Import/export HS code 620442: Women's or girls' trousers made of cotton

Comfortable and breathable cotton trousers, ideal for casual or workwear

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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 £
India 117,997,241
China 33,817,677
Italy 23,907,045
Bangladesh 20,824,819
France 18,286,593

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 £
India 60,337,450 57,659,791 -2,677,659
China 17,166,910 16,650,767 -516,143
Italy 13,457,962 10,449,083 -3,008,879
Bangladesh 8,675,082 12,149,737 +3,474,655
France 9,512,269 8,774,324 -737,945
Spain 7,759,380 9,934,709 +2,175,329
Turkey 7,785,714 8,370,099 +584,385
Netherlands 7,167,935 7,871,030 +703,095
Sri Lanka 5,881,262 8,166,060 +2,284,798
Ireland 2,968,271 5,323,480 +2,355,209

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 £
India 133,943,663
China 43,327,301
Italy 27,072,986
Bangladesh 24,682,468
Turkey 23,663,909

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 £
India 67,939,701 66,003,962 -1,935,739
China 21,964,023 21,363,278 -600,745
Italy 15,038,130 12,034,856 -3,003,274
Bangladesh 10,661,325 14,021,143 +3,359,818
Turkey 11,463,506 12,200,403 +736,897
Sri Lanka 5,983,659 7,750,763 +1,767,104
Morocco 5,885,385 6,319,944 +434,559
Portugal 3,699,543 3,360,090 -339,453
Pakistan 2,189,349 2,841,047 +651,698
Tunisia 3,052,563 1,452,380 -1,600,183

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 312
Inner London - East 169
Greater Manchester 97
Outer London - West and North West 90
Surrey, East and West Sussex 58

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 246 248 +2
Inner London - East 122 132 +10
Greater Manchester 75 68 -7
Outer London - West and North West 64 70 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 45 39 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32 31 -1
West Yorkshire 34 35 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 27 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 31 26 -5
Outer London - East and North East 22 21 -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) 110,883,906
Air transport 91,861,105
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,754,218
Other 51,804,391
Road transport 8,994,142

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) 48,937,796 61,946,110 +13,008,314
Air transport 51,110,516 40,750,589 -10,359,927
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,098,408 35,655,810 -1,442,598
Other 24,379,688 27,424,703 +3,045,015
Road transport 5,349,205 3,644,937 -1,704,268

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 51,804,391
London Heathrow Airport 51,571,876
Felixstowe 39,163,592
London Gateway Port 25,014,463
Southampton 23,267,514

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 £
000 24,379,688 27,424,703 +3,045,015
London Heathrow Airport 28,564,812 23,007,064 -5,557,748
Felixstowe 21,586,213 17,577,379 -4,008,834
London Gateway Port 8,002,173 17,012,290 +9,010,117
Southampton 13,013,523 10,253,991 -2,759,532
Eurotunnel 12,188,954 10,749,642 -1,439,312
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,750,768 11,145,209 -605,559
Dover 6,756,422 7,614,663 +858,241
ZLC 7,392,971 6,432,357 -960,614
499 280,123 10,537,685 +10,257,562

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 830
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 399
Manufacture of wearing apparel 82
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 39
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 308
2025-11 213
2025-10 219
2025-09 263
2025-08 297

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 566
0-1m 428
54m+ 173
Other 72
15m-54m 71

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 £
United States 12,317,729
Ireland 11,194,089
France 8,475,725
Germany 6,585,418
Italy 6,418,479

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 £
United States 8,275,404 4,042,325 -4,233,079
Ireland 4,851,592 6,342,497 +1,490,905
France 5,186,695 3,289,030 -1,897,665
Germany 3,196,421 3,388,997 +192,576
Italy 3,495,431 2,923,048 -572,383
United Arab Emirates 2,702,700 2,794,171 +91,471
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,603,832 2,068,869 -534,963
Netherlands 2,624,457 2,011,885 -612,572
South Korea 3,406,235 150,792 -3,255,443
Qatar 1,201,503 1,468,585 +267,082

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 £
India 3,479,235
Bangladesh 1,204,370
China 651,082
Turkey 313,836
Sri Lanka 297,152

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 £
India 1,541,479 1,937,756 +396,277
Bangladesh 578,903 625,467 +46,564
China 294,658 356,424 +61,766
Turkey 136,968 176,868 +39,900
Sri Lanka 151,272 145,880 -5,392
Morocco 34,814 57,785 +22,971
Cambodia 51,484 23,696 -27,788
Viet Nam 4,543 27,858 +23,315
Pakistan 6,130 22,404 +16,274
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,869 7,304 -5,565

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 51,328,726
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,138,013
Other 8,962,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,200,040
Road transport 56,986

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 28,637,038 22,691,688 -5,945,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,778,504 11,359,509 -1,418,995
Other 3,995,426 4,966,628 +971,202
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 824,295 375,745 -448,550
Road transport 56,986 0 -56,986

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 22,592,026
London Heathrow Airport 19,737,328
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,391,525
000 8,962,054
London Stansted Airport 4,616,288

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 £
East Midlands Airport 12,067,074 10,524,952 -1,542,122
London Heathrow Airport 11,454,381 8,282,947 -3,171,434
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,455,250 7,936,275 -1,518,975
000 3,995,426 4,966,628 +971,202
London Stansted Airport 2,515,129 2,101,159 -413,970
Dover 1,711,696 1,220,763 -490,933
ZLC 1,476,540 725,968 -750,572
Holyhead 731,126 1,362,054 +630,928
Birmingham Airport 328,903 515,570 +186,667
Immingham Docks 430,458 397,215 -33,243

Quick facts

HS code: 620442

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

Description: Comfortable and breathable cotton trousers, ideal for casual or workwear