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.
  • 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 1,621,110
India 459,629
Germany 372,626
Belgium 93,417
France 78,689

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 1,104,196 516,914 -587,282
India 177,809 281,820 +104,011
Germany 189,892 182,734 -7,158
Belgium 41,643 51,774 +10,131
France 44,683 34,006 -10,677
Spain 19,934 35,744 +15,810
Portugal 11,673 10,734 -939
United States 3,659 16,231 +12,572
Netherlands 6,599 10,630 +4,031
Italy 3,795 13,001 +9,206

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 1,824,795
India 392,587
Germany 242,344
Turkey 131,306
Spain 55,678

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 1,239,034 585,761 -653,273
India 179,614 212,973 +33,359
Germany 59,610 182,734 +123,124
Turkey 41,431 89,875 +48,444
Spain 19,934 35,744 +15,810
Italy 18,067 11,772 -6,295
France 4,583 19,014 +14,431
United Kingdom 23,526 0 -23,526
Portugal 9,419 10,734 +1,315
United States 5,815 14,138 +8,323

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
Lancashire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Devon 2
Inner London - East 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
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 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) 2,139,750
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 273,117
Other 236,549
Air transport 158,044
Road transport 8,547

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) 1,214,362 925,388 -288,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 124,249 148,868 +24,619
Other 203,983 32,566 -171,417
Air transport 94,765 63,279 -31,486
Road transport 0 8,547 +8,547

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,688,705
000 236,549
Eurotunnel 182,446
499 169,581
Felixstowe 159,040

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 1,041,687 647,018 -394,669
000 203,983 32,566 -171,417
Eurotunnel 73,035 109,411 +36,376
499 0 169,581 +169,581
Felixstowe 145,250 13,790 -131,460
London Heathrow Airport 90,762 43,484 -47,278
Dover 44,637 37,437 -7,200
London Gateway Port 6,399 72,201 +65,802
Liverpool Docks 12,398 22,798 +10,400
ZLC 6,577 8,547 +1,970

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
6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Manufacture of wearing apparel
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
2026-05 5
2026-04 4
2026-03 6
2026-02 3
2026-01 3

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 21
15m-54m 4
Other 4
0-1m 3
54m+ 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 £
Italy 1,759,059
United States 469,569
France 84,311
Canada 68,517
Ireland 40,867

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 1,249,252 509,807 -739,445
United States 193,943 275,626 +81,683
France 25,925 58,386 +32,461
Canada 13,664 54,853 +41,189
Ireland 14,764 26,103 +11,339
Australia 4,913 27,717 +22,804
Cyprus 10,065 11,693 +1,628
South Africa 4,366 7,384 +3,018
Portugal 0 11,120 +11,120
Norway 7,550 3,229 -4,321

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) 1,895,266
Air transport 589,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,964

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) 1,330,714 564,552 -766,162
Air transport 172,463 416,642 +244,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,240 48,724 -4,516

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,809,158
Manchester Airport 151,510
London Stansted Airport 150,637
East Midlands Airport 113,359
ZLC 92,329

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 1,262,769 546,389 -716,380
Manchester Airport 19,343 132,167 +112,824
London Stansted Airport 36,064 114,573 +78,509
East Midlands Airport 42,970 70,389 +27,419
ZLC 32,291 60,038 +27,747
London Heathrow Airport 41,795 39,475 -2,320
Felixstowe 45,983 14,763 -31,220
London Gateway Port 28,693 19,290 -9,403
Liverpool Docks 24,636 10,601 -14,035
Dover 4,051 7,532 +3,481

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