Import/export HS code 621139: Garments made of other textile materials

Clothing made from materials other than cotton or synthetic fibers

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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 4,531,073
Tunisia 4,432,860
Pakistan 1,716,988
Italy 1,532,671
Ireland 1,493,807

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 2,536,468 1,994,605 -541,863
Tunisia 2,061,610 2,371,250 +309,640
Pakistan 917,809 799,179 -118,630
Italy 627,476 905,195 +277,719
Ireland 702,560 791,247 +88,687
India 870,161 509,830 -360,331
Spain 739,987 286,077 -453,910
Bangladesh 496,470 504,555 +8,085
United States 475,152 278,512 -196,640
Bulgaria 295,553 323,545 +27,992

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 5,294,906
Tunisia 4,367,998
Pakistan 1,753,132
Italy 1,559,600
India 1,494,591

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 2,839,536 2,455,370 -384,166
Tunisia 1,992,566 2,375,432 +382,866
Pakistan 931,297 821,835 -109,462
Italy 660,314 899,286 +238,972
India 915,100 579,491 -335,609
Bangladesh 534,042 540,440 +6,398
Bulgaria 346,225 355,680 +9,455
Ukraine 514,113 153,553 -360,560
Turkey 213,312 378,688 +165,376
Viet Nam 303,916 261,496 -42,420

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 96
Inner London - East 39
Greater Manchester 32
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16

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 71 70 -1
Inner London - East 20 20 +0
Greater Manchester 20 21 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 13 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 7 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 10 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 12 +5
Outer London - West and North West 9 10 +1
West Yorkshire 8 12 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -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) 8,667,440
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,080,157
Air transport 4,128,382
Other 2,295,754
Road transport 618,019

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) 4,472,252 4,195,188 -277,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,388,318 3,691,839 +303,521
Air transport 1,911,297 2,217,085 +305,788
Other 1,270,651 1,025,103 -245,548
Road transport 319,424 298,595 -20,829

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,265,692
London 3,763,950
000 2,295,754
London Heathrow Airport 1,761,769
Dover 1,755,723

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 2,533,285 1,732,407 -800,878
London 1,570,146 2,193,804 +623,658
000 1,270,651 1,025,103 -245,548
London Heathrow Airport 948,238 813,531 -134,707
Dover 1,104,548 651,175 -453,373
Southampton 800,575 774,290 -26,285
London Gateway Port 461,444 675,885 +214,441
499 12,100 842,478 +830,378
ZLC 479,170 358,363 -120,807
London Stansted Airport 389,681 371,114 -18,567

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 212
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 126
Manufacture of wearing apparel 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Manufacture of textiles 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 55
2026-03 41
2026-02 58
2026-01 48
2025-12 52

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 173
0-1m 97
54m+ 86
Other 41
15m-54m 36

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 States 1,005,099
France 518,218
Sri Lanka 442,882
Germany 402,576
Ireland 379,094

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 States 624,138 380,961 -243,177
France 280,040 238,178 -41,862
Sri Lanka 442,882 0 -442,882
Germany 242,326 160,250 -82,076
Ireland 176,357 202,737 +26,380
Italy 163,349 168,421 +5,072
Nepal 283,477 0 -283,477
Slovakia 0 257,477 +257,477
United Arab Emirates 21,749 231,805 +210,056
Netherlands 73,300 110,101 +36,801

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 183,460
Viet Nam 50,708
Cambodia 11,557
Myanmar 8,202
Bangladesh 8,081

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 92,945 90,515 -2,430
Viet Nam 25,099 25,609 +510
Cambodia 3,452 8,105 +4,653
Myanmar 2,348 5,854 +3,506
Bangladesh 1,990 6,091 +4,101
India 4,181 2,914 -1,267
Turkey 2,096 1,385 -711
Jordan 883 99 -784
Ukraine 331 435 +104
Romania 431 38 -393

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 3,756,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,531,559
Other 284,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 155,453

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 2,313,606 1,442,808 -870,798
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 626,230 905,329 +279,099
Other 136,638 148,126 +11,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,002 47,451 -60,551

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,645,968
London Heathrow Airport 1,228,774
Dover / Eurotunnel 742,829
Dover 675,795
London Stansted Airport 486,173

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 1,023,025 622,943 -400,082
London Heathrow Airport 923,786 304,988 -618,798
Dover / Eurotunnel 243,315 499,514 +256,199
Dover 373,857 301,938 -71,919
London Stansted Airport 258,274 227,899 -30,375
000 136,638 148,126 +11,488
ZLC 99,579 62,822 -36,757
Birmingham Airport 0 157,454 +157,454
Felixstowe 60,929 4,274 -56,655
Holyhead 15,795 40,996 +25,201

Quick facts

HS code: 621139

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

Description: Clothing made from materials other than cotton or synthetic fibers