Import/export HS code 630251: Cotton kitchen linen

Kitchen linen made from cotton, including dish towels and oven mitts

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 £
India 13,991,791
Pakistan 6,340,094
China 4,067,248
Italy 2,562,556
Croatia 1,703,183

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 £
India 6,370,066 7,621,725 +1,251,659
Pakistan 3,085,656 3,254,438 +168,782
China 2,093,477 1,973,771 -119,706
Italy 704,329 1,858,227 +1,153,898
Croatia 862,393 840,790 -21,603
Spain 733,069 736,255 +3,186
Portugal 379,561 325,361 -54,200
France 440,108 249,906 -190,202
Egypt 162,071 361,064 +198,993
Turkey 36,389 454,954 +418,565

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 £
India 14,501,594
Pakistan 6,379,917
China 4,511,134
Italy 2,410,819
Croatia 1,833,071

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 £
India 6,489,700 8,011,894 +1,522,194
Pakistan 3,121,587 3,258,330 +136,743
China 2,409,828 2,101,306 -308,522
Italy 683,308 1,727,511 +1,044,203
Croatia 955,748 877,323 -78,425
Spain 763,820 733,520 -30,300
Portugal 375,328 332,935 -42,393
Turkey 128,798 570,133 +441,335
Egypt 163,168 365,224 +202,056
France 246,431 153,086 -93,345

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 72
Inner London - East 27
Outer London - West and North West 21
Greater Manchester 17
Outer London - South 15

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 51 53 +2
Inner London - East 20 19 -1
Outer London - West and North West 17 12 -5
Greater Manchester 14 12 -2
Outer London - South 8 11 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 12 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 4 -4

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) 24,882,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,088,683
Air transport 2,680,097
Other 1,842,021
Road transport 124,670

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) 10,860,548 14,022,095 +3,161,547
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,634,753 2,453,930 -180,823
Air transport 1,108,426 1,571,671 +463,245
Other 1,290,743 551,278 -739,465
Road transport 20,293 104,377 +84,084

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 9,836,280
Felixstowe 6,468,537
Southampton 4,660,217
Dover 2,591,292
499 1,843,358

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 £
London Gateway Port 4,275,877 5,560,403 +1,284,526
Felixstowe 3,782,666 2,685,871 -1,096,795
Southampton 2,285,767 2,374,450 +88,683
Dover 1,130,594 1,460,698 +330,104
499 12,764 1,830,594 +1,817,830
000 1,290,743 551,278 -739,465
Thamesport 347,860 1,153,507 +805,647
London 684,787 530,335 -154,452
London Heathrow Airport 480,964 469,321 -11,643
Eurotunnel 416,303 384,878 -31,425

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
132
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
89
Accommodation
18
Food and beverage service activities
18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 72
2026-04 69
2026-03 62
2026-02 73
2026-01 67

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 109
54m+ 81
0-1m 65
Other 56
15m-54m 31

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 1,122,882
Ireland 950,516
United Arab Emirates 694,781
France 459,144
Netherlands 420,036

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 578,006 544,876 -33,130
Ireland 464,132 486,384 +22,252
United Arab Emirates 554,231 140,550 -413,681
France 387,635 71,509 -316,126
Netherlands 118,780 301,256 +182,476
Saudi Arabia 215,424 122,494 -92,930
Qatar 109,084 176,655 +67,571
Italy 104,619 131,022 +26,403
Iceland 23,081 154,410 +131,329
Germany 5,300 107,897 +102,597

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 £
India 124,239
Pakistan 55,529
China 26,038
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 574
Portugal 476

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 £
India 76,719 47,520 -29,199
Pakistan 11,126 44,403 +33,277
China 5,748 20,290 +14,542
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 574 +574
Portugal 0 476 +476
Czechia 400 0 -400
XI 14 189 +175
Bangladesh 73 0 -73
Netherlands 4 0 -4

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,926,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,159,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 367,496
Other 229,980

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 £
Air transport 1,739,384 1,187,486 -551,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,075,600 1,084,022 +8,422
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,280 266,216 +164,936
Other 98,564 131,416 +32,852

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,408,943
East Midlands Airport 868,782
Dover / Eurotunnel 729,412
Manchester Airport 491,108
Dover 427,969

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 770,126 638,817 -131,309
East Midlands Airport 480,580 388,202 -92,378
Dover / Eurotunnel 502,619 226,793 -275,826
Manchester Airport 454,178 36,930 -417,248
Dover 54,116 373,853 +319,737
Holyhead 188,826 222,008 +33,182
000 98,564 131,416 +32,852
Southampton 18,713 205,030 +186,317
Liverpool Docks 93,243 83,714 -9,529
Heysham 80,826 74,525 -6,301

Quick facts

HS code: 630251

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

Description: Kitchen linen made from cotton, including dish towels and oven mitts