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 4,275,691
China 3,849,856
India 3,343,048
Pakistan 2,637,711
Turkey 405,905

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 1,908,482 2,367,209 +458,727
China 2,093,598 1,756,258 -337,340
India 2,042,402 1,300,646 -741,756
Pakistan 1,567,596 1,070,115 -497,481
Turkey 256,726 149,179 -107,547
Bangladesh 155,127 83,390 -71,737
France 153,539 48,279 -105,260
United States 77,360 119,031 +41,671
Portugal 139,182 26,119 -113,063
Mauritius 72,732 48,616 -24,116

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 £
Italy 4,152,888
China 4,124,882
Pakistan 3,098,249
India 3,088,502
Turkey 417,698

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 £
Italy 1,819,550 2,333,338 +513,788
China 2,333,945 1,790,937 -543,008
Pakistan 1,937,812 1,160,437 -777,375
India 1,732,285 1,356,217 -376,068
Turkey 260,039 157,659 -102,380
Bangladesh 162,658 147,683 -14,975
Portugal 139,182 31,122 -108,060
Mauritius 72,732 48,616 -24,116
United States 43,957 10,248 -33,709
Viet Nam 31,608 9,323 -22,285

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 37
Inner London - West 35
Inner London - East 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
Outer London - West and North West 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 30 +2
Inner London - West 25 13 -12
Inner London - East 19 19 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 8 -3
Outer London - West and North West 9 10 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
West Midlands 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Essex 2 5 +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) 6,770,747
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,582,618
Air transport 3,470,017
Other 939,191
Road transport 85,621

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) 3,983,850 2,786,897 -1,196,953
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,147,435 2,435,183 +287,748
Air transport 2,278,472 1,191,545 -1,086,927
Other 236,493 702,698 +466,205
Road transport 64,049 21,572 -42,477

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 3,933,052
Southampton 1,954,073
Belfast Port 1,739,040
Manchester Airport 1,640,129
Felixstowe 1,303,335

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 1,756,223 2,176,829 +420,606
Southampton 1,315,665 638,408 -677,257
Belfast Port 1,086,001 653,039 -432,962
Manchester Airport 1,058,884 581,245 -477,639
Felixstowe 964,682 338,653 -626,029
London Heathrow Airport 737,296 393,520 -343,776
000 236,493 702,698 +466,205
London Gateway Port 366,560 380,534 +13,974
London 211,865 240,790 +28,925
Dover 129,130 210,813 +81,683

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 126
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 84
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 19
2025-10 18
2025-09 31
2025-08 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 86
0-1m 76
54m+ 29
Other 14
15m-54m 11

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 608,709
France 113,735
United States 97,798
United Arab Emirates 62,761
Nigeria 56,660

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 360,009 248,700 -111,309
France 98,911 14,824 -84,087
United States 78,770 19,028 -59,742
United Arab Emirates 57,006 5,755 -51,251
Nigeria 54,892 1,768 -53,124
Iceland 29,884 0 -29,884
Japan 10,437 16,165 +5,728
Italy 4,394 20,525 +16,131
Germany 10,158 11,878 +1,720
Costa Rica 21,521 0 -21,521

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 570,382
Turkey 64

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 340,544 229,838 -110,706
Turkey 64 0 -64

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 602,032
Air transport 353,782
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 108,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,509

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 364,423 237,609 -126,814
Air transport 281,148 72,634 -208,514
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,177 53,472 -1,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,551 2,958 -88,593

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 602,032
London Heathrow Airport 185,412
East Midlands Airport 74,323
Holyhead 62,082
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 £
000 364,423 237,609 -126,814
London Heathrow Airport 170,514 14,898 -155,616
East Midlands Airport 44,270 30,053 -14,217
Holyhead 31,711 30,371 -1,340
Portsmouth 58,353 0 -58,353
London Stansted Airport 15,878 19,428 +3,550
London Gateway Port 32,207 1,032 -31,175
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,188 20,887 +12,699
ZLC 19,436 3,722 -15,714
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