Import/export HS code 52081299: Wide plain weave cotton fabrics (other)

Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight, exceeding 165 cm, for versatile applications

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
Pakistan 790,744
Germany 218,572
India 163,687
France 44,136
Netherlands 36,067

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 £
Pakistan 639,840 150,904 -488,936
Germany 128,680 89,892 -38,788
India 74,089 89,598 +15,509
France 12,482 31,654 +19,172
Netherlands 33,949 2,118 -31,831
Italy 10,990 17,354 +6,364
Turkey 12,107 12,400 +293
Sweden 19,439 0 -19,439
China 3,455 5,932 +2,477
United States 4,433 1,048 -3,385

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 £
Pakistan 833,834
Germany 200,753
India 168,120
France 46,107
Italy 35,842

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 £
Pakistan 670,899 162,935 -507,964
Germany 135,215 65,538 -69,677
India 78,522 89,598 +11,076
France 13,129 32,978 +19,849
Italy 9,998 25,844 +15,846
Turkey 15,344 13,607 -1,737
United Kingdom 11,403 3,943 -7,460
China 4,910 5,932 +1,022
Japan 4,059 0 -4,059
Belgium 1,499 1,912 +413

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Greater Manchester 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
West Yorkshire 2
Essex 1

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 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 0 1 +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) 1,023,175
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 151,251
Air transport 88,811
Other 67,978
Road transport 21,447

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) 777,412 245,763 -531,649
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,153 87,098 +22,945
Air transport 29,031 59,780 +30,749
Other 67,978 0 -67,978
Road transport 9,047 12,400 +3,353

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 511,281
Felixstowe 338,354
London Gateway Port 91,200
Immingham Docks 86,709
Dover 85,583

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 £
Southampton 372,418 138,863 -233,555
Felixstowe 334,221 4,133 -330,088
London Gateway Port 13,509 77,691 +64,182
Immingham Docks 63,642 23,067 -40,575
Dover 30,890 54,693 +23,803
000 67,978 0 -67,978
Thamesport 10,361 13,196 +2,835
Birmingham Airport 8,639 13,411 +4,772
Eurotunnel 12,066 9,404 -2,662
ZLC 9,047 12,400 +3,353

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 9
Manufacture of textiles 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Manufacture of leather and related products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2026-01 4
2025-11 7

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 5
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
54m+ 3
Other 3

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 £
Italy 807,667
United States 89,465
Netherlands 69,388
France 40,952
Germany 21,980

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 £
Italy 803,079 4,588 -798,491
United States 45,427 44,038 -1,389
Netherlands 69,388 0 -69,388
France 25,377 15,575 -9,802
Germany 9,300 12,680 +3,380
Japan 20,417 1,254 -19,163
Morocco 18,153 1,628 -16,525
Belgium 1,163 5,000 +3,837
Ireland 1,648 3,614 +1,966
Pakistan 4,000 0 -4,000

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) 895,891
Air transport 124,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,388

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) 857,937 37,954 -819,983
Air transport 69,637 55,048 -14,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,388 0 -73,388

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 882,099
East Midlands Airport 99,897
Immingham Docks 69,388
London Heathrow Airport 18,900
Dover 6,240

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 853,222 28,877 -824,345
East Midlands Airport 44,849 55,048 +10,199
Immingham Docks 69,388 0 -69,388
London Heathrow Airport 18,900 0 -18,900
Dover 3,067 3,173 +106
Harwich 0 5,000 +5,000
London Stansted Airport 4,725 0 -4,725
London Gateway Port 4,000 0 -4,000
Heysham 1,648 0 -1,648
Edinburgh Airport 1,163 0 -1,163

Quick facts

HS code: 52081299

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

Description: Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight, exceeding 165 cm, for versatile applications