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 4,267,889
China 3,773,781
India 3,067,810
Pakistan 2,620,731
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 1,907,204 2,360,685 +453,481
China 2,047,557 1,726,224 -321,333
India 1,941,558 1,126,252 -815,306
Pakistan 1,552,690 1,068,041 -484,649
Turkey 256,726 149,179 -107,547
Bangladesh 155,127 81,034 -74,093
France 152,652 43,761 -108,891
United States 77,360 117,862 +40,502
Portugal 136,985 24,738 -112,247
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 4,134,333
China 3,974,858
Pakistan 3,077,059
India 2,813,264
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 1,818,272 2,316,061 +497,789
China 2,249,044 1,725,814 -523,230
Pakistan 1,922,906 1,154,153 -768,753
India 1,631,441 1,181,823 -449,618
Turkey 260,039 157,659 -102,380
Bangladesh 162,658 145,327 -17,331
Portugal 136,985 29,741 -107,244
Mauritius 72,732 48,616 -24,116
United States 43,957 10,248 -33,709
Sri Lanka 24,937 13,691 -11,246

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 33
Inner London - East 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
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 29 +1
Inner London - West 23 13 -10
Inner London - East 19 19 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 9 10 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Essex 2 5 +3
Lancashire 3 4 +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) 6,471,184
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,551,385
Air transport 3,286,421
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) 3,846,074 2,625,110 -1,220,964
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,141,386 2,409,999 +268,613
Air transport 2,188,185 1,098,236 -1,089,949
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 1,935,302
Belfast Port 1,739,040
Manchester Airport 1,636,171
Felixstowe 1,231,851

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 1,296,894 638,408 -658,486
Belfast Port 1,086,001 653,039 -432,962
Manchester Airport 1,057,282 578,889 -478,393
Felixstowe 900,660 331,191 -569,469
London Heathrow Airport 661,077 332,372 -328,705
000 236,493 702,698 +466,205
London Gateway Port 365,282 380,534 +15,252
London 197,985 225,652 +27,667
Dover 129,130 202,929 +73,799

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 121
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 81
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
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
2026-01 22
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 82
0-1m 74
54m+ 27
Other 13
15m-54m 9

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 110,458
United States 76,529
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 96,848 13,610 -83,238
United States 65,758 10,771 -54,987
United Arab Emirates 57,006 5,755 -51,251
Nigeria 54,892 1,768 -53,124
Iceland 29,884 0 -29,884
Italy 4,394 20,525 +16,131
Costa Rica 21,521 0 -21,521
Germany 10,158 10,923 +765
Japan 0 16,165 +16,165

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 302,715
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 104,372
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 247,756 54,959 -192,797
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,114 51,258 -1,856
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 171,585
Holyhead 62,082
Portsmouth 58,353
East Midlands Airport 41,076

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 159,676 11,909 -147,767
Holyhead 31,711 30,371 -1,340
Portsmouth 58,353 0 -58,353
East Midlands Airport 21,716 19,360 -2,356
London Gateway Port 32,207 1,032 -31,175
London Stansted Airport 15,878 16,652 +774
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,188 20,887 +12,699
ZLC 19,436 2,505 -16,931
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