Import/export HS code 630259: Kitchen linen from other materials

Kitchen linen made from materials other than cotton or man-made fibers

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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 2,293,614
Italy 1,266,289
Lithuania 1,108,368
Portugal 1,022,990
India 746,977

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 1,099,552 1,194,062 +94,510
Italy 785,941 480,348 -305,593
Lithuania 665,726 442,642 -223,084
Portugal 631,671 391,319 -240,352
India 333,553 413,424 +79,871
Turkey 417,379 128,353 -289,026
Viet Nam 195,317 173,204 -22,113
France 192,903 152,871 -40,032
Spain 117,064 134,177 +17,113
United States 105,046 87,035 -18,011

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 2,421,978
Italy 1,324,034
Lithuania 1,164,851
Portugal 1,069,563
India 798,587

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 1,151,658 1,270,320 +118,662
Italy 848,011 476,023 -371,988
Lithuania 679,025 485,826 -193,199
Portugal 663,076 406,487 -256,589
India 353,400 445,187 +91,787
Turkey 421,942 132,078 -289,864
Viet Nam 172,402 166,665 -5,737
France 126,441 82,665 -43,776
Spain 88,258 65,532 -22,726
Pakistan 98,610 42,529 -56,081

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
Inner London - East 17
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Outer London - West and North West 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 46 61 +15
Inner London - East 15 9 -6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 9 +3
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Outer London - South 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Northern Ireland 4 4 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,072,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,973,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,457,323
Other 227,764
Road transport 62,829

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 £
Air transport 1,661,415 1,410,922 -250,493
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,586,084 1,387,111 -198,973
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,599,564 857,759 -741,805
Other 68,038 159,726 +91,688
Road transport 7,624 55,205 +47,581

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,428,064
Dover 1,386,948
Felixstowe 1,094,735
London Heathrow Airport 921,842
Southampton 606,257

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 £
East Midlands Airport 939,641 488,423 -451,218
Dover 921,164 465,784 -455,380
Felixstowe 681,299 413,436 -267,863
London Heathrow Airport 398,995 522,847 +123,852
Southampton 332,071 274,186 -57,885
London Gateway Port 248,585 299,039 +50,454
Eurotunnel 301,193 240,019 -61,174
London Stansted Airport 164,057 180,265 +16,208
Thamesport 151,641 113,189 -38,452
London 144,843 115,951 -28,892

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 115
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 61
Food and beverage service activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 13
Accommodation 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 44
2025-10 53
2025-09 37
2025-08 40

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 85
54m+ 64
0-1m 49
Other 27
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 £
United States 1,824,668
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 122,158
France 114,770
Ireland 102,229
Italy 74,558

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 333,163 1,491,505 +1,158,342
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 58,971 63,187 +4,216
France 45,609 69,161 +23,552
Ireland 51,977 50,252 -1,725
Italy 45,004 29,554 -15,450
Netherlands 39,713 31,947 -7,766
Switzerland 50,542 17,438 -33,104
Spain 5,816 59,713 +53,897
Australia 15,637 33,529 +17,892
United Arab Emirates 14,491 29,921 +15,430

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 £
XI 62,272
China 5,262
India 579
Czechia 300

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 £
XI 38,483 23,789 -14,694
China 98 5,164 +5,066
India 486 93 -393
Czechia 300 0 -300

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 2,515,728
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 196,819
Other 69,435
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,392

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 663,862 1,851,866 +1,188,004
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 119,710 77,109 -42,601
Other 39,648 29,787 -9,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,070 22,322 +4,252

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,372,792
East Midlands Airport 891,836
ZLC 129,184
London Stansted Airport 121,916
Dover / Eurotunnel 101,255

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 125,541 1,247,251 +1,121,710
East Midlands Airport 450,659 441,177 -9,482
ZLC 61,631 67,553 +5,922
London Stansted Airport 26,031 95,885 +69,854
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,822 51,433 +1,611
Dover 71,436 16,277 -55,159
000 39,648 29,787 -9,861
Southampton 0 12,155 +12,155
Holyhead 0 9,399 +9,399
Immingham Docks 7,993 0 -7,993

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 630259

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

Description: Kitchen linen made from materials other than cotton or man-made fibers