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.
  • 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 5,608,886
Italy 5,371,105
France 3,507,089
Germany 961,813
Spain 492,993

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 2,315,614 3,293,272 +977,658
Italy 2,370,339 3,000,766 +630,427
France 1,896,450 1,610,639 -285,811
Germany 522,829 438,984 -83,845
Spain 337,757 155,236 -182,521
Switzerland 282,769 89,722 -193,047
Sweden 61,813 129,332 +67,519
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 173,897 10,982 -162,915
Netherlands 85,567 77,233 -8,334
United States 56,552 65,209 +8,657

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 6,951,760
China 6,734,605
France 2,944,898
Spain 117,686
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 3,258,149 3,693,611 +435,462
China 2,986,931 3,747,674 +760,743
France 1,650,880 1,294,018 -356,862
Spain 35,172 82,514 +47,342
United Kingdom 55,580 43,569 -12,011
Viet Nam 71,260 12,663 -58,597
United States 36,919 7,761 -29,158
Bangladesh 15,174 19,321 +4,147
Germany 12,823 14,104 +1,281
India 3,453 21,370 +17,917

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 92
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 12
West Midlands 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 74 68 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 18 +3
Inner London - East 6 10 +4
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 6 +3
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) 6,069,161
Air transport 5,970,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,390,443
Other 1,570,825
Road transport 306,835

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) 2,855,892 3,213,269 +357,377
Air transport 3,131,323 2,839,282 -292,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,129,141 2,261,302 +1,132,161
Other 881,840 688,985 -192,855
Road transport 241,513 65,322 -176,191

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,754,140
Dover 2,417,288
000 1,570,825
Eurotunnel 1,424,639
Felixstowe 1,385,874

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 2,147,429 1,606,711 -540,718
Dover 1,022,424 1,394,864 +372,440
000 881,840 688,985 -192,855
Eurotunnel 690,477 734,162 +43,685
Felixstowe 798,889 586,985 -211,904
499 0 1,004,781 +1,004,781
East Midlands Airport 416,529 572,668 +156,139
Dover / Eurotunnel 420,653 391,932 -28,721
Thamesport 325,945 322,069 -3,876
London 319,045 315,092 -3,953

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
146
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
49
Manufacture of wearing apparel
18
Other personal service activities
9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 41
2026-04 44
2026-03 45
2026-02 49
2026-01 57

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 82
54m+ 62
0-1m 51
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 2,051,454
France 758,858
Sierra Leone 662,732
Italy 631,474
Japan 344,211

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 1,310,927 740,527 -570,400
France 410,246 348,612 -61,634
Sierra Leone 467,293 195,439 -271,854
Italy 350,747 280,727 -70,020
Japan 149,189 195,022 +45,833
Ireland 157,587 141,441 -16,146
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 167,955 113,343 -54,612
Spain 137,255 122,593 -14,662
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 97,789 60,203 -37,586
United Arab Emirates 57,876 75,477 +17,601

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 197,472
Italy 33,617
Germany 3,006
Ireland 2,772
Viet Nam 354

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 103,777 93,695 -10,082
Italy 17,047 16,570 -477
Germany 948 2,058 +1,110
Ireland 881 1,891 +1,010
Viet Nam 0 354 +354
Bangladesh 53 108 +55
Philippines 0 89 +89
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 4,844,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,221,896
Other 259,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,511

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 2,876,154 1,968,154 -908,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 648,132 573,764 -74,368
Other 134,526 124,515 -10,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,434 64,077 +33,643

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,932,539
London Heathrow Airport 1,759,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 752,365
London Stansted Airport 750,182
Eurotunnel 340,372

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 1,235,226 697,313 -537,913
London Heathrow Airport 982,557 777,184 -205,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 338,782 413,583 +74,801
London Stansted Airport 382,801 367,381 -15,420
Eurotunnel 265,276 75,096 -190,180
ZLC 214,445 62,493 -151,952
000 134,526 124,515 -10,011
Belfast Airport 55,277 68,895 +13,618
Dover 32,516 78,620 +46,104
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