Import/export HS code 621410: Silk shawls and scarves

Shawls and scarves made from silk, known for its smooth and luxurious feel

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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 £
France 13,681,352
Italy 8,166,480
China 2,266,147
India 1,187,023
Israel 197,547

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 £
France 7,583,062 6,098,290 -1,484,772
Italy 4,260,928 3,905,552 -355,376
China 1,199,703 1,066,444 -133,259
India 650,054 536,969 -113,085
Israel 161,823 35,724 -126,099
Switzerland 64,723 123,468 +58,745
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 81,436 85,476 +4,040
Netherlands 88,800 43,873 -44,927
United States 67,027 51,856 -15,171
Germany 49,717 54,387 +4,670

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 £
Italy 14,368,631
France 6,886,917
China 2,732,097
India 1,666,341
Israel 197,547

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 £
Italy 7,818,045 6,550,586 -1,267,459
France 3,774,922 3,111,995 -662,927
China 1,417,804 1,314,293 -103,511
India 889,349 776,992 -112,357
Israel 161,823 35,724 -126,099
United Kingdom 41,996 81,051 +39,055
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 61,552 49,488 -12,064
Spain 10,637 56,915 +46,278
United States 36,139 19,553 -16,586
Viet Nam 34,560 17,325 -17,235

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 154
Inner London - East 33
Outer London - West and North West 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Greater Manchester 13

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 107 107 +0
Inner London - East 21 18 -3
Outer London - West and North West 18 17 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 20 -1
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Essex 7 4 -3
Kent 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,204,563
Air transport 11,542,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,765,107
Other 251,881
Road transport 49,316

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,980,296 6,224,267 -756,029
Air transport 6,317,524 5,225,314 -1,092,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,042,612 722,495 -320,117
Other 116,313 135,568 +19,255
Road transport 22,125 27,191 +5,066

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,331,072
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,452,918
Eurotunnel 4,149,049
East Midlands Airport 1,876,931
Dover 1,525,681

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 4,587,486 3,743,586 -843,900
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,049,427 2,403,491 -645,936
Eurotunnel 1,912,580 2,236,469 +323,889
East Midlands Airport 1,072,930 804,001 -268,929
Dover 845,214 680,467 -164,747
London 800,871 548,777 -252,094
Felixstowe 567,963 407,891 -160,072
London Stansted Airport 301,150 391,121 +89,971
London Gateway Port 309,188 261,447 -47,741
Southampton 277,621 82,020 -195,601

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 234
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 109
Manufacture of wearing apparel 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
Manufacture of textiles 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 61
2025-11 75
2025-10 85
2025-09 69
2025-08 73

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 149
54m+ 103
0-1m 79
Other 29
15m-54m 28

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,397,284
United States 1,862,217
France 1,290,393
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,191,090
Italy 1,032,192

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,496,748 900,536 -596,212
United States 1,073,608 788,609 -284,999
France 637,504 652,889 +15,385
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 798,511 392,579 -405,932
Italy 490,354 541,838 +51,484
Japan 170,868 81,553 -89,315
Germany 120,774 71,824 -48,950
Ireland 64,983 84,259 +19,276
United Arab Emirates 84,325 59,516 -24,809
South Korea 82,404 47,941 -34,463

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 5,366
Italy 302

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 2,367 2,999 +632
Italy 98 204 +106

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 7,859,717
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,999,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,150
Road transport 9,317
Other 5,696

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 4,716,560 3,143,157 -1,573,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,046,293 953,568 -92,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,828 17,322 +10,494
Road transport 9,317 0 -9,317
Other 2,465 3,231 +766

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,508,960
East Midlands Airport 3,406,527
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,453,983
London Stansted Airport 447,729
ZLC 411,149

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 1,801,346 1,707,614 -93,732
East Midlands Airport 2,490,006 916,521 -1,573,485
Dover / Eurotunnel 742,897 711,086 -31,811
London Stansted Airport 130,716 317,013 +186,297
ZLC 249,952 161,197 -88,755
Dover 201,375 172,459 -28,916
Eurotunnel 67,093 20,932 -46,161
Manchester Airport 25,519 38,958 +13,439
Holyhead 20,295 33,162 +12,867
Liverpool Docks 7,803 21,436 +13,633

Quick facts

HS code: 621410

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

Description: Shawls and scarves made from silk, known for its smooth and luxurious feel