Import/export HS code 620811: Women's or girls' underwear of man-made fibres

Underwear made of synthetic materials like polyester or nylon

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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 £
Turkey 766,543
France 566,494
China 527,552
Viet Nam 185,405
Sri Lanka 184,250

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 £
Turkey 404,287 362,256 -42,031
France 328,976 237,518 -91,458
China 320,726 206,826 -113,900
Viet Nam 166,753 18,652 -148,101
Sri Lanka 135,266 48,984 -86,282
India 65,197 69,867 +4,670
Italy 39,309 61,688 +22,379
Ireland 29,782 30,599 +817
United States 18,918 20,352 +1,434
Bangladesh 15,599 15,863 +264

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 775,867
Turkey 771,415
Italy 483,196
Sri Lanka 185,487
India 140,866

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 535,625 240,242 -295,383
Turkey 404,391 367,024 -37,367
Italy 216,229 266,967 +50,738
Sri Lanka 135,266 50,221 -85,045
India 70,999 69,867 -1,132
France 78,645 7,207 -71,438
Viet Nam 24,071 24,814 +743
Morocco 32,292 12,714 -19,578
Bangladesh 15,599 15,863 +264
Romania 20,491 4,481 -16,010

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - West and North West 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
West Midlands 6

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 15 14 -1
Inner London - East 12 6 -6
Outer London - West and North West 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Road transport 752,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 725,082
Air transport 606,559
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 569,463
Other 103,457

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 £
Road transport 390,430 362,256 -28,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 420,011 305,071 -114,940
Air transport 422,426 184,133 -238,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 306,910 262,553 -44,357
Other 71,795 31,662 -40,133

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 768,975
Felixstowe 365,721
London Heathrow Airport 302,262
Eurotunnel 247,269
Dover 231,638

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 £
ZLC 406,719 362,256 -44,463
Felixstowe 242,286 123,435 -118,851
London Heathrow Airport 209,131 93,131 -116,000
Eurotunnel 205,027 42,242 -162,785
Dover 36,412 195,226 +158,814
Southampton 152,628 45,293 -107,335
Manchester Airport 167,851 10,947 -156,904
000 71,795 31,662 -40,133
London Gateway Port 21,394 72,208 +50,814
499 1,077 73,252 +72,175

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
60
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Manufacture of wearing apparel
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Construction of buildings
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 19
2026-03 10
2026-02 12
2026-01 7

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 35
0-1m 22
54m+ 17
Other 10
15m-54m 6

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 £
United Arab Emirates 114,549
France 99,911
Italy 59,096
United States 43,955
Germany 29,120

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 £
United Arab Emirates 92,482 22,067 -70,415
France 52,393 47,518 -4,875
Italy 29,131 29,965 +834
United States 19,917 24,038 +4,121
Germany 7,657 21,463 +13,806
Ireland 13,723 9,995 -3,728
Qatar 16,499 0 -16,499
Switzerland 3,686 6,856 +3,170
South Africa 9,500 0 -9,500
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,477 3,534 -1,943

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 11,897
Sri Lanka 2,636
Cambodia 1,542
China 1,161
Turkey 701

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 5,159 6,738 +1,579
Sri Lanka 2,604 32 -2,572
Cambodia 426 1,116 +690
China 1,082 79 -1,003
Turkey 683 18 -665
India 186 65 -121

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 303,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 105,145
Other 23,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,492

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 199,473 103,780 -95,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,445 55,700 +6,255
Other 13,723 9,995 -3,728
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,912 3,580 -12,332

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 116,159
Manchester Airport 92,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,064
East Midlands Airport 51,953
ZLC 26,226

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 35,853 80,306 +44,453
Manchester Airport 92,813 0 -92,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,349 53,715 +21,366
East Midlands Airport 46,281 5,672 -40,609
ZLC 11,443 14,783 +3,340
000 13,723 9,995 -3,728
London Stansted Airport 13,083 3,019 -10,064
Dover 15,074 974 -14,100
Southampton 8,575 1,104 -7,471
Immingham Docks 6,365 0 -6,365

Quick facts

HS code: 620811

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

Description: Underwear made of synthetic materials like polyester or nylon