Import/export HS code 52122410: Multi-colored cotton mixed with flax (lightweight)

Lightweight multi-colored cotton fabrics mainly mixed with flax 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 £
Italy 560,830
Belgium 273,677
France 106,764
India 74,103
Germany 13,966

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 304,377 256,453 -47,924
Belgium 141,860 131,817 -10,043
France 41,242 65,522 +24,280
India 28,640 45,463 +16,823
Germany 7,225 6,741 -484
United States 4,412 2,148 -2,264
Japan 0 4,584 +4,584
Turkey 2,078 1,207 -871
Spain 3,264 0 -3,264
Australia 0 1,760 +1,760

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 568,094
Belgium 294,489
France 83,942
India 83,370
Pakistan 7,051

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 308,914 259,180 -49,734
Belgium 155,870 138,619 -17,251
France 22,028 61,914 +39,886
India 33,893 49,477 +15,584
Pakistan 7,051 0 -7,051
Turkey 2,078 1,207 -871
Spain 3,264 0 -3,264
Japan 0 2,562 +2,562
United States 0 2,148 +2,148
China 0 2,022 +2,022

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
Outer London - East and North East 2
West Yorkshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 12 12 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 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) 611,539
Air transport 377,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,206

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) 311,334 300,205 -11,129
Air transport 188,248 189,234 +986
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,516 27,690 -5,826

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 301,093
Eurotunnel 187,518
London Heathrow Airport 158,619
East Midlands Airport 123,981
London 71,687

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 179,986 121,107 -58,879
Eurotunnel 84,831 102,687 +17,856
London Heathrow Airport 62,694 95,925 +33,231
East Midlands Airport 42,071 81,910 +39,839
London 11,578 60,109 +48,531
Leeds Bradford Airport 39,259 0 -39,259
Killingholme 24,191 13,902 -10,289
Thamesport 15,728 20,546 +4,818
Birmingham Airport 26,182 7,223 -18,959
London Gateway Port 17,788 7,144 -10,644

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 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of textiles 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 5
2025-10 9
2025-09 5
2025-08 4

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 17
54m+ 5
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4
Other 3

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 539,217
India 362,700
France 98,528
Italy 19,207
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,738

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 425,318 113,899 -311,419
India 0 362,700 +362,700
France 37,184 61,344 +24,160
Italy 17,237 1,970 -15,267
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,281 6,457 -824
Bahrain 9,914 0 -9,914
Netherlands 4,115 5,689 +1,574
Spain 5,942 3,555 -2,387
Germany 4,458 2,903 -1,555
Saudi Arabia 0 6,878 +6,878

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 1,000,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,202

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 492,699 507,866 +15,167
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,627 69,575 +42,948

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 460,513
London Stansted Airport 403,860
East Midlands Airport 83,675
Dover 79,975
ZLC 44,729

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 45,957 414,556 +368,599
London Stansted Airport 347,564 56,296 -291,268
East Midlands Airport 64,658 19,017 -45,641
Dover 21,303 58,672 +37,369
ZLC 31,635 13,094 -18,541
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,324 7,507 +2,183
Manchester Airport 2,885 4,903 +2,018
Holyhead 0 3,396 +3,396

Quick facts

HS code: 52122410

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

Description: Lightweight multi-colored cotton fabrics mainly mixed with flax fibers