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 15,726,485
Italy 9,380,376
China 2,573,143
India 1,395,256
United States 270,296

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 7,789,012 7,937,473 +148,461
Italy 4,153,570 5,226,806 +1,073,236
China 1,217,949 1,355,194 +137,245
India 658,598 736,658 +78,060
United States 68,163 202,133 +133,970
Switzerland 56,437 157,273 +100,836
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 129,644 57,914 -71,730
Israel 104,930 73,996 -30,934
Netherlands 86,101 63,750 -22,351
Germany 40,521 49,389 +8,868

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 16,152,398
France 8,303,202
China 3,130,598
India 1,962,267
United Kingdom 219,626

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 7,737,336 8,415,062 +677,726
France 3,858,114 4,445,088 +586,974
China 1,413,558 1,717,040 +303,482
India 945,521 1,016,746 +71,225
United Kingdom 80,078 139,548 +59,470
Israel 104,930 73,996 -30,934
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 107,639 8,563 -99,076
Spain 10,637 56,915 +46,278
Viet Nam 28,113 29,375 +1,262
United States 34,028 22,506 -11,522

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 158
Inner London - East 36
Outer London - West and North West 32
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 106 118 +12
Inner London - East 18 25 +7
Outer London - West and North West 19 19 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 21 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 12 5 -7
Essex 7 6 -1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Kent 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2

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) 14,724,005
Air transport 13,732,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,077,478
Other 254,450
Road transport 46,229

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) 6,926,868 7,797,137 +870,269
Air transport 6,428,762 7,303,796 +875,034
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 965,481 1,111,997 +146,516
Other 226,375 28,075 -198,300
Road transport 19,385 26,844 +7,459

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,930,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,089,668
Eurotunnel 4,924,059
East Midlands Airport 2,244,965
Dover 1,551,631

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 4,775,150 5,155,142 +379,992
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,952,208 3,137,460 +185,252
Eurotunnel 1,930,945 2,993,114 +1,062,169
East Midlands Airport 1,073,458 1,171,507 +98,049
Dover 914,631 637,000 -277,631
London 766,078 684,108 -81,970
Felixstowe 571,699 389,442 -182,257
London Stansted Airport 258,335 601,480 +343,145
London Gateway Port 373,578 324,231 -49,347
499 3,065 409,133 +406,068

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
248
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
107
Manufacture of wearing apparel
23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
19
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 65
2026-04 75
2026-03 75
2026-02 75
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 149
54m+ 105
0-1m 88
Other 36
15m-54m 31

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 2,547,455
France 2,302,583
United States 1,661,113
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,238,498
Italy 1,038,206

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 1,393,627 1,153,828 -239,799
France 655,069 1,647,514 +992,445
United States 847,009 814,104 -32,905
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 740,407 498,091 -242,316
Italy 467,848 570,358 +102,510
Japan 181,125 111,438 -69,687
Germany 132,126 83,729 -48,397
Ireland 96,163 66,254 -29,909
United Arab Emirates 109,189 37,084 -72,105
South Korea 84,291 55,993 -28,298

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 8,652
Italy 508

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 2,901 5,751 +2,850
Italy 147 361 +214

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 8,935,786
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,042,895
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,145
Other 9,219

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 4,417,918 4,517,868 +99,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 985,010 1,057,885 +72,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,916 20,229 +14,313
Other 3,076 6,143 +3,067

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,867,864
East Midlands Airport 2,825,821
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,478,102
London Stansted Airport 677,935
ZLC 450,575

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 1,869,768 2,998,096 +1,128,328
East Midlands Airport 2,077,870 747,951 -1,329,919
Dover / Eurotunnel 688,923 789,179 +100,256
London Stansted Airport 149,786 528,149 +378,363
ZLC 263,176 187,399 -75,777
Dover 191,864 185,773 -6,091
Eurotunnel 62,970 40,451 -22,519
Manchester Airport 30,443 42,924 +12,481
Holyhead 18,922 33,291 +14,369
Liverpool Docks 12,554 15,773 +3,219

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