Import/export HS code 630221: Cotton bed linen

Bed linen made from cotton, including sheets, pillowcases, and duvet covers

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 £
Pakistan 120,079,857
Bangladesh 14,610,016
China 9,095,507
Germany 5,530,506
Egypt 4,682,976

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 £
Pakistan 66,388,943 53,690,914 -12,698,029
Bangladesh 7,915,656 6,694,360 -1,221,296
China 4,569,495 4,526,012 -43,483
Germany 3,179,562 2,350,944 -828,618
Egypt 1,891,897 2,791,079 +899,182
India 1,798,610 2,233,526 +434,916
Turkey 2,351,532 1,590,150 -761,382
Portugal 437,752 1,016,558 +578,806
France 665,818 629,907 -35,911
Netherlands 667,380 604,107 -63,273

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 £
Pakistan 127,491,158
Bangladesh 16,566,704
China 8,987,148
Egypt 4,700,073
Turkey 4,321,796

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 £
Pakistan 70,307,270 57,183,888 -13,123,382
Bangladesh 8,672,366 7,894,338 -778,028
China 5,093,315 3,893,833 -1,199,482
Egypt 1,897,977 2,802,096 +904,119
Turkey 2,603,805 1,717,991 -885,814
India 1,445,092 2,253,196 +808,104
Portugal 444,183 1,220,010 +775,827
Italy 391,200 411,790 +20,590
France 167,834 229,393 +61,559
Spain 175,100 131,305 -43,795

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 47
Greater Manchester 28
West Midlands 13
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 11

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 34 35 +1
Greater Manchester 19 21 +2
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Inner London - East 6 10 +4
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
West Yorkshire 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
Merseyside 5 3 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 149,431,725
Other 10,219,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,519,205
Air transport 3,432,889
Road transport 386,037

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,528,707 71,903,018 -5,625,689
Other 8,495,036 1,724,117 -6,770,919
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,681,532 3,837,673 +156,141
Air transport 2,307,075 1,125,814 -1,181,261
Road transport 254,771 131,266 -123,505

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 53,387,760
Felixstowe 38,134,714
London Gateway Port 32,467,928
000 10,219,153
Belfast Port 9,266,434

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 £
Southampton 30,737,478 22,650,282 -8,087,196
Felixstowe 25,094,953 13,039,761 -12,055,192
London Gateway Port 12,569,048 19,898,880 +7,329,832
000 8,495,036 1,724,117 -6,770,919
Belfast Port 5,152,071 4,114,363 -1,037,708
499 965 8,919,464 +8,918,499
ZLC 1,778,960 1,243,023 -535,937
London 1,913,773 736,133 -1,177,640
Dover 737,874 959,323 +221,449
Hull 881,272 711,872 -169,400

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
110
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
78
Manufacture of textiles
13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 52
2026-04 50
2026-03 53
2026-02 57
2026-01 49

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 91
54m+ 54
0-1m 48
15m-54m 19
Other 18

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 £
Ireland 5,124,826
Iceland 2,366,132
France 1,082,409
United States 272,366
Germany 269,743

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 £
Ireland 2,524,534 2,600,292 +75,758
Iceland 430,882 1,935,250 +1,504,368
France 123,983 958,426 +834,443
United States 177,894 94,472 -83,422
Germany 193,827 75,916 -117,911
South Korea 252,359 8,440 -243,919
United Arab Emirates 158,399 99,933 -58,466
Ukraine 184,289 0 -184,289
Netherlands 90,603 82,936 -7,667
Spain 98,439 74,578 -23,861

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 £
Pakistan 1,176,093
XI 406,186
Turkey 186,335
Bangladesh 138,608
China 74,326

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 £
Pakistan 717,047 459,046 -258,001
XI 254,848 151,338 -103,510
Turkey 130,089 56,246 -73,843
Bangladesh 68,353 70,255 +1,902
China 41,502 32,824 -8,678
India 37,073 31,434 -5,639
Ireland 20,403 14,619 -5,784
Viet Nam 377 0 -377
Portugal 323 34 -289
Greece 189 0 -189

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) 4,402,285
Air transport 4,089,087
Other 2,982,058
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 346,378

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) 1,915,147 2,487,138 +571,991
Air transport 1,533,662 2,555,425 +1,021,763
Other 1,495,577 1,486,481 -9,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,841 239,537 +132,696

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,128,318
000 2,982,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,986,155
Heysham 1,151,745
London Heathrow Airport 738,473

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 847,345 2,280,973 +1,433,628
000 1,495,577 1,486,481 -9,096
Dover / Eurotunnel 759,326 1,226,829 +467,503
Heysham 586,575 565,170 -21,405
London Heathrow Airport 552,460 186,013 -366,447
Liverpool Docks 223,764 338,729 +114,965
Holyhead 264,042 297,800 +33,758
London Gateway Port 85,193 156,650 +71,457
London Stansted Airport 96,274 43,708 -52,566
Manchester Airport 19,058 38,650 +19,592

Quick facts

HS code: 630221

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

Description: Bed linen made from cotton, including sheets, pillowcases, and duvet covers