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 33,284,590
Bangladesh 13,344,061
China 6,397,047
Sri Lanka 1,444,751
Ireland 1,225,493

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 13,307,182 19,977,408 +6,670,226
Bangladesh 4,880,587 8,463,474 +3,582,887
China 3,396,873 3,000,174 -396,699
Sri Lanka 622,068 822,683 +200,615
Ireland 568,788 656,705 +87,917
Cambodia 836,808 383,995 -452,813
Czechia 721,920 463,005 -258,915
Indonesia 477,158 551,065 +73,907
Portugal 437,730 320,155 -117,575
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 34,066,019
Bangladesh 13,403,022
China 7,123,320
Cambodia 1,719,998
Sri Lanka 1,409,169

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 13,948,965 20,117,054 +6,168,089
Bangladesh 4,888,150 8,514,872 +3,626,722
China 3,932,106 3,191,214 -740,892
Cambodia 1,041,312 678,686 -362,626
Sri Lanka 507,967 901,202 +393,235
Czechia 770,057 466,161 -303,896
Indonesia 476,109 630,324 +154,215
Portugal 532,431 507,889 -24,542
Romania 197,614 395,188 +197,574
Egypt 26,963 399,416 +372,453

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 62
Outer London - West and North West 22
Inner London - East 21
Greater Manchester 18
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 49 +4
Outer London - West and North West 18 16 -2
Inner London - East 14 15 +1
Greater Manchester 12 12 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 8 -2
West Yorkshire 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 7 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2

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) 43,771,276
Other 8,989,224
Air transport 8,522,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,296,881
Road transport 175,998

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) 16,576,225 27,195,051 +10,618,826
Other 5,054,299 3,934,925 -1,119,374
Air transport 4,247,972 4,274,148 +26,176
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,785,882 1,510,999 -274,883
Road transport 28,484 147,514 +119,030

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 12,039,945
Felixstowe 11,462,838
000 8,989,224
Southampton 7,586,893
499 7,437,789

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 3,072,645 8,967,300 +5,894,655
Felixstowe 7,651,417 3,811,421 -3,839,996
000 5,054,299 3,934,925 -1,119,374
Southampton 4,210,216 3,376,677 -833,539
499 17,098 7,420,691 +7,403,593
London Heathrow Airport 2,659,460 2,900,140 +240,680
Middlesbrough 1,416,934 3,197,993 +1,781,059
Dover 1,087,312 958,834 -128,478
Manchester Airport 764,919 402,289 -362,630
East Midlands Airport 320,749 331,213 +10,464

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 164
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 67
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
2025-11 66
2025-10 83
2025-09 71
2025-08 66
2025-07 46

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+ 58
0-1m 56
15m-54m 28
Other 22

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 1,086,560
Poland 938,183
United States 766,089
Germany 424,327
United Arab Emirates 337,167

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 611,675 474,885 -136,790
Poland 551,816 386,367 -165,449
United States 472,766 293,323 -179,443
Germany 143,114 281,213 +138,099
United Arab Emirates 120,433 216,734 +96,301
Netherlands 23,402 144,245 +120,843
Spain 8,572 122,801 +114,229
France 48,516 68,068 +19,552
Switzerland 44,166 66,097 +21,931
Australia 3,110 84,464 +81,354

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 206,696
Indonesia 205,579
India 161,175
XU 54,176
Sri Lanka 30,095

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 134,674 72,022 -62,652
Indonesia 164,315 41,264 -123,051
India 72,617 88,558 +15,941
XU 28,633 25,543 -3,090
Sri Lanka 15,900 14,195 -1,705
China 13,457 16,234 +2,777
Cambodia 8,300 2,647 -5,653
Viet Nam 2,420 2,557 +137
Egypt 584 2,465 +1,881
Philippines 1,905 67 -1,838

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) 2,089,765
Air transport 1,826,408
Other 709,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 175,663
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) 878,030 1,211,735 +333,705
Air transport 847,993 978,415 +130,422
Other 443,793 265,867 -177,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,844 142,819 +109,975
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 1,617,051
East Midlands Airport 1,437,691
000 709,660
London Heathrow Airport 228,035
Holyhead 190,982

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 687,206 929,845 +242,639
East Midlands Airport 682,894 754,797 +71,903
000 443,793 265,867 -177,926
London Heathrow Airport 90,377 137,658 +47,281
Holyhead 97,034 93,948 -3,086
London Gateway Port 2,363 111,606 +109,243
Dover 39,633 29,779 -9,854
Immingham Docks 11,182 55,075 +43,893
ZLC 31,034 33,159 +2,125
Eurotunnel 21,120 29,212 +8,092

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