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 7,810,237
China 7,559,807
India 3,747,744
Italy 2,700,382
Pakistan 1,328,175

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 4,299,030 3,511,207 -787,823
China 3,835,449 3,724,358 -111,091
India 1,962,140 1,785,604 -176,536
Italy 994,829 1,705,553 +710,724
Pakistan 760,061 568,114 -191,947
France 469,606 404,337 -65,269
Turkey 496,013 259,658 -236,355
Spain 371,748 22,432 -349,316
United States 152,341 162,827 +10,486
Netherlands 101,969 154,139 +52,170

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 8,426,844
Czechia 7,784,630
India 4,240,713
Italy 3,026,788
Pakistan 1,369,423

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 4,389,350 4,037,494 -351,856
Czechia 4,297,052 3,487,578 -809,474
India 2,283,494 1,957,219 -326,275
Italy 1,175,486 1,851,302 +675,816
Pakistan 760,061 609,362 -150,699
Turkey 496,161 285,882 -210,279
France 171,081 141,997 -29,084
Portugal 103,225 36,856 -66,369
United States 60,121 69,053 +8,932
Israel 3,399 81,913 +78,514

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 179
Inner London - East 75
Outer London - West and North West 57
Greater Manchester 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35

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 125 124 -1
Inner London - East 49 45 -4
Outer London - West and North West 31 43 +12
Greater Manchester 28 28 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 23 +4
West Midlands 18 14 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 15 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 10 -4
West Yorkshire 13 9 -4

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 15,114,835
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,515,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,331,877
Other 581,850
Road transport 60,237

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 8,040,437 7,074,398 -966,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,126,768 4,388,818 +262,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,637,249 1,694,628 +57,379
Other 493,436 88,414 -405,022
Road transport 35,426 24,811 -10,615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 8,004,749
Felixstowe 4,602,000
London Heathrow Airport 2,833,555
East Midlands Airport 2,301,112
Southampton 1,946,692

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 4,348,595 3,656,154 -692,441
Felixstowe 2,541,506 2,060,494 -481,012
London Heathrow Airport 1,654,314 1,179,241 -475,073
East Midlands Airport 1,067,438 1,233,674 +166,236
Southampton 799,841 1,146,851 +347,010
Eurotunnel 531,438 512,229 -19,209
Dover 328,081 585,670 +257,589
London Gateway Port 403,946 437,393 +33,447
London Stansted Airport 434,310 401,576 -32,734
Manchester Airport 267,477 392,825 +125,348

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 407
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 238
Manufacture of wearing apparel 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23
Other personal service activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 86
2026-03 87
2026-02 94
2026-01 85
2025-12 64

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 273
0-1m 208
54m+ 128
15m-54m 50
Other 46

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 742,766
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 527,986
United States 401,294
Netherlands 321,303
Ireland 317,691

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 492,193 250,573 -241,620
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 24,984 503,002 +478,018
United States 142,111 259,183 +117,072
Netherlands 140,997 180,306 +39,309
Ireland 149,830 167,861 +18,031
France 94,168 205,830 +111,662
Saudi Arabia 165,642 58,987 -106,655
United Arab Emirates 148,500 50,579 -97,921
South Korea 112,473 74,341 -38,132
Italy 53,750 122,015 +68,265

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 33,346
India 6,796
Italy 1,431
Bangladesh 597
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 27,077 6,269 -20,808
India 3,774 3,022 -752
Italy 1,431 0 -1,431
Bangladesh 576 21 -555
Cambodia 0 340 +340
Turkey 6 267 +261
XI 66 195 +129
Morocco 93 0 -93
Switzerland 40 9 -31
Sri Lanka 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 2,585,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,212,447
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 420,374
Other 45,737
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 940,769 1,644,783 +704,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 468,778 743,669 +274,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 315,305 105,069 -210,236
Other 34,231 11,506 -22,725
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 1,409,305
East Midlands Airport 728,176
Dover 462,744
Dover / Eurotunnel 423,732
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 470,401 938,904 +468,503
East Midlands Airport 293,070 435,106 +142,036
Dover 166,996 295,748 +128,752
Dover / Eurotunnel 175,133 248,599 +73,466
London Gateway Port 295,270 78,101 -217,169
London Stansted Airport 62,368 139,226 +76,858
ZLC 79,520 85,564 +6,044
Holyhead 39,155 77,814 +38,659
Immingham Docks 9,238 96,799 +87,561
Liverpool Docks 64,463 13,244 -51,219

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