Import/export HS code 620422: Women's or girls' dresses made of cotton

Lightweight and comfortable dresses made from cotton, ideal for casual or summer wear

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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 £
Italy 4,760,852
China 4,602,241
India 3,961,321
Pakistan 2,807,833
Bangladesh 395,003

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 £
Italy 3,797,140 963,712 -2,833,428
China 2,258,049 2,344,192 +86,143
India 2,266,639 1,694,682 -571,957
Pakistan 1,522,727 1,285,106 -237,621
Bangladesh 206,711 188,292 -18,419
Turkey 161,255 210,946 +49,691
France 158,489 75,563 -82,926
United States 168,947 39,807 -129,140
Portugal 139,203 39,856 -99,347
Netherlands 32,735 116,402 +83,667

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 5,014,441
Italy 4,633,473
India 3,695,926
Pakistan 3,249,555
Bangladesh 556,050

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 2,485,655 2,528,786 +43,131
Italy 3,705,957 927,516 -2,778,441
India 1,997,259 1,698,667 -298,592
Pakistan 1,939,694 1,309,861 -629,833
Bangladesh 268,340 287,710 +19,370
Turkey 167,349 216,645 +49,296
Portugal 139,203 54,224 -84,979
Mauritius 113,943 7,405 -106,538
Spain 17,786 40,287 +22,501
United States 43,957 13,497 -30,460

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 40
Inner London - West 34
Inner London - East 29
Outer London - West and North West 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13

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
Greater Manchester 28 28 +0
Inner London - West 24 18 -6
Inner London - East 22 15 -7
Outer London - West and North West 11 9 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 5 -4
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Outer London - East and North East 5 6 +1
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 3 -3

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) 8,307,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,069,591
Air transport 3,914,015
Other 927,786
Road transport 84,895

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) 3,979,577 4,328,283 +348,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,973,844 1,095,747 -2,878,097
Air transport 2,324,824 1,589,191 -735,633
Other 726,367 201,419 -524,948
Road transport 74,821 10,074 -64,747

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 4,377,303
Belfast Port 2,058,832
Southampton 1,816,786
Manchester Airport 1,767,419
London Heathrow Airport 1,369,559

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 3,684,437 692,866 -2,991,571
Belfast Port 1,167,715 891,117 -276,598
Southampton 1,075,039 741,747 -333,292
Manchester Airport 1,094,103 673,316 -420,787
London Heathrow Airport 743,408 626,151 -117,257
Felixstowe 804,819 560,010 -244,809
London Gateway Port 455,267 750,136 +294,869
000 726,367 201,419 -524,948
499 1,379 916,710 +915,331
London 278,936 167,962 -110,974

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 138
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 95
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 38
2026-04 37
2026-03 37
2026-02 40
2026-01 24

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 89
0-1m 87
54m+ 30
Other 17
15m-54m 13

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 633,491
France 127,752
Italy 99,962
United States 98,128
United Arab Emirates 87,100

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 385,149 248,342 -136,807
France 96,139 31,613 -64,526
Italy 7,302 92,660 +85,358
United States 72,704 25,424 -47,280
United Arab Emirates 48,583 38,517 -10,066
Nigeria 47,272 1,768 -45,504
Germany 19,457 9,416 -10,041
Japan 10,437 18,267 +7,830
Sri Lanka 12,500 0 -12,500
Australia 6,335 4,356 -1,979

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 609,832
Turkey 117

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 341,015 268,817 -72,198
Turkey 64 53 -11

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 646,812
Air transport 354,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 174,913
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,915

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 £
Other 366,275 280,537 -85,738
Air transport 236,703 117,773 -118,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,875 101,038 +27,163
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,559 4,356 -63,203

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 646,812
London Heathrow Airport 156,734
Dover / Eurotunnel 101,957
East Midlands Airport 77,734
Portsmouth 58,353

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 £
000 366,275 280,537 -85,738
London Heathrow Airport 126,837 29,897 -96,940
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,170 92,787 +83,617
East Midlands Airport 52,759 24,975 -27,784
Portsmouth 58,353 0 -58,353
Holyhead 50,767 3,529 -47,238
London Gatwick Airport 13,998 28,557 +14,559
London Stansted Airport 9,580 22,033 +12,453
ZLC 16,477 6,823 -9,654
Birmingham Airport 17,052 1,810 -15,242

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 620422

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

Description: Lightweight and comfortable dresses made from cotton, ideal for casual or summer wear