Import/export HS code 621139: Garments made of other textile materials

Clothing made from materials other than cotton or synthetic fibers

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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 £
China 4,464,245
Tunisia 3,715,301
Pakistan 1,786,527
India 1,402,412
Italy 1,377,825

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 2,486,535 1,977,710 -508,825
Tunisia 1,901,476 1,813,825 -87,651
Pakistan 749,961 1,036,566 +286,605
India 813,707 588,705 -225,002
Italy 520,870 856,955 +336,085
Ireland 584,817 742,595 +157,778
Spain 771,813 279,158 -492,655
Bangladesh 324,705 486,880 +162,175
United States 484,245 281,026 -203,219
Bulgaria 273,776 383,828 +110,052

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 5,182,430
Tunisia 3,643,802
Pakistan 1,839,205
India 1,523,927
Italy 1,391,055

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 2,777,922 2,404,508 -373,414
Tunisia 1,825,617 1,818,185 -7,432
Pakistan 774,523 1,064,682 +290,159
India 874,843 649,084 -225,759
Italy 581,345 809,710 +228,365
Bangladesh 366,057 494,180 +128,123
Bulgaria 342,155 397,747 +55,592
Ukraine 525,064 152,429 -372,635
Turkey 358,909 313,456 -45,453
Cambodia 120,923 451,554 +330,631

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 91
Inner London - East 36
Greater Manchester 28
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17

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 65 63 -2
Inner London - East 19 20 +1
Greater Manchester 19 18 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 17 +12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 12 +7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 10 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 6 14 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 4 -5

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) 8,496,739
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,358,318
Air transport 4,123,518
Other 2,217,360
Road transport 570,814

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) 4,040,071 4,456,668 +416,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,395,854 2,962,464 -433,390
Air transport 2,104,393 2,019,125 -85,268
Other 1,103,313 1,114,047 +10,734
Road transport 318,464 252,350 -66,114

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,254,486
London 3,033,975
000 2,217,360
London Heathrow Airport 2,022,769
Dover 1,883,823

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 £
Felixstowe 2,461,795 1,792,691 -669,104
London 1,405,013 1,628,962 +223,949
000 1,103,313 1,114,047 +10,734
London Heathrow Airport 1,205,213 817,556 -387,657
Dover 1,187,496 696,327 -491,169
Southampton 754,809 812,280 +57,471
London Gateway Port 359,011 797,699 +438,688
ZLC 472,272 398,554 -73,718
Eurotunnel 497,823 314,072 -183,751
London Stansted Airport 378,679 302,592 -76,087

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 216
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 122
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 48
2025-11 54
2025-10 60
2025-09 70
2025-08 43

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 174
0-1m 95
54m+ 77
Other 35
15m-54m 34

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 States 2,619,513
France 547,053
Sri Lanka 442,882
Germany 390,841
Ireland 371,511

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 States 2,262,414 357,099 -1,905,315
France 314,962 232,091 -82,871
Sri Lanka 442,882 0 -442,882
Germany 186,378 204,463 +18,085
Ireland 171,621 199,890 +28,269
Italy 164,390 128,860 -35,530
Nepal 282,477 1,000 -281,477
United Arab Emirates 53,160 219,599 +166,439
Netherlands 128,653 100,861 -27,792
Cambodia 115,092 0 -115,092

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 185,313
Viet Nam 47,125
Cambodia 7,456
Bangladesh 6,597
India 6,412

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 93,023 92,290 -733
Viet Nam 24,638 22,487 -2,151
Cambodia 1,288 6,168 +4,880
Bangladesh 744 5,853 +5,109
India 3,614 2,798 -816
Myanmar 2,593 2,900 +307
Turkey 2,560 1,685 -875
Jordan 846 111 -735
Ukraine 0 643 +643
Romania 431 38 -393

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 3,724,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,799,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,209,017
Other 271,101
Road transport 6,694

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 2,430,420 1,294,547 -1,135,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,760,911 38,866 -1,722,045
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 679,010 530,007 -149,003
Other 132,246 138,855 +6,609
Road transport 6,694 0 -6,694

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,689,213
London Gateway Port 1,648,299
London Heathrow Airport 1,199,406
Dover 618,997
Dover / Eurotunnel 480,157

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 1,047,306 641,907 -405,399
London Gateway Port 1,648,299 0 -1,648,299
London Heathrow Airport 1,001,522 197,884 -803,638
Dover 319,661 299,336 -20,325
Dover / Eurotunnel 352,041 128,116 -223,925
London Stansted Airport 244,909 185,246 -59,663
000 132,246 138,855 +6,609
ZLC 138,452 65,175 -73,277
Birmingham Airport 0 157,454 +157,454
Felixstowe 70,257 3,297 -66,960

Quick facts

HS code: 621139

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

Description: Clothing made from materials other than cotton or synthetic fibers