Import/export HS code 52121410: Multi-colored cotton mixed with flax

Multi-colored cotton fabrics mainly mixed with flax fibers

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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 52,004
France 29,418
United States 23,070
Turkey 23,018
Germany 8,355

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 34,933 17,071 -17,862
France 15,585 13,833 -1,752
United States 19,583 3,487 -16,096
Turkey 0 23,018 +23,018
Germany 3,163 5,192 +2,029
India 3,091 3,241 +150
Japan 0 5,764 +5,764

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 64,630
Turkey 26,803
United States 21,550
India 13,794
Japan 5,764

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 40,124 24,506 -15,618
Turkey 1,320 25,483 +24,163
United States 19,583 1,967 -17,616
India 6,254 7,540 +1,286
Japan 0 5,764 +5,764
Egypt 5,310 0 -5,310
Belgium 0 4,826 +4,826
Czechia 2,167 0 -2,167
France 1,597 0 -1,597
United Kingdom 0 1,520 +1,520

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Outer London - South 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2

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 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 2 +2
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Lancashire 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 76,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,522
Road transport 11,246

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 £
Air transport 34,755 41,622 +6,867
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,270 13,546 -13,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,330 5,192 -9,138
Road transport 0 11,246 +11,246

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 25,673
London Stansted Airport 24,984
East Midlands Airport 24,807
London Heathrow Airport 20,956
London Gateway Port 19,522

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 21,960 3,713 -18,247
London Stansted Airport 10,928 14,056 +3,128
East Midlands Airport 6,246 18,561 +12,315
London Heathrow Airport 11,951 9,005 -2,946
London Gateway Port 14,330 5,192 -9,138
ZLC 0 18,556 +18,556
Manchester Airport 5,630 0 -5,630
Eurotunnel 5,310 0 -5,310
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 2,523 +2,523

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
9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Manufacture of wearing apparel
3
Manufacture of textiles
2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2025-11 3
2025-10 3
2025-08 4
2025-07 2

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 6
Other 4
54m+ 3
15m-54m 2
0-1m 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 71,596
Kuwait 56,679
India 24,757
China 12,834
France 9,955

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 27,575 44,021 +16,446
Kuwait 0 56,679 +56,679
India 0 24,757 +24,757
China 0 12,834 +12,834
France 0 9,955 +9,955
Italy 0 9,468 +9,468
Germany 1,751 2,348 +597
Netherlands 4,012 0 -4,012
Belgium 1,862 1,338 -524
Japan 0 2,339 +2,339

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 199,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,702

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 35,747 164,191 +128,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,751 951 -800

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 68,573
London Stansted Airport 60,801
East Midlands Airport 38,507
Manchester Airport 24,757
ZLC 4,798

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 0 68,573 +68,573
London Stansted Airport 21,885 38,916 +17,031
East Midlands Airport 9,850 28,657 +18,807
Manchester Airport 0 24,757 +24,757
ZLC 1,510 3,288 +1,778
Durham Tees Valley Airport 2,502 0 -2,502
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,751 0 -1,751
Dover 0 951 +951

Quick facts

HS code: 52121410

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

Description: Multi-colored cotton fabrics mainly mixed with flax fibers