Import/export HS code 620240: Women's and girls' outerwear made of synthetic fibers

Outerwear like coats, jackets, and capes made from man-made or synthetic fibers

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* 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 282,249,909
Italy 76,184,541
Netherlands 74,923,621
Viet Nam 65,125,244
Bangladesh 47,538,911

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 141,340,681 140,909,228 -431,453
Italy 42,921,178 33,263,363 -9,657,815
Netherlands 43,004,195 31,919,426 -11,084,769
Viet Nam 29,370,768 35,754,476 +6,383,708
Bangladesh 24,310,459 23,228,452 -1,082,007
Spain 19,539,546 20,813,733 +1,274,187
Cambodia 19,870,064 20,270,783 +400,719
France 17,854,153 18,085,680 +231,527
Germany 14,583,898 15,605,488 +1,021,590
Myanmar 12,661,123 10,136,326 -2,524,797

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 £
China 369,631,785
Viet Nam 107,392,415
Bangladesh 73,279,433
Cambodia 55,265,610
Myanmar 31,608,711

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 £
China 190,459,973 179,171,812 -11,288,161
Viet Nam 54,275,206 53,117,209 -1,157,997
Bangladesh 38,307,147 34,972,286 -3,334,861
Cambodia 26,596,801 28,668,809 +2,072,008
Myanmar 17,004,755 14,603,956 -2,400,799
Italy 14,504,095 11,685,083 -2,819,012
Canada 12,140,033 12,076,188 -63,845
Romania 11,972,624 10,775,879 -1,196,745
Indonesia 6,432,581 6,286,064 -146,517
Armenia 4,291,742 3,699,635 -592,107

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 306
Inner London - East 131
Greater Manchester 96
Outer London - West and North West 59
Surrey, East and West Sussex 54

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 251 237 -14
Inner London - East 100 98 -2
Greater Manchester 83 71 -12
Outer London - West and North West 45 42 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39 39 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 38 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 36 27 -9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 26 -4
Essex 24 25 +1
West Midlands 31 25 -6

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) 342,874,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 248,014,288
Other 135,542,439
Air transport 61,117,797
Road transport 7,791,792

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) 143,164,127 199,710,741 +56,546,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 135,902,150 112,112,138 -23,790,012
Other 94,613,803 40,928,636 -53,685,167
Air transport 30,662,481 30,455,316 -207,165
Road transport 3,130,072 4,661,720 +1,531,648
Rail transport 0 31,171 +31,171

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 157,327,133
000 135,542,439
Eurotunnel 95,880,515
499 67,798,352
London Gateway Port 52,652,837

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 96,464,938 60,862,195 -35,602,743
000 94,613,803 40,928,636 -53,685,167
Eurotunnel 49,984,638 45,895,877 -4,088,761
499 226,418 67,571,934 +67,345,516
London Gateway Port 11,049,387 41,603,450 +30,554,063
Southampton 22,658,882 20,597,286 -2,061,596
Dover 21,245,661 21,390,153 +144,492
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,217,936 14,672,436 -9,545,500
London 20,937,014 14,396,179 -6,540,835
London Heathrow Airport 13,769,127 13,210,591 -558,536

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 782
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 413
Manufacture of wearing apparel 73
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 61
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 372
2025-10 447
2025-09 466
2025-08 405
2025-07 351

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 577
0-1m 327
54m+ 279
15m-54m 106
Other 102

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 £
Ireland 20,823,257
Italy 13,565,270
Germany 11,541,043
Netherlands 10,617,169
France 8,719,405

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 £
Ireland 11,637,163 9,186,094 -2,451,069
Italy 8,788,676 4,776,594 -4,012,082
Germany 5,728,400 5,812,643 +84,243
Netherlands 6,321,509 4,295,660 -2,025,849
France 5,409,825 3,309,580 -2,100,245
South Korea 4,751,192 1,176,445 -3,574,747
United States 3,522,485 1,821,794 -1,700,691
Iceland 98,588 4,241,939 +4,143,351
Canada 3,152,159 405,890 -2,746,269
Japan 2,226,082 1,075,945 -1,150,137

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 4,330,280
XU 3,190,763
Viet Nam 1,975,430
Bangladesh 1,286,036
Myanmar 1,269,833

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 2,298,321 2,031,959 -266,362
XU 1,686,146 1,504,617 -181,529
Viet Nam 984,509 990,921 +6,412
Bangladesh 702,340 583,696 -118,644
Myanmar 615,725 654,108 +38,383
Cambodia 282,058 237,015 -45,043
Ireland 53,592 64,879 +11,287
XI 25,573 13,454 -12,119
India 15,989 22,765 +6,776
Morocco 13,617 24,073 +10,456

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) 54,915,104
Air transport 36,863,059
Other 12,931,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,658,875
Road transport 55,590

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) 31,611,501 23,303,603 -8,307,898
Air transport 20,758,253 16,104,806 -4,653,447
Other 6,739,390 6,191,869 -547,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,104,836 1,554,039 -5,550,797
Road transport 51,202 4,388 -46,814

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,004,733
East Midlands Airport 18,065,315
London Heathrow Airport 14,020,802
000 12,931,259
Holyhead 5,948,091

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,426,177 15,578,556 -6,847,621
East Midlands Airport 7,878,643 10,186,672 +2,308,029
London Heathrow Airport 10,388,353 3,632,449 -6,755,904
000 6,739,390 6,191,869 -547,521
Holyhead 3,821,742 2,126,349 -1,695,393
Dover 3,046,577 2,398,007 -648,570
Immingham Docks 2,462,844 1,741,693 -721,151
Liverpool Docks 3,088,900 401,734 -2,687,166
Southampton 1,472,119 517,462 -954,657
London Stansted Airport 883,036 1,042,272 +159,236

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 620240

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

Description: Outerwear like coats, jackets, and capes made from man-made or synthetic fibers