Import/export HS code 620422: Women's or girls' dresses made of cotton

Lightweight and comfortable dresses made from cotton, ideal for casual or summer wear

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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 £
Italy 4,273,762
China 4,145,815
India 3,666,473
Pakistan 2,892,908
Turkey 452,167

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 £
Italy 188,195 4,085,567 +3,897,372
China 2,109,584 2,036,231 -73,353
India 1,750,292 1,916,181 +165,889
Pakistan 1,616,442 1,276,466 -339,976
Turkey 287,467 164,700 -122,767
Bangladesh 107,967 169,643 +61,676
France 105,648 103,607 -2,041
United States 46,850 148,971 +102,121
Portugal 145,135 26,053 -119,082
Mauritius 45,598 75,750 +30,152

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 4,408,256
Italy 4,144,219
Pakistan 3,423,028
India 3,353,166
Turkey 465,595

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 2,232,376 2,175,880 -56,496
Italy 120,951 4,023,268 +3,902,317
Pakistan 2,032,965 1,390,063 -642,902
India 1,399,664 1,953,502 +553,838
Turkey 290,787 174,808 -115,979
Bangladesh 115,498 233,936 +118,438
Portugal 147,207 26,053 -121,154
Mauritius 45,598 75,750 +30,152
United States 8,938 38,893 +29,955
Viet Nam 33,653 9,323 -24,330

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 38
Inner London - West 37
Inner London - East 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Greater Manchester 10 32 +22
Inner London - West 22 22 +0
Inner London - East 7 20 +13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 10 +5
Outer London - West and North West 5 13 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Essex 3 5 +2

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) 7,544,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,609,144
Air transport 3,619,883
Other 962,908
Road transport 100,439

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) 4,019,453 3,525,420 -494,033
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 395,484 4,213,660 +3,818,176
Air transport 1,960,979 1,658,904 -302,075
Other 132,296 830,612 +698,316
Road transport 78,867 21,572 -57,295

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 3,939,802
Southampton 2,410,709
Belfast Port 1,999,365
Manchester Airport 1,755,495
Felixstowe 1,430,966

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 £
Eurotunnel 78,459 3,861,343 +3,782,884
Southampton 1,591,426 819,283 -772,143
Belfast Port 1,073,161 926,204 -146,957
Manchester Airport 936,579 818,916 -117,663
Felixstowe 893,952 537,014 -356,938
London Heathrow Airport 632,991 541,549 -91,442
000 132,296 830,612 +698,316
London Gateway Port 267,195 424,138 +156,943
London 152,061 339,960 +187,899
Dover 146,631 201,431 +54,800

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 133
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 86
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 18
2025-09 31
2025-08 24
2025-07 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 92
0-1m 77
54m+ 28
Other 14
15m-54m 12

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 740,945
France 123,441
United States 112,626
United Arab Emirates 86,926
Nigeria 77,264

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 372,840 368,105 -4,735
France 88,284 35,157 -53,127
United States 60,704 51,922 -8,782
United Arab Emirates 51,714 35,212 -16,502
Nigeria 57,635 19,629 -38,006
Australia 53,214 2,097 -51,117
Iceland 29,884 0 -29,884
Italy 4,994 22,346 +17,352
Germany 7,774 17,787 +10,013
Costa Rica 21,521 0 -21,521

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 708,694
XU 37,397
Turkey 101

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 354,325 354,369 +44
XU 24,168 13,229 -10,939
Turkey 101 0 -101

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 746,192
Air transport 421,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,155
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 116,602

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 £
Other 378,594 367,598 -10,996
Air transport 248,282 172,828 -75,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,132 4,023 -119,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,012 73,590 +30,578

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 746,192
London Heathrow Airport 225,913
East Midlands Airport 98,462
Holyhead 70,035
London Gateway Port 65,885

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 £
000 378,594 367,598 -10,996
London Heathrow Airport 149,104 76,809 -72,295
East Midlands Airport 53,419 45,043 -8,376
Holyhead 29,008 41,027 +12,019
London Gateway Port 63,788 2,097 -61,691
Portsmouth 58,353 0 -58,353
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,156 27,919 +26,763
ZLC 8,647 17,694 +9,047
London Gatwick Airport 19,046 5,915 -13,131
London Stansted Airport 14,835 7,756 -7,079

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 620422

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

Description: Lightweight and comfortable dresses made from cotton, ideal for casual or summer wear