Import/export HS code 520929: Various medium cotton woven fabrics

Other cotton fabrics, not plain or twill weave, for versatile applications

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 1,231,953
Italy 186,251
United States 104,626
Germany 84,987
India 61,697

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 808,987 422,966 -386,021
Italy 61,357 124,894 +63,537
United States 99,497 5,129 -94,368
Germany 45,119 39,868 -5,251
India 41,845 19,852 -21,993
Switzerland 20,870 23,902 +3,032
Turkey 19,526 19,377 -149
Belgium 37,973 0 -37,973
Spain 16,527 8,510 -8,017
France 15,014 2,202 -12,812

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 1,338,746
Italy 202,040
Germany 105,734
India 63,772
Turkey 39,787

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 912,768 425,978 -486,790
Italy 70,628 131,412 +60,784
Germany 51,543 54,191 +2,648
India 42,723 21,049 -21,674
Turkey 20,410 19,377 -1,033
Spain 16,527 7,538 -8,989
Belgium 22,286 0 -22,286
Switzerland 17,286 2,141 -15,145
Austria 13,366 0 -13,366
France 8,110 4,156 -3,954

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Greater Manchester 6
West Yorkshire 4
Lancashire 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 7 3 -4
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Essex 0 1 +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) 1,407,766
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 241,889
Air transport 191,179
Road transport 14,520
Other 12,499

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) 940,255 467,511 -472,744
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,559 129,330 +16,771
Air transport 142,246 48,933 -93,313
Road transport 0 14,520 +14,520
Other 0 12,499 +12,499

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,181,265
Eurotunnel 142,618
Birmingham Airport 93,547
Belfast Port 91,495
London Gateway Port 51,195

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 760,041 421,224 -338,817
Eurotunnel 29,184 113,434 +84,250
Birmingham Airport 65,168 28,379 -36,789
Belfast Port 91,495 0 -91,495
London Gateway Port 44,703 6,492 -38,211
Felixstowe 26,521 19,136 -7,385
Dover 37,353 4,307 -33,046
Manchester Airport 33,651 3,680 -29,971
London Heathrow Airport 25,225 11,824 -13,401
Thamesport 14,459 16,248 +1,789

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of textiles 5
Manufacture of wearing apparel 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 6
2025-10 5
2025-08 3
2025-07 6

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 16
54m+ 8
0-1m 5
15m-54m 4
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 £
United States 161,954
Australia 115,929
France 96,383
United Arab Emirates 72,550
Sweden 24,652

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 £
United States 79,989 81,965 +1,976
Australia 74,689 41,240 -33,449
France 77,597 18,786 -58,811
United Arab Emirates 56,566 15,984 -40,582
Sweden 15,322 9,330 -5,992
Latvia 12,176 8,818 -3,358
Italy 4,310 10,121 +5,811
Slovenia 7,061 2,340 -4,721
China 9,246 0 -9,246
Croatia 4,906 3,273 -1,633

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 245,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 207,431
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 106,207

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 157,862 87,213 -70,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 129,726 77,705 -52,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,161 40,046 -26,115

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 142,345
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,162
East Midlands Airport 83,227
London Heathrow Airport 71,232
London Stansted Airport 54,992

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 96,604 45,741 -50,863
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,808 37,354 -24,454
East Midlands Airport 44,720 38,507 -6,213
London Heathrow Airport 58,138 13,094 -45,044
London Stansted Airport 28,363 26,629 -1,734
Southampton 9,246 31,964 +22,718
Felixstowe 22,430 0 -22,430
ZLC 9,028 6,613 -2,415
Birmingham Airport 10,159 0 -10,159
London Gatwick Airport 7,454 0 -7,454

Quick facts

HS code: 520929

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

Description: Other cotton fabrics, not plain or twill weave, for versatile applications