Import/export HS code 580631: Cotton woven fabrics

Woven fabrics made entirely or mostly from cotton, lightweight and breathable

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 £
France 1,027,398
Belgium 728,149
China 586,067
Czechia 517,858
Germany 269,676

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 £
France 461,329 566,069 +104,740
Belgium 362,985 365,164 +2,179
China 313,844 272,223 -41,621
Czechia 229,599 288,259 +58,660
Germany 129,733 139,943 +10,210
Netherlands 110,020 153,310 +43,290
Italy 78,327 79,658 +1,331
Portugal 53,475 66,656 +13,181
Ireland 3,901 105,032 +101,131
India 39,300 69,198 +29,898

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 £
France 975,245
China 793,199
Belgium 664,171
Czechia 530,475
Germany 235,095

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 £
France 448,262 526,983 +78,721
China 365,874 427,325 +61,451
Belgium 326,371 337,800 +11,429
Czechia 233,821 296,654 +62,833
Germany 129,938 105,157 -24,781
Netherlands 78,699 124,118 +45,419
Italy 84,500 97,865 +13,365
India 41,305 68,236 +26,931
United States 37,366 51,578 +14,212
Turkey 43,108 29,091 -14,017

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Inner London - East 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6

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 13 18 +5
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
West Midlands 5 2 -3
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 4 +2
Essex 1 3 +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) 2,141,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,201,882
Air transport 727,847
Other 94,161
Road transport 15,959

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) 994,353 1,146,854 +152,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 579,416 622,466 +43,050
Air transport 336,518 391,329 +54,811
Other 36,890 57,271 +20,381
Road transport 6,983 8,976 +1,993

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 888,629
Dover 604,039
Thamesport 562,341
Felixstowe 280,553
Birmingham Airport 262,908

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 £
Eurotunnel 434,358 454,271 +19,913
Dover 229,521 374,518 +144,997
Thamesport 267,054 295,287 +28,233
Felixstowe 140,461 140,092 -369
Birmingham Airport 99,717 163,191 +63,474
London 151,806 72,397 -79,409
East Midlands Airport 81,688 129,055 +47,367
London Gateway Port 33,781 162,379 +128,598
London Heathrow Airport 69,364 64,970 -4,394
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,071 50,862 -19,209

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
47
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
35
Manufacture of textiles
10
Manufacture of wearing apparel
7
Other manufacturing
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 19
2026-03 21
2026-02 16
2026-01 18

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 43
54m+ 34
0-1m 24
15m-54m 9
Other 6

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 £
India 153,942
Ireland 137,039
United States 122,255
Belgium 116,916
Sweden 72,310

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 £
India 47,075 106,867 +59,792
Ireland 66,846 70,193 +3,347
United States 17,746 104,509 +86,763
Belgium 74,730 42,186 -32,544
Sweden 70,868 1,442 -69,426
Australia 62,458 8,387 -54,071
United Arab Emirates 7,817 28,462 +20,645
France 21,992 10,941 -11,051
Slovakia 14,295 12,704 -1,591
South Korea 0 26,036 +26,036

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 £
Switzerland 3,921
Portugal 318
XI 94

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 £
Switzerland 2,028 1,893 -135
Portugal 318 0 -318
XI 0 94 +94

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 430,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 416,670
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 117,459
Road transport 10,125
Other 4,333

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 129,187 301,707 +172,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 262,229 154,441 -107,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,620 58,839 +219
Road transport 10,125 0 -10,125
Other 2,346 1,987 -359

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 281,051
London Heathrow Airport 211,932
Holyhead 120,267
East Midlands Airport 91,342
London Stansted Airport 83,806

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 196,238 84,813 -111,425
London Heathrow Airport 54,146 157,786 +103,640
Holyhead 57,834 62,433 +4,599
East Midlands Airport 23,088 68,254 +45,166
London Stansted Airport 24,005 59,801 +35,796
Southampton 50,688 27,593 -23,095
ZLC 34,543 15,866 -18,677
Portsmouth 975 23,212 +22,237
London Gateway Port 7,932 15,229 +7,297
000 2,346 1,987 -359

Quick facts

HS code: 580631

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

Description: Woven fabrics made entirely or mostly from cotton, lightweight and breathable