Import/export HS code 621290: Various similar undergarments and accessories

Miscellaneous undergarments and accessories like garters, suspenders, and braces

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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 18,538,235
Bangladesh 5,947,070
Netherlands 2,444,112
Czechia 1,720,302
France 1,598,720

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 8,999,608 9,538,627 +539,019
Bangladesh 2,106,601 3,840,469 +1,733,868
Netherlands 1,726,887 717,225 -1,009,662
Czechia 726,237 994,065 +267,828
France 993,957 604,763 -389,194
United States 1,066,620 522,895 -543,725
Belgium 45,806 1,325,305 +1,279,499
Sri Lanka 279,430 1,012,620 +733,190
Viet Nam 671,097 325,273 -345,824
Germany 375,744 370,808 -4,936

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 21,783,928
Bangladesh 6,174,662
Viet Nam 1,818,907
Czechia 1,712,130
Turkey 1,286,200

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 10,957,389 10,826,539 -130,850
Bangladesh 2,176,218 3,998,444 +1,822,226
Viet Nam 1,172,738 646,169 -526,569
Czechia 723,244 988,886 +265,642
Turkey 265,170 1,021,030 +755,860
Sri Lanka 305,292 927,524 +622,232
Cambodia 430,666 340,475 -90,191
Poland 344,304 379,775 +35,471
Morocco 258,528 208,235 -50,293
United States 151,214 222,626 +71,412

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 67
Greater Manchester 41
Inner London - East 24
Outer London - West and North West 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 46 46 +0
Greater Manchester 29 29 +0
Inner London - East 17 16 -1
Outer London - West and North West 13 14 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 12 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 11 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
West Midlands 8 7 -1

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) 19,269,124
Air transport 11,728,965
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,770,297
Other 2,698,412
Road transport 334,438

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) 9,568,887 9,700,237 +131,350
Air transport 5,741,184 5,987,781 +246,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,946,341 2,823,956 -122,385
Other 609,743 2,088,669 +1,478,926
Road transport 18,339 316,099 +297,760

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,202,206
London Heathrow Airport 6,903,478
London Gateway Port 3,661,384
000 2,698,412
499 2,536,206

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 5,648,219 2,553,987 -3,094,232
London Heathrow Airport 3,318,604 3,584,874 +266,270
London Gateway Port 1,229,992 2,431,392 +1,201,400
000 609,743 2,088,669 +1,478,926
499 162,105 2,374,101 +2,211,996
Southampton 1,431,698 576,533 -855,165
Thamesport 538,640 1,019,828 +481,188
East Midlands Airport 749,100 716,341 -32,759
Eurotunnel 740,913 693,291 -47,622
London 817,736 381,336 -436,400

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 210
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 113
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 55
2026-03 60
2026-02 53
2026-01 61
2025-12 63

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 151
0-1m 86
54m+ 80
15m-54m 35
Other 26

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 2,272,111
United States 1,492,191
France 955,553
Netherlands 625,884
Ireland 592,214

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 1,321,048 951,063 -369,985
United States 580,627 911,564 +330,937
France 620,783 334,770 -286,013
Netherlands 226,327 399,557 +173,230
Ireland 292,098 300,116 +8,018
Germany 353,499 179,721 -173,778
Belgium 233,268 191,260 -42,008
United Arab Emirates 113,190 196,136 +82,946
Japan 134,017 149,327 +15,310
Spain 70,203 147,154 +76,951

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 120,878
Bangladesh 85,183
Sri Lanka 56,857
Cambodia 19,173
Pakistan 10,482

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 65,183 55,695 -9,488
Bangladesh 47,335 37,848 -9,487
Sri Lanka 30,493 26,364 -4,129
Cambodia 11,987 7,186 -4,801
Pakistan 0 10,482 +10,482
Viet Nam 6,779 2,757 -4,022
Turkey 3,715 1,622 -2,093
Austria 4,533 0 -4,533
Ireland 0 2,871 +2,871
Thailand 613 553 -60

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 6,597,913
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,184,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 587,628
Other 479,043

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 3,505,261 3,092,652 -412,609
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,093,792 1,090,714 -3,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 254,357 333,271 +78,914
Other 230,774 248,269 +17,495

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,621,675
East Midlands Airport 2,319,628
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,604,475
000 479,043
Dover 424,307

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 1,916,588 1,705,087 -211,501
East Midlands Airport 1,261,280 1,058,348 -202,932
Dover / Eurotunnel 810,914 793,561 -17,353
000 230,774 248,269 +17,495
Dover 219,546 204,761 -14,785
ZLC 154,472 199,583 +45,111
London Stansted Airport 124,376 108,066 -16,310
Liverpool Docks 199,606 20,629 -178,977
London Gateway Port 3,512 140,276 +136,764
Grangemouth Docks 10,262 99,915 +89,653

Quick facts

HS code: 621290

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

Description: Miscellaneous undergarments and accessories like garters, suspenders, and braces