Import/export HS code 62101098: Various special fabric garments

Other clothing made from special fabrics, not including surgical gowns

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Saudi Arabia 12,269,026
China 9,555,969
Luxembourg 4,336,823
United Arab Emirates 3,385,917
Cambodia 3,147,513

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 £
Saudi Arabia 7,974,841 4,294,185 -3,680,656
China 5,344,713 4,211,256 -1,133,457
Luxembourg 3,746,722 590,101 -3,156,621
United Arab Emirates 1,295,062 2,090,855 +795,793
Cambodia 1,254,972 1,892,541 +637,569
Ireland 2,602,020 541,531 -2,060,489
Germany 1,406,603 1,196,023 -210,580
Kuwait 1,007,632 881,711 -125,921
Belgium 506,516 1,353,870 +847,354
Sri Lanka 1,090,992 555,669 -535,323

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 £
United Kingdom 20,284,104
China 15,690,822
Cambodia 6,045,651
Sri Lanka 1,907,032
Viet Nam 1,548,076

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 £
United Kingdom 12,587,007 7,697,097 -4,889,910
China 8,733,640 6,957,182 -1,776,458
Cambodia 3,054,668 2,990,983 -63,685
Sri Lanka 1,253,572 653,460 -600,112
Viet Nam 1,179,359 368,717 -810,642
Bangladesh 575,308 358,864 -216,444
Malaysia 682,402 27,013 -655,389
Romania 466,383 205,043 -261,340
Bulgaria 553,448 75,367 -478,081
India 334,437 160,753 -173,684

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 48
Inner London - East 21
Greater Manchester 20
West Midlands 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15

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 26 32 +6
Inner London - East 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 9 13 +4
West Midlands 14 10 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 10 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Essex 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0

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 22,796,642
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,068,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,607,380
Other 1,918,236
Road transport 3,931

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 13,972,965 8,823,677 -5,149,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,578,500 7,490,164 -2,088,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,616,271 3,991,109 -2,625,162
Other 1,013,015 905,221 -107,794
Road transport 2,168 1,763 -405

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 21,308,251
Felixstowe 11,492,026
Dover 3,499,498
Southampton 3,099,321
Immingham Docks 2,078,706

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 13,406,044 7,902,207 -5,503,837
Felixstowe 6,423,163 5,068,863 -1,354,300
Dover 2,360,931 1,138,567 -1,222,364
Southampton 1,962,203 1,137,118 -825,085
Immingham Docks 1,354,556 724,150 -630,406
000 1,013,015 905,221 -107,794
Eurotunnel 1,402,031 434,636 -967,395
London Gateway Port 402,996 787,995 +384,999
Hull 428,906 471,965 +43,059
Dover / Eurotunnel 448,587 269,277 -179,310

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 123
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 87
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 13
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 48
2025-10 46
2025-09 40
2025-08 39
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 126
54m+ 67
0-1m 44
Other 24
15m-54m 23

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 £
Germany 1,475,530
Iceland 1,400,431
Belgium 794,460
Ireland 694,133
Netherlands 571,995

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 £
Germany 881,553 593,977 -287,576
Iceland 544,857 855,574 +310,717
Belgium 519,330 275,130 -244,200
Ireland 368,357 325,776 -42,581
Netherlands 184,645 387,350 +202,705
Trinidad and Tobago 412,097 60,824 -351,273
France 278,876 104,748 -174,128
Ukraine 147,914 116,519 -31,395
Libya 4,186 239,149 +234,963
Spain 4,755 163,080 +158,325

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 £
China 5,737
XU 4,624
Ireland 183
Cambodia 153
Morocco 73

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 £
China 3,270 2,467 -803
XU 4,624 0 -4,624
Ireland 183 0 -183
Cambodia 105 48 -57
Morocco 44 29 -15
Taiwan 0 34 +34

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) 4,546,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,375,344
Air transport 852,401
Road transport 11,161
Other 10,804

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) 2,587,625 1,959,233 -628,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,039,159 1,336,185 +297,026
Air transport 393,542 458,859 +65,317
Road transport 11,161 0 -11,161
Other 8,226 2,578 -5,648

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,129,055
Immingham Docks 1,430,543
Hull 1,055,283
London Gateway Port 917,133
London Heathrow Airport 684,875

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 1,448,280 680,775 -767,505
Immingham Docks 416,950 1,013,593 +596,643
Hull 518,630 536,653 +18,023
London Gateway Port 526,652 390,481 -136,171
London Heathrow Airport 310,573 374,302 +63,729
Holyhead 270,189 222,549 -47,640
Felixstowe 2,371 254,824 +252,453
Liverpool Docks 80,764 64,182 -16,582
London 69,050 57,104 -11,946
Eurotunnel 122,080 0 -122,080

Quick facts

HS code: 62101098

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

Description: Other clothing made from special fabrics, not including surgical gowns