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 4,260,197
Italy 1,027,522
India 713,276
France 638,718
Netherlands 180,352

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 1,869,356 2,390,841 +521,485
Italy 561,031 466,491 -94,540
India 348,758 364,518 +15,760
France 274,424 364,294 +89,870
Netherlands 97,454 82,898 -14,556
Spain 155,059 7,968 -147,091
Germany 78,948 62,475 -16,473
Viet Nam 39,105 65,364 +26,259
Turkey 1,581 56,093 +54,512
Ireland 10,224 47,162 +36,938

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 5,197,091
Italy 977,662
India 972,982
Viet Nam 105,473
Turkey 63,896

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 2,358,370 2,838,721 +480,351
Italy 454,924 522,738 +67,814
India 592,191 380,791 -211,400
Viet Nam 40,109 65,364 +25,255
Turkey 1,581 62,315 +60,734
Jordan 0 53,688 +53,688
Poland 7,267 20,337 +13,070
Germany 20,010 3,286 -16,724
South Korea 13,914 6,090 -7,824
France 16,647 2,476 -14,171

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Outer London - West and North West 10

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 41 32 -9
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
Inner London - East 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
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) 3,706,048
Air transport 1,760,458
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,629,894
Other 355,950
Road transport 151,445

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) 1,511,177 2,194,871 +683,694
Air transport 805,549 954,909 +149,360
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 958,575 671,319 -287,256
Other 261,210 94,740 -166,470
Road transport 12,287 139,158 +126,871

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,702,084
London Heathrow Airport 1,016,991
Southampton 772,961
499 760,663
London Gateway Port 536,295

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 837,951 864,133 +26,182
London Heathrow Airport 491,288 525,703 +34,415
Southampton 491,129 281,832 -209,297
499 13,412 747,251 +733,839
London Gateway Port 149,649 386,646 +236,997
Eurotunnel 377,676 143,982 -233,694
Dover 299,243 204,197 -95,046
Dover / Eurotunnel 171,255 199,426 +28,171
000 261,210 94,740 -166,470
East Midlands Airport 159,581 135,885 -23,696

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
105
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
53
Manufacture of wearing apparel
11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 28
2026-03 22
2026-02 23
2026-01 25

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 65
54m+ 46
0-1m 28
Other 23
15m-54m 15

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 350,675
United States 106,650
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 52,756
Switzerland 51,287
France 45,563

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 198,679 151,996 -46,683
United States 67,651 38,999 -28,652
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 28,401 24,355 -4,046
Switzerland 51,287 0 -51,287
France 14,393 31,170 +16,777
Iceland 23,955 20,669 -3,286
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 32,976 940 -32,036
Italy 21,643 11,526 -10,117
Australia 20,708 6,942 -13,766
Netherlands 16,613 10,802 -5,811

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 36,476
India 10,840
Sri Lanka 1,627
Italy 803
Turkey 608

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 7,378 29,098 +21,720
India 5,362 5,478 +116
Sri Lanka 1,279 348 -931
Italy 561 242 -319
Turkey 0 608 +608
Bangladesh 207 334 +127

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 396,369
Other 323,222
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,816

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 294,900 101,469 -193,431
Other 180,460 142,762 -37,698
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,894 72,512 +5,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,780 1,036 -2,744

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 323,222
East Midlands Airport 229,792
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,015
London Heathrow Airport 85,245
ZLC 60,918

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 £
000 180,460 142,762 -37,698
East Midlands Airport 192,418 37,374 -155,044
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,881 51,134 +14,253
London Heathrow Airport 43,126 42,119 -1,007
ZLC 53,799 7,119 -46,680
Holyhead 15,155 9,701 -5,454
London Stansted Airport 5,557 5,699 +142
Edinburgh Airport 0 9,158 +9,158
Middlesbrough 0 7,200 +7,200
Dover 4,674 1,439 -3,235

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