Import/export HS code 521152: Twill weave printed fabrics

Printed cotton fabrics with a 3 or 4-thread twill weave

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 £
France 74,013
Italy 47,058
Netherlands 10,921
Eswatini 1,546
Canada 1,215

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 £
France 39,689 34,324 -5,365
Italy 29,452 17,606 -11,846
Netherlands 7,987 2,934 -5,053
Eswatini 0 1,546 +1,546
Canada 0 1,215 +1,215

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 99,478
France 21,593
Netherlands 9,813
Eswatini 1,546
Canada 1,215

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 61,358 38,120 -23,238
France 7,783 13,810 +6,027
Netherlands 6,879 2,934 -3,945
Eswatini 0 1,546 +1,546
Canada 0 1,215 +1,215
United Kingdom 1,108 0 -1,108

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
Outer London - West and North West 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
North Yorkshire 1
Outer London - East and North East 1

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 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 0 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Suffolk 0 1 +1
West Midlands 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 99,646
Air transport 33,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,108

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) 58,592 41,054 -17,538
Air transport 17,428 16,571 -857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,108 0 -1,108

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 53,349
Dover 41,229
London Heathrow Airport 17,861
East Midlands Airport 6,907
Birmingham Airport 6,879

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 £
Eurotunnel 34,969 18,380 -16,589
Dover 23,623 17,606 -6,017
London Heathrow Airport 6,070 11,791 +5,721
East Midlands Airport 2,127 4,780 +2,653
Birmingham Airport 6,879 0 -6,879
499 0 2,934 +2,934
London Stansted Airport 2,352 0 -2,352
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 2,134 +2,134
Thamesport 1,108 0 -1,108

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of textiles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 2
2026-02 1
2026-01 1
2025-10 3
2025-09 1

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
0-1m 5
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 1
54m+ 1
Other 1

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 £
Morocco 3,130,731
Netherlands 2,169,181
Tunisia 1,844,873
Madagascar 911,554
Sri Lanka 444,212

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 £
Morocco 1,421,179 1,709,552 +288,373
Netherlands 1,193,069 976,112 -216,957
Tunisia 1,009,570 835,303 -174,267
Madagascar 664,048 247,506 -416,542
Sri Lanka 322,545 121,667 -200,878
Germany 164,065 50,220 -113,845
France 65,016 133,430 +68,414
Latvia 88,646 13,388 -75,258
Switzerland 44,039 52,626 +8,587
Hungary 59,233 35,128 -24,105

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) 8,435,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,285,468
Air transport 53,464

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) 4,433,415 4,001,860 -431,555
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 931,534 353,934 -577,600
Air transport 933 52,531 +51,598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,248,288
Dover 1,157,662
Felixstowe 608,022
London Gateway Port 510,293
Liverpool Docks 184,470

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 3,679,436 3,568,852 -110,584
Dover 645,565 512,097 -133,468
Felixstowe 500,475 107,547 -392,928
London Gateway Port 358,525 151,768 -206,757
Liverpool Docks 178,244 6,226 -172,018
London Heathrow Airport 0 24,399 +24,399
Manchester Airport 933 14,120 +13,187
ZLC 0 7,421 +7,421
Southampton 0 6,800 +6,800
Holyhead 2,704 2,504 -200

Quick facts

HS code: 521152

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

Description: Printed cotton fabrics with a 3 or 4-thread twill weave