Import/export HS code 630253: Man-made fiber kitchen linen

Kitchen linen made from synthetic or artificial fibers like polyester

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* 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 10,070,069
Pakistan 1,843,519
Netherlands 1,827,875
India 900,069
Cambodia 776,064

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 5,751,931 4,318,138 -1,433,793
Pakistan 1,033,177 810,342 -222,835
Netherlands 1,175,015 652,860 -522,155
India 623,560 276,509 -347,051
Cambodia 346,069 429,995 +83,926
Ireland 193,859 126,117 -67,742
Poland 151,904 99,416 -52,488
United States 50,369 74,562 +24,193
Turkey 99,526 16,573 -82,953
Portugal 54,756 10,442 -44,314

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 11,545,991
Pakistan 1,837,017
India 956,215
Cambodia 857,074
Netherlands 503,121

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 6,772,302 4,773,689 -1,998,613
Pakistan 1,037,577 799,440 -238,137
India 642,518 313,697 -328,821
Cambodia 380,034 477,040 +97,006
Netherlands 264,136 238,985 -25,151
Poland 156,342 108,861 -47,481
United States 79,206 43,314 -35,892
Turkey 100,526 16,573 -83,953
Portugal 56,379 12,404 -43,975
France 51,568 3,215 -48,353

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Inner London - East 20
Outer London - East and North East 11
Greater Manchester 10
Northern Ireland 9

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 18 16 -2
Inner London - East 11 12 +1
Outer London - East and North East 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Northern Ireland 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
West Midlands 3 6 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 5 5 +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) 11,751,105
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,268,769
Air transport 1,815,002
Other 903,060
Road transport 10,439

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) 6,495,381 5,255,724 -1,239,657
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,532,621 736,148 -796,473
Air transport 1,083,016 731,986 -351,030
Other 671,678 231,382 -440,296
Road transport 6,314 4,125 -2,189

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,794,291
Southampton 3,197,374
London Gateway Port 1,649,204
Harwich 1,007,199
000 903,060

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 £
Felixstowe 3,552,615 2,241,676 -1,310,939
Southampton 2,086,070 1,111,304 -974,766
London Gateway Port 412,147 1,237,057 +824,910
Harwich 783,582 223,617 -559,965
000 671,678 231,382 -440,296
Birmingham Airport 424,158 392,074 -32,084
499 102,578 385,567 +282,989
Dover / Eurotunnel 199,630 232,720 +33,090
London Heathrow Airport 249,631 173,771 -75,860
London 273,048 128,789 -144,259

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 72
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57
Other personal service activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 39
2025-10 36
2025-09 35
2025-08 36

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 64
54m+ 34
0-1m 33
Other 29
15m-54m 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 565,399
France 392,985
United States 258,384
Netherlands 199,142
South Korea 98,200

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 371,602 193,797 -177,805
France 188,392 204,593 +16,201
United States 61,049 197,335 +136,286
Netherlands 117,823 81,319 -36,504
South Korea 98,200 0 -98,200
Germany 54,863 10,220 -44,643
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 22,068 1,359 -20,709
Spain 3,001 12,296 +9,295
Austria 0 13,565 +13,565
Barbados 13,200 0 -13,200

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 £
China 185,041
Netherlands 65,142
Turkey 33,520
India 2,260
Ireland 2,171

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 £
China 125,684 59,357 -66,327
Netherlands 42,910 22,232 -20,678
Turkey 32,684 836 -31,848
India 85 2,175 +2,090
Ireland 638 1,533 +895
Egypt 984 0 -984
XI 318 114 -204
Italy 0 1 +1

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) 761,587
Air transport 422,416
Other 347,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,658
Road transport 8,943

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) 429,104 332,483 -96,621
Air transport 278,393 144,023 -134,370
Other 235,464 111,664 -123,800
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,163 165,495 +138,332
Road transport 5,932 3,011 -2,921

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 347,128
Dover 312,549
London Heathrow Airport 191,959
Dover / Eurotunnel 159,532
Belfast Port 151,822

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 £
000 235,464 111,664 -123,800
Dover 121,843 190,706 +68,863
London Heathrow Airport 162,812 29,147 -133,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 97,779 61,753 -36,026
Belfast Port 0 151,822 +151,822
East Midlands Airport 76,795 54,628 -22,167
Immingham Docks 92,946 24,047 -68,899
Holyhead 61,840 52,274 -9,566
ZLC 38,820 48,731 +9,911
Southampton 7,996 11,382 +3,386

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 630253

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

Description: Kitchen linen made from synthetic or artificial fibers like polyester