Import/export HS code 631090: Unsorted textile waste

Other types of textile waste, such as rags, ropes, or cords, that have not been sorted

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* 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 3,314,255
Ireland 1,168,046
Pakistan 763,346
Germany 314,357
India 183,502

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 1,758,116 1,556,139 -201,977
Ireland 615,055 552,991 -62,064
Pakistan 480,443 282,903 -197,540
Germany 110,722 203,635 +92,913
India 67,570 115,932 +48,362
Tunisia 166,883 0 -166,883
Viet Nam 99,103 0 -99,103
Netherlands 68,311 19,537 -48,774
Turkey 57,164 16,405 -40,759
Belgium 41,556 30,433 -11,123

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 3,413,730
Ireland 1,122,502
Pakistan 775,160
Germany 293,678
India 186,455

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 1,861,110 1,552,620 -308,490
Ireland 607,336 515,166 -92,170
Pakistan 474,352 300,808 -173,544
Germany 99,534 194,144 +94,610
India 67,570 118,885 +51,315
Tunisia 166,883 0 -166,883
Belgium 47,212 36,084 -11,128
Netherlands 62,655 4,084 -58,571
Turkey 54,016 10,211 -43,805
Czechia 38,778 17,046 -21,732

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4

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
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 5 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Essex 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Highlands and Islands 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 2 1 -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) 5,097,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,203,083
Air transport 253,535
Other 24,195
Road transport 3,033

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) 2,831,029 2,266,748 -564,281
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 678,214 524,869 -153,345
Air transport 142,826 110,709 -32,117
Other 21,165 3,030 -18,135
Road transport 0 3,033 +3,033

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,838,833
Southampton 1,141,980
Heysham 1,064,936
London Gateway Port 1,040,114
Belfast Port 374,487

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 1,403,151 435,682 -967,469
Southampton 742,574 399,406 -343,168
Heysham 549,770 515,166 -34,604
London Gateway Port 215,764 824,350 +608,586
Belfast Port 155,970 218,517 +62,547
Dover 146,735 163,628 +16,893
Liverpool Docks 168,145 67,590 -100,555
London Heathrow Airport 80,817 49,266 -31,551
Immingham Docks 27,141 53,864 +26,723
Eurotunnel 19,457 46,730 +27,273

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 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Other manufacturing 7
Manufacture of textiles 6
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 7
2026-02 7
2026-01 6
2025-12 5

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 26
54m+ 15
0-1m 13
Other 10
15m-54m 6

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 £
Germany 530,387
India 235,215
Ireland 225,024
Senegal 156,856
France 99,946

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 £
Germany 312,929 217,458 -95,471
India 99,824 135,391 +35,567
Ireland 87,280 137,744 +50,464
Senegal 41,052 115,804 +74,752
France 51,517 48,429 -3,088
Switzerland 1,600 67,120 +65,520
Malaysia 45,382 6,719 -38,663
South Korea 50,740 0 -50,740
Pakistan 36,633 14,007 -22,626
Turkey 41,459 0 -41,459

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 73,488
Ireland 64,183
India 7,836
China 2,091
Spain 1,655

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 25,946 47,542 +21,596
Ireland 32,737 31,446 -1,291
India 7,836 0 -7,836
China 707 1,384 +677
Spain 1,136 519 -617

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) 911,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 739,736
Other 160,372
Air transport 142,264

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) 504,625 406,808 -97,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 418,191 321,545 -96,646
Other 76,255 84,117 +7,862
Air transport 73,968 68,296 -5,672

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 490,671
London Gateway Port 405,242
Dover / Eurotunnel 224,025
000 160,372
Felixstowe 142,500

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 290,360 200,311 -90,049
London Gateway Port 145,711 259,531 +113,820
Dover / Eurotunnel 125,444 98,581 -26,863
000 76,255 84,117 +7,862
Felixstowe 115,798 26,702 -89,096
Grangemouth Docks 93,677 0 -93,677
Eurotunnel 1,600 77,470 +75,870
East Midlands Airport 41,767 18,602 -23,165
Southampton 39,757 19,963 -19,794
London Heathrow Airport 22,763 32,974 +10,211

Quick facts

HS code: 631090

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

Description: Other types of textile waste, such as rags, ropes, or cords, that have not been sorted