Import/export HS code 630520: Cotton sacks

Sacks made from cotton fabric, lightweight and strong for packing various goods

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 £
China 3,517,550
Italy 2,000,102
France 1,356,818
India 1,090,595
Pakistan 771,448

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 2,467,378 1,050,172 -1,417,206
Italy 1,435,600 564,502 -871,098
France 569,722 787,096 +217,374
India 530,870 559,725 +28,855
Pakistan 395,467 375,981 -19,486
Netherlands 197,450 427,154 +229,704
Poland 139,888 162,708 +22,820
South Africa 156,356 73,555 -82,801
Turkey 43,320 159,239 +115,919
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 83,584 108,903 +25,319

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 4,133,682
India 2,522,811
Italy 1,434,773
Pakistan 794,520
France 402,713

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 2,769,024 1,364,658 -1,404,366
India 1,099,899 1,422,912 +323,013
Italy 1,067,569 367,204 -700,365
Pakistan 407,122 387,398 -19,724
France 166,176 236,537 +70,361
Albania 251,509 127,852 -123,657
Poland 137,525 180,158 +42,633
Turkey 57,680 188,082 +130,402
South Africa 156,356 73,555 -82,801
United States 77,573 42,777 -34,796

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 110
Inner London - East 33
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24
Outer London - West and North West 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20

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 70 63 -7
Inner London - East 26 18 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 14 -4
Outer London - West and North West 14 13 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 12 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 11 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Outer London - South 5 10 +5
West Midlands 5 8 +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) 5,293,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,506,417
Air transport 2,269,218
Road transport 169,584
Other 77,089

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) 3,341,844 1,951,964 -1,389,880
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,589,865 1,916,552 +326,687
Air transport 1,492,258 776,960 -715,298
Road transport 92,979 76,605 -16,374
Other 69,286 7,803 -61,483

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,593,776
Southampton 1,798,449
London Heathrow Airport 1,519,217
Dover 1,318,465
Eurotunnel 950,532

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 1,624,776 969,000 -655,776
Southampton 1,278,795 519,654 -759,141
London Heathrow Airport 1,033,927 485,290 -548,637
Dover 586,908 731,557 +144,649
Eurotunnel 426,411 524,121 +97,710
London Gateway Port 209,212 338,961 +129,749
Dover / Eurotunnel 159,737 239,981 +80,244
London 222,372 75,296 -147,076
Liverpool Docks 185,901 91,612 -94,289
East Midlands Airport 117,437 116,157 -1,280

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 188
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 154
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Manufacture of leather and related products 18
Manufacture of textiles 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 56
2025-10 53
2025-09 55
2025-08 51

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 177
0-1m 89
54m+ 88
15m-54m 40
Other 30

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 564,304
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 349,593
France 291,770
United States 154,500
Italy 105,184

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 317,904 246,400 -71,504
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 177,117 172,476 -4,641
France 96,795 194,975 +98,180
United States 107,151 47,349 -59,802
Italy 63,584 41,600 -21,984
Germany 68,859 19,271 -49,588
Ireland 22,588 50,788 +28,200
Greece 22,098 40,827 +18,729
United Arab Emirates 29,835 28,885 -950
Netherlands 32,465 26,238 -6,227

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 3,678
XI 1,010
India 57
Netherlands 2

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 2,305 1,373 -932
XI 818 192 -626
India 18 39 +21
Netherlands 2 0 -2

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 1,508,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 753,354
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,144
Road transport 5,710
Other 4,750

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 841,741 666,457 -175,284
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 331,261 422,093 +90,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,781 61,363 -418
Road transport 5,710 0 -5,710
Other 3,146 1,604 -1,542

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 810,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 592,137
East Midlands Airport 518,913
London Stansted Airport 89,433
ZLC 71,549

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 429,872 380,530 -49,342
Dover / Eurotunnel 256,514 335,623 +79,109
East Midlands Airport 303,258 215,655 -87,603
London Stansted Airport 50,295 39,138 -11,157
ZLC 61,886 9,663 -52,223
London Gateway Port 35,727 21,749 -13,978
Southampton 16,444 23,483 +7,039
Dover 19,530 17,039 -2,491
Eurotunnel 4,000 26,486 +22,486
Immingham Docks 16,733 7,638 -9,095

Quick facts

HS code: 630520

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

Description: Sacks made from cotton fabric, lightweight and strong for packing various goods