Import/export HS code 621420: Wool shawls and scarves

Shawls and scarves made from wool or fine animal hair, ideal for cold weather

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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 21,079,030
Italy 19,634,553
France 17,533,477
India 2,327,281
Sweden 1,355,802

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 11,108,935 9,970,095 -1,138,840
Italy 11,719,886 7,914,667 -3,805,219
France 9,681,903 7,851,574 -1,830,329
India 1,197,532 1,129,749 -67,783
Sweden 903,324 452,478 -450,846
Spain 849,311 458,763 -390,548
Netherlands 665,248 585,822 -79,426
Nepal 404,666 355,722 -48,944
Norway 270,331 304,421 +34,090
Germany 309,917 228,558 -81,359

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 27,404,091
China 22,933,986
United Kingdom 6,001,636
France 5,385,198
India 2,677,658

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 16,028,169 11,375,922 -4,652,247
China 12,229,717 10,704,269 -1,525,448
United Kingdom 3,060,754 2,940,882 -119,872
France 3,113,069 2,272,129 -840,940
India 1,359,410 1,318,248 -41,162
Nepal 630,346 504,705 -125,641
Norway 591,435 398,347 -193,088
Spain 509,075 26,083 -482,992
Ireland 197,926 87,021 -110,905
Germany 119,606 55,542 -64,064

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 172
Inner London - East 44
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33
Outer London - West and North West 29
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 129 138 +9
Inner London - East 29 30 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 25 +0
Outer London - West and North West 19 17 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 12 +5
Greater Manchester 9 5 -4
West Yorkshire 5 9 +4
Essex 3 7 +4
East Central Scotland 6 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,765,815
Air transport 19,299,796
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,993,352
Other 1,145,174
Road transport 267,608

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) 16,444,515 12,321,300 -4,123,215
Air transport 10,875,250 8,424,546 -2,450,704
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,821,442 9,171,910 -649,532
Other 1,012,326 132,848 -879,478
Road transport 138,775 128,833 -9,942

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,995,098
Grangemouth Docks 9,820,939
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,985,144
Eurotunnel 7,667,530
London 7,417,160

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 5,719,650 4,275,448 -1,444,202
Grangemouth Docks 5,986,275 3,834,664 -2,151,611
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,612,305 4,372,839 -239,466
Eurotunnel 4,282,114 3,385,416 -896,698
London 4,436,739 2,980,421 -1,456,318
Dover 2,623,371 1,182,996 -1,440,375
East Midlands Airport 2,225,119 1,498,684 -726,435
Felixstowe 1,874,765 1,762,162 -112,603
London Gateway Port 341,626 2,377,325 +2,035,699
London Stansted Airport 1,137,284 963,306 -173,978

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 307
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 115
Manufacture of wearing apparel 26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26
Manufacture of textiles 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 65
2025-11 118
2025-10 131
2025-09 125
2025-08 115

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 195
54m+ 104
0-1m 101
15m-54m 34
Other 33

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 £
France 43,444,779
Italy 42,000,235
Spain 9,800,566
United States 6,549,470
Japan 5,705,958

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 £
France 26,485,843 16,958,936 -9,526,907
Italy 20,065,961 21,934,274 +1,868,313
Spain 4,072,177 5,728,389 +1,656,212
United States 3,234,200 3,315,270 +81,070
Japan 3,580,850 2,125,108 -1,455,742
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,275,662 1,204,204 -1,071,458
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,700,347 1,049,843 -650,504
Germany 703,713 906,600 +202,887
China 966,835 592,363 -374,472
South Korea 759,066 249,020 -510,046

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 234,306
Switzerland 10,878
Italy 552
Bangladesh 6

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 138,805 95,501 -43,304
Switzerland 10,878 0 -10,878
Italy 474 78 -396
Bangladesh 6 0 -6

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 93,914,131
Air transport 25,597,015
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,536,750
Other 245,775
Road transport 3,520

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,139,680 44,774,451 -4,365,229
Air transport 14,946,254 10,650,761 -4,295,493
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,408,307 128,443 -1,279,864
Other 150,196 95,579 -54,617
Road transport 1,385 2,135 +750

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 90,613,374
East Midlands Airport 9,700,687
London Heathrow Airport 7,754,766
Manchester Airport 3,898,168
Eurotunnel 1,694,028

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,102,104 42,511,270 -5,590,834
East Midlands Airport 6,424,093 3,276,594 -3,147,499
London Heathrow Airport 4,115,959 3,638,807 -477,152
Manchester Airport 1,644,966 2,253,202 +608,236
Eurotunnel 91,115 1,602,913 +1,511,798
Glasgow Airport 1,026,395 436,815 -589,580
Dover 833,031 502,231 -330,800
Southampton 1,170,337 110,057 -1,060,280
ZLC 811,159 359,293 -451,866
London Stansted Airport 586,976 539,111 -47,865

Quick facts

HS code: 621420

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

Description: Shawls and scarves made from wool or fine animal hair, ideal for cold weather