Import/export HS code 631010: Sorted textile waste

Textile waste like rags, ropes, or cords that have been sorted for recycling or reuse

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 £
Netherlands 2,944,005
Pakistan 1,443,372
India 1,367,353
United Arab Emirates 566,838
China 523,898

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 £
Netherlands 1,281,173 1,662,832 +381,659
Pakistan 880,167 563,205 -316,962
India 784,157 583,196 -200,961
United Arab Emirates 374,400 192,438 -181,962
China 309,801 214,097 -95,704
Germany 294,109 160,774 -133,335
Turkey 312,912 125,185 -187,727
South Korea 148,745 96,667 -52,078
United States 57,261 172,970 +115,709
Belgium 135,531 10,774 -124,757

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 £
Netherlands 1,648,297
Pakistan 1,461,871
United States 1,395,992
India 1,336,312
United Arab Emirates 562,599

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 £
Netherlands 937,860 710,437 -227,423
Pakistan 879,656 582,215 -297,441
United States 335,043 1,060,949 +725,906
India 741,889 594,423 -147,466
United Arab Emirates 377,444 185,155 -192,289
China 324,864 191,143 -133,721
Turkey 312,912 143,848 -169,064
South Korea 191,610 96,667 -94,943
Honduras 134,602 92,345 -42,257
Hungary 79,942 143,779 +63,837

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
East Central Scotland 2
Inner London - East 2

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
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 1 +0

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) 4,987,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,149,410
Air transport 150,427
Road transport 50,779
Other 6,771

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) 2,883,606 2,103,732 -779,874
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,154,773 1,994,637 -160,136
Air transport 37,748 112,679 +74,931
Road transport 20,491 30,288 +9,797
Other 2,429 4,342 +1,913

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,925,620
Immingham Docks 1,909,946
Southampton 1,532,944
London Gateway Port 1,221,508
Harwich 329,619

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 2,004,467 921,153 -1,083,314
Immingham Docks 568,364 1,341,582 +773,218
Southampton 887,350 645,594 -241,756
London Gateway Port 532,617 688,891 +156,274
Harwich 214,062 115,557 -98,505
Middlesbrough 189,428 138,789 -50,639
Killingholme 158,143 62,217 -95,926
Dover 130,085 65,970 -64,115
Grangemouth Docks 122,745 43,240 -79,505
Eurotunnel 117,764 31,765 -85,999

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 13
Manufacture of textiles 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 3
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 8
2025-10 12
2025-09 9
2025-08 11

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 21
54m+ 6
15m-54m 4
Other 4
0-1m 2

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 £
Sweden 1,188,010
Canada 856,930
Germany 835,706
United States 464,999
Belgium 437,490

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 £
Sweden 909,006 279,004 -630,002
Canada 606,290 250,640 -355,650
Germany 504,624 331,082 -173,542
United States 360,986 104,013 -256,973
Belgium 397,251 40,239 -357,012
Netherlands 263,493 49,364 -214,129
Japan 117,174 84,207 -32,967
India 106,228 86,248 -19,980
South Korea 88,524 85,816 -2,708
Poland 81,839 73,427 -8,412

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 £
Germany 2,114
XI 67
China 41
Spain 38
India 6

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 £
Germany 2,114 0 -2,114
XI 14 53 +39
China 22 19 -3
Spain 0 38 +38
India 0 6 +6

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,895,220
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,947,020
Air transport 1,504,802
Other 25,176
Rail transport 2,540

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,917,313 977,907 -939,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,331,159 615,861 -715,298
Air transport 1,107,528 397,274 -710,254
Other 12,129 13,047 +918
Rail transport 0 2,540 +2,540

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,990,157
Liverpool Docks 676,014
Dover / Eurotunnel 674,803
Manchester Airport 595,981
London Heathrow Airport 482,455

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,529,628 460,529 -1,069,099
Liverpool Docks 420,731 255,283 -165,448
Dover / Eurotunnel 393,655 281,148 -112,507
Manchester Airport 480,165 115,816 -364,349
London Heathrow Airport 386,190 96,265 -289,925
Dover 119,413 190,714 +71,301
ZLC 144,490 154,099 +9,609
London Gateway Port 163,300 91,599 -71,701
Hull 110,377 63,733 -46,644
Southampton 69,859 98,650 +28,791

Quick facts

HS code: 631010

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

Description: Textile waste like rags, ropes, or cords that have been sorted for recycling or reuse