Import/export HS code 621390: Handkerchiefs of other materials

Handkerchiefs made from fabrics other than cotton, such as linen or blends

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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 1,181,975
Italy 682,400
France 658,572
Germany 127,918
Switzerland 63,992

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 739,729 442,246 -297,483
Italy 360,681 321,719 -38,962
France 262,604 395,968 +133,364
Germany 89,825 38,093 -51,732
Switzerland 51,076 12,916 -38,160
Thailand 40,295 17,304 -22,991
Netherlands 39,405 6,228 -33,177
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,734 33,233 +23,499
Sweden 10,009 23,154 +13,145
United States 6,473 25,526 +19,053

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 1,362,953
Italy 845,770
France 596,888
Thailand 57,599
United Kingdom 26,280

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 832,954 529,999 -302,955
Italy 458,400 387,370 -71,030
France 245,645 351,243 +105,598
Thailand 40,295 17,304 -22,991
United Kingdom 4,521 21,759 +17,238
United States 2,751 19,525 +16,774
Viet Nam 9,289 12,553 +3,264
Netherlands 20,046 0 -20,046
Turkey 11,876 7,868 -4,008
India 12,119 0 -12,119

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 57
Outer London - West and North West 8
Inner London - East 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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 38 41 +3
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +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 1,625,060
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 655,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 629,166
Other 89,905
Road transport 48,823

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 894,457 730,603 -163,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 348,296 307,313 -40,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 328,018 301,148 -26,870
Other 54,997 34,908 -20,089
Road transport 40,424 8,399 -32,025

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,125,522
Felixstowe 538,602
Dover 294,908
East Midlands Airport 261,595
Eurotunnel 94,447

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 642,524 482,998 -159,526
Felixstowe 329,287 209,315 -119,972
Dover 157,715 137,193 -20,522
East Midlands Airport 131,974 129,621 -2,353
Eurotunnel 34,335 60,112 +25,777
000 54,997 34,908 -20,089
Southampton 14,286 71,500 +57,214
London Stansted Airport 31,622 44,828 +13,206
London Gateway Port 40,467 32,131 -8,336
London 44,867 27,683 -17,184

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 79
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of wearing apparel 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
Manufacture of textiles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 17
2025-09 21
2025-08 15
2025-07 18

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 50
54m+ 43
0-1m 14
Other 11
15m-54m 10

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 £
Italy 340,179
United States 297,818
France 118,895
Ireland 113,173
Sierra Leone 53,251

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 £
Italy 77,483 262,696 +185,213
United States 191,590 106,228 -85,362
France 58,154 60,741 +2,587
Ireland 63,809 49,364 -14,445
Sierra Leone 53,251 0 -53,251
Germany 22,884 15,809 -7,075
Japan 8,734 17,013 +8,279
Czechia 17,573 2,280 -15,293
Poland 9,866 9,309 -557
Austria 13,259 2,197 -11,062

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 86,195
XI 7,306
Italy 2,506
XU 1,095
Bangladesh 39

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 41,804 44,391 +2,587
XI 4,888 2,418 -2,470
Italy 1,489 1,017 -472
XU 682 413 -269
Bangladesh 38 1 -37
Germany 4 10 +6

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 789,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 250,958
Other 97,155
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,010

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 424,239 365,313 -58,926
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 105,846 145,112 +39,266
Other 48,905 48,250 -655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,010 0 -2,010

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 607,472
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,165
London Heathrow Airport 120,610
Eurotunnel 98,922
000 97,155

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 319,645 287,827 -31,818
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,249 89,916 +49,667
London Heathrow Airport 80,603 40,007 -40,596
Eurotunnel 45,231 53,691 +8,460
000 48,905 48,250 -655
ZLC 19,324 19,997 +673
London Stansted Airport 4,667 17,482 +12,815
Dover 9,710 0 -9,710
Holyhead 8,145 0 -8,145
Portsmouth 2,511 0 -2,511

Quick facts

HS code: 621390

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

Description: Handkerchiefs made from fabrics other than cotton, such as linen or blends