Import/export HS code 580810: Braids in pieces

Braids sold in long pieces, used for decoration or trimming on clothing, accessories, or home decor

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 £
China 1,259,117
France 1,025,887
India 852,315
United States 559,766
Germany 531,138

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 722,278 536,839 -185,439
France 497,832 528,055 +30,223
India 457,787 394,528 -63,259
United States 203,066 356,700 +153,634
Germany 281,290 249,848 -31,442
Italy 53,160 28,903 -24,257
Taiwan 24,833 31,618 +6,785
Finland 23,269 20,502 -2,767
Belgium 30,149 10,908 -19,241
Turkey 13,883 26,102 +12,219

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 1,364,905
France 908,057
India 837,946
United States 477,097
Germany 411,643

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 780,462 584,443 -196,019
France 421,653 486,404 +64,751
India 422,887 415,059 -7,828
United States 183,140 293,957 +110,817
Germany 234,540 177,103 -57,437
Tunisia 82,915 60,719 -22,196
Poland 39,044 51,607 +12,563
Italy 53,155 32,584 -20,571
Belgium 30,149 10,908 -19,241
Taiwan 28,057 12,050 -16,007

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
West Yorkshire 9
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - East 8

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 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
Outer London - South 4 5 +1
Lancashire 2 4 +2
West Midlands 4 3 -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) 1,842,631
Air transport 1,610,493
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,169,575
Road transport 54,898
Other 10,089

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) 995,117 847,514 -147,603
Air transport 696,993 913,500 +216,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 697,336 472,239 -225,097
Road transport 12,085 42,813 +30,728
Other 6,974 3,115 -3,859

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 853,210
Felixstowe 651,269
East Midlands Airport 581,251
Southampton 336,222
Eurotunnel 300,937

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 531,270 321,940 -209,330
Felixstowe 419,151 232,118 -187,033
East Midlands Airport 229,289 351,962 +122,673
Southampton 208,658 127,564 -81,094
Eurotunnel 142,464 158,473 +16,009
London Heathrow Airport 130,340 168,976 +38,636
Manchester Airport 113,706 166,420 +52,714
Belfast Port 119,563 104,630 -14,933
London Gateway Port 86,360 82,186 -4,174
Birmingham Airport 71,613 92,679 +21,066

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 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Other manufacturing 14
Manufacture of textiles 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 23
2026-02 25
2026-01 19
2025-12 17

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 60
54m+ 30
0-1m 18
15m-54m 13
Other 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 £
Ireland 350,448
Czechia 257,555
France 192,581
United States 187,414
India 187,351

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 127,095 223,353 +96,258
Czechia 38,484 219,071 +180,587
France 123,077 69,504 -53,573
United States 106,064 81,350 -24,714
India 116,317 71,034 -45,283
Philippines 34,073 124,942 +90,869
Germany 65,741 73,988 +8,247
Latvia 63,242 17,463 -45,779
Poland 48,279 30,280 -17,999
Spain 68,835 5,627 -63,208

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 160,511
United States 811

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 83,149 77,362 -5,787
United States 229 582 +353

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 1,209,115
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 820,051
Other 161,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,056

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 688,492 520,623 -167,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 301,233 518,818 +217,585
Other 83,378 77,944 -5,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,841 56,215 -18,626

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 606,401
East Midlands Airport 596,948
London Heathrow Airport 309,885
000 161,322
ZLC 158,658

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 254,879 351,522 +96,643
East Midlands Airport 355,768 241,180 -114,588
London Heathrow Airport 183,897 125,988 -57,909
000 83,378 77,944 -5,434
ZLC 91,896 66,762 -25,134
Holyhead 28,761 128,998 +100,237
London Stansted Airport 37,981 58,516 +20,535
London Gateway Port 18,176 52,019 +33,843
London 34,328 889 -33,439
Eurotunnel 0 19,864 +19,864

Quick facts

HS code: 580810

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

Description: Braids sold in long pieces, used for decoration or trimming on clothing, accessories, or home decor