Import/export HS code 52122490: Various multi-colored cotton mixes (lightweight)

Lightweight multi-colored 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 £
Italy 614,463
France 295,984
India 188,707
Spain 87,523
United States 87,061

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 290,550 323,913 +33,363
France 125,957 170,027 +44,070
India 61,467 127,240 +65,773
Spain 8,049 79,474 +71,425
United States 28,400 58,661 +30,261
Belgium 34,148 19,243 -14,905
Germany 20,928 12,966 -7,962
Turkey 15,730 9,925 -5,805
Barbados 22,885 0 -22,885
Japan 0 12,458 +12,458

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 685,730
France 242,220
India 220,397
Spain 82,714
Belgium 59,891

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 301,060 384,670 +83,610
France 106,155 136,065 +29,910
India 81,257 139,140 +57,883
Spain 8,049 74,665 +66,616
Belgium 40,648 19,243 -21,405
United Kingdom 25,049 2,913 -22,136
Turkey 15,730 10,828 -4,902
United States 5,413 18,263 +12,850
Japan 0 12,458 +12,458
Morocco 7,315 4,645 -2,670

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Outer London - East and North East 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 20 14 -6
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Kent 1 2 +1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0

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 600,148
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 582,744
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 249,782
Other 5,443

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 234,369 365,779 +131,410
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 242,939 339,805 +96,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 137,517 112,265 -25,252
Other 4,300 1,143 -3,157

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 231,546
Dover 211,698
East Midlands Airport 190,972
London 187,387
Eurotunnel 136,545

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 Stansted Airport 87,399 144,147 +56,748
Dover 77,754 133,944 +56,190
East Midlands Airport 69,868 121,104 +51,236
London 87,197 100,190 +12,993
Eurotunnel 41,431 95,114 +53,683
London Heathrow Airport 51,265 74,450 +23,185
Thamesport 44,019 57,649 +13,630
London Gateway Port 54,451 29,121 -25,330
Killingholme 22,758 19,243 -3,515
Portsmouth 28,833 0 -28,833

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 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of textiles 10
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 6
2026-03 9
2026-02 8
2026-01 13
2025-12 9

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 28
0-1m 14
54m+ 8
Other 6
15m-54m 5

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 741,764
France 171,875
Italy 161,647
China 71,979
Qatar 54,071

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 288,026 453,738 +165,712
France 81,870 90,005 +8,135
Italy 79,472 82,175 +2,703
China 59,079 12,900 -46,179
Qatar 22,071 32,000 +9,929
Netherlands 20,768 13,875 -6,893
Portugal 27,406 5,173 -22,233
Romania 0 30,263 +30,263
India 0 18,948 +18,948
Viet Nam 0 18,133 +18,133

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 1,323,241
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 242,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,115
Road transport 1,228

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 526,299 796,942 +270,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 145,360 97,407 -47,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 10,115 +10,115
Road transport 1,228 0 -1,228

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 393,122
East Midlands Airport 383,477
London Heathrow Airport 261,998
London Stansted Airport 258,026
Dover / Eurotunnel 173,262

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 £
ZLC 72,561 320,561 +248,000
East Midlands Airport 108,216 275,261 +167,045
London Heathrow Airport 192,305 69,693 -122,612
London Stansted Airport 142,257 115,769 -26,488
Dover / Eurotunnel 114,514 58,748 -55,766
Dover 30,846 38,659 +7,813
Manchester Airport 11,018 11,865 +847
Southampton 0 10,115 +10,115
Durham Tees Valley Airport 1,170 3,793 +2,623

Quick facts

HS code: 52122490

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

Description: Lightweight multi-colored cotton fabrics mixed with other fibers