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 1,284,111
France 1,184,285
Italy 1,058,775
India 168,616
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 734,802 549,309 -185,493
France 620,554 563,731 -56,823
Italy 660,489 398,286 -262,203
India 74,764 93,852 +19,088
Viet Nam 134,371 22,608 -111,763
United States 25,796 106,744 +80,948
Taiwan 60,932 7,587 -53,345
Germany 39,595 13,165 -26,430
Turkey 9,581 32,265 +22,684
Netherlands 15,458 18,713 +3,255

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 1,308,581
France 1,213,306
Italy 1,059,748
India 175,812
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 736,823 571,758 -165,065
France 641,949 571,357 -70,592
Italy 658,657 401,091 -257,566
India 79,980 95,832 +15,852
Viet Nam 134,371 22,608 -111,763
United States 17,991 102,110 +84,119
Taiwan 60,932 7,587 -53,345
Turkey 12,348 32,265 +19,917
Netherlands 14,578 6,085 -8,493
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 14
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7
Greater Manchester 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 11 7 -4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 0 -3
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
South East Wales 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) 2,006,058
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,353,074
Air transport 866,402
Other 18,179

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) 1,135,526 870,532 -264,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 842,821 510,253 -332,568
Air transport 413,104 453,298 +40,194
Other 18,179 0 -18,179

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,595,700
Felixstowe 721,069
Birmingham Airport 366,366
Eurotunnel 308,079
Thamesport 201,813

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 945,463 650,237 -295,226
Felixstowe 507,440 213,629 -293,811
Birmingham Airport 243,609 122,757 -120,852
Eurotunnel 112,054 196,025 +83,971
Thamesport 176,292 25,521 -150,771
London Gateway Port 58,290 136,906 +78,616
London Heathrow Airport 61,045 117,479 +56,434
East Midlands Airport 34,101 103,753 +69,652
Southampton 64,379 67,619 +3,240
London Stansted Airport 28,768 90,701 +61,933

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
24
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
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
2026-05 4
2026-04 7
2026-03 6
2026-02 8
2026-01 7

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 35
54m+ 17
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 697,035
Moldova 408,077
Bulgaria 281,887
Morocco 161,143
Viet Nam 133,906

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 179,599 517,436 +337,837
Moldova 177,909 230,168 +52,259
Bulgaria 176,365 105,522 -70,843
Morocco 105,438 55,705 -49,733
Viet Nam 93,267 40,639 -52,628
Sri Lanka 61,749 46,606 -15,143
Norway 85,091 19,937 -65,154
Ireland 44,332 37,248 -7,084
Netherlands 37,961 38,962 +1,001
Poland 0 62,124 +62,124

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 17,664

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 10,483 7,181 -3,302

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) 1,076,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 830,065
Air transport 522,021
Other 22,730

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) 565,228 511,266 -53,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 224,449 605,616 +381,167
Air transport 309,383 212,638 -96,745
Other 14,477 8,253 -6,224

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 898,772
Southampton 620,480
London Heathrow Airport 403,763
Immingham Docks 145,913
London Gateway Port 142,880

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 419,386 479,386 +60,000
Southampton 111,614 508,866 +397,252
London Heathrow Airport 242,052 161,711 -80,341
Immingham Docks 108,233 37,680 -70,553
London Gateway Port 90,061 52,819 -37,242
East Midlands Airport 40,090 34,053 -6,037
Felixstowe 28,016 8,795 -19,221
Heysham 15,801 9,063 -6,738
ZLC 20,103 4,137 -15,966
000 14,477 8,253 -6,224

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