Import/export HS code 631010: Sorted textile waste

Textile waste like rags, ropes, or cords that have been sorted for recycling or reuse

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 £
Netherlands 3,132,556
Pakistan 1,593,728
India 1,435,434
United Arab Emirates 616,058
China 554,886

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 £
Netherlands 1,284,736 1,847,820 +563,084
Pakistan 831,790 761,938 -69,852
India 707,751 727,683 +19,932
United Arab Emirates 392,309 223,749 -168,560
China 325,179 229,707 -95,472
Turkey 303,006 219,328 -83,678
Germany 312,791 198,785 -114,006
South Korea 203,584 96,667 -106,917
United States 55,550 174,681 +119,131
Belgium 159,587 10,774 -148,813

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 £
Netherlands 1,787,056
Pakistan 1,621,757
United States 1,421,534
India 1,407,863
United Arab Emirates 602,289

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 £
Netherlands 951,821 835,235 -116,586
Pakistan 870,765 750,992 -119,773
United States 344,523 1,077,011 +732,488
India 668,953 738,910 +69,957
United Arab Emirates 385,823 216,466 -169,357
China 310,961 236,709 -74,252
Turkey 303,006 237,991 -65,015
South Korea 246,449 96,667 -149,782
Hungary 100,146 163,077 +62,931
Honduras 90,474 136,473 +45,999

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
East Central Scotland 2
Inner London - East 2

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
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +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) 5,557,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,430,875
Air transport 154,221
Road transport 58,227
Other 6,771

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) 2,919,401 2,637,620 -281,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,248,516 2,182,359 -66,157
Air transport 35,608 118,613 +83,005
Road transport 22,213 36,014 +13,801
Other 1,633 5,138 +3,505

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,257,488
Immingham Docks 2,027,705
Southampton 1,648,781
London Gateway Port 1,241,168
Middlesbrough 377,622

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 2,075,011 1,182,477 -892,534
Immingham Docks 633,168 1,394,537 +761,369
Southampton 841,874 806,907 -34,967
London Gateway Port 457,930 783,238 +325,308
Middlesbrough 209,983 167,639 -42,344
Harwich 172,145 172,811 +666
Killingholme 218,758 78,279 -140,479
Dover 147,051 90,970 -56,081
Grangemouth Docks 123,021 55,286 -67,735
Eurotunnel 130,519 41,903 -88,616

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of textiles 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 3
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 8
2025-10 12
2025-09 9
2025-08 11

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 23
54m+ 6
Other 5
15m-54m 4
0-1m 2

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 £
Sweden 1,283,366
Germany 873,168
Canada 857,947
Belgium 536,663
United States 471,351

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 £
Sweden 905,045 378,321 -526,724
Germany 381,976 491,192 +109,216
Canada 574,129 283,818 -290,311
Belgium 423,535 113,128 -310,407
United States 198,835 272,516 +73,681
Netherlands 276,280 71,144 -205,136
India 134,199 88,265 -45,934
Poland 122,844 80,408 -42,436
Japan 98,253 104,992 +6,739
South Korea 97,731 85,816 -11,915

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 £
Germany 2,114
XI 67
China 41
Spain 38
India 6

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 £
Germany 2,114 0 -2,114
XI 14 53 +39
China 17 24 +7
Spain 0 38 +38
India 0 6 +6

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,083,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,234,067
Air transport 1,567,981
Other 26,826
Road transport 8,193

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,730,027 1,353,254 -376,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,488,439 745,628 -742,811
Air transport 920,004 647,977 -272,027
Other 13,064 13,762 +698
Road transport 8,193 0 -8,193
Rail transport 0 2,540 +2,540

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,179,678
Dover / Eurotunnel 785,754
Liverpool Docks 681,531
Manchester Airport 612,471
London Heathrow Airport 492,764

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,441,909 737,769 -704,140
Dover / Eurotunnel 408,734 377,020 -31,714
Liverpool Docks 426,248 255,283 -170,965
Manchester Airport 447,108 165,363 -281,745
London Heathrow Airport 220,981 271,783 +50,802
Dover 174,753 190,924 +16,171
ZLC 160,259 179,737 +19,478
London Gateway Port 163,172 117,898 -45,274
Hull 128,851 63,733 -65,118
Southampton 69,859 98,650 +28,791

Quick facts

HS code: 631010

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

Description: Textile waste like rags, ropes, or cords that have been sorted for recycling or reuse