Import/export HS code 630231: Cotton table linen

Table linen made from cotton, such as tablecloths and napkins

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 210,929,341
India 54,454,984
China 23,810,297
Portugal 21,491,032
Bangladesh 20,431,390

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 104,794,594 106,134,747 +1,340,153
India 28,125,792 26,329,192 -1,796,600
China 12,280,237 11,530,060 -750,177
Portugal 11,398,391 10,092,641 -1,305,750
Bangladesh 8,276,447 12,154,943 +3,878,496
Germany 5,929,841 4,898,520 -1,031,321
Italy 2,096,431 2,408,468 +312,037
Turkey 1,341,153 2,032,373 +691,220
France 1,574,354 1,398,448 -175,906
Bahrain 1,309,297 1,275,089 -34,208

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 220,708,057
India 55,542,518
China 26,065,616
Bangladesh 23,038,496
Portugal 22,918,976

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 109,947,011 110,761,046 +814,035
India 28,939,418 26,603,100 -2,336,318
China 13,235,867 12,829,749 -406,118
Bangladesh 9,378,135 13,660,361 +4,282,226
Portugal 12,299,089 10,619,887 -1,679,202
Italy 2,114,982 2,359,468 +244,486
Turkey 1,934,825 2,323,943 +389,118
Bahrain 1,309,297 1,303,641 -5,656
France 665,922 603,693 -62,229
Viet Nam 375,269 95,302 -279,967

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 91
Greater Manchester 58
Outer London - West and North West 29
Inner London - East 24
West Yorkshire 18

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 67 68 +1
Greater Manchester 46 38 -8
Outer London - West and North West 18 22 +4
Inner London - East 13 20 +7
West Yorkshire 14 13 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 13 +3
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Lancashire 8 9 +1
Outer London - South 9 6 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 7 +1

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) 295,668,848
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,482,454
Other 26,872,844
Air transport 13,060,880
Road transport 983,017

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) 136,513,870 159,154,978 +22,641,108
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,499,144 13,983,310 +484,166
Other 23,834,588 3,038,256 -20,796,332
Air transport 7,031,416 6,029,464 -1,001,952
Road transport 475,806 507,211 +31,405

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 108,681,786
London Gateway Port 69,152,235
Felixstowe 69,101,290
499 28,441,143
000 26,872,844

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 56,361,701 52,320,085 -4,041,616
London Gateway Port 28,746,355 40,405,880 +11,659,525
Felixstowe 40,474,894 28,626,396 -11,848,498
499 29,967 28,411,176 +28,381,209
000 23,834,588 3,038,256 -20,796,332
Dover 5,805,203 6,559,282 +754,079
Eurotunnel 3,845,800 3,656,998 -188,802
Belfast Port 2,903,216 2,857,775 -45,441
London 3,716,171 1,924,818 -1,791,353
London Heathrow Airport 2,735,141 1,645,455 -1,089,686

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
202
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
126
Manufacture of textiles
34
Accommodation
18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 103
2026-04 95
2026-03 106
2026-02 99
2026-01 100

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 157
0-1m 98
54m+ 91
Other 50
15m-54m 39

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 9,334,329
United Arab Emirates 2,263,179
Iceland 1,505,197
France 1,251,548
United States 781,509

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 4,686,427 4,647,902 -38,525
United Arab Emirates 1,260,735 1,002,444 -258,291
Iceland 354,072 1,151,125 +797,053
France 732,708 518,840 -213,868
United States 423,794 357,715 -66,079
Spain 552,277 213,616 -338,661
South Korea 449,234 50,999 -398,235
Italy 153,313 323,919 +170,606
Qatar 228,269 238,136 +9,867
Netherlands 255,085 189,222 -65,863

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 1,314,326
XI 960,106
India 494,332
Bangladesh 341,731
China 220,720

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 644,334 669,992 +25,658
XI 523,555 436,551 -87,004
India 248,317 246,015 -2,302
Bangladesh 150,279 191,452 +41,173
China 176,666 44,054 -132,612
Ireland 5,586 17,726 +12,140
Turkey 11,394 4,380 -7,014
Sri Lanka 6,318 4,623 -1,695
Portugal 7,333 15 -7,318
Viet Nam 4,509 0 -4,509

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) 8,368,792
Air transport 8,260,092
Other 4,190,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,291,731

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) 4,447,790 3,921,002 -526,788
Air transport 4,034,026 4,226,066 +192,040
Other 1,993,019 2,197,325 +204,306
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 679,833 611,898 -67,935

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,190,344
East Midlands Airport 3,746,668
London Heathrow Airport 2,831,644
Holyhead 2,818,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,779,258

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 £
000 1,993,019 2,197,325 +204,306
East Midlands Airport 1,695,310 2,051,358 +356,048
London Heathrow Airport 1,426,479 1,405,165 -21,314
Holyhead 1,493,966 1,324,407 -169,559
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,088,381 690,877 -397,504
Liverpool Docks 653,490 613,381 -40,109
Heysham 537,711 620,419 +82,708
Manchester Airport 743,118 299,063 -444,055
London Gateway Port 308,554 264,736 -43,818
Dover 178,190 368,205 +190,015

Quick facts

HS code: 630231

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

Description: Table linen made from cotton, such as tablecloths and napkins