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 523,830
Belgium 251,065
France 105,308
India 68,528
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 297,115 226,715 -70,400
Belgium 127,858 123,207 -4,651
France 45,080 60,228 +15,148
India 23,065 45,463 +22,398
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 531,094
Belgium 270,421
France 83,942
India 77,795
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 301,652 229,442 -72,210
Belgium 140,412 130,009 -10,403
France 27,322 56,620 +29,298
India 28,318 49,477 +21,159
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 1 1 +0
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) 581,118
Air transport 344,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,675

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) 312,290 268,828 -43,462
Air transport 157,903 186,888 +28,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,904 17,771 -22,133

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 282,386
Eurotunnel 178,444
London Heathrow Airport 155,896
East Midlands Airport 119,673
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 168,458 113,928 -54,530
Eurotunnel 89,381 89,063 -318
London Heathrow Airport 62,317 93,579 +31,262
East Midlands Airport 37,763 81,910 +44,147
London 22,152 49,535 +27,383
Leeds Bradford Airport 39,259 0 -39,259
Killingholme 21,551 13,902 -7,649
Thamesport 22,116 10,627 -11,489
London Gateway Port 17,788 7,144 -10,644
London Stansted Airport 16,211 4,176 -12,035

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 527,781
India 362,700
France 94,521
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 419,505 108,276 -311,229
India 0 362,700 +362,700
France 33,177 61,344 +28,167
Italy 17,237 1,970 -15,267
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,281 6,457 -824
Bahrain 9,914 0 -9,914
Spain 5,942 3,555 -2,387
Netherlands 2,331 5,689 +3,358
Germany 5,543 1,818 -3,725
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 985,122
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,418

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 484,844 500,278 +15,434
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,843 69,575 +44,732

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 458,214
London Stansted Airport 401,391
Dover 79,975
East Midlands Airport 73,000
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 45,955 412,259 +366,304
London Stansted Airport 348,496 52,895 -295,601
Dover 21,303 58,672 +37,369
East Midlands Airport 55,873 17,127 -38,746
ZLC 31,635 13,094 -18,541
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,540 7,507 +3,967
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