Import/export HS code 580230: Tufted textile fabrics

Textile fabrics with a tufted surface, often used for decorative or functional purposes

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 £
United States 346,292
China 327,970
Netherlands 112,667
Japan 56,305
India 23,584

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 £
United States 333,936 12,356 -321,580
China 169,428 158,542 -10,886
Netherlands 112,667 0 -112,667
Japan 0 56,305 +56,305
India 20,079 3,505 -16,574
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,356 0 -13,356
Germany 2,375 6,205 +3,830
Turkey 4,324 0 -4,324
Morocco 0 3,588 +3,588
New Zealand 1,854 0 -1,854

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 £
United States 340,836
China 331,318
Netherlands 112,317
Japan 53,962
India 24,373

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 £
United States 330,836 10,000 -320,836
China 172,776 158,542 -14,234
Netherlands 112,317 0 -112,317
Japan 0 53,962 +53,962
India 18,525 5,848 -12,677
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,562 0 -11,562
Germany 2,375 6,205 +3,830
Turkey 4,324 0 -4,324
Morocco 0 3,588 +3,588
Austria 3,450 0 -3,450

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 555,338
Air transport 257,742
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,761

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 425,117 130,221 -294,896
Air transport 157,915 99,827 -58,088
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,987 12,774 -62,213

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 288,497
Felixstowe 256,327
London Heathrow Airport 89,811
499 79,703
Southampton 63,747

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 Gateway Port 277,010 11,487 -265,523
Felixstowe 202,627 53,700 -148,927
London Heathrow Airport 63,339 26,472 -36,867
499 41,299 38,404 -2,895
Southampton 2,592 61,155 +58,563
London Stansted Airport 18,525 13,943 -4,582
Luton Airport 25,464 3,382 -22,082
East Midlands Airport 9,288 16,089 +6,801
Liverpool Docks 7,726 7,886 +160
London 1,305 6,205 +4,900

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of textiles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1
2026-03 1
2026-01 2
2025-11 1
2025-10 3

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
15m-54m 5
1m-15m 5
0-1m 4
Other 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 £
Netherlands 34,919
United States 22,960
France 16,300
Ireland 10,664
Czechia 5,658

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 £
Netherlands 26,705 8,214 -18,491
United States 2,743 20,217 +17,474
France 3,696 12,604 +8,908
Ireland 7,217 3,447 -3,770
Czechia 5,658 0 -5,658
Italy 4,063 0 -4,063
Portugal 3,987 0 -3,987
Poland 0 3,312 +3,312
Turkey 3,102 0 -3,102
Canada 2,501 0 -2,501

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 19

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 4 15 +11

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,559
Air transport 25,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,379
Other 19

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,436 29,123 -16,313
Air transport 19,497 5,558 -13,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 922 18,457 +17,535
Other 4 15 +11

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 23,524
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,204
London Gateway Port 17,581
East Midlands Airport 13,995
Dover 10,297

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 £
Immingham Docks 23,524 0 -23,524
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,294 10,910 +2,616
London Gateway Port 0 17,581 +17,581
East Midlands Airport 13,995 0 -13,995
Dover 5,291 5,006 -285
Tyne 2,030 8,214 +6,184
ZLC 5,502 2,716 -2,786
Liverpool Docks 4,180 2,297 -1,883
Middlesbrough 0 2,437 +2,437
Heysham 966 1,135 +169

Quick facts

HS code: 580230

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

Description: Textile fabrics with a tufted surface, often used for decorative or functional purposes