Import/export HS code 620821: Women's or girls' cotton sleepwear

Sleepwear made of cotton, such as nightdresses 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 £
India 34,598,148
Bangladesh 13,258,690
China 6,953,778
Sri Lanka 1,522,305
Ireland 1,280,881

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 £
India 13,965,563 20,632,585 +6,667,022
Bangladesh 4,637,982 8,620,708 +3,982,726
China 3,504,612 3,449,166 -55,446
Sri Lanka 617,967 904,338 +286,371
Ireland 582,084 698,797 +116,713
Cambodia 830,000 389,110 -440,890
Czechia 727,309 488,893 -238,416
Indonesia 470,195 542,692 +72,497
Portugal 397,817 347,068 -50,749
Romania 201,303 395,188 +193,885

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 £
India 35,372,323
Bangladesh 13,335,172
China 7,705,812
Cambodia 1,710,511
Sri Lanka 1,491,130

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 £
India 14,601,135 20,771,188 +6,170,053
Bangladesh 4,642,546 8,692,626 +4,050,080
China 4,034,378 3,671,434 -362,944
Cambodia 1,010,758 699,753 -311,005
Sri Lanka 512,144 978,986 +466,842
Czechia 775,446 492,049 -283,397
Indonesia 469,146 621,951 +152,805
Portugal 497,970 545,820 +47,850
Romania 197,614 395,188 +197,574
Egypt 27,855 398,524 +370,669

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 63
Outer London - West and North West 22
Inner London - East 21
Greater Manchester 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13

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 45 48 +3
Outer London - West and North West 18 15 -3
Inner London - East 15 14 -1
Greater Manchester 11 12 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 7 -3
West Yorkshire 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 4 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 7 +4

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) 45,748,226
Other 8,846,959
Air transport 8,579,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,348,717
Road transport 167,961

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) 16,583,383 29,164,843 +12,581,460
Other 5,215,914 3,631,045 -1,584,869
Air transport 4,539,382 4,040,149 -499,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,762,360 1,586,357 -176,003
Road transport 19,541 148,420 +128,879

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 12,335,144
Felixstowe 11,178,239
000 8,846,959
499 8,187,860
Southampton 8,017,954

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 Gateway Port 3,023,350 9,311,794 +6,288,444
Felixstowe 7,467,636 3,710,603 -3,757,033
000 5,215,914 3,631,045 -1,584,869
499 23,042 8,164,818 +8,141,776
Southampton 4,250,358 3,767,596 -482,762
London Heathrow Airport 2,774,279 2,834,502 +60,223
Middlesbrough 1,663,211 3,269,126 +1,605,915
Dover 1,070,250 1,019,667 -50,583
Manchester Airport 932,272 255,704 -676,568
Liverpool Docks 30,381 841,799 +811,418

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 167
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 69
Manufacture of wearing apparel 16
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 54
2025-11 67
2025-10 85
2025-09 72
2025-08 66

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 92
54m+ 59
0-1m 56
15m-54m 30
Other 25

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 1,101,236
Poland 917,955
United States 759,988
Germany 443,592
United Arab Emirates 364,652

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 619,309 481,927 -137,382
Poland 534,093 383,862 -150,231
United States 481,930 278,058 -203,872
Germany 128,720 314,872 +186,152
United Arab Emirates 174,793 189,859 +15,066
Netherlands 23,331 145,614 +122,283
Australia 3,110 143,949 +140,839
Spain 8,572 123,849 +115,277
France 48,245 63,038 +14,793
Switzerland 44,166 66,097 +21,931

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 216,348
Indonesia 213,693
India 166,537
China 31,525
Sri Lanka 30,889

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 137,480 78,868 -58,612
Indonesia 170,523 43,170 -127,353
India 80,383 86,154 +5,771
China 13,409 18,116 +4,707
Sri Lanka 18,581 12,308 -6,273
Cambodia 7,087 2,180 -4,907
Viet Nam 2,904 2,000 -904
Egypt 526 2,458 +1,932
Philippines 1,712 111 -1,601
Ireland 984 0 -984

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,098,569
Air transport 1,846,663
Other 732,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 235,091
Road transport 10,770

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 844,354 1,254,215 +409,861
Air transport 901,292 945,371 +44,079
Other 461,386 271,073 -190,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,844 202,247 +169,403
Road transport 10,770 0 -10,770

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,615,570
East Midlands Airport 1,435,800
000 732,459
London Heathrow Airport 238,518
Holyhead 193,051

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 647,745 967,825 +320,080
East Midlands Airport 725,510 710,290 -15,220
000 461,386 271,073 -190,313
London Heathrow Airport 99,553 138,965 +39,412
Holyhead 98,134 94,917 -3,217
London Gateway Port 2,363 169,691 +167,328
Dover 39,633 35,052 -4,581
Immingham Docks 12,931 53,326 +40,395
ZLC 31,034 34,692 +3,658
Eurotunnel 20,887 28,213 +7,326

Quick facts

HS code: 620821

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

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