Import/export HS code 621220: Girdles and panty girdles

Undergarments designed to shape and support the lower body

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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 £
China 4,114,852
Bangladesh 2,452,955
Netherlands 1,497,696
United States 1,130,589
Sri Lanka 951,647

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 2,699,885 1,414,967 -1,284,918
Bangladesh 1,385,026 1,067,929 -317,097
Netherlands 700,887 796,809 +95,922
United States 525,922 604,667 +78,745
Sri Lanka 511,732 439,915 -71,817
Viet Nam 324,636 531,439 +206,803
Belgium 52,572 738,512 +685,940
Turkey 192,450 332,506 +140,056
Italy 27,667 155,156 +127,489
Dominican Republic 113,671 49,591 -64,080

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 4,789,702
Bangladesh 2,574,498
Viet Nam 2,217,611
Turkey 1,031,358
Nicaragua 881,005

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 3,142,535 1,647,167 -1,495,368
Bangladesh 1,447,067 1,127,431 -319,636
Viet Nam 716,575 1,501,036 +784,461
Turkey 255,223 776,135 +520,912
Nicaragua 373,208 507,797 +134,589
Sri Lanka 438,062 376,888 -61,174
United States 160,971 20,942 -140,029
Italy 21,720 153,274 +131,554
Dominican Republic 116,713 49,591 -67,122
Thailand 58,189 63,032 +4,843

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
West Yorkshire 7
Greater Manchester 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 18 18 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 0 -3
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0

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) 4,004,675
Air transport 3,340,074
Other 3,199,857
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,550,042
Road transport 484,279

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) 1,620,051 2,384,624 +764,573
Air transport 1,567,796 1,772,278 +204,482
Other 2,683,337 516,520 -2,166,817
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,055,899 1,494,143 +438,244
Road transport 55,492 428,787 +373,295

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,199,857
London Heathrow Airport 1,841,492
499 1,622,036
Felixstowe 1,381,923
Dover 699,187

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 £
000 2,683,337 516,520 -2,166,817
London Heathrow Airport 904,881 936,611 +31,730
499 68,975 1,553,061 +1,484,086
Felixstowe 970,963 410,960 -560,003
Dover 468,918 230,269 -238,649
Eurotunnel 209,697 445,649 +235,952
Manchester Airport 325,166 325,933 +767
ZLC 55,492 523,659 +468,167
Southampton 253,662 272,306 +18,644
Dover / Eurotunnel 120,903 390,420 +269,517

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
53
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Manufacture of wearing apparel
8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6
Other manufacturing
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 20
2026-03 21
2026-02 22
2026-01 20

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 26
54m+ 23
0-1m 22
Other 14
15m-54m 11

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 £
Ireland 459,906
Germany 278,382
United Arab Emirates 165,933
Italy 125,637
Australia 121,911

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 £
Ireland 289,310 170,596 -118,714
Germany 114,018 164,364 +50,346
United Arab Emirates 12,621 153,312 +140,691
Italy 2,279 123,358 +121,079
Australia 30,061 91,850 +61,789
United States 81,319 13,111 -68,208
Netherlands 10,388 44,624 +34,236
Chile 0 49,800 +49,800
Belgium 0 25,332 +25,332
Spain 24,567 7 -24,560

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 93,416
China 92,821
Sri Lanka 38,800
Viet Nam 20,505
Cambodia 5,671

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 50,207 43,209 -6,998
China 60,401 32,420 -27,981
Sri Lanka 19,598 19,202 -396
Viet Nam 10,209 10,296 +87
Cambodia 4,543 1,128 -3,415
Turkey 4,381 0 -4,381
Italy 1,108 1,272 +164
United States 648 1,085 +437
Thailand 354 282 -72
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 410 0 -410

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 553,568
Other 380,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 314,941
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 299,498

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 246,356 307,212 +60,856
Other 223,301 157,391 -65,910
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,526 249,415 +183,889
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,303 187,195 +74,892

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 440,628
000 380,692
London Gateway Port 266,985
Dover / Eurotunnel 213,166
ZLC 62,742

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 164,954 275,674 +110,720
000 223,301 157,391 -65,910
London Gateway Port 55,022 211,963 +156,941
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,070 169,096 +125,026
ZLC 51,509 11,233 -40,276
Heysham 61,682 0 -61,682
London Stansted Airport 18,643 7,627 -11,016
London Heathrow Airport 11,250 12,678 +1,428
Liverpool Docks 9,239 14,623 +5,384
Holyhead 4,327 13,212 +8,885

Quick facts

HS code: 621220

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

Description: Undergarments designed to shape and support the lower body