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 8,226,011
India 1,051,367
Ireland 952,221
Netherlands 811,104
Belgium 475,562

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 4,175,318 4,050,693 -124,625
India 359,182 692,185 +333,003
Ireland 357,479 594,742 +237,263
Netherlands 142,914 668,190 +525,276
Belgium 330,578 144,984 -185,594
Poland 295,840 136,540 -159,300
United States 124,139 217,100 +92,961
Pakistan 112,151 81,598 -30,553
Italy 87,392 95,934 +8,542
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 98,363 75,821 -22,542

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 9,355,317
India 1,020,120
Ireland 542,996
United States 461,450
Belgium 354,764

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 4,396,111 4,959,206 +563,095
India 336,397 683,723 +347,326
Ireland 201,202 341,794 +140,592
United States 190,051 271,399 +81,348
Belgium 228,426 126,338 -102,088
Poland 265,982 71,009 -194,973
Pakistan 121,232 82,602 -38,630
Viet Nam 133,789 60,961 -72,828
Turkey 152,552 10,318 -142,234
Italy 80,708 73,258 -7,450

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
Greater Manchester 22
West Midlands 19
Outer London - West and North West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 27 19 -8
Greater Manchester 16 15 -1
West Midlands 12 11 -1
Outer London - West and North West 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1

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) 8,691,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,871,771
Air transport 1,881,769
Other 520,994
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) 4,214,954 4,476,521 +261,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,403,403 1,468,368 +64,965
Air transport 961,938 919,831 -42,107
Other 245,198 275,796 +30,598
Rail transport 0 67,226 +67,226
Road transport 13,813 7,387 -6,426

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,220,885
Southampton 2,213,147
London Gateway Port 1,948,772
Liverpool Docks 777,525
London Heathrow Airport 769,422

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 2,394,749 1,826,136 -568,613
Southampton 1,109,777 1,103,370 -6,407
London Gateway Port 305,499 1,643,273 +1,337,774
Liverpool Docks 411,515 366,010 -45,505
London Heathrow Airport 266,610 502,812 +236,202
000 245,198 275,796 +30,598
Dover 241,768 179,527 -62,241
Eurotunnel 325,493 73,523 -251,970
Heysham 71,266 291,075 +219,809
East Midlands Airport 187,239 120,822 -66,417

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 93
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 92
Other manufacturing 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 35
2026-03 41
2026-02 38
2026-01 29
2025-12 38

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 114
54m+ 68
0-1m 44
15m-54m 30
Other 19

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 12,874,020
Hungary 3,867,278
Germany 3,298,670
Finland 1,051,962
United States 996,447

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 5,762,501 7,111,519 +1,349,018
Hungary 2,611,191 1,256,087 -1,355,104
Germany 1,692,926 1,605,744 -87,182
Finland 494,675 557,287 +62,612
United States 500,514 495,933 -4,581
Denmark 482,781 453,270 -29,511
Belgium 669,474 59,876 -609,598
Italy 43,360 272,971 +229,611
Australia 253,320 11,771 -241,549
France 152,451 89,668 -62,783

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 £
XI 10,271,423
Luxembourg 6,989,764
United States 893,751
China 80,872
Morocco 6,188

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 £
XI 1,349,924 8,921,499 +7,571,575
Luxembourg 6,231,691 758,073 -5,473,618
United States 726,804 166,947 -559,857
China 2,159 78,713 +76,554
Morocco 3,075 3,113 +38

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 18,808,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,976,557
Air transport 1,303,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,000,341

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 8,880,132 9,928,345 +1,048,213
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,220,437 1,756,120 -1,464,317
Air transport 622,545 681,161 +58,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 605,619 394,722 -210,897

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 18,808,477
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,462,063
London Heathrow Airport 619,187
Southampton 313,075
Felixstowe 285,041

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 8,880,132 9,928,345 +1,048,213
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,910,707 1,551,356 -1,359,351
London Heathrow Airport 311,027 308,160 -2,867
Southampton 73,317 239,758 +166,441
Felixstowe 283,747 1,294 -282,453
East Midlands Airport 113,573 141,431 +27,858
ZLC 136,033 116,288 -19,745
London Gateway Port 209,104 15,669 -193,435
Dover 181,391 13,746 -167,645
Immingham Docks 15,012 74,948 +59,936

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