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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* 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 130,140,479
India 79,484,425
Turkey 29,215,100
China 20,600,552
Bangladesh 18,112,660

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 66,908,273 63,232,206 -3,676,067
India 40,177,248 39,307,177 -870,071
Turkey 16,072,452 13,142,648 -2,929,804
China 10,060,236 10,540,316 +480,080
Bangladesh 10,155,474 7,957,186 -2,198,288
Portugal 6,999,697 7,879,632 +879,935
France 1,330,985 1,166,560 -164,425
Sri Lanka 1,620,657 502,973 -1,117,684
Germany 982,596 917,798 -64,798
Italy 928,768 806,703 -122,065

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 131,676,457
India 81,833,951
Turkey 31,478,996
China 22,203,357
Bangladesh 18,855,344

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 67,669,604 64,006,853 -3,662,751
India 41,717,855 40,116,096 -1,601,759
Turkey 17,142,418 14,336,578 -2,805,840
China 10,827,203 11,376,154 +548,951
Bangladesh 10,741,878 8,113,466 -2,628,412
Portugal 7,734,986 8,264,701 +529,715
Italy 581,260 483,556 -97,704
Austria 282,955 360,604 +77,649
France 298,256 231,789 -66,467
Bulgaria 292,121 131,049 -161,072

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 163
Greater Manchester 102
Inner London - East 67
Outer London - West and North West 55
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 49

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 113 119 +6
Greater Manchester 79 74 -5
Inner London - East 48 51 +3
Outer London - West and North West 36 32 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 30 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33 33 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 35 +5
Outer London - East and North East 18 18 +0
West Yorkshire 20 19 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 18 +3

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) 266,301,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,695,677
Other 12,328,850
Air transport 5,468,745
Road transport 3,211,156

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) 134,499,340 131,802,495 -2,696,845
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,891,663 9,804,014 -2,087,649
Other 8,819,192 3,509,658 -5,309,534
Air transport 2,838,183 2,630,562 -207,621
Road transport 1,230,689 1,980,467 +749,778

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 99,896,516
Southampton 94,327,738
London Gateway Port 48,257,507
000 12,328,850
Dover 8,060,616

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 62,247,524 37,648,992 -24,598,532
Southampton 48,484,293 45,843,445 -2,640,848
London Gateway Port 15,428,134 32,829,373 +17,401,239
000 8,819,192 3,509,658 -5,309,534
Dover 4,098,709 3,961,907 -136,802
London 4,250,666 3,485,923 -764,743
499 57,023 6,978,134 +6,921,111
Liverpool Docks 3,056,992 3,268,618 +211,626
Eurotunnel 2,172,781 2,652,311 +479,530
ZLC 1,808,067 2,275,335 +467,268

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 381
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 342
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 54
Manufacture of textiles 38
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 163
2026-03 154
2026-02 167
2026-01 148
2025-12 156

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 355
54m+ 214
0-1m 207
Other 91
15m-54m 89

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 7,381,044
United Arab Emirates 1,690,799
South Africa 1,487,298
Iceland 926,067
France 863,823

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 3,567,612 3,813,432 +245,820
United Arab Emirates 1,255,958 434,841 -821,117
South Africa 1,484,627 2,671 -1,481,956
Iceland 163,384 762,683 +599,299
France 460,158 403,665 -56,493
Netherlands 516,673 294,729 -221,944
United States 349,612 369,270 +19,658
Germany 298,006 403,943 +105,937
Italy 178,757 255,230 +76,473
Spain 163,856 155,185 -8,671

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 613,536
India 577,734
XI 469,266
Pakistan 178,791
China 112,427

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 299,305 314,231 +14,926
India 326,594 251,140 -75,454
XI 230,435 238,831 +8,396
Pakistan 96,015 82,776 -13,239
China 34,799 77,628 +42,829
Bangladesh 39,221 4,188 -35,033
Ireland 21,873 4,754 -17,119
Turkey 13,774 4,752 -9,022
Czechia 250 95 -155
United States 312 29 -283

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) 9,005,114
Air transport 5,441,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,723,244
Other 2,270,536
Road transport 2,053

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) 4,391,965 4,613,149 +221,184
Air transport 2,646,935 2,794,648 +147,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,143,827 579,417 -1,564,410
Other 1,091,793 1,178,743 +86,950
Road transport 2,053 0 -2,053

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 2,820,183
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,670,644
East Midlands Airport 2,457,157
000 2,270,536
London Gateway Port 1,851,232

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 £
Holyhead 1,338,450 1,481,733 +143,283
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,460,291 1,210,353 -249,938
East Midlands Airport 866,359 1,590,798 +724,439
000 1,091,793 1,178,743 +86,950
London Gateway Port 1,712,671 138,561 -1,574,110
London Heathrow Airport 694,804 797,512 +102,708
Heysham 732,101 722,201 -9,900
Manchester Airport 971,854 139,980 -831,874
Liverpool Docks 427,241 566,623 +139,382
Immingham Docks 138,757 324,412 +185,655

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