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 2,953,910
China 697,728
India 529,271
Spain 66,366
United States 40,122

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 1,523,404 1,430,506 -92,898
China 567,685 130,043 -437,642
India 323,141 206,130 -117,011
Spain 29,781 36,585 +6,804
United States 31,112 9,010 -22,102
South Korea 17,147 20,695 +3,548
Italy 24,511 2,347 -22,164
France 20,646 3,688 -16,958
Japan 3,354 17,774 +14,420
Romania 0 7,593 +7,593

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 2,959,741
China 708,219
India 533,982
Spain 71,516
South Korea 37,842

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 1,527,979 1,431,762 -96,217
China 580,353 127,866 -452,487
India 327,852 206,130 -121,722
Spain 34,931 36,585 +1,654
South Korea 17,147 20,695 +3,548
Italy 29,064 7,992 -21,072
United States 21,046 8,137 -12,909
Japan 3,354 17,774 +14,420
France 6,368 2,432 -3,936
Turkey 0 6,533 +6,533

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
West Yorkshire 4
Greater Manchester 3
Lancashire 3
Outer London - West and North West 3

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 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 2 +2

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) 3,772,301
Air transport 536,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,389

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) 2,406,551 1,365,750 -1,040,801
Air transport 108,417 427,687 +319,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,204 85,185 +44,981

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,619,712
Felixstowe 1,000,180
Belfast Port 727,983
London Gateway Port 434,309
Manchester Airport 180,040

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 749,077 870,635 +121,558
Felixstowe 780,147 220,033 -560,114
Belfast Port 691,092 36,891 -654,201
London Gateway Port 161,210 273,099 +111,889
Manchester Airport 13,060 166,980 +153,920
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 169,374 +169,374
London Heathrow Airport 28,207 39,733 +11,526
London Stansted Airport 45,614 16,338 -29,276
Dover 11,939 45,413 +33,474
East Midlands Airport 14,682 29,189 +14,507

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 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of textiles 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 5
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
2026-01 5
2025-11 4
2025-10 1
2025-09 3
2025-08 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 20
54m+ 9
0-1m 8
15m-54m 4
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 £
United States 123,323
Netherlands 110,805
Ireland 46,271
Germany 43,680
Italy 36,619

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 53,701 69,622 +15,921
Netherlands 63,909 46,896 -17,013
Ireland 29,079 17,192 -11,887
Germany 30,680 13,000 -17,680
Italy 20,288 16,331 -3,957
Portugal 22,266 9,169 -13,097
Kuwait 2,000 17,082 +15,082
Spain 7,773 9,633 +1,860
Morocco 9,416 5,001 -4,415
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 13,995 +13,995

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 25,694

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 14,795 10,899 -3,896

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 239,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 221,027
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,569
Other 39,029

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 117,647 121,720 +4,073
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 135,793 85,234 -50,559
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,204 64,365 +52,161
Other 21,837 17,192 -4,645

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 153,002
East Midlands Airport 149,307
000 39,029
London Gateway Port 35,408
London Stansted Airport 34,577

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 86,601 66,401 -20,200
East Midlands Airport 94,347 54,960 -39,387
000 21,837 17,192 -4,645
London Gateway Port 8,092 27,316 +19,224
London Stansted Airport 12,639 21,938 +9,299
Felixstowe 9,193 24,628 +15,435
ZLC 3,305 26,431 +23,126
Eurotunnel 29,700 0 -29,700
London Heathrow Airport 6,396 18,391 +11,995
Dover 8,350 8,133 -217

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