Import/export HS code 630539: Various textile containers

Containers made from other textile materials, such as woven fabrics or synthetic blends

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 7,343,475
India 730,364
Ireland 722,359
Netherlands 629,053
Poland 458,385

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 4,324,321 3,019,154 -1,305,167
India 341,207 389,157 +47,950
Ireland 348,046 374,313 +26,267
Netherlands 172,619 456,434 +283,815
Poland 331,032 127,353 -203,679
Belgium 351,505 102,071 -249,434
United States 111,443 197,998 +86,555
Turkey 83,215 77,738 -5,477
Pakistan 107,266 50,228 -57,038
France 74,803 66,115 -8,688

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 8,199,377
India 684,946
Ireland 450,636
United States 403,472
Poland 369,933

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 4,565,733 3,633,644 -932,089
India 318,422 366,524 +48,102
Ireland 200,956 249,680 +48,724
United States 165,562 237,910 +72,348
Poland 306,313 63,620 -242,693
Belgium 239,403 83,827 -155,576
Pakistan 116,347 51,232 -65,115
Thailand 113,787 50,109 -63,678
Turkey 83,215 77,738 -5,477
Viet Nam 131,876 26,751 -105,125

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 32
Greater Manchester 21
West Midlands 14
Outer London - West and North West 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 25 17 -8
Greater Manchester 16 14 -2
West Midlands 12 6 -6
Outer London - West and North West 10 6 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 3 -4

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) 7,608,297
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,501,709
Air transport 1,618,655
Other 403,315
Rail transport 67,226

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) 4,418,808 3,189,489 -1,229,319
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,341,147 1,160,562 -180,585
Air transport 936,032 682,623 -253,409
Other 248,394 154,921 -93,473
Rail transport 0 67,226 +67,226
Road transport 8,632 10,248 +1,616

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,923,020
Southampton 1,766,752
London Gateway Port 1,615,601
London Heathrow Airport 634,803
Liverpool Docks 618,690

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 2,575,001 1,348,019 -1,226,982
Southampton 1,057,302 709,450 -347,852
London Gateway Port 280,783 1,334,818 +1,054,035
London Heathrow Airport 261,773 373,030 +111,257
Liverpool Docks 447,595 171,095 -276,500
Eurotunnel 369,103 59,858 -309,245
Dover 194,413 221,509 +27,096
000 248,394 154,921 -93,473
East Midlands Airport 183,932 105,482 -78,450
Heysham 34,940 222,190 +187,250

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 86
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 85
Other manufacturing 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 38
2025-10 36
2025-09 35
2025-08 34

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 105
54m+ 62
0-1m 37
15m-54m 33
Other 13

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 11,143,094
Hungary 4,043,089
Germany 2,841,329
Belgium 1,011,369
Finland 876,992

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 5,721,209 5,421,885 -299,324
Hungary 2,950,518 1,092,571 -1,857,947
Germany 1,440,756 1,400,573 -40,183
Belgium 924,682 86,687 -837,995
Finland 547,916 329,076 -218,840
Denmark 455,223 405,003 -50,220
United States 514,271 313,866 -200,405
Italy 193,610 156,483 -37,127
Australia 253,320 11,771 -241,549
France 143,938 62,602 -81,336

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 £
Luxembourg 7,954,913
XI 7,360,428
United States 739,692
China 57,701
Morocco 5,959

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 £
Luxembourg 6,920,290 1,034,623 -5,885,667
XI 706,264 6,654,164 +5,947,900
United States 726,804 12,888 -713,916
China 57,167 534 -56,633
Morocco 3,213 2,746 -467

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 16,685,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,993,198
Air transport 1,036,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 854,439

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 £
Other 8,980,217 7,704,955 -1,275,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,558,441 1,434,757 -2,123,684
Air transport 660,961 375,560 -285,401
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 580,659 273,780 -306,879

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 16,685,172
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,518,285
London Heathrow Airport 515,775
Felixstowe 285,041
Southampton 225,132

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 £
000 8,980,217 7,704,955 -1,275,262
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,231,044 1,287,241 -1,943,803
London Heathrow Airport 348,143 167,632 -180,511
Felixstowe 283,747 1,294 -282,453
Southampton 46,850 178,282 +131,432
London Gateway Port 211,329 8,471 -202,858
ZLC 134,582 69,797 -64,785
East Midlands Airport 111,132 89,859 -21,273
Dover 181,391 9,708 -171,683
Immingham Docks 17,253 61,827 +44,574

Quick facts

HS code: 630539

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

Description: Containers made from other textile materials, such as woven fabrics or synthetic blends