Import/export HS code 62042280: Various cotton dresses for women or girls

Casual or everyday cotton dresses for women and girls, not intended for industrial use

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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 £
Italy 4,728,049
China 4,375,660
India 3,649,498
Pakistan 2,690,052
Bangladesh 359,784

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 3,935,161 792,888 -3,142,273
China 2,346,668 2,028,992 -317,676
India 2,117,781 1,531,717 -586,064
Pakistan 1,428,312 1,261,740 -166,572
Bangladesh 178,559 181,225 +2,666
Turkey 148,526 201,676 +53,150
United States 171,561 34,596 -136,965
France 108,095 61,559 -46,536
Netherlands 32,735 106,307 +73,572
Mauritius 113,943 7,405 -106,538

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 4,630,080
Italy 4,597,079
India 3,385,186
Pakistan 3,121,667
Bangladesh 520,831

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 2,490,788 2,139,292 -351,496
Italy 3,845,895 751,184 -3,094,711
India 1,849,484 1,535,702 -313,782
Pakistan 1,845,739 1,275,928 -569,811
Bangladesh 242,852 277,979 +35,127
Turkey 154,620 207,375 +52,755
Mauritius 113,943 7,405 -106,538
Portugal 14,455 49,554 +35,099
United States 45,335 12,119 -33,216
Spain 15,261 35,855 +20,594

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 32
Inner London - East 29
Outer London - West and North West 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12

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 30 25 -5
Inner London - West 23 18 -5
Inner London - East 23 15 -8
Outer London - West and North West 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 5 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 3 -3
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 6 +3
West Midlands 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1

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) 7,748,825
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,949,173
Air transport 3,488,761
Other 920,516
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) 3,740,642 4,008,183 +267,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,051,683 897,490 -3,154,193
Air transport 2,106,334 1,382,427 -723,907
Other 815,352 105,164 -710,188
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 4,357,896
Belfast Port 2,058,832
Southampton 1,769,723
Manchester Airport 1,709,814
London Heathrow Airport 1,190,327

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 3,724,949 632,947 -3,092,002
Belfast Port 1,356,958 701,874 -655,084
Southampton 1,032,334 737,389 -294,945
Manchester Airport 1,070,996 638,818 -432,178
London Heathrow Airport 695,076 495,251 -199,825
Felixstowe 643,653 531,946 -111,707
London Gateway Port 368,441 739,373 +370,932
000 815,352 105,164 -710,188
499 1,379 916,710 +915,331
London 276,752 145,930 -130,822

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
131
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
91
Manufacture of wearing apparel
12
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 37
2026-04 37
2026-03 35
2026-02 39
2026-01 22

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 85
54m+ 28
Other 13
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 620,656
France 124,475
Italy 98,025
United Arab Emirates 78,586
United States 73,308

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 390,089 230,567 -159,522
France 94,144 30,331 -63,813
Italy 6,320 91,705 +85,385
United Arab Emirates 42,747 35,839 -6,908
United States 53,197 20,111 -33,086
Nigeria 47,272 1,768 -45,504
Germany 19,538 8,380 -11,158
Japan 0 18,267 +18,267
Sri Lanka 12,500 0 -12,500
Australia 4,020 4,356 +336

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 599,424
Turkey 53

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 344,818 254,606 -90,212
Turkey 0 53 +53

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 633,794
Air transport 285,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 170,636
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 368,819 264,975 -103,844
Air transport 187,117 98,354 -88,763
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,339 97,297 +23,958
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 £
000 633,794
London Heathrow Airport 135,488
Dover / Eurotunnel 101,957
Portsmouth 58,353
Holyhead 54,296

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 £
000 368,819 264,975 -103,844
London Heathrow Airport 110,695 24,793 -85,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,170 92,787 +83,617
Portsmouth 58,353 0 -58,353
Holyhead 53,294 1,002 -52,292
East Midlands Airport 28,734 16,861 -11,873
London Gatwick Airport 6,877 28,557 +21,680
London Stansted Airport 7,282 18,004 +10,722
ZLC 16,477 5,606 -10,871
Birmingham Airport 17,052 1,810 -15,242

Quick facts

HS code: 62042280

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

Description: Casual or everyday cotton dresses for women and girls, not intended for industrial use