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 2,110,203
Italy 492,123
India 381,080
Germany 253,304
China 225,887

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 1,144,572 965,631 -178,941
Italy 274,447 217,676 -56,771
India 247,171 133,909 -113,262
Germany 101,902 151,402 +49,500
China 112,799 113,088 +289
Netherlands 72,438 24,992 -47,446
Switzerland 29,685 26,489 -3,196
France 12,407 18,177 +5,770
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,198 11,902 -296
Belgium 17,039 6,463 -10,576

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 2,142,738
Italy 488,388
India 384,868
Germany 268,401
China 236,867

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 1,174,804 967,934 -206,870
Italy 261,501 226,887 -34,614
India 248,202 136,666 -111,536
Germany 125,243 143,158 +17,915
China 100,378 136,489 +36,111
France 33,101 24,611 -8,490
Switzerland 24,270 14,450 -9,820
Turkey 16,247 10,291 -5,956
Indonesia 0 23,044 +23,044
Viet Nam 8,775 10,938 +2,163

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 4
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 4 -3
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 2 2 +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) 2,784,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 697,635
Air transport 282,963
Other 19,151
Road transport 11,902

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) 1,582,399 1,202,142 -380,257
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 305,464 392,171 +86,707
Air transport 157,014 125,949 -31,065
Other 5,873 13,278 +7,405
Road transport 0 11,902 +11,902

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,526,218
Felixstowe 547,311
London Gateway Port 326,335
Dover 271,494
London 230,579

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 873,655 652,563 -221,092
Felixstowe 320,702 226,609 -94,093
London Gateway Port 130,883 195,452 +64,569
Dover 174,426 97,068 -77,358
London 91,786 138,793 +47,007
Immingham Docks 66,874 103,913 +37,039
Belfast Port 67,811 67,115 -696
Eurotunnel 80,290 53,290 -27,000
East Midlands Airport 34,223 46,918 +12,695
London Stansted Airport 60,305 11,124 -49,181

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
22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Manufacture of textiles
16
Manufacture of wearing apparel
5
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 8
2026-03 10
2026-02 10
2026-01 11

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 27
0-1m 12
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
Other 4

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 £
Ireland 75,872
China 73,232
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 68,880
Turkey 50,847
Portugal 41,342

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 £
Ireland 47,049 28,823 -18,226
China 57,880 15,352 -42,528
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 30,319 38,561 +8,242
Turkey 34,284 16,563 -17,721
Portugal 19,033 22,309 +3,276
United States 10,241 24,971 +14,730
Viet Nam 16,358 17,829 +1,471
India 3,960 14,382 +10,422
Bangladesh 16,033 970 -15,063
Italy 11,694 3,503 -8,191

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 211,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,182
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 112,110 99,717 -12,393
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,154 46,466 -65,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,002 67,180 -18,822
Other 57 29 -28

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 99,780
London Heathrow Airport 96,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,459
Holyhead 62,083
East Midlands Airport 43,177

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 £
London Gateway Port 60,200 39,580 -20,620
London Heathrow Airport 41,556 54,646 +13,090
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,598 10,861 -57,737
Holyhead 37,122 24,961 -12,161
East Midlands Airport 26,480 16,697 -9,783
ZLC 20,740 19,298 -1,442
Southampton 23,662 11,589 -12,073
Manchester Airport 22,261 7,716 -14,545
Felixstowe 0 16,011 +16,011
Dover 4,280 5,195 +915

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