Import/export HS code 521139: Various bleached cotton fabrics

Other types of bleached cotton fabrics, not classified elsewhere

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 £
Netherlands 1,097,431
India 1,003,847
Italy 563,697
Turkey 513,168
Belgium 336,024

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 £
Netherlands 507,940 589,491 +81,551
India 628,868 374,979 -253,889
Italy 395,802 167,895 -227,907
Turkey 277,488 235,680 -41,808
Belgium 174,116 161,908 -12,208
Germany 68,615 21,927 -46,688
France 43,816 30,244 -13,572
China 38,153 16,329 -21,824
Thailand 28,802 15,681 -13,121
Pakistan 0 42,834 +42,834

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 £
India 1,348,915
Netherlands 836,261
Italy 600,266
Turkey 520,946
Pakistan 294,309

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 £
India 793,295 555,620 -237,675
Netherlands 251,879 584,382 +332,503
Italy 402,011 198,255 -203,756
Turkey 285,735 235,211 -50,524
Pakistan 251,475 42,834 -208,641
China 47,356 20,653 -26,703
Germany 58,040 3,761 -54,279
France 36,727 18,282 -18,445
Thailand 28,802 15,681 -13,121
Spain 13,188 7,846 -5,342

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Lancashire 5
Outer London - East and North East 4
Greater Manchester 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 13 13 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,790,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,699,764
Air transport 257,278
Road transport 74,157
Other 65,968

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,078,127 712,148 -365,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 885,861 813,903 -71,958
Air transport 138,290 118,988 -19,302
Road transport 27,736 46,421 +18,685
Other 65,968 0 -65,968

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,021,368
Felixstowe 726,411
Dover 409,139
Southampton 353,984
Eurotunnel 313,597

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 £
Immingham Docks 455,447 565,921 +110,474
Felixstowe 454,282 272,129 -182,153
Dover 247,509 161,630 -85,879
Southampton 223,612 130,372 -93,240
Eurotunnel 201,928 111,669 -90,259
London 172,052 79,165 -92,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 102,067 76,916 -25,151
London Gateway Port 88,963 65,545 -23,418
London Heathrow Airport 58,345 31,009 -27,336
ZLC 27,736 46,421 +18,685

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of textiles 10
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Manufacture of furniture 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 19
2025-10 14
2025-09 21
2025-08 13

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 33
54m+ 13
15m-54m 11
0-1m 6
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 634,736
France 282,014
China 227,777
Germany 184,827
Bangladesh 48,907

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 232,650 402,086 +169,436
France 84,089 197,925 +113,836
China 101,370 126,407 +25,037
Germany 110,656 74,171 -36,485
Bangladesh 39,264 9,643 -29,621
Japan 18,525 15,344 -3,181
Romania 0 30,497 +30,497
South Korea 22,596 6,220 -16,376
Senegal 0 25,928 +25,928
Italy 24,485 0 -24,485

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 1,293,260
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 355,643
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,178
Road transport 4,674

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 488,757 804,503 +315,746
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 170,250 185,393 +15,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,097 13,081 -52,016
Road transport 4,674 0 -4,674

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 597,332
Manchester Airport 212,834
East Midlands Airport 208,290
London Stansted Airport 177,301
Immingham Docks 139,613

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 £
ZLC 255,596 341,736 +86,140
Manchester Airport 73,021 139,813 +66,792
East Midlands Airport 96,788 111,502 +14,714
London Stansted Airport 25,845 151,456 +125,611
Immingham Docks 72,728 66,885 -5,843
Dover 49,152 80,070 +30,918
London Heathrow Airport 37,773 59,996 +22,223
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,554 31,023 -10,531
London Gateway Port 49,005 7,728 -41,277
Felixstowe 14,056 1,915 -12,141

Quick facts

HS code: 521139

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

Description: Other types of bleached cotton fabrics, not classified elsewhere