Import/export HS code 621390: Handkerchiefs of other materials

Handkerchiefs made from fabrics other than cotton, such as linen or blends

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 1,178,170
France 642,831
Italy 607,108
Germany 123,312
Switzerland 63,992

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 766,154 412,016 -354,138
France 306,118 336,713 +30,595
Italy 319,820 287,288 -32,532
Germany 84,342 38,970 -45,372
Switzerland 51,076 12,916 -38,160
Thailand 40,295 17,304 -22,991
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,002 25,965 +8,963
United States 10,157 23,530 +13,373
Sweden 12,659 17,846 +5,187
Viet Nam 10,843 10,057 -786

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 1,347,061
Italy 767,298
France 579,306
Thailand 57,599
United Kingdom 27,862

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 863,138 483,923 -379,215
Italy 421,950 345,348 -76,602
France 289,159 290,147 +988
Thailand 40,295 17,304 -22,991
United Kingdom 3,449 24,413 +20,964
United States 2,751 19,525 +16,774
Viet Nam 11,785 10,057 -1,728
Turkey 11,876 7,868 -4,008
India 12,119 0 -12,119
Germany 4,908 1,210 -3,698

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 56
Outer London - West and North West 9
Inner London - East 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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 40 36 -4
Outer London - West and North West 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 5 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 0 -4
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0

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 1,565,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 627,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 588,246
Other 86,147
Road transport 48,823

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 916,251 649,491 -266,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 333,785 293,527 -40,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 338,337 249,909 -88,428
Other 57,388 28,759 -28,629
Road transport 40,424 8,399 -32,025

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,069,745
Felixstowe 510,212
Dover 253,229
East Midlands Airport 231,964
Southampton 94,288

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 Heathrow Airport 671,712 398,033 -273,679
Felixstowe 305,945 204,267 -101,678
Dover 152,582 100,647 -51,935
East Midlands Airport 124,367 107,597 -16,770
Southampton 44,368 49,920 +5,552
Eurotunnel 31,596 58,301 +26,705
000 57,388 28,759 -28,629
London Gateway Port 39,904 33,777 -6,127
London Stansted Airport 31,456 41,530 +10,074
Birmingham Airport 14,967 56,753 +41,786

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 81
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of wearing apparel 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Manufacture of textiles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 16
2025-10 17
2025-09 21
2025-08 15

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 49
54m+ 43
0-1m 14
Other 11
15m-54m 10

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 £
Italy 360,817
United States 288,024
France 127,162
Ireland 105,626
Sierra Leone 53,251

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 £
Italy 83,329 277,488 +194,159
United States 197,795 90,229 -107,566
France 58,154 69,008 +10,854
Ireland 61,104 44,522 -16,582
Sierra Leone 53,251 0 -53,251
Germany 14,182 16,835 +2,653
Japan 9,146 13,121 +3,975
Czechia 17,573 2,280 -15,293
Poland 8,422 9,309 +887
Austria 15,456 0 -15,456

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 82,702
XI 6,348
Italy 2,518
Bangladesh 13
Germany 10

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 43,533 39,169 -4,364
XI 3,930 2,418 -1,512
Italy 1,393 1,125 -268
Bangladesh 13 0 -13
Germany 10 0 -10

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 785,428
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 256,318
Other 92,738

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 423,149 362,279 -60,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 106,323 149,995 +43,672
Other 49,688 43,050 -6,638

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 606,897
Dover / Eurotunnel 129,067
London Heathrow Airport 118,602
Eurotunnel 107,189
000 92,738

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 311,377 295,520 -15,857
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,535 86,532 +43,997
London Heathrow Airport 79,532 39,070 -40,462
Eurotunnel 45,231 61,958 +16,727
000 49,688 43,050 -6,638
ZLC 21,551 15,149 -6,402
London Stansted Airport 10,689 12,540 +1,851
Dover 9,710 0 -9,710
Holyhead 6,336 0 -6,336
Portsmouth 2,511 0 -2,511

Quick facts

HS code: 621390

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

Description: Handkerchiefs made from fabrics other than cotton, such as linen or blends