Import/export HS code 62042280: Various cotton dresses for women or girls

Casual or everyday cotton dresses for women and girls, not intended for industrial use

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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 4,297,638
China 4,143,077
India 3,355,830
Pakistan 2,884,334
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 313,492 3,984,146 +3,670,654
China 2,306,517 1,836,560 -469,957
India 1,800,847 1,554,983 -245,864
Pakistan 1,560,288 1,324,046 -236,242
Turkey 265,138 169,028 -96,110
Bangladesh 111,758 156,332 +44,574
France 128,616 78,989 -49,627
United States 50,881 150,145 +99,264
Portugal 137,274 26,666 -110,608
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 4,344,499
Italy 4,160,537
Pakistan 3,413,607
India 3,037,817
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 2,398,871 1,945,628 -453,243
Italy 248,556 3,911,981 +3,663,425
Pakistan 2,002,154 1,411,453 -590,701
India 1,422,557 1,615,260 +192,703
Turkey 268,458 179,136 -89,322
Bangladesh 119,289 220,625 +101,336
Portugal 138,251 31,669 -106,582
Mauritius 64,826 56,522 -8,304
United States 12,969 41,236 +28,267
Spain 21,572 18,022 -3,550

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 35
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 33 +16
Inner London - West 21 20 -1
Inner London - East 9 20 +11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 10 +4
Outer London - West and North West 5 12 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Essex 2 5 +3
Outer London - East and North East 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) 7,230,221
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,591,965
Air transport 3,517,999
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) 4,198,436 3,031,785 -1,166,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 503,272 4,088,693 +3,585,421
Air transport 1,940,763 1,577,236 -363,527
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 2,259,289
Belfast Port 1,999,365
Manchester Airport 1,756,005
Felixstowe 1,366,729

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 1,510,371 748,918 -761,453
Belfast Port 1,346,326 653,039 -693,287
Manchester Airport 964,562 791,443 -173,119
Felixstowe 821,231 545,498 -275,733
London Heathrow Airport 597,367 490,207 -107,160
000 140,556 805,088 +664,532
London Gateway Port 284,583 469,551 +184,968
London 205,425 254,164 +48,739
Dover 146,631 208,196 +61,565

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 129
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 85
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
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 22
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 86
0-1m 78
54m+ 26
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 734,683
France 119,401
United Arab Emirates 86,926
United States 86,105
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 86,234 33,167 -53,067
United Arab Emirates 62,120 24,806 -37,314
United States 75,334 10,771 -64,563
Nigeria 45,605 19,629 -25,976
Iceland 29,884 0 -29,884
Italy 4,994 22,346 +17,352
Germany 9,889 14,665 +4,776
Costa Rica 21,521 0 -21,521
Japan 2,518 16,165 +13,647

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 361,741
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 109,642
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 259,710 102,031 -157,679
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,181 69,461 +29,280
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 199,707
Holyhead 67,352
East Midlands Airport 58,738
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 155,037 44,670 -110,367
Holyhead 26,325 41,027 +14,702
East Midlands Airport 38,169 20,569 -17,600
Portsmouth 58,353 0 -58,353
London Gateway Port 31,142 2,097 -29,045
London Stansted Airport 14,835 17,695 +2,860
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,071 26,004 +22,933
London Gatwick Airport 19,046 5,915 -13,131
ZLC 20,243 3,977 -16,266

Quick facts

HS code: 62042280

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

Description: Casual or everyday cotton dresses for women and girls, not intended for industrial use