Import/export HS code 581099: Embroidery of other textile materials

Embroidery made from fabrics other than cotton or man-made fibers, sold in pieces, strips, or designs

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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 13,338,093
Germany 757,821
Thailand 653,106
China 557,005
Italy 525,221

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 6,998,733 6,339,360 -659,373
Germany 355,896 401,925 +46,029
Thailand 556,074 97,032 -459,042
China 247,415 309,590 +62,175
Italy 187,864 337,357 +149,493
Pakistan 129,798 243,502 +113,704
France 144,311 214,025 +69,714
United States 191,377 108,234 -83,143
Turkey 129,902 54,372 -75,530
Spain 41,657 88,747 +47,090

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 13,603,066
Germany 739,544
China 663,807
Italy 494,716
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 473,492

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 7,106,589 6,496,477 -610,112
Germany 347,528 392,016 +44,488
China 289,437 374,370 +84,933
Italy 199,629 295,087 +95,458
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 470,386 3,106 -467,280
Pakistan 129,798 243,502 +113,704
France 95,828 176,249 +80,421
Turkey 140,615 74,368 -66,247
Thailand 88,097 89,280 +1,183
Spain 35,658 86,631 +50,973

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 62
Outer London - West and North West 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - South 7

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 40 42 +2
Outer London - West and North West 10 12 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 5 -9
Inner London - East 5 12 +7
Outer London - South 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Essex 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
West Midlands 4 4 +0

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 15,650,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,364,978
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 438,272
Road transport 84,810
Other 29,726

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 8,342,553 7,308,181 -1,034,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 535,290 829,688 +294,398
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 246,337 191,935 -54,402
Road transport 2,005 82,805 +80,800
Other 29,586 140 -29,446

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,783,311
East Midlands Airport 2,441,181
London Stansted Airport 1,623,287
Felixstowe 668,606
Edinburgh Airport 511,029

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 5,833,199 4,950,112 -883,087
East Midlands Airport 1,354,018 1,087,163 -266,855
London Stansted Airport 846,087 777,200 -68,887
Felixstowe 326,806 341,800 +14,994
Edinburgh Airport 182,349 328,680 +146,331
London 175,759 121,200 -54,559
London Gateway Port 40,099 230,726 +190,627
Birmingham Airport 101,223 86,887 -14,336
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,126 52,655 -35,471
Dover 41,955 72,571 +30,616

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 73
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Manufacture of wearing apparel 25
Manufacture of textiles 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 31
2026-04 32
2026-03 30
2026-02 31
2026-01 29

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 100
0-1m 36
54m+ 32
15m-54m 16
Other 13

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 3,871,540
France 1,621,912
Switzerland 552,594
Thailand 487,772
Netherlands 450,481

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 2,377,889 1,493,651 -884,238
France 989,883 632,029 -357,854
Switzerland 220,561 332,033 +111,472
Thailand 483,628 4,144 -479,484
Netherlands 209,535 240,946 +31,411
Italy 194,507 81,119 -113,388
United Arab Emirates 143,765 86,772 -56,993
Germany 137,859 84,265 -53,594
Ireland 138,332 75,602 -62,730
Bahrain 136,790 65,823 -70,967

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 131,824
Bangladesh 697

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 128,552 3,272 -125,280
Bangladesh 0 697 +697

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 8,556,181
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,214,768
Other 132,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,931

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 5,208,704 3,347,477 -1,861,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 572,830 641,938 +69,108
Other 128,552 3,969 -124,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 31,931 +31,931

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,658,810
ZLC 2,084,858
London Stansted Airport 1,943,560
East Midlands Airport 1,814,760
Dover / Eurotunnel 968,620

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,611,314 1,047,496 -563,818
ZLC 1,905,801 179,057 -1,726,744
London Stansted Airport 807,848 1,135,712 +327,864
East Midlands Airport 862,560 952,200 +89,640
Dover / Eurotunnel 465,282 503,338 +38,056
Dover 96,346 66,967 -29,379
000 128,552 3,969 -124,583
Manchester Airport 20,236 31,937 +11,701
Holyhead 6,847 33,633 +26,786
Milford 0 38,000 +38,000

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 581099

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

Description: Embroidery made from fabrics other than cotton or man-made fibers, sold in pieces, strips, or designs