Import/export HS code 621510: Silk ties, bow ties, and cravats

Ties, bow ties, and cravats made from silk or silk waste, known for their smooth and luxurious feel

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 5,598,090
Italy 5,284,456
France 3,414,853
Germany 948,532
Spain 493,631

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 2,241,362 3,356,728 +1,115,366
Italy 2,406,843 2,877,613 +470,770
France 1,879,221 1,535,632 -343,589
Germany 468,512 480,020 +11,508
Spain 344,854 148,777 -196,077
Switzerland 272,373 102,288 -170,085
Sweden 62,102 130,145 +68,043
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 120,394 64,668 -55,726
Netherlands 81,368 75,856 -5,512
Ireland 61,208 59,791 -1,417

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 £
Italy 6,844,283
China 6,700,822
France 2,876,365
Spain 115,399
United Kingdom 99,149

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 £
Italy 3,221,491 3,622,792 +401,301
China 2,862,845 3,837,977 +975,132
France 1,649,782 1,226,583 -423,199
Spain 35,172 80,227 +45,055
United Kingdom 52,705 46,444 -6,261
Viet Nam 72,359 13,755 -58,604
United States 34,125 10,555 -23,570
Germany 12,823 14,104 +1,281
India 6,182 20,290 +14,108
Bangladesh 15,174 5,212 -9,962

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 90
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 71 66 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 18 +3
Inner London - East 4 10 +6
Outer London - West and North West 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
Outer London - South 4 4 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,054,880
Air transport 5,875,670
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,246,154
Other 1,601,631
Road transport 309,005

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,869,636 3,185,244 +315,608
Air transport 3,074,084 2,801,586 -272,498
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,117,016 2,129,138 +1,012,122
Other 774,821 826,810 +51,989
Road transport 231,117 77,888 -153,229

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,667,376
Dover 2,316,623
000 1,601,631
Felixstowe 1,478,475
Eurotunnel 1,474,933

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,128,302 1,539,074 -589,228
Dover 1,006,321 1,310,302 +303,981
000 774,821 826,810 +51,989
Felixstowe 808,107 670,368 -137,739
Eurotunnel 690,439 784,494 +94,055
East Midlands Airport 398,441 548,114 +149,673
499 0 863,784 +863,784
Dover / Eurotunnel 413,715 392,009 -21,706
Thamesport 351,710 275,532 -76,178
London 318,016 301,584 -16,432

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 143
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
Manufacture of wearing apparel 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Other personal service activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 44
2026-03 45
2026-02 49
2026-01 57
2025-12 51

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 81
54m+ 63
0-1m 48
Other 19
15m-54m 18

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 £
United States 2,091,817
France 765,078
Italy 575,975
Sierra Leone 481,413
Japan 299,739

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 £
United States 1,369,985 721,832 -648,153
France 358,727 406,351 +47,624
Italy 350,227 225,748 -124,479
Sierra Leone 467,293 14,120 -453,173
Japan 141,920 157,819 +15,899
Ireland 155,423 143,996 -11,427
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 197,217 97,367 -99,850
Spain 130,783 97,479 -33,304
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 101,970 59,731 -42,239
South Korea 143,654 11,928 -131,726

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 198,050
Italy 32,896
Germany 4,724
Ireland 2,772
Bangladesh 161

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 107,190 90,860 -16,330
Italy 16,604 16,292 -312
Germany 2,666 2,058 -608
Ireland 881 1,891 +1,010
Bangladesh 26 135 +109
Viet Nam 0 133 +133
Philippines 0 75 +75
Turkey 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 4,773,913
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,134,434
Other 259,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,829

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 3,072,524 1,701,389 -1,371,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 591,010 543,424 -47,586
Other 133,921 125,493 -8,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,721 64,108 +32,387

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,987,123
London Heathrow Airport 1,680,149
London Stansted Airport 720,104
Dover / Eurotunnel 665,205
Eurotunnel 340,249

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 1,280,834 706,289 -574,545
London Heathrow Airport 1,139,494 540,655 -598,839
London Stansted Airport 385,179 334,925 -50,254
Dover / Eurotunnel 323,634 341,571 +17,937
Eurotunnel 223,603 116,646 -106,957
ZLC 205,892 55,737 -150,155
000 133,921 125,493 -8,428
Belfast Airport 55,277 68,895 +13,618
Dover 36,285 77,183 +40,898
Southampton 19,150 20,434 +1,284

Quick facts

HS code: 621510

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

Description: Ties, bow ties, and cravats made from silk or silk waste, known for their smooth and luxurious feel