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 1,378,054
Italy 1,161,924
France 1,074,063
India 196,492
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 653,793 724,261 +70,468
Italy 539,850 622,074 +82,224
France 498,475 575,588 +77,113
India 98,123 98,369 +246
Viet Nam 110,803 46,176 -64,627
United States 29,200 108,974 +79,774
Taiwan 32,749 40,493 +7,744
Germany 40,809 30,355 -10,454
Turkey 7,293 34,553 +27,260
Netherlands 8,241 21,489 +13,248

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 1,408,588
Italy 1,162,110
France 1,116,492
India 206,611
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 668,445 740,143 +71,698
Italy 537,231 624,879 +87,648
France 513,679 602,813 +89,134
India 106,262 100,349 -5,913
Viet Nam 110,803 46,176 -64,627
United States 17,367 104,340 +86,973
Taiwan 28,026 40,493 +12,467
Turkey 10,060 34,553 +24,493
Netherlands 6,170 14,493 +8,323
Portugal 4,639 8,580 +3,941

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7
Greater Manchester 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
South East Wales 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 13 7 -6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
South East Wales 2 3 +1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 0 -3
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 0 -3

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) 2,015,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,451,291
Air transport 903,701
Other 20,483

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) 1,018,467 996,544 -21,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 652,916 798,375 +145,459
Air transport 366,991 536,710 +169,719
Other 20,483 0 -20,483

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,643,697
Felixstowe 778,892
Birmingham Airport 378,284
Eurotunnel 274,411
London Gateway Port 227,236

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 807,961 835,736 +27,775
Felixstowe 480,692 298,200 -182,492
Birmingham Airport 174,795 203,489 +28,694
Eurotunnel 133,594 140,817 +7,223
London Gateway Port 53,938 173,298 +119,360
Thamesport 38,032 167,757 +129,725
London Heathrow Airport 61,881 128,396 +66,515
Southampton 59,579 76,797 +17,218
London Stansted Airport 39,483 89,821 +50,338
East Midlands Airport 23,548 97,340 +73,792

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 26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Manufacture of textiles 6
Manufacture of furniture 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 6
2026-02 8
2026-01 7
2025-12 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 15
Other 8
15m-54m 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 704,920
Moldova 409,603
Bulgaria 282,510
Morocco 161,143
Viet Nam 135,991

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 97,364 607,556 +510,192
Moldova 165,944 243,659 +77,715
Bulgaria 186,943 95,567 -91,376
Morocco 100,079 61,064 -39,015
Viet Nam 87,060 48,931 -38,129
Sri Lanka 67,944 58,583 -9,361
Norway 83,666 16,693 -66,973
Ireland 41,377 42,557 +1,180
Netherlands 37,961 37,707 -254
Australia 50,942 24,056 -26,886

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 17,518

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 9,962 7,556 -2,406

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) 1,081,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 827,175
Air transport 563,598
Other 22,584

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) 556,904 524,193 -32,711
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 128,542 698,633 +570,091
Air transport 334,843 228,755 -106,088
Other 12,021 10,563 -1,458

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 900,550
Southampton 622,259
London Heathrow Airport 414,784
London Gateway Port 142,880
Immingham Docks 141,244

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 416,595 483,955 +67,360
Southampton 31,939 590,320 +558,381
London Heathrow Airport 248,711 166,073 -82,638
London Gateway Port 76,342 66,538 -9,804
Immingham Docks 108,233 33,011 -75,222
East Midlands Airport 43,351 40,580 -2,771
London Stansted Airport 27,854 12,789 -15,065
Felixstowe 25,503 11,308 -14,195
Heysham 13,821 12,062 -1,759
ZLC 14,927 9,313 -5,614

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