Import/export HS code 620721: Men's or boys' cotton sleepwear

Sleepwear made of cotton, such as nightshirts and pyjamas

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  • 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 £
Bangladesh 6,288,623
India 5,312,948
China 3,154,556
Viet Nam 2,925,753
Czechia 1,525,061

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 2,764,830 3,523,793 +758,963
India 2,520,468 2,792,480 +272,012
China 1,247,018 1,907,538 +660,520
Viet Nam 885,339 2,040,414 +1,155,075
Czechia 753,614 771,447 +17,833
Sri Lanka 618,681 748,998 +130,317
Ireland 523,565 335,281 -188,284
Myanmar 64,239 275,001 +210,762
United Arab Emirates 154,771 106,472 -48,299
Portugal 119,964 129,893 +9,929

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 6,445,894
India 5,945,746
China 3,460,109
Viet Nam 2,849,738
Czechia 1,552,349

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 2,830,619 3,615,275 +784,656
India 3,070,633 2,875,113 -195,520
China 1,508,687 1,951,422 +442,735
Viet Nam 805,503 2,044,235 +1,238,732
Czechia 768,564 783,785 +15,221
Sri Lanka 167,142 681,020 +513,878
Myanmar 137,734 378,083 +240,349
Portugal 123,359 154,946 +31,587
Cambodia 133,978 128,951 -5,027
Pakistan 52,930 179,259 +126,329

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 46
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - East 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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 30 35 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 8 -3
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -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) 16,187,430
Other 3,450,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,899,991
Air transport 1,099,204
Road transport 30,075

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) 6,012,265 10,175,165 +4,162,900
Other 2,200,521 1,250,301 -950,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,626,486 1,273,505 -352,981
Air transport 443,475 655,729 +212,254
Road transport 24,104 5,971 -18,133

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,467,834
London Gateway Port 4,304,925
000 3,450,822
499 3,121,786
Southampton 2,498,387

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 2,615,154 1,852,680 -762,474
London Gateway Port 1,837,510 2,467,415 +629,905
000 2,200,521 1,250,301 -950,220
499 19,280 3,102,506 +3,083,226
Southampton 1,195,057 1,303,330 +108,273
Dover 718,535 908,730 +190,195
Middlesbrough 565,536 927,965 +362,429
Liverpool Docks 137,576 473,834 +336,258
London Heathrow Airport 263,228 270,067 +6,839
Eurotunnel 268,480 211,585 -56,895

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 91
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Manufacture of wearing apparel 14
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
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 33
2025-11 38
2025-10 51
2025-09 49
2025-08 43

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 54
54m+ 53
0-1m 28
Other 19
15m-54m 18

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 249,493
Ireland 242,624
United States 211,269
Germany 207,614
Italy 141,778

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 110,208 139,285 +29,077
Ireland 154,508 88,116 -66,392
United States 95,621 115,648 +20,027
Germany 82,550 125,064 +42,514
Italy 61,757 80,021 +18,264
Australia 55,668 63,927 +8,259
Japan 22,353 46,830 +24,477
Canada 43,746 21,898 -21,848
Sweden 27,909 26,732 -1,177
United Arab Emirates 9,453 38,859 +29,406

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 £
Viet Nam 106,593
Bangladesh 85,133
Sri Lanka 13,998
India 12,872
China 3,287

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 £
Viet Nam 68,627 37,966 -30,661
Bangladesh 57,814 27,319 -30,495
Sri Lanka 3,381 10,617 +7,236
India 11,560 1,312 -10,248
China 2,447 840 -1,607
Cambodia 740 2,184 +1,444
Turkey 541 88 -453
Ireland 6 0 -6

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 688,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 557,165
Other 228,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 218,032
Road transport 3,897

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 362,286 325,937 -36,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 236,549 320,616 +84,067
Other 147,152 81,325 -65,827
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,816 140,216 +62,400
Road transport 3,897 0 -3,897

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 513,460
Dover 332,865
000 228,477
Dover / Eurotunnel 202,976
London Gateway Port 136,981

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 289,666 223,794 -65,872
Dover 133,063 199,802 +66,739
000 147,152 81,325 -65,827
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,995 112,981 +22,986
London Gateway Port 75,951 61,030 -14,921
London Heathrow Airport 54,867 50,469 -4,398
Liverpool Docks 2,132 56,486 +54,354
ZLC 14,425 37,168 +22,743
Southampton 0 21,406 +21,406
Manchester Airport 5,685 7,735 +2,050

Quick facts

HS code: 620721

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

Description: Sleepwear made of cotton, such as nightshirts and pyjamas