Import/export HS code 621149: Workwear made of other textile materials

Industrial and occupational clothing made from materials other than cotton or synthetic fibers

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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 £
Spain 10,834,803
United States 9,876,725
India 8,057,959
China 7,631,217
France 7,587,309

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 £
Spain 8,478,797 2,356,006 -6,122,791
United States 5,981,174 3,895,551 -2,085,623
India 4,532,711 3,525,248 -1,007,463
China 3,846,195 3,785,022 -61,173
France 5,282,795 2,304,514 -2,978,281
Italy 2,765,238 2,235,037 -530,201
Bangladesh 999,902 1,762,442 +762,540
Ireland 1,563,455 1,148,779 -414,676
Netherlands 1,254,354 1,102,079 -152,275
South Korea 854,175 454,294 -399,881

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 14,297,879
India 9,182,910
Italy 6,354,194
France 5,378,014
Viet Nam 5,262,426

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 8,096,328 6,201,551 -1,894,777
India 5,117,134 4,065,776 -1,051,358
Italy 3,561,743 2,792,451 -769,292
France 4,100,549 1,277,465 -2,823,084
Viet Nam 3,757,151 1,505,275 -2,251,876
Bangladesh 2,889,517 2,077,839 -811,678
Morocco 3,269,301 1,332,398 -1,936,903
United States 1,564,708 1,224,689 -340,019
United Kingdom 1,046,608 580,259 -466,349
Portugal 699,753 713,294 +13,541

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 348
Inner London - East 164
Greater Manchester 107
Outer London - West and North West 96
Surrey, East and West Sussex 88

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 257 213 -44
Inner London - East 109 96 -13
Greater Manchester 77 54 -23
Outer London - West and North West 68 58 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 58 56 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 46 30 -16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29 32 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 26 -2
Essex 28 19 -9
West Midlands 28 17 -11

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 34,073,702
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,614,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,300,611
Other 4,998,877
Road transport 388,391

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 £
Air transport 19,729,296 14,344,406 -5,384,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,926,000 4,688,449 -9,237,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,290,466 7,010,145 +719,679
Other 2,644,163 2,354,714 -289,449
Road transport 220,640 167,751 -52,889

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 14,605,388
Eurotunnel 10,676,587
London Heathrow Airport 9,472,053
000 4,998,877
Dover 4,586,113

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 Stansted Airport 8,958,921 5,646,467 -3,312,454
Eurotunnel 8,512,402 2,164,185 -6,348,217
London Heathrow Airport 5,600,794 3,871,259 -1,729,535
000 2,644,163 2,354,714 -289,449
Dover 3,658,720 927,393 -2,731,327
Thamesport 2,007,227 2,233,267 +226,040
Birmingham Airport 1,708,865 2,489,499 +780,634
Southampton 1,623,115 1,584,930 -38,185
East Midlands Airport 1,813,873 1,301,313 -512,560
Felixstowe 1,714,204 1,332,673 -381,531

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 939
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 388
Manufacture of wearing apparel 97
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 75
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 47

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 151
2025-11 163
2025-10 206
2025-09 176
2025-08 215

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 634
0-1m 564
54m+ 233
15m-54m 98
Other 98

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 £
South Korea 1,453,831
France 1,261,921
United States 1,062,556
Italy 753,991
Nigeria 687,314

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 £
South Korea 754,668 699,163 -55,505
France 875,232 386,689 -488,543
United States 523,173 539,383 +16,210
Italy 435,976 318,015 -117,961
Nigeria 38,498 648,816 +610,318
Netherlands 288,094 241,852 -46,242
Ireland 297,815 231,461 -66,354
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 290,482 152,541 -137,941
Germany 208,468 161,347 -47,121
Belgium 19,274 340,570 +321,296

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 124,046
Bangladesh 91,152
Viet Nam 31,811
Cambodia 22,873
India 18,048

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 65,398 58,648 -6,750
Bangladesh 61,808 29,344 -32,464
Viet Nam 24,880 6,931 -17,949
Cambodia 10,713 12,160 +1,447
India 10,550 7,498 -3,052
Morocco 4,655 6,817 +2,162
Sri Lanka 4,225 4,852 +627
Turkey 4,709 2,444 -2,265
United Arab Emirates 1,570 0 -1,570
Tunisia 1,325 0 -1,325

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 6,341,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,368,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 478,162
Other 392,622
Road transport 9,708

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 3,169,652 3,171,651 +1,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,232,744 1,135,943 -96,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,977 344,185 +210,208
Other 227,037 165,585 -61,452
Road transport 9,708 0 -9,708

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,435,351
East Midlands Airport 1,771,090
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,757,699
London Stansted Airport 638,120
London Gateway Port 412,665

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 1,594,189 1,841,162 +246,973
East Midlands Airport 1,033,328 737,762 -295,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 935,594 822,105 -113,489
London Stansted Airport 239,351 398,769 +159,418
London Gateway Port 85,381 327,284 +241,903
000 227,037 165,585 -61,452
ZLC 223,257 167,362 -55,895
Dover 142,190 114,701 -27,489
Eurotunnel 76,984 89,652 +12,668
Holyhead 60,018 31,327 -28,691

Quick facts

HS code: 621149

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

Description: Industrial and occupational clothing made from materials other than cotton or synthetic fibers