Import/export HS code 580640: Adhesive-assembled fabrics

Fabrics made by sticking warp threads together, often used for ribbons

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  • 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 £
China 692,089
Turkey 486,501
Croatia 475,524
France 232,164
Germany 222,945

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 £
China 383,307 308,782 -74,525
Turkey 177,971 308,530 +130,559
Croatia 270,885 204,639 -66,246
France 129,892 102,272 -27,620
Germany 135,613 87,332 -48,281
United States 75,771 58,416 -17,355
Poland 36,815 85,256 +48,441
Netherlands 55,198 46,994 -8,204
Sri Lanka 0 51,112 +51,112
Japan 32,388 16,826 -15,562

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 £
China 731,595
Turkey 521,569
Croatia 484,117
United States 244,688
France 147,620

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 £
China 396,745 334,850 -61,895
Turkey 190,000 331,569 +141,569
Croatia 274,377 209,740 -64,637
United States 142,095 102,593 -39,502
France 83,011 64,609 -18,402
Poland 36,815 88,787 +51,972
Canada 46,776 50,442 +3,666
Germany 41,042 37,979 -3,063
Japan 34,836 19,410 -15,426
Italy 41,741 11,359 -30,382

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Essex 6
Inner London - East 5
Merseyside 5

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 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Essex 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Merseyside 4 2 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 4 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 4 +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) 994,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 961,061
Air transport 782,254
Road transport 16,724
Other 4,149

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) 589,268 404,792 -184,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 409,379 551,682 +142,303
Air transport 363,630 418,624 +54,994
Road transport 0 16,724 +16,724
Other 4,149 0 -4,149

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 556,600
Felixstowe 378,947
East Midlands Airport 249,815
Eurotunnel 218,752
London Gateway Port 199,431

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 316,028 240,572 -75,456
Felixstowe 182,185 196,762 +14,577
East Midlands Airport 107,870 141,945 +34,075
Eurotunnel 130,311 88,441 -41,870
London Gateway Port 61,710 137,721 +76,011
Grangemouth Docks 68,241 122,943 +54,702
London Heathrow Airport 77,905 102,348 +24,443
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,904 51,766 -61,138
London Stansted Airport 59,586 81,565 +21,979
Birmingham Airport 59,226 47,135 -12,091

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
36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Manufacture of textiles
11
Other manufacturing
8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 14
2026-03 13
2026-02 10
2026-01 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 46
54m+ 20
0-1m 18
15m-54m 11
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 £
Ireland 183,294
Germany 109,804
France 90,923
United States 69,952
Dominican Republic 69,185

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 £
Ireland 100,587 82,707 -17,880
Germany 39,534 70,270 +30,736
France 56,140 34,783 -21,357
United States 26,889 43,063 +16,174
Dominican Republic 69,185 0 -69,185
China 21,424 9,762 -11,662
Norway 3,498 27,663 +24,165
Indonesia 7,681 19,978 +12,297
Canada 0 22,809 +22,809
United Arab Emirates 11,566 10,907 -659

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 £
XI 578
China 26

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 £
XI 460 118 -342
China 0 26 +26

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 511,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 227,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,977
Other 2,113

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 285,762 225,433 -60,329
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 117,243 110,314 -6,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,699 35,278 +22,579
Other 1,094 1,019 -75

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 336,059
London Heathrow Airport 123,550
Milford 84,974
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,789
ZLC 39,803

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 £
East Midlands Airport 234,241 101,818 -132,423
London Heathrow Airport 32,634 90,916 +58,282
Milford 48,480 36,494 -11,986
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,366 19,423 -6,943
ZLC 18,887 20,916 +2,029
Dover 12,567 14,833 +2,266
London Gateway Port 5,018 19,978 +14,960
Fishguard 11,035 13,902 +2,867
Southampton 7,681 15,300 +7,619
Immingham Docks 3,498 18,733 +15,235

Quick facts

HS code: 580640

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

Description: Fabrics made by sticking warp threads together, often used for ribbons