Import/export HS code 610721: Men's or boys' cotton nightwear

Soft and breathable nightshirts and pyjamas made from cotton

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  • 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 £
India 33,839,301
Bangladesh 30,643,551
China 10,503,967
Sri Lanka 1,583,925
Myanmar 1,266,721

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 £
India 18,204,312 15,634,989 -2,569,323
Bangladesh 13,709,019 16,934,532 +3,225,513
China 4,741,747 5,762,220 +1,020,473
Sri Lanka 488,685 1,095,240 +606,555
Myanmar 836,101 430,620 -405,481
Pakistan 512,296 689,095 +176,799
Turkey 559,437 354,278 -205,159
Cambodia 435,021 78,085 -356,936
Italy 300,041 181,205 -118,836
Ireland 191,633 260,656 +69,023

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 £
India 34,966,451
Bangladesh 31,208,008
China 10,198,511
Sri Lanka 1,541,854
Myanmar 1,382,846

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 £
India 18,548,623 16,417,828 -2,130,795
Bangladesh 14,032,850 17,175,158 +3,142,308
China 4,700,229 5,498,282 +798,053
Sri Lanka 424,064 1,117,790 +693,726
Myanmar 885,483 497,363 -388,120
Pakistan 513,169 707,625 +194,456
Turkey 822,539 365,367 -457,172
Cambodia 569,595 180,074 -389,521
Viet Nam 222,362 91,962 -130,400
Portugal 138,888 81,552 -57,336

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 41
Greater Manchester 27
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Outer London - West and North West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 31 30 -1
Greater Manchester 20 19 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 15 -1
Outer London - West and North West 11 6 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 5 -6
Inner London - East 8 3 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Merseyside 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +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) 73,692,525
Other 3,816,799
Air transport 3,670,173
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,625,548
Road transport 204,634

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) 34,684,983 39,007,542 +4,322,559
Other 2,879,494 937,305 -1,942,189
Air transport 1,949,011 1,721,162 -227,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,825,047 800,501 -1,024,546
Road transport 108,805 95,829 -12,976

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 27,440,882
London Gateway Port 26,032,165
Southampton 9,073,356
Liverpool Docks 5,940,111
499 4,938,204

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 16,728,129 10,712,753 -6,015,376
London Gateway Port 11,979,346 14,052,819 +2,073,473
Southampton 3,915,461 5,157,895 +1,242,434
Liverpool Docks 2,467,065 3,473,046 +1,005,981
499 23,676 4,914,528 +4,890,852
000 2,879,494 937,305 -1,942,189
Manchester Airport 671,540 558,926 -112,614
London Heathrow Airport 710,110 466,479 -243,631
Dover 336,441 331,997 -4,444
Middlesbrough 1,101 631,629 +630,528

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
104
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
72
Manufacture of wearing apparel
13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 37
2026-04 38
2026-03 42
2026-02 48
2026-01 41

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
54m+ 70
1m-15m 60
0-1m 35
Other 26
15m-54m 21

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 £
France 1,608,667
United States 1,499,148
Iceland 1,483,230
Ireland 1,052,010
Germany 880,683

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 £
France 614,865 993,802 +378,937
United States 760,946 738,202 -22,744
Iceland 208,140 1,275,090 +1,066,950
Ireland 516,408 535,602 +19,194
Germany 516,440 364,243 -152,197
Czechia 495,833 15,499 -480,334
Canada 164,050 266,988 +102,938
South Korea 248,256 0 -248,256
United Arab Emirates 157,730 82,836 -74,894
Netherlands 94,642 43,291 -51,351

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 £
Bangladesh 620,846
Cambodia 69,578
India 51,258
Sri Lanka 45,413
China 43,192

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 £
Bangladesh 305,058 315,788 +10,730
Cambodia 30,404 39,174 +8,770
India 35,499 15,759 -19,740
Sri Lanka 23,151 22,262 -889
China 7,394 35,798 +28,404
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 7,034 +7,034
Ireland 5,413 1,396 -4,017
Viet Nam 1,755 2,439 +684
Pakistan 3,456 714 -2,742
Philippines 0 563 +563

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,659,124
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,366,681
Other 1,022,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 724,035

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 £
Air transport 1,356,427 2,302,697 +946,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,799,306 1,567,375 -231,931
Other 499,021 523,808 +24,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 371,393 352,642 -18,751

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,020,510
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,061,679
Dover 1,161,788
000 1,022,829
London Heathrow Airport 434,573

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 £
East Midlands Airport 903,716 2,116,794 +1,213,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,202,901 858,778 -344,123
Dover 552,226 609,562 +57,336
000 499,021 523,808 +24,787
London Heathrow Airport 347,105 87,468 -259,637
Liverpool Docks 214,889 130,145 -84,744
London Gateway Port 42,612 82,101 +39,489
Southampton 36,690 57,337 +20,647
Middlesbrough 36,757 54,485 +17,728
London Stansted Airport 74,305 15,199 -59,106

Quick facts

HS code: 610721

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

Description: Soft and breathable nightshirts and pyjamas made from cotton