Import/export HS code 610721: Men's or boys' cotton nightwear

Soft and breathable nightshirts and pyjamas made from cotton

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 £
India 34,353,304
Bangladesh 29,567,285
China 9,976,167
Sri Lanka 1,671,129
Turkey 1,177,265

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 £
India 17,883,778 16,469,526 -1,414,252
Bangladesh 13,086,504 16,480,781 +3,394,277
China 4,548,464 5,427,703 +879,239
Sri Lanka 574,174 1,096,955 +522,781
Turkey 863,669 313,596 -550,073
Myanmar 761,835 398,930 -362,905
Pakistan 320,572 603,182 +282,610
Cambodia 513,739 148,834 -364,905
Italy 200,719 270,384 +69,665
Ireland 233,674 181,626 -52,048

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 £
India 35,401,941
Bangladesh 29,985,275
China 9,626,257
Sri Lanka 1,773,128
Turkey 1,397,027

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 £
India 18,127,237 17,274,704 -852,533
Bangladesh 13,291,620 16,693,655 +3,402,035
China 4,402,083 5,224,174 +822,091
Sri Lanka 683,757 1,089,371 +405,614
Turkey 894,488 502,539 -391,949
Myanmar 813,387 449,015 -364,372
Pakistan 320,572 615,466 +294,894
Cambodia 618,831 265,857 -352,974
Viet Nam 231,988 25,591 -206,397
Portugal 159,095 24,998 -134,097

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
Greater Manchester 29
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Outer London - West and North West 13

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 28 26 -2
Greater Manchester 20 18 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 14 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 8 -5
Outer London - West and North West 10 7 -3
Inner London - East 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Merseyside 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,924,528
Other 4,416,963
Air transport 3,437,620
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,833,052
Road transport 282,060

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,989,719 37,934,809 +3,945,090
Other 2,768,777 1,648,186 -1,120,591
Air transport 1,901,660 1,535,960 -365,700
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,323,705 1,509,347 +185,642
Road transport 251,979 30,081 -221,898

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 29,304,762
London Gateway Port 25,718,065
Southampton 7,801,242
Liverpool Docks 5,234,528
000 4,416,963

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 £
Felixstowe 16,871,401 12,433,361 -4,438,040
London Gateway Port 12,075,459 13,642,606 +1,567,147
Southampton 2,930,700 4,870,542 +1,939,842
Liverpool Docks 2,113,156 3,121,372 +1,008,216
000 2,768,777 1,648,186 -1,120,591
499 38,640 3,824,915 +3,786,275
London Heathrow Airport 725,392 486,386 -239,006
Manchester Airport 696,089 445,036 -251,053
Dover 270,975 441,602 +170,627
Middlesbrough 24,850 614,092 +589,242

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 98
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 74
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 61
2025-10 75
2025-09 67
2025-08 57
2025-07 50

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
54m+ 69
1m-15m 67
0-1m 26
Other 24
15m-54m 23

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 £
France 1,568,698
United States 1,478,599
Ireland 986,979
Iceland 914,937
Czechia 803,928

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 £
France 733,818 834,880 +101,062
United States 715,262 763,337 +48,075
Ireland 559,594 427,385 -132,209
Iceland 74,456 840,481 +766,025
Czechia 718,284 85,644 -632,640
Germany 338,836 390,746 +51,910
South Korea 430,200 3,756 -426,444
Canada 155,967 220,105 +64,138
United Arab Emirates 155,207 139,025 -16,182
Poland 67,247 86,225 +18,978

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 £
Bangladesh 583,449
XU 136,945
Cambodia 77,130
India 49,695
Sri Lanka 44,615

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 £
Bangladesh 319,728 263,721 -56,007
XU 73,268 63,677 -9,591
Cambodia 48,588 28,542 -20,046
India 34,922 14,773 -20,149
Sri Lanka 29,796 14,819 -14,977
China 7,832 18,373 +10,541
Ireland 6,236 2,083 -4,153
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 4,046 +4,046
Pakistan 1,032 2,607 +1,575
Viet Nam 3,029 27 -3,002

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,452,199
Air transport 3,218,093
Other 937,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 658,966
Road transport 57,129

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,929,362 1,522,837 -406,525
Air transport 1,419,105 1,798,988 +379,883
Other 524,862 412,806 -112,056
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 264,826 394,140 +129,314
Road transport 57,129 0 -57,129

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,461,593
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,989,982
Dover 1,302,216
000 937,668
London Heathrow Airport 619,549

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 802,772 1,658,821 +856,049
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,120,657 869,325 -251,332
Dover 723,587 578,629 -144,958
000 524,862 412,806 -112,056
London Heathrow Airport 550,036 69,513 -480,523
Liverpool Docks 120,409 178,688 +58,279
Southampton 59,785 52,103 -7,682
Middlesbrough 29,249 58,991 +29,742
London Stansted Airport 39,277 43,769 +4,492
London Gateway Port 2,292 78,786 +76,494

Quick facts

HS code: 610721

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

Description: Soft and breathable nightshirts and pyjamas made from cotton