Import/export HS code 621410: Silk shawls and scarves

Shawls and scarves made from silk, known for its smooth and luxurious feel

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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 £
France 14,269,971
Italy 8,480,824
China 2,316,167
India 1,231,545
Israel 197,547

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 £
France 7,523,169 6,746,802 -776,367
Italy 4,099,778 4,381,046 +281,268
China 1,126,001 1,190,166 +64,165
India 639,713 591,832 -47,881
Israel 118,719 78,828 -39,891
Switzerland 73,247 123,468 +50,221
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 80,632 90,742 +10,110
Netherlands 99,144 43,894 -55,250
United States 66,095 53,715 -12,380
Germany 38,324 71,290 +32,966

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 £
Italy 14,988,487
France 7,144,601
China 2,807,178
India 1,750,925
Israel 197,547

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 £
Italy 7,733,677 7,254,810 -478,867
France 3,638,758 3,505,843 -132,915
China 1,357,130 1,450,048 +92,918
India 888,474 862,451 -26,023
Israel 118,719 78,828 -39,891
United Kingdom 37,769 85,278 +47,509
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 61,552 49,488 -12,064
Spain 10,637 56,915 +46,278
United States 37,066 19,553 -17,513
Viet Nam 34,560 17,325 -17,235

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 157
Inner London - East 33
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29
Outer London - West and North West 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13

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 108 109 +1
Inner London - East 19 22 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 20 -4
Outer London - West and North West 18 17 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Essex 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Kent 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,808,611
Air transport 11,931,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,807,680
Other 254,493
Road transport 61,054

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,017,765 6,790,846 -226,919
Air transport 6,082,663 5,848,606 -234,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 957,132 850,548 -106,584
Other 64,863 189,630 +124,767
Road transport 33,863 27,191 -6,672

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,604,440
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,656,468
Eurotunnel 4,348,735
East Midlands Airport 1,953,378
Dover 1,664,230

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 4,379,646 4,224,794 -154,852
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,057,336 2,599,132 -458,204
Eurotunnel 2,002,260 2,346,475 +344,215
East Midlands Airport 1,038,407 914,971 -123,436
Dover 837,255 826,975 -10,280
London 795,817 614,314 -181,503
Felixstowe 519,282 461,935 -57,347
London Stansted Airport 311,194 407,023 +95,829
London Gateway Port 259,609 311,026 +51,417
Southampton 267,307 125,873 -141,434

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 240
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 109
Manufacture of wearing apparel 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
Manufacture of textiles 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 61
2025-11 75
2025-10 85
2025-09 69
2025-08 73

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 152
54m+ 105
0-1m 82
Other 30
15m-54m 27

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,528,359
United States 2,008,703
France 1,362,295
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,234,203
Italy 1,106,328

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,596,117 932,242 -663,875
United States 1,132,409 876,294 -256,115
France 675,446 686,849 +11,403
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 786,910 447,293 -339,617
Italy 547,611 558,717 +11,106
Japan 177,785 87,002 -90,783
Germany 125,797 71,824 -53,973
United Arab Emirates 91,164 85,410 -5,754
Ireland 67,124 84,567 +17,443
South Korea 76,750 67,988 -8,762

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 5,411
Italy 517

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 2,161 3,250 +1,089
Italy 256 261 +5

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 8,317,204
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,124,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,150
Road transport 12,203
Other 5,956

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 4,911,510 3,405,694 -1,505,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,113,932 1,010,534 -103,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,828 17,322 +10,494
Road transport 12,203 0 -12,203
Other 2,417 3,539 +1,122

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,699,488
East Midlands Airport 3,641,971
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,573,976
London Stansted Airport 454,831
ZLC 436,047

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 1,876,484 1,823,004 -53,480
East Midlands Airport 2,624,724 1,017,247 -1,607,477
Dover / Eurotunnel 817,806 756,170 -61,636
London Stansted Airport 112,706 342,125 +229,419
ZLC 258,345 177,702 -80,643
Dover 197,370 178,655 -18,715
Eurotunnel 61,407 26,618 -34,789
Manchester Airport 21,779 43,762 +21,983
Holyhead 22,716 33,162 +10,446
Liverpool Docks 7,803 21,436 +13,633

Quick facts

HS code: 621410

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

Description: Shawls and scarves made from silk, known for its smooth and luxurious feel