Import/export HS code 621790: Parts of garments and accessories

Refers to parts of clothing or accessories, such as buttons, zippers, or fabric pieces used in garment production

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 £
Philippines 1,266,632
Italy 877,218
China 773,919
France 582,455
Viet Nam 405,711

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 £
Philippines 670,798 595,834 -74,964
Italy 429,910 447,308 +17,398
China 397,488 376,431 -21,057
France 381,822 200,633 -181,189
Viet Nam 99,777 305,934 +206,157
United States 190,916 142,443 -48,473
Portugal 9,481 246,024 +236,543
Bulgaria 74,832 110,635 +35,803
Spain 127,743 54,390 -73,353
South Africa 22,057 136,907 +114,850

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 £
Philippines 1,266,632
China 989,169
Italy 895,590
Portugal 614,340
Viet Nam 424,673

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 £
Philippines 670,798 595,834 -74,964
China 541,911 447,258 -94,653
Italy 467,199 428,391 -38,808
Portugal 259,968 354,372 +94,404
Viet Nam 101,221 323,452 +222,231
United States 121,212 123,563 +2,351
India 149,497 50,471 -99,026
Bulgaria 79,663 111,546 +31,883
Eswatini 22,057 136,907 +114,850
Spain 96,065 40,890 -55,175

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 81
Inner London - East 24
Greater Manchester 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Outer London - West and North West 17

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 50 47 -3
Inner London - East 12 16 +4
Greater Manchester 14 13 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 11 +5
Outer London - West and North West 12 7 -5
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 3 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 1 -7

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 2,826,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,053,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,500,641
Road transport 66,430
Other 41,519

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 1,462,808 1,363,944 -98,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,077,515 975,672 -101,843
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 690,108 810,533 +120,425
Road transport 23,309 43,121 +19,812
Other 39,131 2,388 -36,743

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,161,149
Southampton 956,563
East Midlands Airport 854,190
Dover 513,770
Eurotunnel 430,677

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 631,916 529,233 -102,683
Southampton 700,552 256,011 -444,541
East Midlands Airport 543,515 310,675 -232,840
Dover 256,236 257,534 +1,298
Eurotunnel 214,189 216,488 +2,299
London Stansted Airport 159,311 165,508 +6,197
Felixstowe 176,664 147,763 -28,901
London Gateway Port 90,702 211,934 +121,232
Manchester Airport 17,999 280,557 +262,558
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 0 258,215 +258,215

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 138
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 77
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 29
2025-10 32
2025-09 32
2025-08 33

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 154
0-1m 64
54m+ 64
15m-54m 24
Other 20

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 £
Jamaica 2,970,420
United States 2,025,464
Ireland 1,726,564
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 738,907
Japan 648,797

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 £
Jamaica 2,970,420 0 -2,970,420
United States 842,756 1,182,708 +339,952
Ireland 1,315,283 411,281 -904,002
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 483,646 255,261 -228,385
Japan 618,514 30,283 -588,231
Bahamas 4,750 640,675 +635,925
Viet Nam 468,136 81,177 -386,959
Ukraine 409,500 0 -409,500
France 55,980 328,536 +272,556
Italy 235,132 137,390 -97,742

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 £
XI 429,079
China 76,330
Nicaragua 10,357
Ireland 143

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 £
XI 158,491 270,588 +112,097
China 49,079 27,251 -21,828
Nicaragua 10,357 0 -10,357
Ireland 8 135 +127

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 6,328,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,383,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,930,013
Other 515,939
Road transport 8,574

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 3,774,949 2,553,667 -1,221,282
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,533,564 849,979 -2,683,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,900,644 1,029,369 -871,275
Other 217,935 298,004 +80,069
Road transport 8,574 0 -8,574

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,134,551
London Heathrow Airport 2,610,551
ZLC 1,345,152
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,184,615
Holyhead 1,166,931

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 Gateway Port 3,092,834 41,717 -3,051,117
London Heathrow Airport 1,583,003 1,027,548 -555,455
ZLC 1,046,610 298,542 -748,068
Dover / Eurotunnel 662,513 522,102 -140,411
Holyhead 1,085,512 81,419 -1,004,093
London Stansted Airport 463,876 619,005 +155,129
East Midlands Airport 409,948 482,595 +72,647
Middlesbrough 0 636,120 +636,120
000 217,935 298,004 +80,069
Immingham Docks 65,487 244,257 +178,770

Quick facts

HS code: 621790

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

Description: Refers to parts of clothing or accessories, such as buttons, zippers, or fabric pieces used in garment production