Import/export HS code 621149: Workwear made of other textile materials

Industrial and occupational clothing made from materials other than cotton or synthetic fibers

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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 £
Spain 11,024,969
United States 10,195,368
India 8,416,351
France 7,948,534
China 7,917,230

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 £
Spain 8,542,481 2,482,488 -6,059,993
United States 5,694,113 4,501,255 -1,192,858
India 4,390,568 4,025,783 -364,785
France 5,378,625 2,569,909 -2,808,716
China 3,715,967 4,201,263 +485,296
Italy 2,824,590 2,497,794 -326,796
Bangladesh 1,019,120 1,856,228 +837,108
Ireland 1,484,378 1,342,880 -141,498
Netherlands 1,207,942 1,226,508 +18,566
South Korea 851,845 487,093 -364,752

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 14,856,153
India 9,599,364
Italy 6,764,345
France 5,562,565
Viet Nam 5,363,375

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 7,943,940 6,912,213 -1,031,727
India 4,990,906 4,608,458 -382,448
Italy 3,685,582 3,078,763 -606,819
France 4,093,068 1,469,497 -2,623,571
Viet Nam 3,838,814 1,524,561 -2,314,253
Bangladesh 2,934,659 2,183,811 -750,848
Morocco 3,330,384 1,345,531 -1,984,853
United States 1,496,226 1,380,809 -115,417
United Kingdom 942,365 718,428 -223,937
Portugal 752,217 821,053 +68,836

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 352
Inner London - East 170
Greater Manchester 111
Outer London - West and North West 99
Surrey, East and West Sussex 91

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 258 220 -38
Inner London - East 112 103 -9
Greater Manchester 77 58 -19
Outer London - West and North West 67 66 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 58 61 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 46 33 -13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29 33 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 27 -3
Essex 29 20 -9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 25 21 -4

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 35,906,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,104,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,731,772
Other 5,105,119
Road transport 406,087

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 19,697,827 16,208,768 -3,489,059
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,065,438 5,038,637 -9,026,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,013,733 7,718,039 +1,704,306
Other 2,620,938 2,484,181 -136,757
Road transport 225,959 180,128 -45,831

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 15,218,753
Eurotunnel 10,845,664
London Heathrow Airport 10,118,199
000 5,105,119
Dover 4,738,093

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 Stansted Airport 8,760,870 6,457,883 -2,302,987
Eurotunnel 8,625,596 2,220,068 -6,405,528
London Heathrow Airport 5,769,297 4,348,902 -1,420,395
000 2,620,938 2,484,181 -136,757
Dover 3,633,606 1,104,487 -2,529,119
Thamesport 2,008,659 2,453,526 +444,867
Birmingham Airport 1,582,420 2,748,212 +1,165,792
East Midlands Airport 1,886,346 1,386,871 -499,475
Southampton 1,536,247 1,702,932 +166,685
Felixstowe 1,739,345 1,467,246 -272,099

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 972
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 401
Manufacture of wearing apparel 101
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 76
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 50

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 151
2025-11 162
2025-10 206
2025-09 176
2025-08 215

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 657
0-1m 588
54m+ 241
15m-54m 100
Other 99

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 £
South Korea 1,454,937
France 1,401,774
United States 1,104,764
Italy 778,616
Nigeria 687,314

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 £
South Korea 698,536 756,401 +57,865
France 979,948 421,826 -558,122
United States 529,039 575,725 +46,686
Italy 441,156 337,460 -103,696
Nigeria 27,535 659,779 +632,244
Ireland 295,228 250,551 -44,677
Netherlands 291,885 247,749 -44,136
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 258,848 193,890 -64,958
Germany 197,896 176,132 -21,764
Belgium 19,274 340,570 +321,296

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 131,862
Bangladesh 92,545
Viet Nam 32,513
Cambodia 22,964
India 18,183

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 67,525 64,337 -3,188
Bangladesh 61,718 30,827 -30,891
Viet Nam 23,572 8,941 -14,631
Cambodia 10,738 12,226 +1,488
India 10,317 7,866 -2,451
Morocco 6,363 6,834 +471
Sri Lanka 3,640 5,471 +1,831
Turkey 4,165 2,988 -1,177
United Arab Emirates 1,565 5 -1,560
Tunisia 0 1,325 +1,325

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 6,546,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,430,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 488,609
Other 405,281
Road transport 9,708

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 3,118,303 3,428,291 +309,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,243,767 1,187,021 -56,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,387 346,222 +203,835
Other 225,636 179,645 -45,991
Road transport 9,708 0 -9,708

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,544,587
East Midlands Airport 1,847,215
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,816,591
London Stansted Airport 652,311
London Gateway Port 418,964

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,555,462 1,989,125 +433,663
East Midlands Airport 1,042,445 804,770 -237,675
Dover / Eurotunnel 953,248 863,343 -89,905
London Stansted Airport 234,580 417,731 +183,151
London Gateway Port 91,680 327,284 +235,604
000 225,636 179,645 -45,991
ZLC 209,154 185,929 -23,225
Dover 134,559 123,345 -11,214
Eurotunnel 76,984 89,652 +12,668
Holyhead 61,018 32,523 -28,495

Quick facts

HS code: 621149

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

Description: Industrial and occupational clothing made from materials other than cotton or synthetic fibers