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 2,857,141
China 644,686
India 556,865
Spain 71,654
South Korea 53,017

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 1,370,032 1,487,109 +117,077
China 581,396 63,290 -518,106
India 331,184 225,681 -105,503
Spain 31,059 40,595 +9,536
South Korea 17,147 35,870 +18,723
United States 30,426 14,345 -16,081
Japan 3,354 29,723 +26,369
Italy 24,511 3,645 -20,866
France 21,902 2,432 -19,470
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 2,862,972
China 672,344
India 563,587
Spain 76,804
South Korea 53,017

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 £
Pakistan 1,375,863 1,487,109 +111,246
China 591,887 80,457 -511,430
India 334,960 228,627 -106,333
Spain 36,209 40,595 +4,386
South Korea 17,147 35,870 +18,723
Italy 29,064 9,290 -19,774
Japan 3,354 29,723 +26,369
United States 21,295 10,526 -10,769
Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 9,246 +9,246
France 6,368 2,432 -3,936

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
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 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 0 -3
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
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) 3,676,809
Air transport 573,142
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 130,677

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) 2,268,260 1,408,549 -859,711
Air transport 114,404 458,738 +344,334
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,025 83,652 +36,627

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,684,099
Felixstowe 973,200
Belfast Port 688,284
London Gateway Port 331,366
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 746,044 938,055 +192,011
Felixstowe 796,840 176,360 -620,480
Belfast Port 641,210 47,074 -594,136
London Gateway Port 56,061 275,305 +219,244
Manchester Airport 13,060 166,980 +153,920
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 169,374 +169,374
London Heathrow Airport 19,726 63,620 +43,894
Dover 22,835 45,136 +22,301
London Stansted Airport 54,014 10,884 -43,130
East Midlands Airport 21,683 41,807 +20,124

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 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of textiles 8
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
2026-04 4
2026-03 5
2026-02 4
2026-01 5
2025-12 3

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 21
54m+ 10
0-1m 8
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 161,510
Netherlands 109,218
Ireland 48,194
Germany 43,680
Italy 36,571

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 77,542 83,968 +6,426
Netherlands 51,772 57,446 +5,674
Ireland 29,266 18,928 -10,338
Germany 30,680 13,000 -17,680
Italy 17,579 18,992 +1,413
Portugal 25,674 7,736 -17,938
Kuwait 2,000 17,082 +15,082
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,450 16,132 +14,682
Spain 4,745 10,640 +5,895
France 4,395 9,271 +4,876

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 26,643

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 14,981 11,662 -3,319

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 272,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 225,909
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,483
Other 40,952

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 114,033 158,113 +44,080
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 127,260 98,649 -28,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,916 43,567 +19,651
Other 22,024 18,928 -3,096

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 152,826
East Midlands Airport 146,977
London Heathrow Airport 54,453
London Stansted Airport 41,407
000 40,952

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 75,548 77,278 +1,730
East Midlands Airport 85,424 61,553 -23,871
London Heathrow Airport 6,464 47,989 +41,525
London Stansted Airport 16,099 25,308 +9,209
000 22,024 18,928 -3,096
Felixstowe 9,193 24,628 +15,435
Eurotunnel 29,700 0 -29,700
ZLC 6,046 23,263 +17,217
London Gateway Port 22,116 6,518 -15,598
Dover 8,558 10,671 +2,113

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