Import/export HS code 580127: Warp pile fabrics

Durable fabrics with a raised surface, often used for upholstery and heavy-duty textiles

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 6,698,802
Netherlands 3,576,999
India 1,178,599
United States 400,942
France 316,904

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 3,591,939 3,106,863 -485,076
Netherlands 1,877,977 1,699,022 -178,955
India 643,177 535,422 -107,755
United States 206,064 194,878 -11,186
France 184,721 132,183 -52,538
Belgium 152,906 119,825 -33,081
China 60,252 120,660 +60,408
Turkey 89,027 80,834 -8,193
Austria 94,665 70,592 -24,073
Thailand 73,048 87,079 +14,031

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 6,496,243
Netherlands 3,502,845
India 1,209,562
Czechia 876,446
Belgium 271,626

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 3,470,602 3,025,641 -444,961
Netherlands 1,797,499 1,705,346 -92,153
India 648,323 561,239 -87,084
Czechia 579,907 296,539 -283,368
Belgium 152,913 118,713 -34,200
Turkey 108,655 121,974 +13,319
China 71,691 126,543 +54,852
Austria 96,112 72,646 -23,466
Thailand 73,048 87,079 +14,031
United States 73,262 82,261 +8,999

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 61
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 9
West Yorkshire 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7

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 45 45 +0
Inner London - East 12 4 -8
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 5 -2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 4 +2
Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2

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) 9,098,454
Air transport 2,294,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,922,134
Road transport 154,154
Other 993

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) 4,712,934 4,385,520 -327,414
Air transport 1,220,738 1,074,222 -146,516
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,143,310 778,824 -364,486
Road transport 96,253 57,901 -38,352
Other 993 0 -993

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,284,208
Killingholme 2,702,101
Eurotunnel 1,113,299
London Heathrow Airport 831,716
East Midlands Airport 705,487

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 2,208,470 2,075,738 -132,732
Killingholme 1,308,104 1,393,997 +85,893
Eurotunnel 649,518 463,781 -185,737
London Heathrow Airport 408,325 423,391 +15,066
East Midlands Airport 426,131 279,356 -146,775
Thamesport 365,205 267,067 -98,138
London 312,425 301,879 -10,546
Felixstowe 357,235 247,771 -109,464
Immingham Docks 331,960 130,390 -201,570
London Stansted Airport 225,217 165,789 -59,428

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 56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Manufacture of textiles 19
Manufacture of furniture 12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 38
2025-10 45
2025-09 29
2025-08 26

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 77
0-1m 36
54m+ 22
15m-54m 13
Other 7

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 3,332,072
France 654,779
China 560,035
Netherlands 501,544
Canada 433,543

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 1,960,078 1,371,994 -588,084
France 424,582 230,197 -194,385
China 156,846 403,189 +246,343
Netherlands 213,707 287,837 +74,130
Canada 340,229 93,314 -246,915
Italy 143,423 210,493 +67,070
Poland 119,219 84,881 -34,338
United Arab Emirates 123,010 57,561 -65,449
Australia 107,653 69,888 -37,765
Viet Nam 71,022 89,347 +18,325

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 6,061,731
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,714,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 369,492
Road transport 7,874

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 3,459,772 2,601,959 -857,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 907,833 806,337 -101,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 149,759 219,733 +69,974
Road transport 7,874 0 -7,874

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,984,529
East Midlands Airport 1,648,731
London Heathrow Airport 1,321,471
Dover / Eurotunnel 998,047
ZLC 891,206

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 Stansted Airport 1,042,132 942,397 -99,735
East Midlands Airport 1,198,612 450,119 -748,493
London Heathrow Airport 532,369 789,102 +256,733
Dover / Eurotunnel 522,079 475,968 -46,111
ZLC 559,454 331,752 -227,702
Dover 294,109 225,819 -68,290
London Gateway Port 86,431 107,512 +21,081
Manchester Airport 108,785 70,796 -37,989
Liverpool Docks 22,576 96,246 +73,670
Harwich 40,812 61,072 +20,260

Quick facts

HS code: 580127

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

Description: Durable fabrics with a raised surface, often used for upholstery and heavy-duty textiles