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 21,384,225
Italy 20,889,682
France 19,595,719
India 2,467,694
Sweden 1,519,771

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 11,352,420 10,031,805 -1,320,615
Italy 11,540,490 9,349,192 -2,191,298
France 9,371,528 10,224,191 +852,663
India 1,221,062 1,246,632 +25,570
Sweden 911,737 608,034 -303,703
Spain 864,551 590,320 -274,231
Netherlands 659,047 770,353 +111,306
Nepal 423,416 368,835 -54,581
Norway 279,736 397,005 +117,269
Germany 314,655 254,668 -59,987

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 29,516,799
China 23,453,291
United Kingdom 7,088,399
France 5,776,627
India 2,865,412

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 15,714,160 13,802,639 -1,911,521
China 12,419,309 11,033,982 -1,385,327
United Kingdom 3,188,387 3,900,012 +711,625
France 2,896,444 2,880,183 -16,261
India 1,382,352 1,483,060 +100,708
Norway 584,801 589,455 +4,654
Nepal 628,989 529,762 -99,227
Spain 506,081 24,468 -481,613
Ireland 181,274 97,734 -83,540
Germany 125,492 54,247 -71,245

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 180
Inner London - East 44
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35
Outer London - West and North West 30
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18

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 128 147 +19
Inner London - East 30 30 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27 26 -1
Outer London - West and North West 21 19 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 16 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 12 +4
Greater Manchester 10 5 -5
West Yorkshire 5 8 +3
Essex 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3

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) 31,685,349
Air transport 21,205,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,740,171
Other 1,147,509
Road transport 255,026

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) 16,258,603 15,426,746 -831,857
Air transport 10,723,461 10,481,574 -241,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,849,183 8,890,988 -958,195
Other 1,097,770 49,739 -1,048,031
Road transport 131,919 123,107 -8,812

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,856,490
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,544,300
Grangemouth Docks 9,078,468
London 8,348,517
Eurotunnel 7,976,995

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 5,495,700 5,360,790 -134,910
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,638,059 5,906,241 +1,268,182
Grangemouth Docks 6,113,510 2,964,958 -3,148,552
London 4,413,752 3,934,765 -478,987
Eurotunnel 3,882,423 4,094,572 +212,149
East Midlands Airport 2,204,917 1,752,874 -452,043
Felixstowe 1,842,599 1,985,706 +143,107
Dover 2,763,758 1,061,183 -1,702,575
London Gateway Port 381,829 2,547,884 +2,166,055
London Stansted Airport 1,187,962 1,148,060 -39,902

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 321
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 120
Manufacture of wearing apparel 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 27
Manufacture of textiles 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 47
2026-03 46
2026-02 50
2026-01 65
2025-12 102

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 201
0-1m 111
54m+ 107
15m-54m 36
Other 36

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 47,815,038
France 44,429,522
Spain 10,301,613
United States 7,031,909
Japan 5,713,336

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 21,036,612 26,778,426 +5,741,814
France 25,561,270 18,868,252 -6,693,018
Spain 4,216,939 6,084,674 +1,867,735
United States 3,307,391 3,724,518 +417,127
Japan 3,500,989 2,212,347 -1,288,642
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,107,495 1,504,270 -603,225
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,696,327 1,512,335 -183,992
China 957,013 757,615 -199,398
Germany 718,991 910,983 +191,992
South Korea 744,901 352,282 -392,619

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 226,490
Switzerland 10,878
Italy 552
India 38
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 108,712 117,778 +9,066
Switzerland 10,878 0 -10,878
Italy 507 45 -462
India 0 38 +38
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) 101,031,260
Air transport 27,461,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,520,379
Other 238,055
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) 49,303,703 51,727,557 +2,423,854
Air transport 14,777,238 12,683,769 -2,093,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,393,072 127,307 -1,265,765
Other 120,136 117,919 -2,217
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 97,119,601
East Midlands Airport 10,262,736
London Heathrow Airport 8,608,058
Manchester Airport 4,004,766
Eurotunnel 1,987,125

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 48,122,320 48,997,281 +874,961
East Midlands Airport 6,319,856 3,942,880 -2,376,976
London Heathrow Airport 3,901,341 4,706,717 +805,376
Manchester Airport 1,744,178 2,260,588 +516,410
Eurotunnel 236,332 1,750,793 +1,514,461
Dover 824,695 821,804 -2,891
Glasgow Airport 993,866 497,932 -495,934
London Stansted Airport 575,082 768,010 +192,928
Southampton 1,167,469 110,057 -1,057,412
ZLC 802,999 420,670 -382,329

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