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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* 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 4,665,804
China 4,353,994
India 3,616,343
Pakistan 2,785,962
Turkey 417,301

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 3,489,685 1,176,119 -2,313,566
China 2,173,933 2,180,061 +6,128
India 2,065,403 1,550,940 -514,463
Pakistan 1,416,109 1,369,853 -46,256
Turkey 226,868 190,433 -36,435
Bangladesh 203,896 160,079 -43,817
France 155,995 75,689 -80,306
United States 133,553 73,087 -60,466
Portugal 138,037 39,641 -98,396
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 4,642,807
Italy 4,517,265
India 3,347,303
Pakistan 3,244,089
Bangladesh 450,958

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 2,344,085 2,298,722 -45,363
Italy 3,385,223 1,132,042 -2,253,181
India 1,792,378 1,554,925 -237,453
Pakistan 1,858,133 1,385,956 -472,177
Bangladesh 235,772 215,186 -20,586
Turkey 230,181 198,913 -31,268
Portugal 138,037 54,009 -84,028
Mauritius 113,943 7,405 -106,538
United States 43,957 12,552 -31,405
Viet Nam 37,028 16,115 -20,913

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 34
Inner London - East 29
Outer London - West and North West 14
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 27 -1
Inner London - West 24 16 -8
Inner London - East 21 17 -4
Outer London - West and North West 9 9 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 3 -3
Lancashire 4 6 +2
Outer London - East and North East 4 6 +2
West Midlands 4 7 +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) 7,699,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,988,080
Air transport 3,648,810
Other 927,623
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) 3,934,688 3,765,230 -169,458
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,699,845 1,288,235 -2,411,610
Air transport 2,137,620 1,511,190 -626,430
Other 500,528 427,095 -73,433
Road transport 58,355 26,540 -31,815

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 4,277,939
Belfast Port 2,058,832
Southampton 1,912,869
Manchester Airport 1,769,948
Felixstowe 1,324,486

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 3,341,768 936,171 -2,405,597
Belfast Port 1,142,758 916,074 -226,684
Southampton 1,220,524 692,345 -528,179
Manchester Airport 1,041,545 728,403 -313,142
Felixstowe 798,555 525,931 -272,624
London Heathrow Airport 630,110 498,065 -132,045
London Gateway Port 441,530 653,128 +211,598
000 500,528 427,095 -73,433
499 1,379 726,942 +725,563
London 272,255 152,374 -119,881

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 133
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 90
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
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
2026-04 37
2026-03 35
2026-02 39
2026-01 22
2025-12 14

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
0-1m 87
1m-15m 84
54m+ 28
Other 17
15m-54m 10

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 644,048
France 126,315
Italy 99,000
United Arab Emirates 93,946
United States 88,791

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 368,718 275,330 -93,388
France 95,969 30,346 -65,623
Italy 5,376 93,624 +88,248
United Arab Emirates 57,006 36,940 -20,066
United States 67,272 21,519 -45,753
Nigeria 54,892 1,768 -53,124
Iceland 29,884 0 -29,884
Germany 18,366 9,147 -9,219
Costa Rica 21,521 0 -21,521
Japan 0 18,267 +18,267

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 618,428
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 345,421 273,007 -72,414
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 655,714
Air transport 358,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 176,743
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,874

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 370,643 285,071 -85,572
Air transport 257,120 101,210 -155,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,917 123,826 +70,909
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,560 7,314 -83,246

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 655,714
London Heathrow Airport 189,602
Dover / Eurotunnel 101,957
Portsmouth 58,353
Holyhead 58,063

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 £
000 370,643 285,071 -85,572
London Heathrow Airport 159,676 29,926 -129,750
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,170 92,787 +83,617
Portsmouth 58,353 0 -58,353
Holyhead 30,532 27,531 -3,001
East Midlands Airport 29,716 14,584 -15,132
London Gatwick Airport 13,998 28,557 +14,559
London Stansted Airport 15,878 18,004 +2,126
London Gateway Port 32,207 1,032 -31,175
ZLC 20,800 5,606 -15,194

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