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 2,953,247
Ireland 1,206,581
Pakistan 730,073
Germany 278,549
Tunisia 166,883

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 1,700,488 1,252,759 -447,729
Ireland 599,592 606,989 +7,397
Pakistan 459,230 270,843 -188,387
Germany 125,725 152,824 +27,099
Tunisia 101,043 65,840 -35,203
India 38,178 109,114 +70,936
Viet Nam 0 99,103 +99,103
Netherlands 80,919 13,699 -67,220
Turkey 64,158 19,553 -44,605
Czechia 77,554 0 -77,554

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 3,041,780
Ireland 1,161,095
Pakistan 745,508
Germany 265,661
Tunisia 166,883

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 1,713,468 1,328,312 -385,156
Ireland 593,070 568,025 -25,045
Pakistan 448,082 297,426 -150,656
Germany 114,537 151,124 +36,587
Tunisia 101,043 65,840 -35,203
India 38,178 112,067 +73,889
Netherlands 75,263 8,048 -67,215
Czechia 77,554 0 -77,554
Turkey 64,158 10,211 -53,947
Belgium 45,230 28,634 -16,596

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
Inner London - West 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Essex 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 3 0 -3
West Midlands 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) 4,644,481
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,253,289
Air transport 265,367
Other 24,211
Road transport 9,491

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) 2,498,257 2,146,224 -352,033
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 810,936 442,353 -368,583
Air transport 165,460 99,907 -65,553
Other 11,505 12,706 +1,201
Road transport 6,458 3,033 -3,425

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,855,181
Southampton 1,087,851
Heysham 995,563
London Gateway Port 694,380
Dover 337,772

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 1,238,558 616,623 -621,935
Southampton 713,000 374,851 -338,149
Heysham 427,538 568,025 +140,487
London Gateway Port 136,466 557,914 +421,448
Dover 210,615 127,157 -83,458
Liverpool Docks 259,659 72,150 -187,509
Belfast Port 175,180 149,878 -25,302
London Heathrow Airport 101,723 44,806 -56,917
Harwich 70,578 4,265 -66,313
Eurotunnel 19,457 33,704 +14,247

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 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
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
2026-01 6
2025-11 7
2025-10 6
2025-09 6
2025-08 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 25
54m+ 15
0-1m 10
Other 8
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 536,066
India 218,207
Ireland 201,844
Senegal 136,118
France 79,861

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 287,006 249,060 -37,946
India 52,602 165,605 +113,003
Ireland 93,684 108,160 +14,476
Senegal 0 136,118 +136,118
France 44,625 35,236 -9,389
Malaysia 64,987 4,960 -60,027
Switzerland 0 51,860 +51,860
South Korea 42,528 8,212 -34,316
Pakistan 23,694 26,946 +3,252
Netherlands 44,425 5,305 -39,120

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 £
Ireland 71,664
XI 50,443
India 7,836
Spain 2,003
China 1,817

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 £
Ireland 37,197 34,467 -2,730
XI 29,150 21,293 -7,857
India 2,614 5,222 +2,608
Spain 1,571 432 -1,139
China 747 1,070 +323

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) 849,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 752,030
Other 145,647
Air transport 124,240

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) 429,245 420,008 -9,237
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 343,660 408,370 +64,710
Other 79,764 65,883 -13,881
Air transport 80,528 43,712 -36,816

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 507,277
London Gateway Port 366,932
Dover / Eurotunnel 217,619
000 145,647
Felixstowe 132,259

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 265,756 241,521 -24,235
London Gateway Port 48,458 318,474 +270,016
Dover / Eurotunnel 127,999 89,620 -38,379
000 79,764 65,883 -13,881
Felixstowe 98,783 33,476 -65,307
Grangemouth Docks 105,070 8,212 -96,858
East Midlands Airport 48,327 12,590 -35,737
Southampton 31,779 24,219 -7,560
London Heathrow Airport 22,763 26,282 +3,519
Eurotunnel 0 47,910 +47,910

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