Import/export HS code 620811: Women's or girls' underwear of man-made fibres

Underwear made of synthetic materials like polyester or nylon

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Turkey 674,871
France 586,744
China 579,059
Sri Lanka 216,651
Viet Nam 174,165

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 £
Turkey 418,790 256,081 -162,709
France 217,379 369,365 +151,986
China 422,415 156,644 -265,771
Sri Lanka 93,991 122,660 +28,669
Viet Nam 163,875 10,290 -153,585
India 54,632 53,331 -1,301
Italy 45,698 50,358 +4,660
Morocco 58,205 12,714 -45,491
Ireland 29,898 27,809 -2,089
United States 18,585 20,033 +1,448

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 £
China 811,612
Turkey 677,510
Italy 478,901
Sri Lanka 217,805
India 113,765

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 £
China 588,728 222,884 -365,844
Turkey 418,894 258,616 -160,278
Italy 206,035 272,866 +66,831
Sri Lanka 95,145 122,660 +27,515
India 56,255 57,510 +1,255
Morocco 75,091 12,714 -62,377
France 2,874 84,348 +81,474
Bangladesh 27,038 22,786 -4,252
Viet Nam 22,961 11,288 -11,673
Romania 17,329 12,844 -4,485

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - West and North West 7
Greater Manchester 6
West Midlands 6

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 13 10 -3
Inner London - East 10 9 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 7 +3
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 3 +3
West Yorkshire 2 2 +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) 725,819
Air transport 652,455
Road transport 650,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 608,551
Other 110,497

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) 465,798 260,021 -205,777
Air transport 391,636 260,819 -130,817
Road transport 395,873 255,017 -140,856
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 282,084 326,467 +44,383
Other 54,084 56,413 +2,329

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 677,303
Felixstowe 390,509
Eurotunnel 344,004
London Heathrow Airport 321,285
Manchester Airport 197,001

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 £
ZLC 417,904 259,399 -158,505
Felixstowe 235,585 154,924 -80,661
Eurotunnel 203,326 140,678 -62,648
London Heathrow Airport 163,957 157,328 -6,629
Manchester Airport 165,136 31,865 -133,271
Southampton 177,657 19,130 -158,527
Dover 24,895 136,758 +111,863
000 54,084 56,413 +2,329
London Gateway Port 15,731 46,504 +30,773
East Midlands Airport 17,928 43,944 +26,016

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 62
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of wearing apparel 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 11
2025-10 13
2025-09 14
2025-08 12

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 32
0-1m 24
54m+ 17
Other 12
15m-54m 5

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 Arab Emirates 187,509
France 121,414
Germany 54,887
Italy 50,733
United States 36,869

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 Arab Emirates 165,442 22,067 -143,375
France 34,172 87,242 +53,070
Germany 32,413 22,474 -9,939
Italy 29,525 21,208 -8,317
United States 6,525 30,344 +23,819
Ireland 15,092 8,996 -6,096
Qatar 16,499 0 -16,499
Norway 12,947 1,080 -11,867
South Africa 9,500 0 -9,500
Switzerland 2,190 7,193 +5,003

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 8,064
Sri Lanka 2,632
Turkey 1,537
China 1,339
Cambodia 1,077

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 3,005 5,059 +2,054
Sri Lanka 2,123 509 -1,614
Turkey 1,495 42 -1,453
China 920 419 -501
Cambodia 796 281 -515
India 0 216 +216

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 390,202
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 129,491
Other 19,465
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,318

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 247,434 142,768 -104,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,718 53,773 -21,945
Other 10,469 8,996 -1,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,771 9,547 -224

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 161,900
London Heathrow Airport 112,723
Dover / Eurotunnel 104,259
East Midlands Airport 65,633
ZLC 32,677

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 £
Manchester Airport 161,900 0 -161,900
London Heathrow Airport 2,326 110,397 +108,071
Dover / Eurotunnel 60,500 43,759 -16,741
East Midlands Airport 50,654 14,979 -35,675
ZLC 16,934 15,743 -1,191
000 10,469 8,996 -1,473
London Stansted Airport 15,620 1,649 -13,971
Dover 8,056 7,992 -64
Immingham Docks 9,771 0 -9,771
Southampton 0 8,575 +8,575

Quick facts

HS code: 620811

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

Description: Underwear made of synthetic materials like polyester or nylon