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 2,105,503
Italy 500,564
India 417,354
China 201,763
Netherlands 198,535

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 1,223,546 881,957 -341,589
Italy 280,418 220,146 -60,272
India 302,937 114,417 -188,520
China 91,114 110,649 +19,535
Netherlands 173,429 25,106 -148,323
Germany 88,348 104,665 +16,317
Switzerland 44,775 28,456 -16,319
Turkey 31,465 3,245 -28,220
Belgium 15,233 12,607 -2,626
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,198 11,902 -296

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 2,158,728
Italy 468,771
India 421,142
Germany 238,324
China 213,521

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 1,274,468 884,260 -390,208
Italy 250,449 218,322 -32,127
India 303,968 117,174 -186,794
Germany 148,035 90,289 -57,746
China 85,556 127,965 +42,409
Netherlands 77,763 10,899 -66,864
France 32,342 20,145 -12,197
Switzerland 36,182 14,825 -21,357
Turkey 40,058 6,324 -33,734
Hungary 4,582 12,562 +7,980

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Greater Manchester 9
Outer London - West and North West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 9 +0
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +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) 2,796,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 671,840
Air transport 347,320
Other 20,610
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) 1,734,576 1,061,446 -673,130
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 330,531 341,309 +10,778
Air transport 226,914 120,406 -106,508
Other 2,981 17,629 +14,648
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 1,492,003
Felixstowe 595,680
Dover 322,893
London Gateway Port 311,285
London 251,777

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 887,562 604,441 -283,121
Felixstowe 421,018 174,662 -246,356
Dover 184,697 138,196 -46,501
London Gateway Port 144,519 166,766 +22,247
London 123,492 128,285 +4,793
East Midlands Airport 113,985 41,963 -72,022
Immingham Docks 91,121 42,578 -48,543
Eurotunnel 71,581 37,389 -34,192
Belfast Port 36,041 62,803 +26,762
London Stansted Airport 42,672 27,341 -15,331

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 18
Manufacture of textiles 15
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
2026-01 11
2025-11 7
2025-10 12
2025-09 6
2025-08 8

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 22
0-1m 12
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
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 76,961
Ireland 66,865
China 66,302
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 76,057 2,986 -73,071
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37,233 39,728 +2,495
Ireland 33,917 32,948 -969
China 49,037 17,265 -31,772
Turkey 17,884 32,963 +15,079
Viet Nam 38,994 3,727 -35,267
United States 14,039 28,176 +14,137
Portugal 14,106 16,585 +2,479
Sri Lanka 15,594 3,452 -12,142
Bangladesh 0 17,003 +17,003

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 237,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 220,469
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 149,221
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 129,940 107,537 -22,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 169,709 50,760 -118,949
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,199 71,022 -7,177
Other 57 29 -28

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 112,907
Felixstowe 91,171
London Gateway Port 89,848
Dover / Eurotunnel 81,370
Holyhead 54,054

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 Heathrow Airport 57,854 55,053 -2,801
Felixstowe 77,686 13,485 -64,201
London Gateway Port 65,235 24,613 -40,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,074 31,296 -18,778
Holyhead 25,027 29,027 +4,000
ZLC 24,851 22,735 -2,116
Manchester Airport 22,671 16,977 -5,694
Southampton 24,648 12,662 -11,986
East Midlands Airport 24,564 11,699 -12,865
Dover 908 7,880 +6,972

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