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 9,768,513
India 7,760,197
Spain 7,746,955
China 7,347,624
France 6,966,652

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 5,957,047 3,811,466 -2,145,581
India 4,273,184 3,487,013 -786,171
Spain 5,739,149 2,007,806 -3,731,343
China 3,666,430 3,681,194 +14,764
France 4,605,339 2,361,313 -2,244,026
Italy 2,631,479 2,549,733 -81,746
Bangladesh 1,836,969 2,295,175 +458,206
Ireland 1,765,052 1,396,690 -368,362
Netherlands 1,352,848 861,607 -491,241
Germany 609,282 604,233 -5,049

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 13,634,811
India 8,620,688
Italy 6,629,332
Bangladesh 5,541,234
France 4,903,703

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 7,353,615 6,281,196 -1,072,419
India 4,826,765 3,793,923 -1,032,842
Italy 3,512,908 3,116,424 -396,484
Bangladesh 2,993,940 2,547,294 -446,646
France 3,529,403 1,374,300 -2,155,103
Morocco 2,936,350 904,209 -2,032,141
Viet Nam 2,271,225 1,378,853 -892,372
United States 1,433,624 1,228,767 -204,857
Portugal 762,482 809,378 +46,896
United Kingdom 960,213 595,242 -364,971

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 354
Inner London - East 160
Outer London - West and North West 96
Greater Manchester 93
Surrey, East and West Sussex 90

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 248 229 -19
Inner London - East 114 95 -19
Outer London - West and North West 71 56 -15
Greater Manchester 68 48 -20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 61 54 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35 36 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32 22 -10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 24 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 24 +0
West Midlands 27 12 -15

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 33,403,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,644,237
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,623,158
Other 4,083,082
Road transport 522,928

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 18,697,233 14,706,306 -3,990,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,430,266 9,213,971 +2,783,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,742,846 3,880,312 -6,862,534
Other 2,983,691 1,099,391 -1,884,300
Road transport 179,364 343,564 +164,200

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 14,712,472
London Heathrow Airport 8,612,248
Eurotunnel 7,378,308
Birmingham Airport 4,835,463
Thamesport 4,433,745

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 8,684,370 6,028,102 -2,656,268
London Heathrow Airport 5,133,307 3,478,941 -1,654,366
Eurotunnel 5,738,028 1,640,280 -4,097,748
Birmingham Airport 2,092,383 2,743,080 +650,697
Thamesport 1,992,565 2,441,180 +448,615
000 2,983,691 1,099,391 -1,884,300
Dover 3,263,410 794,232 -2,469,178
499 14,123 3,144,240 +3,130,117
East Midlands Airport 1,573,573 1,399,840 -173,733
Southampton 1,463,633 1,466,645 +3,012

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
943
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
378
Manufacture of wearing apparel
94
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
73
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
41

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 627
0-1m 564
54m+ 236
Other 103
15m-54m 94

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 1,665,554
France 1,086,172
United States 1,079,639
Nigeria 831,215
Italy 667,099

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 877,844 787,710 -90,134
France 638,744 447,428 -191,316
United States 559,423 520,216 -39,207
Nigeria 49,966 781,249 +731,283
Italy 378,186 288,913 -89,273
Ireland 265,897 354,419 +88,522
Netherlands 292,491 259,627 -32,864
Belgium 175,756 339,123 +163,367
Germany 202,064 259,731 +57,667
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 266,222 181,883 -84,339

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 153,635
China 140,137
Cambodia 28,678
India 26,395
Turkey 21,446

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 47,196 106,439 +59,243
China 57,206 82,931 +25,725
Cambodia 16,105 12,573 -3,532
India 9,467 16,928 +7,461
Turkey 4,937 16,509 +11,572
Viet Nam 13,414 5,431 -7,983
Morocco 4,649 4,958 +309
Sri Lanka 6,951 2,486 -4,465
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 6,763,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,452,535
Other 491,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 482,068
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 3,320,916 3,442,262 +121,346
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,180,692 1,271,843 +91,151
Other 204,837 287,136 +82,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 445,697 36,371 -409,326
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 3,810,699
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,859,053
East Midlands Airport 1,833,491
London Stansted Airport 645,794
000 491,973

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 1,605,535 2,205,164 +599,629
Dover / Eurotunnel 936,576 922,477 -14,099
East Midlands Airport 1,066,953 766,538 -300,415
London Stansted Airport 372,211 273,583 -98,628
000 204,837 287,136 +82,299
London Gateway Port 392,780 16,102 -376,678
ZLC 230,571 108,767 -121,804
Dover 131,201 73,801 -57,400
Eurotunnel 57,358 120,183 +62,825
Immingham Docks 18,514 62,737 +44,223

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