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 17,686,651
Bangladesh 5,913,354
Netherlands 2,077,082
Czechia 1,716,697
Belgium 1,622,371

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 9,125,551 8,561,100 -564,451
Bangladesh 2,964,587 2,948,767 -15,820
Netherlands 1,620,161 456,921 -1,163,240
Czechia 776,149 940,548 +164,399
Belgium 148,387 1,473,984 +1,325,597
France 970,917 507,783 -463,134
United States 937,124 536,486 -400,638
Sri Lanka 580,295 694,824 +114,529
Viet Nam 651,676 328,152 -323,524
Germany 424,439 303,407 -121,032

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 20,675,592
Bangladesh 6,112,588
Viet Nam 1,718,620
Czechia 1,709,330
Turkey 1,429,749

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 11,086,985 9,588,607 -1,498,378
Bangladesh 3,053,280 3,059,308 +6,028
Viet Nam 1,068,394 650,226 -418,168
Czechia 773,156 936,174 +163,018
Turkey 273,917 1,155,832 +881,915
Sri Lanka 564,925 665,033 +100,108
Cambodia 490,622 300,023 -190,599
Poland 344,686 354,269 +9,583
Morocco 247,441 144,116 -103,325
United States 183,511 183,939 +428

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 62
Greater Manchester 40
Inner London - East 22
Outer London - West and North West 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17

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 45 39 -6
Greater Manchester 32 23 -9
Inner London - East 18 13 -5
Outer London - West and North West 16 11 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 12 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 13 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 10 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 10 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
West Midlands 8 5 -3

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) 19,089,129
Air transport 10,967,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,416,683
Other 2,614,829
Road transport 347,245

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) 9,741,200 9,347,929 -393,271
Air transport 5,278,116 5,689,406 +411,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,027,383 2,389,300 -638,083
Other 1,991,348 623,481 -1,367,867
Road transport 117,095 230,150 +113,055

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,687,033
London Heathrow Airport 6,311,907
London Gateway Port 3,596,230
499 3,062,838
000 2,614,829

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 5,472,738 2,214,295 -3,258,443
London Heathrow Airport 3,039,588 3,272,319 +232,731
London Gateway Port 1,669,046 1,927,184 +258,138
499 178,020 2,884,818 +2,706,798
000 1,991,348 623,481 -1,367,867
Southampton 1,366,190 550,459 -815,731
Thamesport 534,815 1,026,664 +491,849
Eurotunnel 993,916 441,065 -552,851
East Midlands Airport 846,763 572,460 -274,303
London 855,901 327,855 -528,046

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
205
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
111
Manufacture of wearing apparel
30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11
Other manufacturing
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 52
2026-04 55
2026-03 60
2026-02 53
2026-01 61

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 143
0-1m 86
54m+ 82
15m-54m 36
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 2,123,197
United States 1,478,458
France 947,540
Netherlands 608,845
Ireland 561,527

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 1,240,264 882,933 -357,331
United States 570,514 907,944 +337,430
France 668,792 278,748 -390,044
Netherlands 243,389 365,456 +122,067
Ireland 295,575 265,952 -29,623
Germany 275,717 161,127 -114,590
Belgium 165,715 201,612 +35,897
United Arab Emirates 99,446 203,415 +103,969
Japan 126,505 150,766 +24,261
Spain 91,141 116,006 +24,865

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 110,341
Bangladesh 83,946
Sri Lanka 54,969
Cambodia 17,309
Pakistan 11,104

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 61,988 48,353 -13,635
Bangladesh 42,010 41,936 -74
Sri Lanka 30,872 24,097 -6,775
Cambodia 9,683 7,626 -2,057
Pakistan 0 11,104 +11,104
Viet Nam 7,438 1,711 -5,727
Turkey 2,732 1,622 -1,110
Ireland 248 2,623 +2,375
Thailand 589 560 -29
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 736 24 -712

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 6,284,582
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,986,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 586,957
Other 454,433

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 3,388,275 2,896,307 -491,968
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,073,399 912,951 -160,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 253,176 333,781 +80,605
Other 239,153 215,280 -23,873

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,465,517
East Midlands Airport 2,162,798
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,427,777
000 454,433
Dover 412,803

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 1,831,584 1,633,933 -197,651
East Midlands Airport 1,241,429 921,369 -320,060
Dover / Eurotunnel 793,656 634,121 -159,535
000 239,153 215,280 -23,873
Dover 216,200 196,603 -19,597
ZLC 156,224 201,306 +45,082
London Stansted Airport 118,998 107,844 -11,154
Liverpool Docks 192,427 20,629 -171,798
London Gateway Port 9,510 134,278 +124,768
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