Import/export HS code 52121190: Various unbleached cotton mixes

Unbleached cotton fabrics mixed with other fibers

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 186,061
Italy 53,630
France 16,858
Moldova 15,285
China 9,691

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 130,738 55,323 -75,415
Italy 24,946 28,684 +3,738
France 16,858 0 -16,858
Moldova 0 15,285 +15,285
China 0 9,691 +9,691
Japan 5,569 2,287 -3,282
Belgium 1,285 3,762 +2,477
Greece 0 3,600 +3,600
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,288 1,114 -1,174
Ireland 1,687 0 -1,687

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 186,061
Italy 53,630
China 16,022
France 13,793
India 11,313

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 130,738 55,323 -75,415
Italy 24,946 28,684 +3,738
China 1,285 14,737 +13,452
France 13,793 0 -13,793
India 0 11,313 +11,313
Japan 5,569 2,287 -3,282
Belgium 3,065 3,762 +697
Greece 0 3,600 +3,600
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,288 1,114 -1,174
Ireland 1,687 0 -1,687

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Inner London - West 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
Lancashire 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
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 1 +1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 161,085
Air transport 100,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,740

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) 121,867 39,218 -82,649
Air transport 42,823 57,609 +14,786
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,747 23,993 +4,246

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 71,021
Southampton 55,823
Manchester Airport 39,434
East Midlands Airport 27,088
Felixstowe 26,224

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 £
London Gateway Port 71,021 0 -71,021
Southampton 50,846 4,977 -45,869
Manchester Airport 11,909 27,525 +15,616
East Midlands Airport 10,246 16,842 +6,596
Felixstowe 0 26,224 +26,224
Dover 16,682 8,708 -7,974
London Heathrow Airport 15,612 1,074 -14,538
ZLC 0 15,285 +15,285
Birmingham Airport 5,056 8,134 +3,078
London 0 6,502 +6,502

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
6
Manufacture of textiles
3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1
Manufacture of beverages
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 2
2025-11 3
2025-10 3
2025-05 4
2025-04 3

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
54m+ 6
1m-15m 4
0-1m 1
15m-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 £
United States 46,948
Norway 5,836
Portugal 1,976
Austria 1,438
Azerbaijan 1,405

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 25,919 21,029 -4,890
Norway 4,576 1,260 -3,316
Portugal 0 1,976 +1,976
Austria 0 1,438 +1,438
Azerbaijan 1,405 0 -1,405
Latvia 0 1,358 +1,358
Netherlands 0 1,200 +1,200
Turkey 1,043 0 -1,043
Italy 1,020 0 -1,020
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 1,006 +1,006

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 64,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,000

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 34,927 29,267 -5,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,000 0 -1,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 45,042
London Stansted Airport 11,831
ZLC 5,305
London Heathrow Airport 2,016
Holyhead 1,000

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 21,871 23,171 +1,300
London Stansted Airport 8,911 2,920 -5,991
ZLC 3,102 2,203 -899
London Heathrow Airport 1,043 973 -70
Holyhead 1,000 0 -1,000

Quick facts

HS code: 52121190

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

Description: Unbleached cotton fabrics mixed with other fibers