Import/export HS code 520822: Plain weave cotton fabrics (100-200 g/m², bleached)

Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight (100-200 g/m²), bleached. Durable and clean look

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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 2,136,637
Italy 536,785
India 392,398
Germany 262,754
China 227,860

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 1,074,921 1,061,716 -13,205
Italy 279,745 257,040 -22,705
India 259,633 132,765 -126,868
Germany 97,089 165,665 +68,576
China 106,496 121,364 +14,868
Netherlands 172,277 26,120 -146,157
Switzerland 31,086 29,003 -2,083
Turkey 31,465 3,245 -28,220
France 13,609 18,177 +4,568
Belgium 13,369 13,423 +54

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 2,169,172
Italy 533,050
India 396,186
Germany 307,448
China 238,840

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 1,105,153 1,064,019 -41,134
Italy 265,635 267,415 +1,780
India 260,664 135,522 -125,142
Germany 149,945 157,503 +7,558
China 94,075 144,765 +50,690
Netherlands 77,763 11,913 -65,850
France 30,024 27,559 -2,465
Switzerland 26,835 15,800 -11,035
Turkey 31,465 6,324 -25,141
Indonesia 0 23,044 +23,044

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - East 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
West Yorkshire 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 9 14 +5
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 2 +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) 2,860,534
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 745,396
Air transport 371,886
Other 20,672
Road transport 13,039

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) 1,549,365 1,311,169 -238,196
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 321,461 423,935 +102,474
Air transport 222,270 149,616 -72,654
Other 7,356 13,316 +5,960
Road transport 1,137 11,902 +10,765

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,519,183
Felixstowe 606,653
London Gateway Port 306,973
Dover 302,910
London 241,190

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 781,430 737,753 -43,677
Felixstowe 349,787 256,866 -92,921
London Gateway Port 115,647 191,326 +75,679
Dover 195,416 107,494 -87,922
London 97,994 143,196 +45,202
Immingham Docks 89,657 109,320 +19,663
East Midlands Airport 109,970 50,841 -59,129
Eurotunnel 73,678 69,809 -3,869
Belfast Port 67,811 67,115 -696
London Stansted Airport 41,518 31,993 -9,525

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 19
Manufacture of textiles 16
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 10
2026-02 10
2026-01 11
2025-12 1

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 26
0-1m 11
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
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 £
Pakistan 79,043
Ireland 77,141
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 76,094
China 69,767
Turkey 50,847

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 £
Pakistan 79,043 0 -79,043
Ireland 45,180 31,961 -13,219
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 33,033 43,061 +10,028
China 51,231 18,536 -32,695
Turkey 17,884 32,963 +15,079
Portugal 18,243 26,504 +8,261
United States 10,942 26,259 +15,317
Viet Nam 13,732 12,318 -1,414
Sri Lanka 15,594 4,438 -11,156
Bangladesh 16,033 970 -15,063

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 £
Ireland 86

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 £
Ireland 57 29 -28

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 226,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 219,629
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 160,797
Other 86

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 119,712 107,235 -12,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 163,159 56,470 -106,689
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,613 72,184 -16,429
Other 57 29 -28

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 91,171
London Heathrow Airport 91,102
London Gateway Port 91,067
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,459
Holyhead 63,352

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 £
Felixstowe 77,686 13,485 -64,201
London Heathrow Airport 33,562 57,540 +23,978
London Gateway Port 59,671 31,396 -28,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,271 33,188 -13,083
Holyhead 37,258 26,094 -11,164
Manchester Airport 38,704 7,716 -30,988
ZLC 23,154 22,021 -1,133
East Midlands Airport 24,292 18,885 -5,407
Southampton 23,662 11,589 -12,073
Dover 3,862 6,521 +2,659

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 520822

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

Description: Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight (100-200 g/m²), bleached. Durable and clean look