Import/export HS code 520819: Various cotton fabrics

Various types of cotton fabrics not classified elsewhere. Versatile for multiple uses

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 £
Pakistan 2,717,809
India 505,616
China 488,849
Spain 63,415
South Korea 44,648

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 1,392,682 1,325,127 -67,555
India 283,070 222,546 -60,524
China 446,963 41,886 -405,077
Spain 30,015 33,400 +3,385
South Korea 25,130 19,518 -5,612
United States 28,668 14,345 -14,323
Japan 19,311 11,949 -7,362
Italy 22,171 2,515 -19,656
France 22,915 1,419 -21,496
Australia 0 17,167 +17,167

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 2,723,640
China 516,507
India 512,338
Spain 68,565
South Korea 44,648

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 1,398,513 1,325,127 -73,386
China 457,454 59,053 -398,401
India 286,846 225,492 -61,354
Spain 35,165 33,400 -1,765
South Korea 25,130 19,518 -5,612
Italy 26,724 8,160 -18,564
Japan 19,311 11,949 -7,362
United States 19,537 10,526 -9,011
Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 10,579 +10,579
France 7,381 1,419 -5,962

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Greater Manchester 3
Lancashire 3
West Yorkshire 3
Essex 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
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 0 -2
West Midlands 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) 3,321,908
Air transport 564,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 122,340

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) 1,990,321 1,331,587 -658,734
Air transport 232,348 332,255 +99,907
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,287 55,053 -12,234

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,752,359
Felixstowe 717,098
Belfast Port 540,029
London Gateway Port 331,366
Manchester Airport 170,673

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 792,668 959,691 +167,023
Felixstowe 562,142 154,956 -407,186
Belfast Port 499,775 40,254 -459,521
London Gateway Port 147,839 183,527 +35,688
Manchester Airport 3,693 166,980 +163,287
Leeds Bradford Airport 103,759 65,615 -38,144
London Heathrow Airport 41,633 41,713 +80
Dover 26,287 39,997 +13,710
East Midlands Airport 24,073 42,003 +17,930
London Stansted Airport 52,256 10,884 -41,372

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
19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
Manufacture of textiles
8
Manufacture of wearing apparel
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1
2026-04 4
2026-03 5
2026-02 4
2026-01 5

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 19
54m+ 10
0-1m 7
15m-54m 5
Other 5

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 £
United States 146,144
Netherlands 115,242
Ireland 45,066
Germany 43,680
Portugal 33,410

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 £
United States 77,982 68,162 -9,820
Netherlands 74,842 40,400 -34,442
Ireland 30,367 14,699 -15,668
Germany 30,680 13,000 -17,680
Portugal 25,674 7,736 -17,938
Italy 6,255 18,992 +12,737
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,450 18,130 +16,680
Kuwait 19,082 0 -19,082
Spain 5,746 8,690 +2,944
France 5,991 7,675 +1,684

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 24,070

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 15,928 8,142 -7,786

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 257,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 218,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,483
Other 37,824

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 132,945 124,249 -8,696
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 137,102 80,986 -56,116
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,893 33,590 -303
Other 23,125 14,699 -8,426

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 148,287
East Midlands Airport 131,286
London Heathrow Airport 56,928
London Stansted Airport 40,621
000 37,824

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 88,055 60,232 -27,823
East Midlands Airport 88,720 42,566 -46,154
London Heathrow Airport 14,810 42,118 +27,308
London Stansted Airport 23,369 17,252 -6,117
000 23,125 14,699 -8,426
Felixstowe 9,193 24,628 +15,435
Eurotunnel 29,700 0 -29,700
London Gateway Port 22,116 6,518 -15,598
ZLC 6,046 22,313 +16,267
Dover 10,154 10,054 -100

Quick facts

HS code: 520819

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

Description: Various types of cotton fabrics not classified elsewhere. Versatile for multiple uses