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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* 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 14,261,245
Italy 8,425,691
China 2,308,438
India 1,252,576
Switzerland 200,037

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 7,484,941 6,776,304 -708,637
Italy 4,143,457 4,282,234 +138,777
China 1,085,352 1,223,086 +137,734
India 618,640 633,936 +15,296
Switzerland 71,975 128,062 +56,087
Israel 121,373 71,169 -50,204
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 53,498 111,340 +57,842
Netherlands 96,060 49,727 -46,333
United States 60,021 56,336 -3,685
Germany 42,080 71,101 +29,021

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 14,963,774
France 7,098,730
China 2,797,652
India 1,775,146
Israel 192,542

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 7,767,515 7,196,259 -571,256
France 3,610,984 3,487,746 -123,238
China 1,304,537 1,493,115 +188,578
India 874,241 900,905 +26,664
Israel 121,373 71,169 -50,204
United Kingdom 34,772 89,911 +55,139
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 35,348 75,692 +40,344
Spain 10,637 56,915 +46,278
United States 39,420 18,607 -20,813
Viet Nam 34,560 16,055 -18,505

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 159
Inner London - East 34
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31
Outer London - West and North West 29
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14

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 106 114 +8
Inner London - East 18 23 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 21 -4
Outer London - West and North West 18 18 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Essex 7 5 -2
Kent 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -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) 13,792,660
Air transport 11,894,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,793,426
Other 260,947
Road transport 58,759

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) 7,024,789 6,767,871 -256,918
Air transport 6,009,318 5,884,803 -124,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 942,312 851,114 -91,198
Other 57,906 203,041 +145,135
Road transport 35,745 23,014 -12,731

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,537,541
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,615,624
Eurotunnel 4,243,408
East Midlands Airport 1,944,050
Dover 1,781,510

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 4,332,238 4,205,303 -126,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,041,498 2,574,126 -467,372
Eurotunnel 1,972,254 2,271,154 +298,900
East Midlands Airport 991,127 952,923 -38,204
Dover 908,395 873,115 -35,280
London 817,017 600,384 -216,633
Felixstowe 492,078 506,726 +14,648
London Stansted Airport 338,399 417,304 +78,905
London Gateway Port 243,581 312,615 +69,034
Southampton 255,763 162,326 -93,437

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 245
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 110
Manufacture of wearing apparel 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Other personal service activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 74
2025-10 84
2025-09 69
2025-08 73
2025-07 75

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 154
54m+ 106
0-1m 81
Other 31
15m-54m 29

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 2,834,636
United States 2,026,341
France 1,370,963
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,343,168
Italy 1,078,218

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 1,752,534 1,082,102 -670,432
United States 1,142,973 883,368 -259,605
France 645,843 725,120 +79,277
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 931,000 412,168 -518,832
Italy 570,517 507,701 -62,816
Japan 155,062 110,453 -44,609
Germany 125,797 71,824 -53,973
United Arab Emirates 93,572 84,360 -9,212
Switzerland 119,087 36,341 -82,746
South Korea 70,067 81,629 +11,562

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 4,558
Italy 478
XU 28

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 2,046 2,512 +466
Italy 228 250 +22
XU 0 28 +28

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 8,731,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,133,603
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,421
Road transport 15,682
Other 5,064

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 5,173,028 3,558,423 -1,614,605
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,132,637 1,000,966 -131,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,043 11,378 +2,335
Road transport 15,682 0 -15,682
Other 2,274 2,790 +516

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,982,831
East Midlands Airport 3,789,447
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,583,616
ZLC 468,753
London Stansted Airport 409,912

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 2,052,343 1,930,488 -121,855
East Midlands Airport 2,697,915 1,091,532 -1,606,383
Dover / Eurotunnel 845,313 738,303 -107,010
ZLC 276,597 192,156 -84,441
London Stansted Airport 111,406 298,506 +187,100
Dover 195,128 180,982 -14,146
Eurotunnel 50,849 42,336 -8,513
Manchester Airport 20,774 44,767 +23,993
Holyhead 26,714 27,811 +1,097
Edinburgh Airport 25,075 0 -25,075

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