Import/export HS code 621290: Various similar undergarments and accessories

Miscellaneous undergarments and accessories like garters, suspenders, and braces

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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 17,190,988
Bangladesh 5,347,855
Netherlands 2,708,821
United States 1,698,859
Czechia 1,614,941

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 8,159,800 9,031,188 +871,388
Bangladesh 2,314,077 3,033,778 +719,701
Netherlands 1,597,719 1,111,102 -486,617
United States 1,156,909 541,950 -614,959
Czechia 774,927 840,014 +65,087
France 752,130 816,101 +63,971
Sri Lanka 224,886 938,942 +714,056
Viet Nam 615,731 337,319 -278,412
Germany 359,037 433,779 +74,742
Cambodia 579,244 198,330 -380,914

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 20,532,647
Bangladesh 5,566,908
Viet Nam 1,831,716
Czechia 1,603,378
Cambodia 1,131,410

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 9,912,010 10,620,637 +708,627
Bangladesh 2,400,338 3,166,570 +766,232
Viet Nam 1,260,341 571,375 -688,966
Czechia 773,040 830,338 +57,298
Cambodia 687,746 443,664 -244,082
Sri Lanka 269,367 857,532 +588,165
Turkey 407,565 608,235 +200,670
Poland 302,039 404,906 +102,867
Morocco 298,881 184,115 -114,766
Taiwan 476,527 5,428 -471,099

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 75
Greater Manchester 41
Inner London - East 27
Outer London - West and North West 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 55 47 -8
Greater Manchester 27 30 +3
Inner London - East 18 18 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 14 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 12 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 10 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1

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) 18,265,378
Air transport 10,903,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,560,370
Other 2,852,312
Road transport 283,757

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) 9,448,469 8,816,909 -631,560
Air transport 5,458,315 5,444,974 -13,341
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,807,889 2,752,481 -55,408
Other 654,572 2,197,740 +1,543,168
Road transport 14,420 269,337 +254,917

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,559,950
London Heathrow Airport 6,432,352
London Gateway Port 3,078,494
000 2,852,312
Southampton 1,992,475

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 5,618,844 3,941,106 -1,677,738
London Heathrow Airport 2,995,964 3,436,388 +440,424
London Gateway Port 1,044,093 2,034,401 +990,308
000 654,572 2,197,740 +1,543,168
Southampton 1,311,551 680,924 -630,627
East Midlands Airport 787,641 697,274 -90,367
Thamesport 710,461 656,640 -53,821
499 70,786 1,282,377 +1,211,591
Eurotunnel 239,693 1,077,877 +838,184
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,148,165 50,601 -1,097,564

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 200
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 107
Manufacture of wearing apparel 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 62
2025-10 71
2025-09 64
2025-08 68
2025-07 67

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 156
0-1m 80
54m+ 79
15m-54m 34
Other 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 £
South Korea 2,893,310
France 968,175
United States 909,385
Netherlands 570,694
Germany 562,414

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 1,988,367 904,943 -1,083,424
France 363,856 604,319 +240,463
United States 395,638 513,747 +118,109
Netherlands 231,592 339,102 +107,510
Germany 353,928 208,486 -145,442
Ireland 282,165 228,689 -53,476
Belgium 295,481 146,118 -149,363
Japan 144,593 148,309 +3,716
Spain 97,991 134,277 +36,286
Russia 176,572 51,304 -125,268

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 £
XU 119,812
China 113,435
Bangladesh 68,085
Sri Lanka 46,275
Cambodia 18,933

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 £
XU 51,470 68,342 +16,872
China 62,289 51,146 -11,143
Bangladesh 48,610 19,475 -29,135
Sri Lanka 26,223 20,052 -6,171
Cambodia 11,822 7,111 -4,711
Viet Nam 5,991 3,376 -2,615
Turkey 3,934 1,935 -1,999
Pakistan 0 4,943 +4,943
Austria 4,533 0 -4,533
Thailand 866 440 -426

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 6,571,720
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,348,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 406,177
Other 393,309
Road transport 15,963

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 3,851,411 2,720,309 -1,131,102
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,282,795 1,066,174 -216,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 160,509 245,668 +85,159
Other 215,974 177,335 -38,639
Road transport 15,963 0 -15,963

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,738,694
East Midlands Airport 2,260,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,713,507
Dover 469,629
000 393,309

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 2,353,908 1,384,786 -969,122
East Midlands Airport 1,254,421 1,005,902 -248,519
Dover / Eurotunnel 964,151 749,356 -214,795
Dover 258,696 210,933 -47,763
000 215,974 177,335 -38,639
ZLC 159,086 169,056 +9,970
Liverpool Docks 92,429 199,117 +106,688
London Stansted Airport 91,454 115,060 +23,606
Immingham Docks 44,096 62,070 +17,974
Holyhead 33,641 21,324 -12,317

Quick facts

HS code: 621290

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

Description: Miscellaneous undergarments and accessories like garters, suspenders, and braces