Import/export HS code 621490: Shawls and scarves of other materials

Shawls and scarves made from other textile materials not listed above

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 £
Czechia 7,027,859
China 6,836,241
India 3,301,217
Italy 2,252,209
Pakistan 1,088,887

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 £
Czechia 3,808,529 3,219,330 -589,199
China 3,953,141 2,883,100 -1,070,041
India 2,057,442 1,243,775 -813,667
Italy 997,867 1,254,342 +256,475
Pakistan 714,067 374,820 -339,247
France 466,113 304,793 -161,320
Turkey 490,740 242,867 -247,873
Spain 383,671 15,790 -367,881
United States 148,604 137,273 -11,331
Netherlands 118,134 118,740 +606

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 7,664,879
Czechia 7,015,590
India 3,747,782
Italy 2,554,068
Pakistan 1,125,210

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 4,544,959 3,119,920 -1,425,039
Czechia 3,806,551 3,209,039 -597,512
India 2,398,800 1,348,982 -1,049,818
Italy 1,177,712 1,376,356 +198,644
Pakistan 714,067 411,143 -302,924
Turkey 486,700 270,120 -216,580
France 183,367 116,267 -67,100
Portugal 54,572 66,229 +11,657
United States 51,488 55,180 +3,692
Nepal 48,674 36,729 -11,945

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 164
Inner London - East 69
Outer London - West and North West 52
Greater Manchester 40
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36

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 123 99 -24
Inner London - East 48 36 -12
Outer London - West and North West 29 35 +6
Greater Manchester 27 26 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 22 +1
West Midlands 18 11 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 10 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
West Yorkshire 13 4 -9

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 13,589,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,335,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,002,976
Other 587,621
Road transport 56,956

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 £
Air transport 7,665,322 5,923,892 -1,741,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,190,280 3,144,978 -1,045,302
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,689,175 1,313,801 -375,374
Other 481,207 106,414 -374,793
Road transport 35,426 21,530 -13,896

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 7,132,384
Felixstowe 4,222,725
London Heathrow Airport 2,649,267
East Midlands Airport 2,020,183
Southampton 1,643,561

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 £
Birmingham Airport 3,917,942 3,214,442 -703,500
Felixstowe 2,610,890 1,611,835 -999,055
London Heathrow Airport 1,713,882 935,385 -778,497
East Midlands Airport 1,098,538 921,645 -176,893
Southampton 837,889 805,672 -32,217
Eurotunnel 518,395 440,080 -78,315
London Stansted Airport 341,986 476,633 +134,647
Dover 316,806 422,340 +105,534
London Gateway Port 371,981 225,225 -146,756
000 481,207 106,414 -374,793

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 376
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 220
Manufacture of wearing apparel 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26
Other personal service activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 85
2025-11 78
2025-10 75
2025-09 100
2025-08 69

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 261
0-1m 193
54m+ 115
15m-54m 47
Other 38

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 673,570
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 367,539
United States 301,924
France 300,342
Netherlands 296,741

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 491,875 181,695 -310,180
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 24,984 342,555 +317,571
United States 166,439 135,485 -30,954
France 124,038 176,304 +52,266
Netherlands 132,293 164,448 +32,155
Ireland 151,768 122,634 -29,134
Saudi Arabia 165,642 58,987 -106,655
United Arab Emirates 149,235 42,632 -106,603
South Korea 115,128 49,296 -65,832
Switzerland 42,768 105,236 +62,468

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 29,878
India 4,505
Italy 1,491
Bangladesh 732
Cambodia 340

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 27,883 1,995 -25,888
India 3,893 612 -3,281
Italy 1,491 0 -1,491
Bangladesh 718 14 -704
Cambodia 0 340 +340
XI 71 157 +86
Morocco 93 0 -93
Switzerland 40 9 -31
Sri Lanka 21 0 -21
Portugal 21 0 -21

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 2,052,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,032,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 412,521
Other 39,427
Road transport 4,914

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 963,008 1,089,224 +126,216
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 487,007 545,581 +58,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 311,823 100,698 -211,125
Other 35,267 4,160 -31,107
Road transport 4,914 0 -4,914

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,031,286
East Midlands Airport 597,327
Dover 414,425
Dover / Eurotunnel 376,189
London Gateway Port 373,371

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 476,236 555,050 +78,814
East Midlands Airport 271,113 326,214 +55,101
Dover 155,433 258,992 +103,559
Dover / Eurotunnel 174,543 201,646 +27,103
London Gateway Port 295,270 78,101 -217,169
ZLC 93,634 75,416 -18,218
London Stansted Airport 62,368 92,884 +30,516
Holyhead 39,137 67,426 +28,289
Liverpool Docks 67,583 13,244 -54,339
Manchester Airport 45,925 18,197 -27,728

Quick facts

HS code: 621490

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

Description: Shawls and scarves made from other textile materials not listed above