Import/export HS code 630260: Cotton terry toweling linen

Toilet and kitchen linen made from cotton terry toweling, such as towels and washcloths

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  • 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 125,042,086
India 78,137,609
Turkey 27,574,345
China 19,809,412
Bangladesh 17,120,324

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 65,544,021 59,498,065 -6,045,956
India 39,789,596 38,348,013 -1,441,583
Turkey 16,105,145 11,469,200 -4,635,945
China 10,160,620 9,648,792 -511,828
Bangladesh 9,812,083 7,308,241 -2,503,842
Portugal 7,132,145 7,203,187 +71,042
France 1,195,222 1,186,823 -8,399
Sri Lanka 1,542,936 448,154 -1,094,782
Germany 998,870 798,137 -200,733
Italy 882,815 718,529 -164,286

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 126,697,503
India 80,407,953
Turkey 29,664,386
China 21,380,887
Bangladesh 17,778,663

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 66,218,221 60,479,282 -5,738,939
India 41,403,416 39,004,537 -2,398,879
Turkey 17,147,297 12,517,089 -4,630,208
China 11,033,743 10,347,144 -686,599
Bangladesh 10,320,048 7,458,615 -2,861,433
Portugal 7,771,102 7,623,556 -147,546
Italy 460,278 485,505 +25,227
Austria 321,794 268,751 -53,043
France 300,628 212,963 -87,665
Egypt 150,797 224,612 +73,815

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 157
Greater Manchester 96
Inner London - East 68
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 48
Outer London - West and North West 48

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 105 117 +12
Greater Manchester 71 73 +2
Inner London - East 52 44 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 30 -3
Outer London - West and North West 33 28 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33 28 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 32 +2
Outer London - East and North East 16 19 +3
West Yorkshire 18 18 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 16 +2

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) 257,270,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,867,627
Other 11,043,499
Air transport 5,274,919
Road transport 3,321,773

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) 132,089,628 125,180,775 -6,908,853
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,654,570 9,213,057 -2,441,513
Other 9,279,004 1,764,495 -7,514,509
Air transport 2,675,588 2,599,331 -76,257
Road transport 1,526,550 1,795,223 +268,673

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 94,481,408
Southampton 90,468,167
London Gateway Port 49,396,284
000 11,043,499
Dover 7,935,385

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 60,407,044 34,074,364 -26,332,680
Southampton 45,776,155 44,692,012 -1,084,143
London Gateway Port 17,752,765 31,643,519 +13,890,754
000 9,279,004 1,764,495 -7,514,509
Dover 4,239,535 3,695,850 -543,685
499 76,155 7,627,868 +7,551,713
London 4,163,756 2,814,711 -1,349,045
Liverpool Docks 3,216,757 2,906,916 -309,841
Eurotunnel 2,139,069 2,387,444 +248,375
ZLC 2,055,894 2,074,979 +19,085

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
370
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
326
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
49
Manufacture of textiles
38
Other personal service activities
36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 176
2026-04 163
2026-03 154
2026-02 167
2026-01 148

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 342
54m+ 215
0-1m 196
15m-54m 88
Other 85

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 7,009,573
United Arab Emirates 1,563,701
United States 1,501,158
South Africa 1,486,119
Iceland 922,049

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 3,392,275 3,617,298 +225,023
United Arab Emirates 1,226,468 337,233 -889,235
United States 380,239 1,120,919 +740,680
South Africa 1,483,448 2,671 -1,480,777
Iceland 236,845 685,204 +448,359
France 412,981 408,999 -3,982
Germany 312,013 448,644 +136,631
Netherlands 432,632 295,760 -136,872
Italy 273,307 164,264 -109,043
Spain 200,292 132,123 -68,169

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 £
Portugal 598,689
India 554,117
XI 447,446
Pakistan 199,957
China 107,472

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 £
Portugal 307,699 290,990 -16,709
India 331,116 223,001 -108,115
XI 226,787 220,659 -6,128
Pakistan 108,078 91,879 -16,199
China 36,713 70,759 +34,046
Bangladesh 20,311 2,824 -17,487
Ireland 17,290 4,942 -12,348
Turkey 13,042 3,961 -9,081
Czechia 249 156 -93
United States 309 22 -287

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) 8,652,664
Air transport 5,236,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,487,932
Other 2,202,333

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) 4,293,907 4,358,757 +64,850
Air transport 2,675,894 2,560,807 -115,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,120,433 1,367,499 -752,934
Other 1,092,071 1,110,262 +18,191

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,650,226
Holyhead 2,565,428
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,557,564
East Midlands Airport 2,363,999
000 2,202,333

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 Gateway Port 1,695,552 954,674 -740,878
Holyhead 1,166,050 1,399,378 +233,328
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,447,437 1,110,127 -337,310
East Midlands Airport 879,348 1,484,651 +605,303
000 1,092,071 1,110,262 +18,191
London Heathrow Airport 740,785 757,365 +16,580
Heysham 715,566 659,087 -56,479
Liverpool Docks 452,222 582,492 +130,270
Manchester Airport 908,433 100,697 -807,736
Immingham Docks 155,615 304,589 +148,974

Quick facts

HS code: 630260

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

Description: Toilet and kitchen linen made from cotton terry toweling, such as towels and washcloths