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

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 £
China 4,958,863
Italy 4,581,935
France 3,259,999
Germany 990,203
Spain 484,066

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 2,410,742 2,548,121 +137,379
Italy 2,330,611 2,251,324 -79,287
France 2,091,363 1,168,636 -922,727
Germany 617,818 372,385 -245,433
Spain 347,070 136,996 -210,074
Switzerland 265,086 111,406 -153,680
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 120,394 59,940 -60,454
Sweden 53,456 109,401 +55,945
Netherlands 86,009 58,956 -27,053
Ireland 58,572 54,645 -3,927

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 6,145,687
China 5,930,579
France 2,788,084
Spain 115,399
United Kingdom 90,808

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 3,318,709 2,826,978 -491,731
China 3,024,170 2,906,409 -117,761
France 1,839,408 948,676 -890,732
Spain 35,172 80,227 +45,055
United Kingdom 43,158 47,650 +4,492
Viet Nam 70,996 9,309 -61,687
United States 2,239 40,758 +38,519
Germany 19,923 10,885 -9,038
Sweden 12,512 6,289 -6,223
Switzerland 8,539 7,918 -621

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 87
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Outer London - West and North West 12
Inner London - East 9
West Midlands 8

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 68 66 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 19 +9
Outer London - West and North West 11 7 -4
Inner London - East 5 8 +3
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 4 +3
North Yorkshire 2 4 +2

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) 5,470,086
Air transport 5,458,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,548,410
Other 1,696,525
Road transport 312,634

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) 3,105,928 2,364,158 -741,770
Air transport 3,223,094 2,235,564 -987,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,087,974 1,460,436 +372,462
Other 835,520 861,005 +25,485
Road transport 223,830 88,804 -135,026

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,533,949
Dover 1,910,483
000 1,696,525
Eurotunnel 1,519,997
Felixstowe 1,344,824

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 2,306,655 1,227,294 -1,079,361
Dover 985,840 924,643 -61,197
000 835,520 861,005 +25,485
Eurotunnel 869,757 650,240 -219,517
Felixstowe 900,812 444,012 -456,800
East Midlands Airport 383,509 386,863 +3,354
Dover / Eurotunnel 424,526 310,154 -114,372
London 336,099 242,148 -93,951
Thamesport 289,671 266,167 -23,504
Southampton 202,464 271,007 +68,543

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 132
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of wearing apparel 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Manufacture of textiles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 57
2025-11 47
2025-10 59
2025-09 41
2025-08 53

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 76
54m+ 56
0-1m 47
15m-54m 17
Other 17

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 2,150,228
France 632,783
Italy 523,229
Sierra Leone 481,413
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 307,366

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 1,552,241 597,987 -954,254
France 364,613 268,170 -96,443
Italy 334,460 188,769 -145,691
Sierra Leone 458,893 22,520 -436,373
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 240,850 66,516 -174,334
Ireland 145,825 107,057 -38,768
Japan 160,518 74,976 -85,542
Spain 127,800 86,686 -41,114
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 69,412 96,531 +27,119
South Korea 146,804 11,255 -135,549

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 170,017
Italy 29,253
Germany 4,785
Ireland 2,365
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 104,112 65,905 -38,207
Italy 15,293 13,960 -1,333
Germany 3,413 1,372 -2,041
Ireland 881 1,484 +603
Bangladesh 0 161 +161
Viet Nam 0 99 +99
Philippines 0 12 +12
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 4,591,459
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,013,383
Other 220,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,444

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 3,247,582 1,343,877 -1,903,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 605,992 407,391 -198,601
Other 130,517 89,886 -40,631
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,609 46,835 +10,226

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,071,415
London Heathrow Airport 1,531,420
Dover / Eurotunnel 621,566
London Stansted Airport 606,420
Eurotunnel 307,560

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 1,456,998 614,417 -842,581
London Heathrow Airport 1,181,098 350,322 -830,776
Dover / Eurotunnel 339,401 282,165 -57,236
London Stansted Airport 341,067 265,353 -75,714
Eurotunnel 223,603 83,957 -139,646
ZLC 204,936 77,205 -127,731
000 130,517 89,886 -40,631
Belfast Airport 57,635 39,655 -17,980
Dover 36,734 34,501 -2,233
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