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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 645,643
China 329,864
Italy 115,648
Austria 98,117
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 90,550

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 314,995 330,648 +15,653
China 172,916 156,948 -15,968
Italy 88,714 26,934 -61,780
Austria 18,247 79,870 +61,623
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,753 53,797 +17,044
Pakistan 50,545 37,614 -12,931
Taiwan 15,281 18,209 +2,928
Switzerland 17,541 10,163 -7,378
France 13,868 7,931 -5,937
United States 8,846 3,684 -5,162

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 648,451
China 437,157
Italy 114,628
Pakistan 88,159
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 315,975 332,476 +16,501
China 220,321 216,836 -3,485
Italy 89,522 25,106 -64,416
Pakistan 50,545 37,614 -12,931
Austria 23,607 51,243 +27,636
Taiwan 15,281 18,209 +2,928
Turkey 1,253 28,627 +27,374
Switzerland 10,436 9,117 -1,319
France 3,113 7,931 +4,818
Viet Nam 5,952 1,882 -4,070

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Essex 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 17 15 -2
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
Essex 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -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 1,321,845
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,131
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 80,771
Other 7,365

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 702,250 619,595 -82,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,386 56,745 +12,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,409 61,362 +41,953
Other 0 7,365 +7,365

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 741,229
East Midlands Airport 312,688
London Stansted Airport 178,334
London 68,393
Thamesport 60,787

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 316,952 424,277 +107,325
East Midlands Airport 226,371 86,317 -140,054
London Stansted Airport 82,294 96,040 +13,746
London 14,605 53,788 +39,183
Thamesport 23,643 37,144 +13,501
499 39,729 2,593 -37,136
Birmingham Airport 28,222 3,482 -24,740
London Gateway Port 9,986 4,559 -5,427
Manchester Airport 7,753 6,753 -1,000
Dover 6,989 6,382 -607

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 32
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of wearing apparel 18
Manufacture of textiles 7
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 11
2025-08 15

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 23
54m+ 17
15m-54m 7
Other 7

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 510,205
Netherlands 389,248
Morocco 140,313
Lebanon 129,922
South Korea 109,061

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 216,119 294,086 +77,967
Netherlands 389,248 0 -389,248
Morocco 55,723 84,590 +28,867
Lebanon 72,515 57,407 -15,108
South Korea 83,474 25,587 -57,887
France 79,454 25,867 -53,587
Spain 48,099 45,966 -2,133
Italy 13,884 37,517 +23,633
Saudi Arabia 49,003 0 -49,003
Ireland 23,741 22,859 -882

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 36,001
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 20,050 15,951 -4,099
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 1,466,538
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 437,106
Other 36,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,006

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 808,064 658,474 -149,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 405,983 31,123 -374,860
Other 20,087 15,951 -4,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,948 3,058 -14,890

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 936,218
Dover / Eurotunnel 407,835
London Stansted Airport 242,457
London Heathrow Airport 180,835
ZLC 103,608

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 555,163 381,055 -174,108
Dover / Eurotunnel 385,236 22,599 -362,637
London Stansted Airport 51,948 190,509 +138,561
London Heathrow Airport 143,144 37,691 -105,453
ZLC 56,814 46,794 -10,020
000 20,087 15,951 -4,136
Harwich 17,291 0 -17,291
London Gateway Port 14,568 0 -14,568
Dover 2,505 8,524 +6,019
London Gatwick Airport 995 2,425 +1,430

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