Import/export HS code 620530: Men's or boys' synthetic shirts

Shirts for men or boys made from man-made fibers like polyester or nylon, known for durability and easy care

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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 £
Bangladesh 111,911,829
China 15,419,046
India 9,064,972
Turkey 7,720,103
Viet Nam 4,063,452

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 £
Bangladesh 54,286,444 57,625,385 +3,338,941
China 9,181,771 6,237,275 -2,944,496
India 5,283,913 3,781,059 -1,502,854
Turkey 4,386,199 3,333,904 -1,052,295
Viet Nam 1,611,156 2,452,296 +841,140
Spain 1,836,794 1,652,919 -183,875
Netherlands 2,025,681 1,344,303 -681,378
Italy 1,730,761 1,628,918 -101,843
Pakistan 1,453,683 1,897,444 +443,761
Cambodia 1,747,976 1,600,324 -147,652

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 £
Bangladesh 115,758,770
China 17,740,736
India 10,104,805
Turkey 9,864,211
Viet Nam 5,308,091

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 £
Bangladesh 56,027,445 59,731,325 +3,703,880
China 10,430,234 7,310,502 -3,119,732
India 5,840,540 4,264,265 -1,576,275
Turkey 5,428,883 4,435,328 -993,555
Viet Nam 2,299,193 3,008,898 +709,705
Cambodia 2,014,362 1,874,027 -140,335
Pakistan 1,504,415 1,921,714 +417,299
Morocco 1,236,592 1,531,284 +294,692
Italy 1,091,226 1,075,210 -16,016
Sri Lanka 623,513 1,009,181 +385,668

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 165
Inner London - East 87
Greater Manchester 56
Outer London - West and North West 37
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32

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 126 119 -7
Inner London - East 59 59 +0
Greater Manchester 41 45 +4
Outer London - West and North West 25 24 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 25 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 20 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 20 +6
West Midlands 16 15 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 19 +5
West Yorkshire 15 14 -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) 107,837,027
Other 39,864,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,486,820
Air transport 16,049,127
Road transport 1,959,132

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) 45,484,423 62,352,604 +16,868,181
Other 26,215,369 13,649,256 -12,566,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,344,700 8,142,120 -2,202,580
Air transport 8,580,337 7,468,790 -1,111,547
Road transport 1,154,386 804,746 -349,640

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 43,310,866
000 39,864,625
London Gateway Port 28,536,953
499 22,952,606
London Heathrow Airport 8,957,076

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 26,907,167 16,403,699 -10,503,468
000 26,215,369 13,649,256 -12,566,113
London Gateway Port 12,315,543 16,221,410 +3,905,867
499 313,527 22,639,079 +22,325,552
London Heathrow Airport 5,149,626 3,807,450 -1,342,176
Southampton 3,898,022 4,239,584 +341,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,126,293 3,335,119 +208,826
Dover 2,022,257 1,439,633 -582,624
Belfast Port 1,595,420 1,425,619 -169,801
ZLC 1,735,818 1,146,973 -588,845

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
424
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
250
Manufacture of wearing apparel
54
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
34
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 151
2026-04 184
2026-03 167
2026-02 156
2026-01 139

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 338
54m+ 188
0-1m 141
Other 74
15m-54m 70

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 5,857,371
Netherlands 2,205,596
United States 1,986,660
France 798,004
Germany 745,501

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 3,209,292 2,648,079 -561,213
Netherlands 1,462,022 743,574 -718,448
United States 1,067,552 919,108 -148,444
France 422,267 375,737 -46,530
Germany 271,134 474,367 +203,233
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 300,241 373,422 +73,181
United Arab Emirates 211,227 402,986 +191,759
Italy 280,793 274,804 -5,989
Japan 182,591 291,192 +108,601
Iceland 88,157 263,473 +175,316

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 £
Bangladesh 3,463,809
Ireland 823,762
Turkey 292,723
Pakistan 159,164
Cambodia 120,472

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 £
Bangladesh 1,937,011 1,526,798 -410,213
Ireland 408,618 415,144 +6,526
Turkey 128,997 163,726 +34,729
Pakistan 87,503 71,661 -15,842
Cambodia 36,620 83,852 +47,232
India 59,577 54,637 -4,940
Sri Lanka 72,054 12,084 -59,970
Viet Nam 38,744 30,611 -8,133
China 22,095 43,230 +21,135
Poland 32,006 0 -32,006

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 8,470,241
Other 5,345,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,687,849
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 894,974

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 4,183,863 4,286,378 +102,515
Other 2,879,726 2,465,353 -414,373
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,652,836 2,035,013 -617,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 437,831 457,143 +19,312

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,345,079
East Midlands Airport 4,727,650
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,910,414
London Heathrow Airport 2,363,716
London Stansted Airport 459,562

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 2,879,726 2,465,353 -414,373
East Midlands Airport 2,591,868 2,135,782 -456,086
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,496,177 1,414,237 -81,940
London Heathrow Airport 1,013,855 1,349,861 +336,006
London Stansted Airport 125,035 334,527 +209,492
Holyhead 222,665 175,722 -46,943
London Gateway Port 128,253 264,716 +136,463
Immingham Docks 196,892 188,150 -8,742
ZLC 195,724 186,773 -8,951
Harwich 292,106 88,669 -203,437

Quick facts

HS code: 620530

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

Description: Shirts for men or boys made from man-made fibers like polyester or nylon, known for durability and easy care