Import/export HS code 62043290: Various cotton skirts for women or girls

Casual or everyday cotton skirts for women and girls, not 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 £
Bangladesh 18,374,012
China 13,324,445
France 10,556,272
Turkey 9,812,737
Italy 7,320,748

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 8,709,924 9,664,088 +954,164
China 6,243,879 7,080,566 +836,687
France 5,809,077 4,747,195 -1,061,882
Turkey 4,825,893 4,986,844 +160,951
Italy 4,036,998 3,283,750 -753,248
India 2,815,115 2,801,826 -13,289
Spain 1,628,155 1,212,052 -416,103
Romania 1,435,565 974,196 -461,369
Pakistan 1,400,159 931,898 -468,261
Portugal 1,202,883 919,860 -283,023

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 19,762,477
China 16,408,813
Turkey 10,881,638
Italy 10,555,329
India 6,207,264

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 9,490,884 10,271,593 +780,709
China 7,875,852 8,532,961 +657,109
Turkey 5,242,174 5,639,464 +397,290
Italy 5,802,581 4,752,748 -1,049,833
India 3,097,372 3,109,892 +12,520
France 2,047,619 1,594,276 -453,343
Romania 1,946,116 1,404,611 -541,505
Morocco 1,492,083 1,364,177 -127,906
Portugal 1,332,650 1,396,152 +63,502
Pakistan 1,450,893 956,426 -494,467

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 230
Inner London - East 105
Greater Manchester 81
Outer London - West and North West 61
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41

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 186 166 -20
Inner London - East 68 80 +12
Greater Manchester 54 55 +1
Outer London - West and North West 42 41 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31 28 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 18 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 21 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 17 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 12 15 +3
Kent 12 14 +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) 32,820,581
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,053,224
Air transport 19,422,292
Other 10,635,251
Road transport 5,080,663

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) 15,441,344 17,379,237 +1,937,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,002,143 11,051,081 -1,951,062
Air transport 9,843,398 9,578,894 -264,504
Other 6,070,468 4,564,783 -1,505,685
Road transport 2,375,090 2,705,573 +330,483

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,959,540
000 10,635,251
Eurotunnel 10,187,378
London Heathrow Airport 8,426,242
London Gateway Port 8,115,988

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 8,837,398 6,122,142 -2,715,256
000 6,070,468 4,564,783 -1,505,685
Eurotunnel 5,689,037 4,498,341 -1,190,696
London Heathrow Airport 4,546,706 3,879,536 -667,170
London Gateway Port 2,542,915 5,573,073 +3,030,158
ZLC 3,106,556 3,673,601 +567,045
Dover 3,704,893 2,952,086 -752,807
Southampton 2,745,545 1,932,496 -813,049
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,677,038 1,615,163 -61,875
East Midlands Airport 1,554,037 1,387,210 -166,827

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 561
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 231
Manufacture of wearing apparel 52
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 32
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 192
2025-11 157
2025-10 175
2025-09 208
2025-08 187

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 394
0-1m 213
54m+ 151
Other 58
15m-54m 56

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 £
France 2,827,621
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,841,183
United States 1,668,966
Italy 1,524,576
Ireland 1,227,547

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 £
France 1,531,264 1,296,357 -234,907
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,116,359 724,824 -391,535
United States 1,181,155 487,811 -693,344
Italy 728,699 795,877 +67,178
Ireland 741,892 485,655 -256,237
Netherlands 578,491 342,871 -235,620
Germany 514,814 333,135 -181,679
Belgium 274,782 249,231 -25,551
United Arab Emirates 197,187 193,586 -3,601
Switzerland 250,850 57,813 -193,037

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 147,979
Turkey 88,872
Bangladesh 84,696
Viet Nam 54,201
India 36,356

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 60,647 87,332 +26,685
Turkey 56,607 32,265 -24,342
Bangladesh 64,328 20,368 -43,960
Viet Nam 20,533 33,668 +13,135
India 11,908 24,448 +12,540
Sri Lanka 28,159 4,473 -23,686
Ethiopia 14,503 0 -14,503
Morocco 1,908 8,381 +6,473
Cambodia 1,149 8,128 +6,979
Egypt 3,276 0 -3,276

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 7,786,919
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,211,046
Other 617,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 225,340
Road transport 61,143

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 £
Air transport 4,716,429 3,070,490 -1,645,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,457,429 2,753,617 -703,812
Other 335,028 282,925 -52,103
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,600 126,740 +28,140
Road transport 61,143 0 -61,143

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,630,450
East Midlands Airport 3,257,383
London Heathrow Airport 2,968,735
Dover 849,536
London Stansted Airport 798,336

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 2,549,359 2,081,091 -468,268
East Midlands Airport 1,986,978 1,270,405 -716,573
London Heathrow Airport 1,815,010 1,153,725 -661,285
Dover 482,779 366,757 -116,022
London Stansted Airport 348,616 449,720 +101,104
ZLC 498,955 135,249 -363,706
000 335,028 282,925 -52,103
Holyhead 228,968 151,860 -77,108
Immingham Docks 99,678 79,791 -19,887
Manchester Airport 100,011 45,066 -54,945

Quick facts

HS code: 62043290

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

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