Import/export HS code 621440: Artificial fiber shawls and scarves

Shawls and scarves made from artificial fibers like rayon, offering a silky texture

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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 3,556,901
Italy 976,483
India 624,263
Spain 573,378
France 510,931

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 1,784,963 1,771,938 -13,025
Italy 528,505 447,978 -80,527
India 376,841 247,422 -129,419
Spain 570,204 3,174 -567,030
France 268,696 242,235 -26,461
Netherlands 111,213 39,650 -71,563
Germany 71,889 60,592 -11,297
Viet Nam 35,626 29,380 -6,246
Jordan 0 47,253 +47,253
United States 26,590 16,181 -10,409

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 4,268,041
India 1,305,094
Italy 962,715
Viet Nam 66,010
Jordan 47,253

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 2,209,343 2,058,698 -150,645
India 1,040,349 264,745 -775,604
Italy 473,982 488,733 +14,751
Viet Nam 35,626 30,384 -5,242
Jordan 0 47,253 +47,253
Turkey 3,212 43,408 +40,196
France 25,709 2,476 -23,233
Poland 7,267 20,337 +13,070
Germany 18,858 3,352 -15,506
South Korea 13,914 6,090 -7,824

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Greater Manchester 17
Inner London - East 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9

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 40 25 -15
Greater Manchester 8 12 +4
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 4 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1

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) 2,953,488
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,910,943
Air transport 1,649,416
Other 320,369
Road transport 69,062

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) 1,442,017 1,511,471 +69,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,376,989 533,954 -843,035
Air transport 877,740 771,676 -106,064
Other 170,277 150,092 -20,185
Road transport 13,875 55,187 +41,312

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,427,579
London Heathrow Airport 881,161
Eurotunnel 874,433
Southampton 735,531
Dover 568,017

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 808,260 619,319 -188,941
London Heathrow Airport 507,873 373,288 -134,585
Eurotunnel 698,015 176,418 -521,597
Southampton 481,818 253,713 -228,105
Dover 378,313 189,704 -188,609
499 21,580 370,708 +349,128
London Gateway Port 104,014 284,976 +180,962
000 170,277 150,092 -20,185
East Midlands Airport 157,722 132,021 -25,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 165,711 95,754 -69,957

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 104
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 33
2025-10 31
2025-09 32
2025-08 27

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 64
54m+ 48
0-1m 31
Other 25
15m-54m 13

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 £
Ireland 305,176
United States 96,432
Switzerland 62,287
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 60,658
Iceland 44,705

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 £
Ireland 192,300 112,876 -79,424
United States 75,018 21,414 -53,604
Switzerland 62,287 0 -62,287
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 44,229 16,429 -27,800
Iceland 24,987 19,718 -5,269
Italy 29,480 5,586 -23,894
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 32,976 940 -32,036
Australia 21,345 7,882 -13,463
France 24,115 2,898 -21,217
Germany 18,948 3,903 -15,045

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 24,025
India 8,843
Sri Lanka 1,622
Italy 794
Bangladesh 499

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 6,442 17,583 +11,141
India 1,722 7,121 +5,399
Sri Lanka 0 1,622 +1,622
Italy 642 152 -490
Bangladesh 2 497 +495
Egypt 30 0 -30
Turkey 0 25 +25
Morocco 2 0 -2

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 415,961
Other 275,019
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 117,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,718

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 351,074 64,887 -286,187
Other 171,399 103,620 -67,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,706 33,558 -50,148
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,718 0 -4,718

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 278,839
000 275,019
London Heathrow Airport 64,934
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,391
ZLC 56,217

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 £
East Midlands Airport 235,479 43,360 -192,119
000 171,399 103,620 -67,779
London Heathrow Airport 57,319 7,615 -49,704
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,948 12,443 -38,505
ZLC 54,369 1,848 -52,521
Holyhead 14,267 9,454 -4,813
Edinburgh Airport 0 9,158 +9,158
Dover 6,076 2,919 -3,157
Middlesbrough 0 7,200 +7,200
Eurotunnel 7,063 0 -7,063

Quick facts

HS code: 621440

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

Description: Shawls and scarves made from artificial fibers like rayon, offering a silky texture