Import/export HS code 62045910: Women's or girls' shorts made of artificial fibers

Lightweight and smooth shorts made from artificial fibers like rayon or viscose

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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 £
China 6,224,324
India 5,189,158
Spain 4,164,964
Turkey 3,482,621
Bangladesh 2,984,145

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 3,157,904 3,066,420 -91,484
India 2,222,086 2,967,072 +744,986
Spain 1,653,584 2,511,380 +857,796
Turkey 1,720,145 1,762,476 +42,331
Bangladesh 1,540,766 1,443,379 -97,387
Netherlands 1,275,217 1,521,006 +245,789
Italy 1,163,692 1,105,416 -58,276
Sri Lanka 933,066 991,009 +57,943
Morocco 691,578 477,319 -214,259
France 623,713 478,081 -145,632

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 8,109,849
India 7,198,372
Turkey 5,109,506
Bangladesh 3,187,933
Morocco 2,604,921

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 4,013,042 4,096,807 +83,765
India 3,022,205 4,176,167 +1,153,962
Turkey 2,300,636 2,808,870 +508,234
Bangladesh 1,665,763 1,522,170 -143,593
Morocco 1,424,789 1,180,132 -244,657
Italy 1,289,171 1,245,425 -43,746
Sri Lanka 955,282 1,023,798 +68,516
Cambodia 817,790 1,000,978 +183,188
Viet Nam 580,864 655,302 +74,438
Romania 557,315 244,912 -312,403

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 130
Inner London - East 52
Greater Manchester 18
Outer London - West and North West 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15

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 104 104 +0
Inner London - East 37 37 +0
Greater Manchester 8 16 +8
Outer London - West and North West 13 10 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 12 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 11 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 6 +2
Outer London - South 6 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) 13,343,500
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,719,627
Air transport 6,575,863
Other 5,535,747
Road transport 234,940

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) 6,263,340 7,080,160 +816,820
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,609,219 6,110,408 -498,811
Air transport 3,120,404 3,455,459 +335,055
Other 2,682,974 2,852,773 +169,799
Road transport 152,976 81,964 -71,012

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,616,311
000 5,535,747
Eurotunnel 4,329,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,614,422
London Gateway Port 3,196,697

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 £
Felixstowe 4,174,671 2,441,640 -1,733,031
000 2,682,974 2,852,773 +169,799
Eurotunnel 1,913,323 2,416,563 +503,240
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,587,026 2,027,396 +440,370
London Gateway Port 862,623 2,334,074 +1,471,451
London Heathrow Airport 1,383,261 1,259,247 -124,014
Dover 1,725,691 888,170 -837,521
499 89,296 1,876,285 +1,786,989
Manchester Airport 202,781 965,365 +762,584
Southampton 867,081 283,155 -583,926

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 244
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 96
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 71
2025-11 72
2025-10 72
2025-09 84
2025-08 93

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 160
54m+ 97
0-1m 44
15m-54m 30
Other 28

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 835,854
Italy 680,560
France 641,093
United States 566,599
Netherlands 395,023

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 421,532 414,322 -7,210
Italy 389,184 291,376 -97,808
France 406,589 234,504 -172,085
United States 321,221 245,378 -75,843
Netherlands 216,575 178,448 -38,127
Germany 201,615 167,338 -34,277
United Arab Emirates 212,123 98,922 -113,201
Iceland 0 195,750 +195,750
Qatar 33,270 127,238 +93,968
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 67,308 77,766 +10,458

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 137,119
India 116,670
Morocco 113,489
Turkey 103,994
Cambodia 88,549

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 84,323 52,796 -31,527
India 40,322 76,348 +36,026
Morocco 25,432 88,057 +62,625
Turkey 61,530 42,464 -19,066
Cambodia 55,791 32,758 -23,033
Bangladesh 31,889 22,732 -9,157
Sri Lanka 10,464 9,495 -969
Viet Nam 2,786 4,816 +2,030
Myanmar 4,691 2,228 -2,463
Switzerland 683 1,301 +618

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 2,478,380
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,764,997
Other 795,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 124,841

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 1,209,337 1,269,043 +59,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 958,019 806,978 -151,041
Other 398,130 397,004 -1,126
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,014 4,827 -115,187

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,382,650
East Midlands Airport 1,073,695
London Heathrow Airport 1,012,220
000 795,134
London Stansted Airport 143,177

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 751,006 631,644 -119,362
East Midlands Airport 559,130 514,565 -44,565
London Heathrow Airport 439,561 572,659 +133,098
000 398,130 397,004 -1,126
London Stansted Airport 79,971 63,206 -16,765
Dover 94,778 42,153 -52,625
Birmingham Airport 51,567 79,936 +28,369
London Gateway Port 92,977 2,070 -90,907
Eurotunnel 35,392 42,128 +6,736
Holyhead 21,343 35,014 +13,671

Quick facts

HS code: 62045910

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

Description: Lightweight and smooth shorts made from artificial fibers like rayon or viscose