Import/export HS code 581010: Embroidery without visible background fabric

Embroidery where the fabric background is not visible, creating a lace-like effect

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* 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 £
India 726,156
China 320,115
Italy 118,085
Pakistan 109,296
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,896

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 £
India 330,696 395,460 +64,764
China 220,443 99,672 -120,771
Italy 88,539 29,546 -58,993
Pakistan 55,227 54,069 -1,158
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 56,448 50,448 -6,000
Austria 64,325 33,792 -30,533
Taiwan 15,748 15,923 +175
France 19,132 8,712 -10,420
Switzerland 13,718 12,853 -865
United States 8,846 8,574 -272

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 £
India 729,976
China 454,011
Italy 117,065
Pakistan 109,296
Austria 74,850

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 £
India 333,504 396,472 +62,968
China 289,371 164,640 -124,731
Italy 87,519 29,546 -57,973
Pakistan 55,227 54,069 -1,158
Austria 61,239 13,611 -47,628
Taiwan 15,748 15,923 +175
Turkey 9,699 20,181 +10,482
Switzerland 6,613 11,807 +5,194
France 8,377 3,748 -4,629
Viet Nam 5,717 5,113 -604

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 27
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 7
Essex 5
West Midlands 4

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 19 15 -4
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 3 -3
Essex 3 5 +2
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 3 2 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,439,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,969
Other 7,865

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 £
Air transport 784,272 654,858 -129,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,051 47,471 -8,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,455 30,514 -21,941
Other 7,365 500 -6,865

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 861,718
East Midlands Airport 298,913
London Stansted Airport 179,313
London 60,964
Thamesport 52,270

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 Heathrow Airport 433,545 428,173 -5,372
East Midlands Airport 204,367 94,546 -109,821
London Stansted Airport 71,331 107,982 +36,651
London 35,599 25,365 -10,234
Thamesport 40,052 12,218 -27,834
499 38,753 2,593 -36,160
Birmingham Airport 26,375 3,256 -23,119
London Gateway Port 9,047 17,016 +7,969
Manchester Airport 8,972 14,836 +5,864
Felixstowe 6,952 10,128 +3,176

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 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of wearing apparel 17
Manufacture of textiles 6
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 10
2026-03 9
2026-02 3
2026-01 11

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 41
0-1m 24
54m+ 18
15m-54m 7
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 £
United States 560,988
Netherlands 392,215
Morocco 202,436
Lebanon 151,589
France 117,113

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 £
United States 226,263 334,725 +108,462
Netherlands 389,248 2,967 -386,281
Morocco 113,554 88,882 -24,672
Lebanon 73,489 78,100 +4,611
France 79,391 37,722 -41,669
South Korea 72,437 41,882 -30,555
Spain 56,419 36,814 -19,605
Ireland 29,473 25,023 -4,450
Italy 13,884 39,764 +25,880
Saudi Arabia 49,003 0 -49,003

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 43,897
China 37

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 21,094 22,803 +1,709
China 37 0 -37

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 1,617,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 467,197
Other 43,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,626

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 851,679 765,351 -86,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 403,611 63,586 -340,025
Other 21,131 22,803 +1,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,568 3,058 -11,510

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,000,519
Dover / Eurotunnel 436,144
London Heathrow Airport 258,950
London Stansted Airport 255,925
ZLC 98,216

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 597,853 402,666 -195,187
Dover / Eurotunnel 382,864 53,280 -329,584
London Heathrow Airport 153,218 105,732 -47,486
London Stansted Airport 43,098 212,827 +169,729
ZLC 54,090 44,126 -9,964
000 21,131 22,803 +1,672
Harwich 17,291 0 -17,291
London Gateway Port 14,568 0 -14,568
Dover 2,505 10,306 +7,801
London Gatwick Airport 3,420 0 -3,420

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 581010

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

Description: Embroidery where the fabric background is not visible, creating a lace-like effect