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

Soft and breathable nightshirts and pyjamas made from cotton

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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 £
India 34,507,539
Bangladesh 28,998,870
China 9,790,505
Sri Lanka 1,548,856
Myanmar 1,209,361

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 18,311,671 16,195,868 -2,115,803
Bangladesh 13,164,480 15,834,390 +2,669,910
China 4,349,315 5,441,190 +1,091,875
Sri Lanka 455,606 1,093,250 +637,644
Myanmar 761,835 447,526 -314,309
Turkey 838,419 296,256 -542,163
Pakistan 391,332 576,759 +185,427
Cambodia 481,340 150,893 -330,447
Italy 218,921 246,781 +27,860
Ireland 231,550 210,062 -21,488

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 35,602,328
Bangladesh 29,419,546
China 9,605,584
Sri Lanka 1,502,824
Turkey 1,354,437

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 18,538,001 17,064,327 -1,473,674
Bangladesh 13,358,701 16,060,845 +2,702,144
China 4,393,019 5,212,565 +819,546
Sri Lanka 406,927 1,095,897 +688,970
Turkey 1,041,226 313,211 -728,015
Myanmar 813,387 497,611 -315,776
Pakistan 392,205 588,170 +195,965
Cambodia 597,956 267,128 -330,828
Viet Nam 229,605 25,591 -204,014
Portugal 157,378 27,636 -129,742

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 37
Greater Manchester 29
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Outer London - West and North West 14

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 29 27 -2
Greater Manchester 20 18 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 14 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 8 -5
Outer London - West and North West 11 7 -4
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Merseyside 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1

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) 71,537,889
Other 4,206,855
Air transport 3,445,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,730,915
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) 34,121,358 37,416,531 +3,295,173
Other 2,669,987 1,536,868 -1,133,119
Air transport 1,960,426 1,484,868 -475,558
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,565,158 1,165,757 -399,401
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 28,832,264
London Gateway Port 25,363,470
Southampton 7,901,780
Liverpool Docks 5,395,422
000 4,206,855

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 17,193,056 11,639,208 -5,553,848
London Gateway Port 12,095,757 13,267,713 +1,171,956
Southampton 2,949,243 4,952,537 +2,003,294
Liverpool Docks 2,184,539 3,210,883 +1,026,344
000 2,669,987 1,536,868 -1,133,119
499 39,878 3,972,645 +3,932,767
Manchester Airport 703,852 480,212 -223,640
London Heathrow Airport 747,502 423,162 -324,340
Dover 221,430 431,723 +210,293
Middlesbrough 16,064 614,092 +598,028

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 99
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 75
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
2026-01 41
2025-11 63
2025-10 77
2025-09 67
2025-08 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
54m+ 71
1m-15m 66
0-1m 26
Other 26
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 1,586,925
United States 1,463,626
Ireland 987,440
Iceland 924,277
Czechia 756,169

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 648,839 938,086 +289,247
United States 700,317 763,309 +62,992
Ireland 550,209 437,231 -112,978
Iceland 72,379 851,898 +779,519
Czechia 696,594 59,575 -637,019
Germany 363,669 364,839 +1,170
South Korea 430,200 3,756 -426,444
Canada 169,499 209,591 +40,092
United Arab Emirates 159,627 114,902 -44,725
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 583,224
Cambodia 75,544
India 49,820
Sri Lanka 40,957
China 28,873

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 313,417 269,807 -43,610
Cambodia 45,728 29,816 -15,912
India 35,991 13,829 -22,162
Sri Lanka 26,239 14,718 -11,521
China 7,520 21,353 +13,833
Ireland 6,236 2,083 -4,153
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 4,828 +4,828
Pakistan 2,152 1,651 -501
Viet Nam 3,029 41 -2,988
Turkey 289 115 -174

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) 3,474,669
Air transport 3,206,611
Other 938,163
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 687,988
Road transport 3,207

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) 1,907,358 1,567,311 -340,047
Air transport 1,415,783 1,790,828 +375,045
Other 515,477 422,686 -92,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 268,183 419,805 +151,622
Road transport 3,207 0 -3,207

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,443,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,056,888
Dover 1,250,979
000 938,163
London Heathrow Airport 615,028

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 784,395 1,658,667 +874,272
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,155,117 901,771 -253,346
Dover 663,691 587,288 -76,403
000 515,477 422,686 -92,791
London Heathrow Airport 546,782 68,246 -478,536
Liverpool Docks 132,099 170,858 +38,759
Southampton 59,785 70,784 +10,999
London Gateway Port 2,292 99,825 +97,533
London Stansted Airport 52,865 41,751 -11,114
Middlesbrough 33,022 55,218 +22,196

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