Import/export HS code 62045990: Shorts made of other textile materials

Shorts crafted from textiles not covered in other categories, such as blends or specialty fabrics

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 6,330,833
France 4,292,109
China 4,133,230
Bangladesh 1,766,057
Spain 1,610,186

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 3,042,663 3,288,170 +245,507
France 1,972,277 2,319,832 +347,555
China 1,879,425 2,253,805 +374,380
Bangladesh 1,003,612 762,445 -241,167
Spain 838,922 771,264 -67,658
India 845,328 532,292 -313,036
Netherlands 462,968 565,926 +102,958
United States 334,164 412,515 +78,351
Sri Lanka 399,240 326,509 -72,731
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 377,491 308,441 -69,050

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 £
Italy 8,050,445
China 6,052,194
France 2,260,800
Bangladesh 1,829,282
India 1,783,995

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 £
Italy 3,869,614 4,180,831 +311,217
China 2,971,481 3,080,713 +109,232
France 1,149,050 1,111,750 -37,300
Bangladesh 1,026,817 802,465 -224,352
India 1,009,939 774,056 -235,883
Cambodia 388,735 438,496 +49,761
Morocco 423,282 340,003 -83,279
Sri Lanka 400,971 327,637 -73,334
Viet Nam 279,243 405,641 +126,398
Portugal 315,455 288,174 -27,281

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 176
Inner London - East 80
Greater Manchester 47
Outer London - West and North West 46
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28

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 135 131 -4
Inner London - East 51 62 +11
Greater Manchester 24 33 +9
Outer London - West and North West 26 31 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 20 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 13 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 9 -5
West Midlands 10 6 -4
Essex 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,634,431
Air transport 9,517,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,133,852
Other 2,311,653
Road transport 311,023

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,799,780 4,834,651 +34,871
Air transport 4,562,422 4,954,950 +392,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,748,035 2,385,817 -362,218
Other 1,160,269 1,151,384 -8,885
Road transport 228,945 82,078 -146,867

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,219,953
Eurotunnel 3,175,535
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,700,687
000 2,311,653
Southampton 1,681,283

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,806,903 2,413,050 -393,853
Eurotunnel 1,312,527 1,863,008 +550,481
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,407,518 1,293,169 -114,349
000 1,160,269 1,151,384 -8,885
Southampton 1,155,475 525,808 -629,667
East Midlands Airport 765,538 904,635 +139,097
Dover 912,864 718,859 -194,005
London 882,753 716,356 -166,397
Felixstowe 886,887 685,908 -200,979
London Gateway Port 513,542 690,250 +176,708

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 385
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 177
Manufacture of wearing apparel 37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 97
2025-11 83
2025-10 98
2025-09 109
2025-08 115

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 273
0-1m 138
54m+ 112
Other 41
15m-54m 34

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 2,157,567
Italy 1,818,007
United States 1,195,067
United Arab Emirates 307,361
Germany 304,294

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 1,059,735 1,097,832 +38,097
Italy 871,131 946,876 +75,745
United States 822,506 372,561 -449,945
United Arab Emirates 195,698 111,663 -84,035
Germany 165,834 138,460 -27,374
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 145,531 154,117 +8,586
Spain 145,513 121,945 -23,568
Netherlands 124,721 111,422 -13,299
Ireland 121,829 89,345 -32,484
Qatar 92,334 43,858 -48,476

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 35,924
Bangladesh 34,528
Cambodia 27,016
Viet Nam 16,937
India 3,874

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 25,064 10,860 -14,204
Bangladesh 20,061 14,467 -5,594
Cambodia 17,093 9,923 -7,170
Viet Nam 16,860 77 -16,783
India 1,498 2,376 +878
Madagascar 2,628 0 -2,628
Turkey 2,415 95 -2,320
Sri Lanka 0 2,197 +2,197
Morocco 625 798 +173
Netherlands 73 564 +491

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 3,983,266
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,599,764
Other 157,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 155,524
Road transport 2,755

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 2,162,005 1,821,261 -340,744
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,773,680 1,826,084 +52,404
Other 99,952 57,529 -42,423
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 144,487 11,037 -133,450
Road transport 2,755 0 -2,755

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,169,339
London Heathrow Airport 1,592,751
East Midlands Airport 1,582,573
London Stansted Airport 482,134
ZLC 246,675

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 1,559,013 1,610,326 +51,313
London Heathrow Airport 859,350 733,401 -125,949
East Midlands Airport 968,470 614,103 -354,367
London Stansted Airport 179,989 302,145 +122,156
ZLC 139,776 106,899 -32,877
Dover 130,785 82,469 -48,316
000 99,952 57,529 -42,423
London Gateway Port 138,741 0 -138,741
Eurotunnel 44,974 56,077 +11,103
Farnborough Airport 0 48,900 +48,900

Quick facts

HS code: 62045990

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

Description: Shorts crafted from textiles not covered in other categories, such as blends or specialty fabrics