Import/export HS code 520919: Various heavy cotton woven fabrics

Various types of heavy cotton fabrics, not plain or twill weave, for multiple uses

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 1,819,561
Germany 415,654
India 311,943
Belgium 64,728
France 62,119

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 1,240,336 579,225 -661,111
Germany 275,107 140,547 -134,560
India 101,930 210,013 +108,083
Belgium 13,751 50,977 +37,226
France 26,023 36,096 +10,073
Spain 29,299 19,825 -9,474
Netherlands 38,417 4,474 -33,943
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37,740 0 -37,740
United States 14,196 12,933 -1,263
Portugal 0 19,191 +19,191

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 2,047,882
Germany 260,736
India 247,615
Turkey 81,311
Spain 49,124

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 1,362,125 685,757 -676,368
Germany 153,318 107,418 -45,900
India 106,449 141,166 +34,717
Turkey 13,539 67,772 +54,233
Spain 29,299 19,825 -9,474
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37,740 0 -37,740
Italy 1,301 26,254 +24,953
United Kingdom 15,909 10,753 -5,156
United States 14,569 10,840 -3,729
Portugal 2,691 16,937 +14,246

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 5
Lancashire 4
Outer London - East and North East 3
Devon 2

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
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Devon 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -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) 2,170,240
Other 393,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 225,474
Air transport 125,556
Road transport 2,561

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) 1,361,507 808,733 -552,774
Other 325,214 68,040 -257,174
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 80,833 144,641 +63,808
Air transport 38,976 86,580 +47,604
Road transport 0 2,561 +2,561

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,808,588
000 393,254
Felixstowe 159,040
Eurotunnel 130,898
London Heathrow Airport 107,629

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 1,222,791 585,797 -636,994
000 325,214 68,040 -257,174
Felixstowe 95,898 63,142 -32,756
Eurotunnel 42,408 88,490 +46,082
London Heathrow Airport 34,883 72,746 +37,863
London Gateway Port 36,094 59,834 +23,740
499 0 85,658 +85,658
Dover 21,230 54,131 +32,901
Liverpool Docks 0 12,398 +12,398
Portsmouth 9,317 0 -9,317

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 16
Manufacture of textiles 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 3
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
2026-01 3
2025-11 4
2025-10 6
2025-09 3
2025-08 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 18
15m-54m 4
54m+ 4
Other 4
0-1m 3

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 £
Italy 1,520,222
United States 325,603
France 129,507
Australia 72,165
Ireland 40,452

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 £
Italy 620,503 899,719 +279,216
United States 125,171 200,432 +75,261
France 121,274 8,233 -113,041
Australia 42,996 29,169 -13,827
Ireland 12,397 28,055 +15,658
Cyprus 10,065 11,693 +1,628
India 16,503 0 -16,503
Canada 5,920 7,744 +1,824
Austria 2,930 5,561 +2,631
Norway 6,452 2,006 -4,446

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,641,342
Air transport 423,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 155,003
Road transport 1,066

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 715,929 925,413 +209,484
Air transport 190,967 232,909 +41,942
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,141 61,862 -31,279
Road transport 1,066 0 -1,066

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,558,770
ZLC 166,386
London Stansted Airport 94,698
Felixstowe 87,396
East Midlands Airport 84,705

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 648,080 910,690 +262,610
ZLC 109,137 57,249 -51,888
London Stansted Airport 16,072 78,626 +62,554
Felixstowe 87,396 0 -87,396
East Midlands Airport 31,170 53,535 +22,365
London Gateway Port 39,452 41,362 +1,910
London Heathrow Airport 32,050 23,421 -8,629
Liverpool Docks 13,192 18,744 +5,552
Manchester Airport 3,604 20,078 +16,474
Holyhead 9,270 2,304 -6,966

Quick facts

HS code: 520919

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

Description: Various types of heavy cotton fabrics, not plain or twill weave, for multiple uses