ZLC 133,551 73,762 -59,789
Dover 181,690 10,785 -170,905
Holyhead 62,790 28,473 -34,317

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