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 3,328,196
Italy 2,240,066
France 1,568,063
India 1,150,599
Pakistan 916,957

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 2,092,631 1,235,565 -857,066
Italy 1,449,505 790,561 -658,944
France 561,893 1,006,170 +444,277
India 670,828 479,771 -191,057
Pakistan 459,418 457,539 -1,879
Netherlands 297,822 296,848 -974
Poland 123,139 230,274 +107,135
Turkey 96,601 156,534 +59,933
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 176,134 36,685 -139,449
South Africa 79,103 91,126 +12,023

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 3,984,442
India 2,774,957
Italy 1,584,623
Pakistan 940,790
France 487,946

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 2,493,938 1,490,504 -1,003,434
India 1,337,444 1,437,513 +100,069
Italy 1,090,997 493,626 -597,371
Pakistan 478,912 461,878 -17,034
France 133,504 354,442 +220,938
Albania 248,279 176,307 -71,972
Poland 126,672 254,540 +127,868
Turkey 109,122 181,644 +72,522
South Africa 79,103 91,126 +12,023
Slovakia 42,126 101,490 +59,364

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 99
Inner London - East 33
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21

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 62 64 +2
Inner London - East 27 20 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 16 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 14 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 14 -2
Outer London - West and North West 14 12 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 11 7 -4
Outer London - South 7 10 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 8 +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) 5,463,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,095,540
Air transport 2,254,184
Road transport 154,187
Other 76,921

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) 3,185,339 2,278,558 -906,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,730,580 2,364,960 +634,380
Air transport 1,494,285 759,899 -734,386
Road transport 105,205 48,982 -56,223
Other 70,364 6,557 -63,807

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,378,321
Southampton 1,862,708
Dover 1,674,872
London Heathrow Airport 1,559,728
Eurotunnel 1,135,632

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 1,514,512 863,809 -650,703
Southampton 1,218,179 644,529 -573,650
Dover 671,959 1,002,913 +330,954
London Heathrow Airport 1,127,167 432,561 -694,606
Eurotunnel 394,917 740,715 +345,798
London Gateway Port 318,158 274,952 -43,206
Dover / Eurotunnel 174,649 350,358 +175,709
Liverpool Docks 173,027 167,313 -5,714
London 192,660 110,074 -82,586
Thamesport 87,399 186,714 +99,315

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
194
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
146
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
21
Manufacture of leather and related products
15
Manufacture of textiles
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 50
2026-04 52
2026-03 52
2026-02 47
2026-01 41

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
54m+ 88
0-1m 85
15m-54m 41
Other 23

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 435,490
France 245,394
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 190,460
United States 143,287
Ireland 79,326

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 274,032 161,458 -112,574
France 93,211 152,183 +58,972
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 166,210 24,250 -141,960
United States 87,562 55,725 -31,837
Ireland 53,510 25,816 -27,694
Germany 49,806 24,421 -25,385
Greece 43,066 23,502 -19,564
Netherlands 21,939 40,495 +18,556
Italy 26,882 33,494 +6,612
Spain 40,876 15,666 -25,210

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 3,202
XI 667
India 62
Netherlands 1

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 2,852 350 -2,502
XI 514 153 -361
India 6 56 +50
Netherlands 1 0 -1

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 1,244,650
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 707,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 114,259
Other 3,935

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 759,140 485,510 -273,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 352,517 354,944 +2,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,844 32,415 -49,429
Other 3,376 559 -2,817

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 652,325
Dover / Eurotunnel 520,633
East Midlands Airport 446,448
London Stansted Airport 62,244
ZLC 60,022

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 426,656 225,669 -200,987
Dover / Eurotunnel 252,482 268,151 +15,669
East Midlands Airport 239,886 206,562 -33,324
London Stansted Airport 50,243 12,001 -38,242
ZLC 37,982 22,040 -15,942
London Gateway Port 46,984 12,396 -34,588
Eurotunnel 26,651 7,710 -18,941
Immingham Docks 14,752 19,073 +4,321
Southampton 23,541 6,888 -16,653
Newhaven 19,000 11,400 -7,600

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