Import/export HS code 620230: Women's and girls' outerwear made of cotton

Outerwear like coats, jackets, and capes made entirely or mainly from cotton fabric

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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 28,929,919
Italy 26,289,471
Spain 14,666,183
Bangladesh 13,475,886
France 11,754,528

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 13,611,888 15,318,031 +1,706,143
Italy 14,940,521 11,348,950 -3,591,571
Spain 7,137,263 7,528,920 +391,657
Bangladesh 7,028,416 6,447,470 -580,946
France 6,453,445 5,301,083 -1,152,362
Viet Nam 5,213,017 5,060,732 -152,285
Netherlands 2,104,004 2,314,869 +210,865
Turkey 2,054,608 1,896,346 -158,262
Germany 1,184,198 1,267,833 +83,635
India 948,913 1,427,023 +478,110

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 37,580,204
Bangladesh 18,311,297
Italy 16,869,325
Viet Nam 12,865,390
United Kingdom 7,926,912

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 17,635,313 19,944,891 +2,309,578
Bangladesh 9,800,229 8,511,068 -1,289,161
Italy 8,922,766 7,946,559 -976,207
Viet Nam 6,253,776 6,611,614 +357,838
United Kingdom 4,112,172 3,814,740 -297,432
Turkey 3,222,050 2,547,925 -674,125
Thailand 2,524,194 1,766,813 -757,381
Bulgaria 1,989,272 2,088,983 +99,711
Cambodia 1,338,801 2,063,942 +725,141
India 1,273,850 1,950,019 +676,169

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 198
Inner London - East 76
Greater Manchester 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24

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 164 150 -14
Inner London - East 58 51 -7
Greater Manchester 24 29 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 17 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 18 -1
Outer London - West and North West 16 13 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 12 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 11 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
West Midlands 12 3 -9

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,649,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,413,131
Air transport 24,732,211
Other 17,015,026
Road transport 1,350,436

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,027,880 22,621,430 -4,406,450
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,954,644 23,458,487 +4,503,843
Air transport 12,259,967 12,472,244 +212,277
Other 9,779,492 7,235,534 -2,543,958
Road transport 798,442 551,994 -246,448

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 18,056,558
Felixstowe 17,601,211
000 17,015,026
London 10,666,276
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,600,110

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 £
Eurotunnel 9,219,652 8,836,906 -382,746
Felixstowe 10,720,147 6,881,064 -3,839,083
000 9,779,492 7,235,534 -2,543,958
London 6,564,468 4,101,808 -2,462,660
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,895,668 4,704,442 -1,191,226
London Heathrow Airport 4,982,313 4,440,671 -541,642
Dover 4,898,806 4,011,871 -886,935
London Gateway Port 2,385,926 6,242,196 +3,856,270
Southampton 4,276,880 3,147,817 -1,129,063
499 23,623 5,950,459 +5,926,836

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 433
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 176
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 165
2025-11 144
2025-10 161
2025-09 177
2025-08 166

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 265
54m+ 155
0-1m 105
15m-54m 55
Other 54

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 £
Italy 40,877,448
United States 9,434,748
France 4,670,328
Ireland 3,901,685
Germany 3,246,881

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 £
Italy 23,270,531 17,606,917 -5,663,614
United States 4,230,523 5,204,225 +973,702
France 2,618,847 2,051,481 -567,366
Ireland 2,247,468 1,654,217 -593,251
Germany 1,718,894 1,527,987 -190,907
Netherlands 1,658,637 1,273,836 -384,801
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,189,962 997,138 -192,824
Canada 541,852 434,289 -107,563
Iceland 0 908,725 +908,725
South Korea 609,908 133,239 -476,669

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 743,412
China 515,356
Sri Lanka 326,161
Viet Nam 227,851
India 146,526

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 355,417 387,995 +32,578
China 268,041 247,315 -20,726
Sri Lanka 198,532 127,629 -70,903
Viet Nam 136,879 90,972 -45,907
India 68,236 78,290 +10,054
Pakistan 25,506 29,181 +3,675
Myanmar 24,975 15,568 -9,407
Turkey 12,786 17,993 +5,207
Morocco 8,734 12,152 +3,418
Cambodia 1,633 11,577 +9,944

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) 48,948,191
Air transport 24,674,373
Other 3,006,570
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 318,601
Road transport 36,094

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) 27,666,009 21,282,182 -6,383,827
Air transport 12,139,430 12,534,943 +395,513
Other 1,583,716 1,422,854 -160,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 144,199 174,402 +30,203
Road transport 36,094 0 -36,094

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,859,894
East Midlands Airport 11,872,184
Manchester Airport 5,833,317
London Heathrow Airport 4,949,868
000 3,006,570

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,965,996 19,893,898 -6,072,098
East Midlands Airport 6,170,510 5,701,674 -468,836
Manchester Airport 2,458,603 3,374,714 +916,111
London Heathrow Airport 2,313,183 2,636,685 +323,502
000 1,583,716 1,422,854 -160,862
Dover 1,295,257 779,284 -515,973
London Stansted Airport 867,397 531,002 -336,395
ZLC 314,169 190,086 -124,083
Holyhead 176,709 184,846 +8,137
Immingham Docks 72,060 152,768 +80,708

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 620230

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

Description: Outerwear like coats, jackets, and capes made entirely or mainly from cotton fabric