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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 40,257,679
Netherlands 2,322,312
Italy 1,785,445
India 1,439,418
Spain 1,196,839

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 22,737,698 17,519,981 -5,217,717
Netherlands 1,055,520 1,266,792 +211,272
Italy 834,369 951,076 +116,707
India 786,112 653,306 -132,806
Spain 530,807 666,032 +135,225
Germany 368,970 403,269 +34,299
France 388,219 325,773 -62,446
United States 302,656 392,743 +90,087
Turkey 177,674 328,306 +150,632
Viet Nam 167,366 263,677 +96,311

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 45,699,077
India 1,766,431
Italy 1,572,455
Turkey 513,759
Viet Nam 376,368

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 25,135,161 20,563,916 -4,571,245
India 992,974 773,457 -219,517
Italy 754,725 817,730 +63,005
Turkey 184,014 329,745 +145,731
Viet Nam 125,736 250,632 +124,896
Israel 227,088 127,035 -100,053
Thailand 176,670 163,765 -12,905
Germany 91,363 137,457 +46,094
United States 59,110 126,283 +67,173
Cambodia 61,274 106,580 +45,306

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 103
Greater Manchester 67
Inner London - East 59
Outer London - West and North West 47
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 70 76 +6
Greater Manchester 51 41 -10
Inner London - East 41 36 -5
Outer London - West and North West 33 32 -1
West Midlands 20 20 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 18 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 17 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 17 +5
Essex 12 17 +5
West Yorkshire 16 11 -5

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) 34,019,055
Air transport 8,643,557
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,157,711
Other 4,010,266
Road transport 260,091

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) 18,102,247 15,916,808 -2,185,439
Air transport 4,421,263 4,222,294 -198,969
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,744,115 3,413,596 +669,481
Other 3,356,983 653,283 -2,703,700
Road transport 21,528 238,563 +217,035

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,861,273
Southampton 6,844,086
London Gateway Port 4,851,214
London Heathrow Airport 4,014,582
000 4,010,266

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 11,643,487 5,217,786 -6,425,701
Southampton 4,002,054 2,842,032 -1,160,022
London Gateway Port 1,138,423 3,712,791 +2,574,368
London Heathrow Airport 2,140,319 1,874,263 -266,056
000 3,356,983 653,283 -2,703,700
499 102,224 3,724,092 +3,621,868
Dover / Eurotunnel 756,710 1,111,274 +354,564
Eurotunnel 909,300 894,228 -15,072
Manchester Airport 614,623 736,251 +121,628
Dover 645,016 586,351 -58,665

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 325
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 246
Manufacture of wearing apparel 34
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26
Other personal service activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 73
2026-03 60
2026-02 84
2026-01 84
2025-12 74

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 251
0-1m 155
54m+ 125
15m-54m 50
Other 45

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 1,743,608
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,241,914
Ireland 889,299
Japan 721,379
United States 593,529

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 1,029,689 713,919 -315,770
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 658,830 583,084 -75,746
Ireland 422,734 466,565 +43,831
Japan 97,655 623,724 +526,069
United States 339,855 253,674 -86,181
Oman 953 395,860 +394,907
Indonesia 0 394,420 +394,420
Germany 102,108 161,179 +59,071
France 191,735 43,973 -147,762
Netherlands 113,110 120,748 +7,638

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 195,194
France 17,766
Turkey 11,011
India 2,373
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 77,264 117,930 +40,666
France 0 17,766 +17,766
Turkey 5,656 5,355 -301
India 407 1,966 +1,559
Bangladesh 64 972 +908
United Arab Emirates 0 602 +602
Viet Nam 237 321 +84
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 554 +554
Italy 261 188 -73
United States 311 0 -311

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 5,989,224
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,450,720
Other 375,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 276,206

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 2,495,705 3,493,519 +997,814
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 799,403 651,317 -148,086
Other 176,578 198,647 +22,069
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 122,316 153,890 +31,574

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,041,557
East Midlands Airport 2,114,834
Dover / Eurotunnel 863,576
Edinburgh Airport 402,371
000 375,225

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 793,433 2,248,124 +1,454,691
East Midlands Airport 1,498,609 616,225 -882,384
Dover / Eurotunnel 468,259 395,317 -72,942
Edinburgh Airport 0 402,371 +402,371
000 176,578 198,647 +22,069
Holyhead 118,409 152,663 +34,254
Immingham Docks 92,439 71,795 -20,644
Manchester Airport 20,403 122,615 +102,212
London Stansted Airport 81,178 60,582 -20,596
ZLC 92,542 43,602 -48,940

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