Import/export HS code 521049: Various blended cotton woven fabrics

Other cotton fabrics blended with man-made fibers, for diverse 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 £
Italy 140,216
Spain 122,840
India 109,854
France 70,399
Belgium 67,092

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 £
Italy 72,423 67,793 -4,630
Spain 68,697 54,143 -14,554
India 40,518 69,336 +28,818
France 37,321 33,078 -4,243
Belgium 28,735 38,357 +9,622
Turkey 28,931 35,259 +6,328
Germany 25,632 20,352 -5,280
Portugal 1,029 28,993 +27,964
China 9,793 1,114 -8,679
Netherlands 6,525 1,151 -5,374

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 £
Italy 167,515
Spain 117,431
India 110,825
Belgium 105,989
Turkey 71,577

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 £
Italy 86,905 80,610 -6,295
Spain 63,288 54,143 -9,145
India 41,489 69,336 +27,847
Belgium 55,998 49,991 -6,007
Turkey 33,141 38,436 +5,295
France 13,416 21,444 +8,028
Portugal 1,029 28,993 +27,964
China 15,108 2,265 -12,843
Germany 8,991 4,092 -4,899
United States 1,967 1,234 -733

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Inner London - East 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Outer London - West and North West 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 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 301,891
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 259,232
Air transport 112,531
Road transport 4,453
Other 1,417

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) 150,706 151,185 +479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 113,427 145,805 +32,378
Air transport 57,271 55,260 -2,011
Road transport 2,879 1,574 -1,305
Other 1,417 0 -1,417

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 179,085
Thamesport 171,049
Southampton 95,539
Eurotunnel 41,741
East Midlands Airport 41,230

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 £
Dover 76,943 102,142 +25,199
Thamesport 93,385 77,664 -15,721
Southampton 41,514 54,025 +12,511
Eurotunnel 18,010 23,731 +5,721
East Midlands Airport 15,365 25,865 +10,500
London Gateway Port 10,696 17,566 +6,870
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,062 12,661 +599
London Stansted Airport 18,735 4,046 -14,689
London Heathrow Airport 8,197 13,381 +5,184
ZLC 6,376 6,590 +214

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 11
Manufacture of wearing apparel 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 4
2026-02 3
2026-01 4
2025-12 4

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 17
0-1m 8
15m-54m 5
54m+ 5
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 £
United States 39,233
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,613
France 9,573
Germany 9,416
Bahrain 6,618

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 14,414 24,819 +10,405
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,461 4,152 -1,309
France 2,184 7,389 +5,205
Germany 8,005 1,411 -6,594
Bahrain 0 6,618 +6,618
Spain 0 4,517 +4,517
Australia 1,691 2,811 +1,120
Italy 3,009 1,215 -1,794
Belgium 3,875 0 -3,875
Uzbekistan 3,771 0 -3,771

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 94,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 915

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 40,593 53,883 +13,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,810 9,980 -9,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 915 +915

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 33,511
London Stansted Airport 31,268
London Heathrow Airport 28,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,636
Eurotunnel 6,728

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 £
East Midlands Airport 27,501 6,010 -21,491
London Stansted Airport 10,605 20,663 +10,058
London Heathrow Airport 2,487 26,292 +23,805
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,987 7,649 -3,338
Eurotunnel 6,728 0 -6,728
Holyhead 2,095 1,116 -979
Dover 0 1,215 +1,215
ZLC 0 918 +918
Felixstowe 0 915 +915

Quick facts

HS code: 521049

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

Description: Other cotton fabrics blended with man-made fibers, for diverse uses