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 57,737
Italy 50,528
Netherlands 13,884
Eswatini 1,546
Belgium 1,365

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 36,386 21,351 -15,035
Italy 25,136 25,392 +256
Netherlands 9,413 4,471 -4,942
Eswatini 0 1,546 +1,546
Belgium 1,365 0 -1,365

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 86,946
France 19,531
Netherlands 14,564
United Kingdom 2,473
Eswatini 1,546

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 51,960 34,986 -16,974
France 7,774 11,757 +3,983
Netherlands 10,093 4,471 -5,622
United Kingdom 2,473 0 -2,473
Eswatini 0 1,546 +1,546

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
Lancashire 1
North Yorkshire 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 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 89,530
Air transport 34,422
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) 53,268 36,262 -17,006
Air transport 17,924 16,498 -1,426
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 45,601
Dover 40,995
London Heathrow Airport 15,711
Birmingham Airport 11,630
East Midlands Airport 4,729

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 37,665 7,936 -29,729
Dover 15,603 25,392 +9,789
London Heathrow Airport 4,412 11,299 +6,887
Birmingham Airport 10,093 1,537 -8,556
East Midlands Airport 2,127 2,602 +475
499 0 2,934 +2,934
London Stansted Airport 1,292 1,060 -232
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
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2
Manufacture of textiles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-10 3
2025-09 1
2025-03 4
2025-02 5

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 5
15m-54m 1
54m+ 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 2,858,738
Netherlands 2,072,413
Tunisia 1,834,553
Madagascar 1,057,236
Sri Lanka 519,810

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 1,380,174 1,478,564 +98,390
Netherlands 1,204,702 867,711 -336,991
Tunisia 996,349 838,204 -158,145
Madagascar 569,797 487,439 -82,358
Sri Lanka 372,115 147,695 -224,420
France 86,380 125,787 +39,407
Germany 140,253 67,159 -73,094
Switzerland 51,739 58,385 +6,646
Latvia 96,045 13,388 -82,657
Hungary 59,233 32,440 -26,793

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) 8,125,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,557,106
Air transport 18,667

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) 4,434,590 3,690,715 -743,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 859,754 697,352 -162,402
Air transport 1,855 16,812 +14,957

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,927,773
Dover 1,168,207
Felixstowe 697,740
London Gateway Port 692,213
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 3,828,430 3,099,343 -729,087
Dover 497,746 670,461 +172,715
Felixstowe 590,193 107,547 -482,646
London Gateway Port 373,812 318,401 -55,411
Liverpool Docks 1,459 183,011 +181,552
London Heathrow Airport 0 7,662 +7,662
Southampton 0 6,800 +6,800
Holyhead 2,704 2,504 -200
ZLC 0 3,941 +3,941
East Midlands Airport 922 2,945 +2,023

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