Import/export HS code 621430: Synthetic fiber shawls and scarves

Shawls and scarves made from synthetic fibers like polyester, durable and easy to care for

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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 38,298,770
Netherlands 2,361,904
Italy 1,752,945
India 1,465,409
Spain 1,151,951

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 22,429,113 15,869,657 -6,559,456
Netherlands 1,071,771 1,290,133 +218,362
Italy 945,538 807,407 -138,131
India 839,270 626,139 -213,131
Spain 508,785 643,166 +134,381
Germany 399,137 366,100 -33,037
United States 337,351 361,205 +23,854
France 359,212 321,612 -37,600
Turkey 177,574 338,688 +161,114
Ireland 136,337 330,661 +194,324

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 43,653,699
India 1,801,797
Italy 1,536,541
Turkey 525,256
Israel 361,718

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 24,898,820 18,754,879 -6,143,941
India 1,040,538 761,259 -279,279
Italy 835,273 701,268 -134,005
Turkey 183,914 341,342 +157,428
Israel 270,925 90,793 -180,132
Thailand 178,497 163,958 -14,539
Viet Nam 113,307 228,228 +114,921
Germany 101,075 125,744 +24,669
United States 68,445 112,363 +43,918
Myanmar 70,621 107,845 +37,224

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 105
Greater Manchester 67
Inner London - East 55
Outer London - West and North West 48
West Midlands 30

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 73 74 +1
Greater Manchester 52 41 -11
Inner London - East 40 33 -7
Outer London - West and North West 35 31 -4
West Midlands 19 22 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 18 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 18 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 14 +0
Essex 13 16 +3
West Yorkshire 17 10 -7

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,314,807
Air transport 8,409,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,054,307
Other 4,086,184
Road transport 257,117

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,539,750 14,775,057 -2,764,693
Air transport 4,859,510 3,550,413 -1,309,097
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,771,330 3,282,977 +511,647
Other 3,414,803 671,381 -2,743,422
Road transport 17,189 239,928 +222,739

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,972,872
Southampton 6,273,291
London Gateway Port 4,886,488
000 4,086,184
499 3,901,842

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 £
Felixstowe 11,325,664 4,647,208 -6,678,456
Southampton 3,763,706 2,509,585 -1,254,121
London Gateway Port 1,289,689 3,596,799 +2,307,110
000 3,414,803 671,381 -2,743,422
499 92,186 3,809,656 +3,717,470
London Heathrow Airport 2,095,866 1,731,767 -364,099
Dover / Eurotunnel 771,342 1,093,112 +321,770
Eurotunnel 850,782 886,218 +35,436
Manchester Airport 893,536 488,158 -405,378
Dover 652,379 546,039 -106,340

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
324
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
240
Manufacture of wearing apparel
34
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
25
Other personal service activities
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 56
2026-04 73
2026-03 60
2026-02 84
2026-01 84

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 246
0-1m 156
54m+ 127
15m-54m 48
Other 42

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 1,668,312
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,242,806
Ireland 817,047
Japan 667,312
United States 577,451

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 927,558 740,754 -186,804
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 664,103 578,703 -85,400
Ireland 358,566 458,481 +99,915
Japan 630,061 37,251 -592,810
United States 335,212 242,239 -92,973
Oman 396,813 0 -396,813
Indonesia 184,438 209,982 +25,544
Germany 107,536 158,278 +50,742
France 184,987 44,996 -139,991
Netherlands 105,720 118,187 +12,467

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 197,425
France 17,766
Turkey 11,347
India 2,939
Bangladesh 1,036

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 77,696 119,729 +42,033
France 0 17,766 +17,766
Turkey 5,450 5,897 +447
India 650 2,289 +1,639
Bangladesh 102 934 +832
Sri Lanka 0 853 +853
United Arab Emirates 39 563 +524
Viet Nam 232 338 +106
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 554 +554
Italy 233 188 -45

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 5,902,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,371,235
Other 381,510
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 208,663

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 3,542,728 2,359,442 -1,183,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 753,620 617,615 -136,005
Other 179,954 201,556 +21,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,151 163,512 +118,361

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,078,577
East Midlands Airport 1,991,384
Dover / Eurotunnel 843,019
Edinburgh Airport 402,371
000 381,510

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 1,534,369 1,544,208 +9,839
East Midlands Airport 1,405,862 585,522 -820,340
Dover / Eurotunnel 485,247 357,772 -127,475
Edinburgh Airport 395,860 6,511 -389,349
000 179,954 201,556 +21,602
Holyhead 69,154 152,931 +83,777
Immingham Docks 87,751 73,014 -14,737
ZLC 101,037 41,992 -59,045
Manchester Airport 19,477 122,615 +103,138
London Stansted Airport 76,583 58,594 -17,989

Quick facts

HS code: 621430

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

Description: Shawls and scarves made from synthetic fibers like polyester, durable and easy to care for