Import/export HS code 52082216: Narrow bleached plain weave cotton fabrics

Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight, bleached, not exceeding 165 cm. Perfect for smaller projects

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 834,727
Italy 223,263
India 174,208
Netherlands 83,121
Indonesia 23,044

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 305,120 529,607 +224,487
Italy 110,788 112,475 +1,687
India 126,629 47,579 -79,050
Netherlands 77,763 5,358 -72,405
Indonesia 0 23,044 +23,044
Turkey 18,463 0 -18,463
China 12,421 2,005 -10,416
Czechia 0 13,096 +13,096
South Korea 0 10,612 +10,612
France 2,809 2,423 -386

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 849,451
Italy 205,479
India 174,208
Netherlands 81,033
Indonesia 23,044

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 317,541 531,910 +214,369
Italy 95,321 110,158 +14,837
India 126,629 47,579 -79,050
Netherlands 77,763 3,270 -74,493
Indonesia 0 23,044 +23,044
Turkey 18,463 3,079 -15,384
Hungary 13,643 0 -13,643
China 0 8,090 +8,090
France 2,809 2,423 -386
South Korea 0 4,527 +4,527

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Greater Manchester 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Essex 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1

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 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
Merseyside 1 0 -1
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
North Wales 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) 993,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 271,134
Air transport 132,719
Other 13,096
Road transport 1,137

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) 462,488 530,969 +68,481
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 103,860 167,274 +63,414
Air transport 90,026 42,693 -47,333
Other 0 13,096 +13,096
Road transport 1,137 0 -1,137

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 678,147
Felixstowe 170,767
Dover 113,392
East Midlands Airport 108,807
London Gateway Port 103,979

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 303,090 375,057 +71,967
Felixstowe 63,352 107,415 +44,063
Dover 91,091 22,301 -68,790
East Midlands Airport 81,165 27,642 -53,523
London Gateway Port 25,079 78,900 +53,821
London 54,077 42,382 -11,695
Eurotunnel 10,514 58,285 +47,771
Thamesport 19,145 1,440 -17,705
000 0 13,096 +13,096
London Heathrow Airport 4,942 5,496 +554

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 12
Manufacture of textiles 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 3
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 5
2026-02 4
2026-01 5
2025-11 2

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 11
0-1m 5
15m-54m 4
54m+ 3
Other 2

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 75,067
China 65,312
Turkey 50,847
Portugal 30,859

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
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,006 43,061 +11,055
China 51,231 14,081 -37,150
Turkey 17,884 32,963 +15,079
Portugal 18,243 12,616 -5,627
United States 8,827 21,431 +12,604
Viet Nam 13,732 12,318 -1,414
Sri Lanka 15,594 4,438 -11,156
Bangladesh 16,033 970 -15,063
Taiwan 7,626 5,368 -2,258

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 218,709
Air transport 185,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,732

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 162,239 56,470 -105,769
Air transport 99,783 85,642 -14,141
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,052 36,680 -2,372

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 91,171
London Gateway Port 91,067
London Heathrow Airport 90,075
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,654
Manchester Airport 44,838

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 Gateway Port 59,671 31,396 -28,275
London Heathrow Airport 32,535 57,540 +25,005
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,921 28,733 -5,188
Manchester Airport 37,122 7,716 -29,406
Southampton 23,662 11,589 -12,073
ZLC 18,047 14,933 -3,114
East Midlands Airport 12,079 5,453 -6,626
Dover 3,862 2,921 -941
Holyhead 1,269 5,026 +3,757

Quick facts

HS code: 52082216

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

Description: Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight, bleached, not exceeding 165 cm. Perfect for smaller projects