Import/export HS code 5811: Quilted textile products

Quilted fabrics made by stitching layers of textile with padding, not including embroidery

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 1,220,750
Italy 1,201,524
France 783,420
India 167,309
Viet Nam 156,979

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 628,335 592,415 -35,920
Italy 499,456 702,068 +202,612
France 356,790 426,630 +69,840
India 99,464 67,845 -31,619
Viet Nam 0 156,979 +156,979
United States 34,204 93,224 +59,020
Taiwan 11,358 61,884 +50,526
Germany 42,626 23,197 -19,429
Ireland 23,358 1,946 -21,412
Netherlands 8,241 13,934 +5,693

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 1,238,950
Italy 1,198,871
France 821,519
India 178,930
Viet Nam 156,979

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 642,987 595,963 -47,024
Italy 496,907 701,964 +205,057
France 369,857 451,662 +81,805
India 108,219 70,711 -37,508
Viet Nam 0 156,979 +156,979
United States 22,371 93,224 +70,853
Taiwan 6,635 61,884 +55,249
Netherlands 6,170 12,988 +6,818
Switzerland 13,656 0 -13,656
Belgium 12,364 0 -12,364

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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7
Greater Manchester 7
Outer London - South 4
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 12 5 -7
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 4 2 -2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,764,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,288,317
Air transport 830,864
Other 31,168

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 809,549 955,270 +145,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 508,652 779,665 +271,013
Air transport 401,256 429,608 +28,352
Other 28,979 2,189 -26,790

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,484,856
Felixstowe 722,984
Birmingham Airport 370,288
London Heathrow Airport 204,184
Thamesport 197,459

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 £
Dover 645,515 839,341 +193,826
Felixstowe 388,307 334,677 -53,630
Birmingham Airport 189,794 180,494 -9,300
London Heathrow Airport 77,976 126,208 +48,232
Thamesport 9,729 187,730 +178,001
Eurotunnel 111,293 76,939 -34,354
London Gateway Port 53,394 107,642 +54,248
Southampton 40,727 77,724 +36,997
East Midlands Airport 25,083 60,352 +35,269
London Stansted Airport 38,410 42,780 +4,370

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 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of textiles 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 7
2025-10 10
2025-09 4
2025-08 6

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 38
54m+ 16
0-1m 11
Other 6
15m-54m 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 £
United States 511,188
Moldova 366,240
Bulgaria 300,440
Morocco 145,583
Sri Lanka 120,245

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 120,368 390,820 +270,452
Moldova 183,648 182,592 -1,056
Bulgaria 204,633 95,807 -108,826
Morocco 45,351 100,232 +54,881
Sri Lanka 36,682 83,563 +46,881
Viet Nam 82,640 35,448 -47,192
Norway 45,671 54,391 +8,720
Ireland 42,428 39,679 -2,749
Australia 50,942 22,738 -28,204
Portugal 34,046 36,482 +2,436

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 £
Ireland 14,383

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 £
Ireland 7,869 6,514 -1,355

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,029,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 572,983
Air transport 563,325
Other 19,142
Road transport 1,243

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 563,909 465,173 -98,736
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,198 517,785 +462,587
Air transport 361,711 201,614 -160,097
Other 9,629 9,513 -116
Road transport 1,243 0 -1,243

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 848,517
London Heathrow Airport 386,260
Southampton 382,102
London Gateway Port 142,880
Immingham Docks 131,637

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 458,811 389,706 -69,105
London Heathrow Airport 232,981 153,279 -79,702
Southampton 31,939 350,163 +318,224
London Gateway Port 15,297 127,583 +112,286
Immingham Docks 70,238 61,399 -8,839
East Midlands Airport 51,207 30,322 -20,885
London Stansted Airport 36,400 8,700 -27,700
Felixstowe 12,036 18,493 +6,457
Manchester Airport 26,196 0 -26,196
ZLC 16,170 9,313 -6,857

Quick facts

HS code: 5811

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

Description: Quilted fabrics made by stitching layers of textile with padding, not including embroidery