Import/export HS code 620240: Women's and girls' outerwear made of synthetic fibers

Outerwear like coats, jackets, and capes made from man-made or synthetic fibers

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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 290,380,134
Netherlands 79,992,424
Italy 72,398,807
Viet Nam 68,137,125
Spain 48,260,214

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 149,347,361 141,032,773 -8,314,588
Netherlands 47,664,495 32,327,929 -15,336,566
Italy 38,796,524 33,602,283 -5,194,241
Viet Nam 33,389,984 34,747,141 +1,357,157
Spain 20,640,941 27,619,273 +6,978,332
Bangladesh 26,679,955 20,353,142 -6,326,813
Cambodia 23,898,442 18,850,790 -5,047,652
France 20,528,170 15,238,239 -5,289,931
Germany 15,219,389 16,082,446 +863,057
Myanmar 12,896,387 9,672,295 -3,224,092

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 377,506,444
Viet Nam 112,289,589
Bangladesh 74,569,105
Cambodia 61,332,046
Myanmar 30,895,214

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 199,157,012 178,349,432 -20,807,580
Viet Nam 59,045,892 53,243,697 -5,802,195
Bangladesh 40,692,253 33,876,852 -6,815,401
Cambodia 31,067,671 30,264,375 -803,296
Myanmar 17,109,391 13,785,823 -3,323,568
Canada 16,032,119 13,619,065 -2,413,054
Italy 13,264,535 12,251,235 -1,013,300
Romania 11,724,395 9,747,110 -1,977,285
Indonesia 6,887,928 6,143,239 -744,689
Morocco 2,863,652 5,817,560 +2,953,908

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 310
Inner London - East 137
Greater Manchester 102
Outer London - West and North West 57
Surrey, East and West Sussex 56

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 244 238 -6
Inner London - East 99 105 +6
Greater Manchester 81 81 +0
Outer London - West and North West 37 46 +9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41 40 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38 36 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29 33 +4
Essex 27 27 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 26 -2
West Midlands 31 19 -12

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) 373,687,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 253,181,143
Other 122,419,729
Air transport 68,028,898
Road transport 8,400,928

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) 152,914,536 220,772,697 +67,858,161
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 138,600,365 114,580,778 -24,019,587
Other 104,222,620 18,197,109 -86,025,511
Air transport 32,582,914 35,445,984 +2,863,070
Road transport 2,891,235 5,509,693 +2,618,458
Rail transport 0 31,171 +31,171

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 150,117,095
000 122,419,729
Eurotunnel 102,751,441
499 101,657,452
London Gateway Port 59,139,046

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 97,192,200 52,924,895 -44,267,305
000 104,222,620 18,197,109 -86,025,511
Eurotunnel 55,960,106 46,791,335 -9,168,771
499 359,719 101,297,733 +100,938,014
London Gateway Port 18,814,356 40,324,690 +21,510,334
Dover 22,909,576 19,855,898 -3,053,678
Southampton 22,066,547 19,993,569 -2,072,978
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,116,853 16,336,697 -6,780,156
London 19,274,849 13,293,554 -5,981,295
London Heathrow Airport 14,072,817 14,680,184 +607,367

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
787
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
419
Manufacture of wearing apparel
72
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
60
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 228
2026-04 243
2026-03 292
2026-02 337
2026-01 316

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 564
0-1m 330
54m+ 289
Other 116
15m-54m 111

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 £
Ireland 21,125,495
Italy 13,887,586
Germany 11,925,709
Netherlands 9,812,617
France 8,769,593

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 £
Ireland 11,360,214 9,765,281 -1,594,933
Italy 8,973,099 4,914,487 -4,058,612
Germany 5,952,651 5,973,058 +20,407
Netherlands 5,877,846 3,934,771 -1,943,075
France 4,734,501 4,035,092 -699,409
United States 3,651,822 1,581,174 -2,070,648
Iceland 1,004,628 3,998,399 +2,993,771
South Korea 2,782,224 963,381 -1,818,843
Japan 1,899,252 755,495 -1,143,757
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,251,955 1,139,624 -112,331

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 £
China 4,914,569
Viet Nam 2,017,104
Myanmar 1,364,561
Bangladesh 1,302,352
Cambodia 566,400

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 £
China 2,432,372 2,482,197 +49,825
Viet Nam 1,023,846 993,258 -30,588
Myanmar 707,936 656,625 -51,311
Bangladesh 657,192 645,160 -12,032
Cambodia 343,226 223,174 -120,052
Ireland 51,654 90,464 +38,810
India 20,848 41,323 +20,475
Morocco 10,078 34,105 +24,027
XI 20,413 13,895 -6,518
Switzerland 20,265 10,366 -9,899

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) 55,128,478
Air transport 34,408,759
Other 13,921,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,177,598
Road transport 13,525

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) 31,423,607 23,704,871 -7,718,736
Air transport 18,029,176 16,379,583 -1,649,593
Other 7,102,223 6,819,657 -282,566
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,609,918 1,567,680 -2,042,238
Road transport 12,458 1,067 -11,391

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,142,695
East Midlands Airport 17,770,862
000 13,921,880
London Heathrow Airport 11,612,937
Holyhead 5,403,883

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 21,614,759 16,527,936 -5,086,823
East Midlands Airport 7,845,850 9,925,012 +2,079,162
000 7,102,223 6,819,657 -282,566
London Heathrow Airport 7,240,087 4,372,850 -2,867,237
Holyhead 2,877,056 2,526,827 -350,229
Dover 3,419,210 1,524,941 -1,894,269
Immingham Docks 1,490,681 1,599,305 +108,624
Southampton 1,586,408 884,273 -702,135
London Stansted Airport 1,092,557 767,803 -324,754
Liverpool Docks 1,461,478 155,209 -1,306,269

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 620240

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

Description: Outerwear like coats, jackets, and capes made from man-made or synthetic fibers