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 6,269,714
India 5,259,446
China 2,901,955
Viet Nam 2,875,902
Czechia 1,495,752

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 2,704,563 3,565,151 +860,588
India 2,391,636 2,867,810 +476,174
China 1,312,045 1,589,910 +277,865
Viet Nam 892,852 1,983,050 +1,090,198
Czechia 786,355 709,397 -76,958
Sri Lanka 631,432 761,400 +129,968
Ireland 518,596 328,436 -190,160
Myanmar 64,239 233,503 +169,264
Portugal 119,871 137,259 +17,388
Italy 121,162 121,471 +309

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 6,429,077
India 5,923,064
China 3,184,169
Viet Nam 2,799,887
Czechia 1,523,040

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 2,772,444 3,656,633 +884,189
India 2,946,233 2,976,831 +30,598
China 1,590,019 1,594,150 +4,131
Viet Nam 813,016 1,986,871 +1,173,855
Czechia 801,305 721,735 -79,570
Sri Lanka 128,620 711,626 +583,006
Myanmar 137,734 336,585 +198,851
Portugal 123,266 162,312 +39,046
Cambodia 137,919 133,173 -4,746
Pakistan 51,741 180,261 +128,520

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 45
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 31 35 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 8 -3
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 4 7 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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) 15,689,037
Other 3,563,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,868,848
Air transport 1,067,149
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) 5,864,807 9,824,230 +3,959,423
Other 2,268,916 1,294,516 -974,400
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,626,130 1,242,718 -383,412
Air transport 429,924 637,225 +207,301
Road transport 22,492 7,583 -14,909

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,456,259
London Gateway Port 4,258,663
000 3,563,432
499 2,900,488
Southampton 2,430,743

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 2,513,116 1,943,143 -569,973
London Gateway Port 1,791,398 2,467,265 +675,867
000 2,268,916 1,294,516 -974,400
499 15,100 2,885,388 +2,870,288
Southampton 1,249,575 1,181,168 -68,407
Dover 749,873 843,894 +94,021
Middlesbrough 504,692 971,673 +466,981
London Heathrow Airport 252,745 259,786 +7,041
Liverpool Docks 162,176 324,392 +162,216
Eurotunnel 274,982 210,686 -64,296

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 93
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Manufacture of wearing apparel 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 38
2025-10 49
2025-09 48
2025-08 43
2025-07 27

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 56
54m+ 53
0-1m 26
15m-54m 18
Other 17

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 266,015
Ireland 238,520
United States 223,998
Germany 211,223
Italy 140,679

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 127,154 138,861 +11,707
Ireland 149,909 88,611 -61,298
United States 105,860 118,138 +12,278
Germany 94,524 116,699 +22,175
Italy 64,659 76,020 +11,361
Australia 55,668 54,985 -683
Japan 22,353 46,830 +24,477
Canada 45,174 21,634 -23,540
Sweden 26,333 24,904 -1,429
Netherlands 20,030 18,820 -1,210

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 102,259
Bangladesh 83,103
Sri Lanka 13,474
India 12,576
China 3,899

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 59,895 42,364 -17,531
Bangladesh 58,891 24,212 -34,679
Sri Lanka 3,744 9,730 +5,986
India 11,237 1,339 -9,898
China 2,996 903 -2,093
XU 2,462 998 -1,464
Cambodia 1,110 2,127 +1,017
Turkey 573 147 -426
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 702,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 581,528
Other 222,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 217,477
Road transport 9,187

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 391,366 310,927 -80,439
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 267,776 313,752 +45,976
Other 140,914 81,820 -59,094
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,203 131,274 +45,071
Road transport 9,187 0 -9,187

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 509,231
Dover 340,194
000 222,734
Dover / Eurotunnel 218,371
London Gateway Port 128,039

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 297,350 211,881 -85,469
Dover 155,533 184,661 +29,128
000 140,914 81,820 -59,094
Dover / Eurotunnel 97,113 121,258 +24,145
London Gateway Port 75,951 52,088 -23,863
London Heathrow Airport 74,734 47,372 -27,362
Liverpool Docks 2,132 56,486 +54,354
ZLC 21,244 37,168 +15,924
Southampton 0 21,406 +21,406
Immingham Docks 12,172 2,496 -9,676

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