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 1,189,468
France 932,538
India 794,474
United States 597,979
Germany 470,462

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 668,219 521,249 -146,970
France 451,665 480,873 +29,208
India 401,306 393,168 -8,138
United States 221,028 376,951 +155,923
Germany 234,303 236,159 +1,856
Italy 38,333 34,949 -3,384
Taiwan 31,456 24,995 -6,461
Turkey 14,858 31,538 +16,680
Belgium 30,149 10,908 -19,241
Finland 11,372 20,502 +9,130

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 1,281,823
France 818,481
India 780,105
United States 509,153
Germany 358,442

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 719,239 562,584 -156,655
France 363,179 455,302 +92,123
India 366,406 413,699 +47,293
United States 205,467 303,686 +98,219
Germany 195,624 162,818 -32,806
Tunisia 79,778 57,185 -22,593
Poland 49,038 40,356 -8,682
Italy 41,051 35,907 -5,144
Turkey 14,858 31,538 +16,680
Belgium 30,149 10,908 -19,241

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
West Yorkshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Greater Manchester 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 7 7 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 3 5 +2
Essex 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) 1,729,813
Air transport 1,569,311
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,042,340
Road transport 56,063
Other 9,592

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) 902,631 827,182 -75,449
Air transport 661,013 908,298 +247,285
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 604,704 437,636 -167,068
Road transport 12,085 43,978 +31,893
Other 7,155 2,437 -4,718

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 781,352
Felixstowe 581,401
East Midlands Airport 579,509
London Heathrow Airport 294,568
Southampton 294,538

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 491,141 290,211 -200,930
Felixstowe 328,990 252,411 -76,579
East Midlands Airport 250,694 328,815 +78,121
London Heathrow Airport 129,192 165,376 +36,184
Southampton 187,698 106,840 -80,858
Eurotunnel 154,628 133,255 -21,373
Manchester Airport 74,686 166,915 +92,229
Belfast Port 119,563 104,630 -14,933
London Gateway Port 92,880 73,084 -19,796
Birmingham Airport 72,785 89,555 +16,770

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
39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Other manufacturing
14
Manufacture of textiles
12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 19
2026-04 21
2026-03 23
2026-02 25
2026-01 19

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+ 28
0-1m 16
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 347,553
Czechia 264,678
Philippines 207,265
United States 186,351
India 182,488

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 133,866 213,687 +79,821
Czechia 62,530 202,148 +139,618
Philippines 54,282 152,983 +98,701
United States 112,856 73,495 -39,361
India 120,037 62,451 -57,586
France 94,828 65,185 -29,643
Germany 70,656 44,184 -26,472
Latvia 63,242 17,463 -45,779
Poland 52,360 23,646 -28,714
Turkey 46,689 14,777 -31,912

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 154,837
United States 582

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 81,862 72,975 -8,887
United States 0 582 +582

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 1,134,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 804,623
Other 155,419
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,952

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 644,941 489,541 -155,400
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 321,033 483,590 +162,557
Other 81,862 73,557 -8,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,488 49,464 -21,024

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 588,929
East Midlands Airport 562,703
London Heathrow Airport 256,083
Holyhead 159,309
000 155,419

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 266,841 322,088 +55,247
East Midlands Airport 368,225 194,478 -173,747
London Heathrow Airport 139,460 116,623 -22,837
Holyhead 35,802 123,507 +87,705
000 81,862 73,557 -8,305
London Stansted Airport 54,768 88,486 +33,718
ZLC 62,481 62,834 +353
London Gateway Port 24,927 45,268 +20,341
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