Import/export HS code 620721: Men's or boys' cotton sleepwear

Sleepwear made of cotton, such as nightshirts and pyjamas

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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 £
Bangladesh 6,676,590
India 5,791,949
China 3,183,254
Viet Nam 3,055,447
Czechia 1,702,930

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 3,023,641 3,652,949 +629,308
India 2,719,332 3,072,617 +353,285
China 1,372,607 1,810,647 +438,040
Viet Nam 764,429 2,291,018 +1,526,589
Czechia 761,809 941,121 +179,312
Sri Lanka 630,332 816,692 +186,360
Ireland 511,347 464,838 -46,509
Myanmar 105,433 314,639 +209,206
Pakistan 33,339 300,723 +267,384
Italy 157,840 162,998 +5,158

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 6,831,370
India 6,344,837
China 3,469,656
Viet Nam 2,979,432
Czechia 1,726,806

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 3,166,374 3,664,996 +498,622
India 3,223,135 3,121,702 -101,433
China 1,506,518 1,963,138 +456,620
Viet Nam 684,593 2,294,839 +1,610,246
Czechia 777,957 948,849 +170,892
Sri Lanka 182,994 834,468 +651,474
Myanmar 282,010 314,639 +32,629
Pakistan 33,339 303,023 +269,684
Portugal 132,707 163,581 +30,874
Cambodia 162,065 103,258 -58,807

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Greater Manchester 12
Inner London - East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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 32 34 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +0
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
Inner London - East 4 8 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 5 +3
Merseyside 4 2 -2

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) 17,660,902
Other 3,214,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,109,106
Air transport 1,328,446
Road transport 85,195

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) 6,679,167 10,981,735 +4,302,568
Other 1,984,595 1,230,047 -754,548
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,663,003 1,446,103 -216,900
Air transport 506,190 822,256 +316,066
Road transport 24,104 61,091 +36,987

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,656,937
Felixstowe 4,397,751
499 3,895,409
000 3,214,642
Southampton 2,497,917

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,971,454 2,685,483 +714,029
Felixstowe 2,837,251 1,560,500 -1,276,751
499 39,879 3,855,530 +3,815,651
000 1,984,595 1,230,047 -754,548
Southampton 1,427,566 1,070,351 -357,215
Dover 742,821 1,045,389 +302,568
Middlesbrough 542,383 943,774 +401,391
Liverpool Docks 213,621 758,559 +544,938
London Heathrow Airport 281,104 332,249 +51,145
Eurotunnel 273,159 224,022 -49,137

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 97
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 63
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 30
2026-02 24
2026-01 33
2025-12 28

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 56
54m+ 52
0-1m 30
15m-54m 18
Other 16

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 294,357
France 258,335
United States 218,725
Germany 214,066
Italy 148,604

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 160,437 133,920 -26,517
France 125,401 132,934 +7,533
United States 92,616 126,109 +33,493
Germany 116,163 97,903 -18,260
Italy 60,636 87,968 +27,332
Australia 88,047 35,054 -52,993
Japan 58,933 22,106 -36,827
United Arab Emirates 7,899 66,556 +58,657
Canada 45,399 21,766 -23,633
Sweden 26,392 28,382 +1,990

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 £
Viet Nam 124,077
Bangladesh 104,999
Sri Lanka 23,428
India 13,951
Cambodia 3,561

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 £
Viet Nam 74,893 49,184 -25,709
Bangladesh 57,863 47,136 -10,727
Sri Lanka 3,702 19,726 +16,024
India 11,744 2,207 -9,537
Cambodia 130 3,431 +3,301
China 2,362 666 -1,696
Turkey 567 62 -505
Ireland 6 8 +2

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 723,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 611,627
Other 281,857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 213,178

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 404,495 318,586 -85,909
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 269,648 341,979 +72,331
Other 153,486 128,371 -25,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,883 106,295 -588

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 528,905
Dover 362,907
000 281,857
Dover / Eurotunnel 227,796
London Gateway Port 133,992

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 £
East Midlands Airport 315,458 213,447 -102,011
Dover 149,118 213,789 +64,671
000 153,486 128,371 -25,115
Dover / Eurotunnel 107,444 120,352 +12,908
London Gateway Port 106,883 27,109 -79,774
London Heathrow Airport 70,950 39,284 -31,666
ZLC 8,395 50,456 +42,061
Liverpool Docks 2,132 56,486 +54,354
Southampton 0 21,406 +21,406
Manchester Airport 6,857 10,287 +3,430

Quick facts

HS code: 620721

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

Description: Sleepwear made of cotton, such as nightshirts and pyjamas