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 £
United States 10,233,953
Spain 9,292,297
India 8,132,795
China 7,883,197
France 7,222,854

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 £
United States 6,119,430 4,114,523 -2,004,907
Spain 6,929,633 2,362,664 -4,566,969
India 4,265,324 3,867,471 -397,853
China 3,908,465 3,974,732 +66,267
France 4,596,726 2,626,128 -1,970,598
Italy 2,772,584 2,709,495 -63,089
Bangladesh 1,965,009 2,323,744 +358,735
Ireland 1,754,153 1,490,475 -263,678
Netherlands 1,467,558 991,650 -475,908
Germany 628,950 614,820 -14,130

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 14,494,447
India 9,135,229
Italy 6,988,291
Bangladesh 6,270,587
France 5,120,625

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 7,727,333 6,767,114 -960,219
India 4,922,294 4,212,935 -709,359
Italy 3,588,630 3,399,661 -188,969
Bangladesh 3,690,893 2,579,694 -1,111,199
France 3,557,491 1,563,134 -1,994,357
Morocco 3,233,676 1,192,029 -2,041,647
Viet Nam 2,602,476 1,491,095 -1,111,381
United States 1,491,352 1,354,084 -137,268
United Kingdom 1,042,588 619,611 -422,977
Portugal 746,233 864,736 +118,503

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 361
Inner London - East 169
Outer London - West and North West 101
Greater Manchester 98
Surrey, East and West Sussex 92

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 245 246 +1
Inner London - East 122 98 -24
Outer London - West and North West 76 57 -19
Greater Manchester 69 51 -18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 60 57 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42 37 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32 24 -8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23 25 +2
West Midlands 28 13 -15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 24 +1

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 35,112,313
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,741,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,374,648
Other 4,349,117
Road transport 556,125

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 19,212,144 15,900,169 -3,311,975
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,123,542 4,618,235 -7,505,307
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,768,803 9,605,845 +2,837,042
Other 3,089,011 1,260,106 -1,828,905
Road transport 211,329 344,796 +133,467

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 15,366,971
London Heathrow Airport 9,215,049
Eurotunnel 8,972,561
Birmingham Airport 5,016,998
Thamesport 4,610,202

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 8,919,617 6,447,354 -2,472,263
London Heathrow Airport 5,243,836 3,971,213 -1,272,623
Eurotunnel 6,951,728 2,020,833 -4,930,895
Birmingham Airport 2,162,140 2,854,858 +692,718
Thamesport 2,036,905 2,573,297 +536,392
000 3,089,011 1,260,106 -1,828,905
Dover 3,297,758 1,010,353 -2,287,405
499 15,361 3,144,240 +3,128,879
East Midlands Airport 1,629,140 1,474,922 -154,218
Southampton 1,405,464 1,688,370 +282,906

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
971
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
394
Manufacture of wearing apparel
101
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
73
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
45

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 196
2026-04 203
2026-03 242
2026-02 210
2026-01 151

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 650
0-1m 583
54m+ 244
Other 107
15m-54m 100

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 1,681,490
France 1,168,117
United States 1,114,849
Nigeria 831,215
Italy 696,382

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 745,962 935,528 +189,566
France 695,667 472,450 -223,217
United States 491,094 623,755 +132,661
Nigeria 45,684 785,531 +739,847
Italy 359,051 337,331 -21,720
Ireland 289,779 375,144 +85,365
Netherlands 304,797 288,384 -16,413
Belgium 101,372 417,223 +315,851
Germany 208,760 278,269 +69,509
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 271,604 195,611 -75,993

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 164,097
China 146,174
Cambodia 31,003
India 28,578
Turkey 21,549

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 51,179 112,918 +61,739
China 59,901 86,273 +26,372
Cambodia 16,938 14,065 -2,873
India 10,466 18,112 +7,646
Turkey 5,040 16,509 +11,469
Viet Nam 15,023 5,519 -9,504
Morocco 3,979 5,821 +1,842
Sri Lanka 6,547 2,900 -3,647
Tunisia 1,325 0 -1,325
Italy 1,204 0 -1,204

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 6,955,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,577,517
Other 521,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 483,011
Road transport 6,626

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 3,082,571 3,872,518 +789,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,169,816 1,407,701 +237,885
Other 213,665 308,048 +94,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 446,640 36,371 -410,269
Road transport 6,626 0 -6,626

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,896,730
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,910,613
East Midlands Airport 1,894,105
London Stansted Airport 662,865
000 521,713

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 1,512,422 2,384,308 +871,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 867,509 1,043,104 +175,595
East Midlands Airport 1,042,604 851,501 -191,103
London Stansted Airport 266,008 396,857 +130,849
000 213,665 308,048 +94,383
London Gateway Port 392,780 16,102 -376,678
ZLC 195,693 151,642 -44,051
Dover 133,894 85,463 -48,431
Eurotunnel 90,644 121,590 +30,946
Holyhead 52,620 36,773 -15,847

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