Import/export HS code 6203: Men's and boys' suits and clothing sets

Includes suits, jackets, trousers, and shorts for men and boys, made from various materials

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 £
Bangladesh 628,417,216
China 389,974,425
Pakistan 197,421,688
Italy 175,725,612
Netherlands 136,988,649

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 £
Bangladesh 302,255,251 326,161,965 +23,906,714
China 192,105,068 197,869,357 +5,764,289
Pakistan 98,493,422 98,928,266 +434,844
Italy 94,289,389 81,436,223 -12,853,166
Netherlands 73,524,292 63,464,357 -10,059,935
Viet Nam 53,944,320 57,026,136 +3,081,816
France 46,418,678 35,532,960 -10,885,718
Germany 42,730,030 35,582,821 -7,147,209
Turkey 37,042,187 38,586,759 +1,544,572
Sri Lanka 26,289,225 42,453,590 +16,164,365

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 £
Bangladesh 725,056,550
China 457,937,222
Pakistan 228,059,329
Viet Nam 160,451,823
Italy 149,801,586

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 £
Bangladesh 354,177,372 370,879,178 +16,701,806
China 225,581,390 232,355,832 +6,774,442
Pakistan 114,449,336 113,609,993 -839,343
Viet Nam 82,156,576 78,295,247 -3,861,329
Italy 80,357,741 69,443,845 -10,913,896
Turkey 66,061,573 58,481,465 -7,580,108
Cambodia 35,326,756 41,868,227 +6,541,471
India 38,093,839 38,720,408 +626,569
Sri Lanka 31,311,397 42,702,438 +11,391,041
Tunisia 40,132,048 29,644,400 -10,487,648

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 620
Inner London - East 319
Greater Manchester 306
Outer London - West and North West 197
Surrey, East and West Sussex 165

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 490 471 -19
Inner London - East 237 236 -1
Greater Manchester 243 212 -31
Outer London - West and North West 144 128 -16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 123 115 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 109 106 -3
West Midlands 110 102 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 100 89 -11
West Yorkshire 101 95 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 96 80 -16

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) 1,219,237,843
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 582,572,367
Other 373,490,668
Air transport 328,824,910
Road transport 33,906,289

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) 567,793,735 651,444,108 +83,650,373
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 317,257,748 265,314,619 -51,943,129
Other 199,102,500 174,388,168 -24,714,332
Air transport 168,619,788 160,205,122 -8,414,666
Road transport 18,359,151 15,547,138 -2,812,013
Rail transport 32,324 0 -32,324

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 563,494,462
000 373,490,668
London Gateway Port 277,424,499
Southampton 179,365,977
Eurotunnel 151,956,434

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 325,372,635 238,121,827 -87,250,808
000 199,102,500 174,388,168 -24,714,332
London Gateway Port 104,410,297 173,014,202 +68,603,905
Southampton 92,670,304 86,695,673 -5,974,631
Eurotunnel 82,935,962 69,020,472 -13,915,490
London Heathrow Airport 80,589,744 69,151,023 -11,438,721
Dover 81,481,220 66,980,283 -14,500,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,111,431 55,206,614 -8,904,817
499 1,069,350 109,266,277 +108,196,927
ZLC 30,269,912 29,821,834 -448,078

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 1881
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1122
Manufacture of wearing apparel 242
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 188
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 79

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 956
2025-10 1068
2025-09 1072
2025-08 1017
2025-07 1016

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 1461
0-1m 1350
54m+ 580
Other 270
15m-54m 219

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 66,925,216
Netherlands 42,605,418
France 32,699,216
Italy 31,641,621
United States 30,130,027

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 34,438,648 32,486,568 -1,952,080
Netherlands 27,301,321 15,304,097 -11,997,224
France 16,834,754 15,864,462 -970,292
Italy 16,443,619 15,198,002 -1,245,617
United States 17,191,787 12,938,240 -4,253,547
Germany 10,577,362 9,810,879 -766,483
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,650,800 6,424,696 -226,104
South Korea 8,183,923 734,455 -7,449,468
United Arab Emirates 3,675,357 4,101,141 +425,784
China 6,100,339 1,116,552 -4,983,787

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 14,955,799
China 11,367,810
Ireland 6,487,016
Viet Nam 3,637,804
XI 3,477,770

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 7,935,225 7,020,574 -914,651
China 5,853,061 5,514,749 -338,312
Ireland 3,158,880 3,328,136 +169,256
Viet Nam 1,879,217 1,758,587 -120,630
XI 3,449,259 28,511 -3,420,748
Pakistan 1,028,373 1,123,561 +95,188
Turkey 1,007,540 1,144,006 +136,466
Austria 1,018,109 1,083,339 +65,230
XU 943,007 964,984 +21,977
India 849,273 907,510 +58,237

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) 144,732,554
Air transport 129,484,756
Other 52,570,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,193,908
Road transport 428,830

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) 77,530,003 67,202,551 -10,327,452
Air transport 73,553,021 55,931,735 -17,621,286
Other 28,545,798 24,024,960 -4,520,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,542,540 6,651,368 -891,172
Road transport 426,721 2,109 -424,612
Rail transport 0 1,063 +1,063

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,349,693
London Heathrow Airport 53,904,089
000 52,570,758
East Midlands Airport 51,631,290
Dover 12,014,295

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 56,960,997 49,388,696 -7,572,301
London Heathrow Airport 32,358,531 21,545,558 -10,812,973
000 28,545,798 24,024,960 -4,520,838
East Midlands Airport 27,872,499 23,758,791 -4,113,708
Dover 6,941,494 5,072,801 -1,868,693
ZLC 6,452,093 4,765,792 -1,686,301
Holyhead 5,184,775 5,689,467 +504,692
London Stansted Airport 4,619,218 4,189,494 -429,724
Immingham Docks 2,812,321 2,444,272 -368,049
Eurotunnel 4,137,184 1,054,227 -3,082,957

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 6203

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

Description: Includes suits, jackets, trousers, and shorts for men and boys, made from various materials