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 3,507,419
Italy 2,187,517
France 1,631,274
India 1,151,066
Pakistan 868,149

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 2,293,370 1,214,049 -1,079,321
Italy 1,403,607 783,910 -619,697
France 640,341 990,933 +350,592
India 526,618 624,448 +97,830
Pakistan 362,066 506,083 +144,017
Netherlands 247,988 366,648 +118,660
Poland 126,652 215,302 +88,650
Turkey 62,491 187,679 +125,188
South Africa 156,356 91,126 -65,230
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 124,410 83,271 -41,139

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 4,166,871
India 2,813,791
Italy 1,580,869
Pakistan 891,982
France 499,423

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 2,590,798 1,576,073 -1,014,725
India 1,178,497 1,635,294 +456,797
Italy 1,063,413 517,456 -545,957
Pakistan 370,143 521,839 +151,696
France 223,559 275,864 +52,305
Albania 218,253 195,966 -22,287
Poland 124,289 244,115 +119,826
Turkey 73,130 214,671 +141,541
South Africa 156,356 91,126 -65,230
Slovakia 34,587 109,029 +74,442

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 107
Inner London - East 32
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
Outer London - West and North West 23
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 64 70 +6
Inner London - East 23 23 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 16 -4
Outer London - West and North West 14 16 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 13 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 13 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Outer London - South 6 10 +4
West Midlands 5 7 +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) 5,626,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,101,978
Air transport 2,329,102
Road transport 181,422
Other 76,951

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) 3,140,602 2,486,392 -654,210
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,672,216 2,429,762 +757,546
Air transport 1,490,573 838,529 -652,044
Road transport 101,144 80,278 -20,866
Other 69,119 7,832 -61,287

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,598,044
Southampton 1,893,082
Dover 1,641,614
London Heathrow Airport 1,588,341
Eurotunnel 1,120,811

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 1,542,690 1,055,354 -487,336
Southampton 1,207,991 685,091 -522,900
Dover 656,992 984,622 +327,630
London Heathrow Airport 1,108,140 480,201 -627,939
Eurotunnel 441,367 679,444 +238,077
London Gateway Port 225,863 355,125 +129,262
Dover / Eurotunnel 181,552 357,510 +175,958
Liverpool Docks 166,490 140,490 -26,000
Thamesport 92,506 191,709 +99,203
London 155,433 123,725 -31,708

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 196
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 152
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23
Manufacture of leather and related products 16
Manufacture of textiles 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 52
2026-03 52
2026-02 47
2026-01 41
2025-12 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 182
54m+ 89
0-1m 87
15m-54m 40
Other 28

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 503,172
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 290,093
France 269,739
United States 152,342
Germany 78,385

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 289,241 213,931 -75,310
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 251,155 38,938 -212,217
France 115,089 154,650 +39,561
United States 91,086 61,256 -29,830
Germany 50,141 28,244 -21,897
Greece 28,050 46,786 +18,736
Netherlands 33,928 39,188 +5,260
Ireland 41,179 27,577 -13,602
Italy 36,013 31,657 -4,356
Spain 40,038 20,068 -19,970

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 3,199
XI 730
India 68
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 2,189 1,010 -1,179
XI 577 153 -424
India 12 56 +44
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 1,442,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 726,034
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,142
Other 4,001

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 868,809 573,816 -294,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 348,093 377,941 +29,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,150 33,992 -51,158
Other 2,782 1,219 -1,563

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 746,928
Dover / Eurotunnel 543,268
East Midlands Airport 507,043
London Stansted Airport 90,102
ZLC 74,941

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 513,443 233,485 -279,958
Dover / Eurotunnel 240,421 302,847 +62,426
East Midlands Airport 252,727 254,316 +1,589
London Stansted Airport 49,793 40,309 -9,484
ZLC 50,706 24,235 -26,471
London Gateway Port 46,727 9,749 -36,978
Southampton 28,813 8,112 -20,701
Immingham Docks 15,815 19,073 +3,258
Eurotunnel 28,651 5,195 -23,456
Dover 13,961 16,527 +2,566

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