Import/export HS code 620530: Men's or boys' synthetic shirts

Shirts for men or boys made from man-made fibers like polyester or nylon, known for durability and easy care

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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 106,345,342
China 15,241,667
India 9,253,422
Turkey 7,063,336
Cambodia 4,283,699

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 51,524,536 54,820,806 +3,296,270
China 9,065,460 6,176,207 -2,889,253
India 5,478,166 3,775,256 -1,702,910
Turkey 3,835,117 3,228,219 -606,898
Cambodia 2,931,728 1,351,971 -1,579,757
Netherlands 1,921,203 1,703,340 -217,863
Viet Nam 1,503,849 2,072,269 +568,420
Italy 2,039,099 1,394,380 -644,719
Spain 1,669,107 1,708,650 +39,543
Pakistan 1,638,886 1,455,588 -183,298

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 110,169,129
China 17,692,901
India 10,527,035
Turkey 9,239,536
Cambodia 4,713,402

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 53,301,245 56,867,884 +3,566,639
China 10,425,963 7,266,938 -3,159,025
India 6,222,681 4,304,354 -1,918,327
Turkey 4,821,861 4,417,675 -404,186
Cambodia 3,197,765 1,515,637 -1,682,128
Viet Nam 2,030,626 2,553,083 +522,457
Pakistan 1,648,823 1,486,277 -162,546
Morocco 1,352,038 1,327,876 -24,162
Italy 1,229,950 980,985 -248,965
Indonesia 686,877 844,386 +157,509

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 165
Inner London - East 84
Greater Manchester 55
Outer London - West and North West 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32

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 131 117 -14
Inner London - East 56 60 +4
Greater Manchester 41 44 +3
Outer London - West and North West 24 23 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 24 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 23 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 15 -4
West Midlands 13 16 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 17 +5
Outer London - East and North East 13 13 +0

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) 96,008,241
Other 45,308,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,904,080
Air transport 15,252,078
Road transport 1,932,054

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) 47,901,823 48,106,418 +204,595
Other 23,340,509 21,968,192 -1,372,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,141,286 8,762,794 -1,378,492
Air transport 8,381,329 6,870,749 -1,510,580
Road transport 976,476 955,578 -20,898

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 49,719,907
000 45,308,701
London Gateway Port 21,053,036
499 9,961,540
Southampton 8,826,637

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 29,776,586 19,943,321 -9,833,265
000 23,340,509 21,968,192 -1,372,317
London Gateway Port 8,627,953 12,425,083 +3,797,130
499 279,070 9,682,470 +9,403,400
Southampton 5,381,542 3,445,095 -1,936,447
London Heathrow Airport 4,694,182 3,746,125 -948,057
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,146,689 3,070,792 -75,897
Belfast Port 3,280,710 1,345,059 -1,935,651
Dover 1,939,621 1,640,091 -299,530
ZLC 1,393,837 1,527,857 +134,020

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 414
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 246
Manufacture of wearing apparel 52
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 36
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 132
2025-10 144
2025-09 144
2025-08 162
2025-07 165

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 343
54m+ 178
0-1m 138
15m-54m 66
Other 63

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 5,565,605
Netherlands 2,663,315
United States 1,788,844
Germany 806,085
France 792,618

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 3,012,567 2,553,038 -459,529
Netherlands 1,879,343 783,972 -1,095,371
United States 879,510 909,334 +29,824
Germany 386,153 419,932 +33,779
France 405,966 386,652 -19,314
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 259,109 287,252 +28,143
Italy 323,379 219,900 -103,479
United Arab Emirates 194,710 300,667 +105,957
Japan 187,472 175,559 -11,913
Switzerland 164,307 157,635 -6,672

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 £
Bangladesh 3,252,449
Ireland 788,608
Turkey 237,012
Pakistan 149,991
India 96,598

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 £
Bangladesh 1,784,470 1,467,979 -316,491
Ireland 392,903 395,705 +2,802
Turkey 107,709 129,303 +21,594
Pakistan 65,842 84,149 +18,307
India 41,994 54,604 +12,610
Sri Lanka 47,228 37,857 -9,371
Viet Nam 39,239 43,562 +4,323
Cambodia 30,487 51,294 +20,807
XU 28,613 35,296 +6,683
China 29,195 24,623 -4,572

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 8,403,686
Other 4,953,878
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,809,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,082,754
Road transport 4,456

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 4,773,490 3,630,196 -1,143,294
Other 2,613,499 2,340,379 -273,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,713,815 2,095,603 -618,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 641,105 441,649 -199,456
Road transport 4,456 0 -4,456

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,989,548
000 4,953,878
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,912,232
London Heathrow Airport 2,337,553
Dover 564,931

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 2,909,172 2,080,376 -828,796
000 2,613,499 2,340,379 -273,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,521,143 1,391,089 -130,054
London Heathrow Airport 1,335,542 1,002,011 -333,531
Dover 417,423 147,508 -269,915
Holyhead 274,683 162,092 -112,591
London Gateway Port 275,638 146,485 -129,153
Harwich 274,149 121,481 -152,668
ZLC 188,446 152,113 -36,333
Immingham Docks 174,376 164,331 -10,045

Quick facts

HS code: 620530

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

Description: Shirts for men or boys made from man-made fibers like polyester or nylon, known for durability and easy care