Import/export HS code 620819: Women's or girls' underwear of other materials

Underwear made of textile materials other than man-made fibres, like cotton or silk

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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 £
China 850,343
Italy 209,323
India 143,293
Cambodia 136,656
France 127,371

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 £
China 463,004 387,339 -75,665
Italy 97,450 111,873 +14,423
India 105,626 37,667 -67,959
Cambodia 0 136,656 +136,656
France 61,882 65,489 +3,607
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 85,083 +85,083
Belgium 36,852 41,073 +4,221
Turkey 16,223 22,181 +5,958
United States 15,128 11,923 -3,205
Bangladesh 13,123 3,574 -9,549

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 959,733
Sri Lanka 176,535
India 143,293
Cambodia 138,338
Belgium 74,401

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 467,734 491,999 +24,265
Sri Lanka 89,898 86,637 -3,261
India 105,626 37,667 -67,959
Cambodia 0 138,338 +138,338
Belgium 36,852 37,549 +697
France 36,259 34,385 -1,874
Italy 19,360 47,112 +27,752
Bangladesh 28,485 3,574 -24,911
Turkey 16,285 15,678 -607
United States 10,398 0 -10,398

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 23
Inner London - East 10
Greater Manchester 7
Outer London - West and North West 6
West Yorkshire 5

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 10 18 +8
Inner London - East 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 793,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 634,324
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 299,920
Road transport 15,489
Other 4,990

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 £
Air transport 389,808 403,428 +13,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,594 350,730 +67,136
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 154,291 145,629 -8,662
Road transport 1,851 13,638 +11,787
Other 699 4,291 +3,592

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 535,941
Felixstowe 292,441
Eurotunnel 205,972
Southampton 172,657
Manchester Airport 113,257

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 203,427 332,514 +129,087
Felixstowe 110,958 181,483 +70,525
Eurotunnel 90,819 115,153 +24,334
Southampton 149,949 22,708 -127,241
Manchester Airport 104,254 9,003 -95,251
East Midlands Airport 53,922 44,436 -9,486
London Gateway Port 22,598 69,078 +46,480
499 0 65,231 +65,231
Dover 30,212 9,323 -20,889
London Stansted Airport 19,859 7,071 -12,788

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 45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 9
2025-08 6
2025-07 8

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 31
0-1m 18
54m+ 12
15m-54m 6
Other 6

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 164,962
United States 94,428
Qatar 40,456
Norway 39,935
Italy 39,330

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 114,686 50,276 -64,410
United States 39,505 54,923 +15,418
Qatar 36,572 3,884 -32,688
Norway 0 39,935 +39,935
Italy 20,866 18,464 -2,402
Denmark 9,291 13,427 +4,136
United Arab Emirates 9,224 2,557 -6,667
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,358 2,146 -6,212
Netherlands 9,645 0 -9,645
Germany 6,758 1,185 -5,573

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 £
XU 7,150

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 £
XU 4,644 2,506 -2,138

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 310,442
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 169,925
Road transport 28,313
Other 7,150

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 144,938 165,504 +20,566
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 106,063 63,862 -42,201
Road transport 28,313 0 -28,313
Other 4,644 2,506 -2,138

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 122,319
Dover 112,670
London Heathrow Airport 99,125
ZLC 89,476
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,255

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 49,159 73,160 +24,001
Dover 82,363 30,307 -52,056
London Heathrow Airport 58,675 40,450 -18,225
ZLC 52,536 36,940 -15,596
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,700 33,555 +9,855
London Stansted Airport 11,120 14,954 +3,834
000 4,644 2,506 -2,138
Birmingham Airport 1,761 0 -1,761

Quick facts

HS code: 620819

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

Description: Underwear made of textile materials other than man-made fibres, like cotton or silk