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 4,305,440
China 4,226,185
India 3,684,535
Pakistan 2,901,314
Turkey 434,166

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 314,770 3,990,670 +3,675,900
China 2,354,973 1,871,212 -483,761
India 1,910,904 1,773,631 -137,273
Pakistan 1,575,194 1,326,120 -249,074
Turkey 265,138 169,028 -96,110
Bangladesh 111,758 158,688 +46,930
France 131,016 84,394 -46,622
United States 50,881 151,314 +100,433
Portugal 139,471 28,047 -111,424
Mauritius 64,826 56,522 -8,304

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 4,501,556
Italy 4,179,092
Pakistan 3,434,797
India 3,366,522
Turkey 447,594

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 2,484,956 2,016,600 -468,356
Italy 249,834 3,929,258 +3,679,424
Pakistan 2,017,060 1,417,737 -599,323
India 1,532,614 1,833,908 +301,294
Turkey 268,458 179,136 -89,322
Bangladesh 119,289 222,981 +103,692
Portugal 140,448 33,050 -107,398
Mauritius 64,826 56,522 -8,304
United States 12,969 41,236 +28,267
Spain 25,114 21,437 -3,677

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 40
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 17 34 +17
Inner London - West 21 22 +1
Inner London - East 9 20 +11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 10 +4
Outer London - West and North West 5 13 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +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) 7,572,843
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,623,198
Air transport 3,722,696
Other 945,644
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) 4,344,610 3,228,233 -1,116,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 503,272 4,119,926 +3,616,654
Air transport 2,035,822 1,686,874 -348,948
Other 140,556 805,088 +664,532
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 3,948,943
Southampton 2,278,060
Belfast Port 1,999,365
Manchester Airport 1,759,963
Felixstowe 1,445,246

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 194,758 3,754,185 +3,559,427
Southampton 1,529,142 748,918 -780,224
Belfast Port 1,346,326 653,039 -693,287
Manchester Airport 966,164 793,799 -172,365
Felixstowe 886,237 559,009 -327,228
London Heathrow Airport 676,845 566,797 -110,048
000 140,556 805,088 +664,532
London Gateway Port 285,861 469,551 +183,690
London 219,305 269,302 +49,997
Dover 146,631 216,080 +69,449

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 134
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 88
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
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
2026-01 24
2025-11 19
2025-10 18
2025-09 31
2025-08 24

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 91
0-1m 80
54m+ 28
Other 15
15m-54m 13

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 734,683
France 122,678
United States 107,374
United Arab Emirates 86,926
Nigeria 65,234

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 381,532 353,151 -28,381
France 88,297 34,381 -53,916
United States 87,298 20,076 -67,222
United Arab Emirates 62,120 24,806 -37,314
Nigeria 45,605 19,629 -25,976
Japan 3,422 26,602 +23,180
Iceland 29,884 0 -29,884
Italy 4,994 22,346 +17,352
Germany 9,889 15,620 +5,731
Australia 20,568 2,097 -18,471

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 704,479
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 365,228 339,251 -25,977
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 740,789
Air transport 419,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 113,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,509

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 389,778 351,011 -38,767
Air transport 287,117 132,122 -154,995
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,244 71,675 +29,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,486 4,023 -86,463

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 740,789
London Heathrow Airport 217,815
East Midlands Airport 93,231
Holyhead 67,352
Portsmouth 58,353

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 £
000 389,778 351,011 -38,767
London Heathrow Airport 170,156 47,659 -122,497
East Midlands Airport 49,553 43,678 -5,875
Holyhead 26,325 41,027 +14,702
Portsmouth 58,353 0 -58,353
London Stansted Airport 14,835 20,471 +5,636
London Gateway Port 31,142 2,097 -29,045
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,071 26,004 +22,933
ZLC 21,147 5,194 -15,953
London Gatwick Airport 19,046 5,915 -13,131

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