Import/export HS code 620453: Women's or girls' shorts made of synthetic fibers

Durable and easy-care shorts made from synthetic materials like polyester or nylon

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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 £
China 31,334,134
Bangladesh 16,984,196
Sri Lanka 12,443,187
Netherlands 10,584,282
India 9,544,452

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 £
China 16,617,658 14,716,476 -1,901,182
Bangladesh 8,102,078 8,882,118 +780,040
Sri Lanka 6,635,970 5,807,217 -828,753
Netherlands 5,961,761 4,622,521 -1,339,240
India 5,291,150 4,253,302 -1,037,848
Spain 3,876,299 3,225,080 -651,219
Turkey 3,534,440 3,461,214 -73,226
France 3,039,250 2,092,933 -946,317
Cambodia 2,329,156 2,795,308 +466,152
Italy 2,461,852 2,341,767 -120,085

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 41,823,369
Bangladesh 17,531,590
Sri Lanka 12,333,728
Turkey 11,710,244
India 10,794,780

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 21,917,492 19,905,877 -2,011,615
Bangladesh 8,429,019 9,102,571 +673,552
Sri Lanka 6,559,766 5,773,962 -785,804
Turkey 6,073,762 5,636,482 -437,280
India 6,279,752 4,515,028 -1,764,724
Cambodia 4,114,692 4,016,293 -98,399
Morocco 4,344,131 3,189,341 -1,154,790
Italy 2,608,554 2,637,809 +29,255
Viet Nam 2,559,936 2,473,725 -86,211
France 1,412,142 636,977 -775,165

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 221
Inner London - East 127
Greater Manchester 80
Outer London - West and North West 58
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 37

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
Inner London - West 171 179 +8
Inner London - East 100 96 -4
Greater Manchester 64 61 -3
Outer London - West and North West 45 37 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28 24 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 27 +6
Outer London - East and North East 27 24 -3
Essex 23 20 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 19 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 15 -5

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) 54,721,016
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,924,535
Air transport 24,426,816
Other 20,618,260
Road transport 1,759,955

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) 21,491,653 33,229,363 +11,737,710
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,113,545 14,810,990 -4,302,555
Air transport 13,599,062 10,827,754 -2,771,308
Other 16,063,159 4,555,101 -11,508,058
Road transport 971,282 788,673 -182,609

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 20,618,260
Felixstowe 18,541,752
499 14,362,458
London Gateway Port 14,228,102
London Heathrow Airport 11,264,067

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 £
000 16,063,159 4,555,101 -11,508,058
Felixstowe 10,674,973 7,866,779 -2,808,194
499 31,695 14,330,763 +14,299,068
London Gateway Port 6,106,347 8,121,755 +2,015,408
London Heathrow Airport 6,752,796 4,511,271 -2,241,525
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,216,675 5,112,144 -104,531
Eurotunnel 5,576,386 4,398,033 -1,178,353
Dover 3,840,642 2,565,705 -1,274,937
Manchester Airport 3,478,589 2,902,541 -576,048
Southampton 3,060,125 2,601,971 -458,154

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
519
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
314
Manufacture of wearing apparel
85
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
25
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 186
2026-04 194
2026-03 218
2026-02 218
2026-01 186

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 387
0-1m 215
54m+ 175
Other 75
15m-54m 67

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 3,269,673
France 2,678,755
United States 2,082,194
Italy 1,649,227
Germany 1,609,503

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 1,688,910 1,580,763 -108,147
France 1,576,104 1,102,651 -473,453
United States 1,088,225 993,969 -94,256
Italy 939,999 709,228 -230,771
Germany 1,050,699 558,804 -491,895
Netherlands 490,328 378,084 -112,244
United Arab Emirates 456,532 265,715 -190,817
Iceland 214,873 363,213 +148,340
South Korea 513,684 9,116 -504,568
Canada 249,060 205,938 -43,122

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 890,285
Bangladesh 372,574
Cambodia 267,985
Sri Lanka 195,988
Morocco 163,007

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 422,494 467,791 +45,297
Bangladesh 180,282 192,292 +12,010
Cambodia 145,682 122,303 -23,379
Sri Lanka 99,098 96,890 -2,208
Morocco 124,503 38,504 -85,999
India 79,648 66,718 -12,930
Turkey 60,793 72,328 +11,535
Tunisia 45,210 65,267 +20,057
Viet Nam 30,466 51,620 +21,154
Myanmar 21,123 27,321 +6,198

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 9,053,719
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,701,977
Other 2,843,732
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 552,225

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 £
Air transport 5,107,923 3,945,796 -1,162,127
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,311,952 2,390,025 -921,927
Other 1,442,701 1,401,031 -41,670
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 208,942 343,283 +134,341

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,301,633
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,970,139
East Midlands Airport 3,606,542
000 2,843,732
London Stansted Airport 536,480

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,510,089 1,791,544 -718,545
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,372,195 1,597,944 -774,251
East Midlands Airport 2,019,029 1,587,513 -431,516
000 1,442,701 1,401,031 -41,670
London Stansted Airport 322,745 213,735 -109,010
Dover 297,857 213,559 -84,298
Immingham Docks 255,991 231,060 -24,931
ZLC 120,263 164,980 +44,717
Holyhead 120,983 157,013 +36,030
Liverpool Docks 148,644 72,312 -76,332

Quick facts

HS code: 620453

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

Description: Durable and easy-care shorts made from synthetic materials like polyester or nylon