Import/export HS code 621420: Wool shawls and scarves

Shawls and scarves made from wool or fine animal hair, ideal for cold weather

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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 £
China 21,778,738
Italy 20,736,352
France 18,043,748
India 2,402,922
Sweden 1,412,844

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 10,958,935 10,819,803 -139,132
Italy 12,264,055 8,472,297 -3,791,758
France 9,674,736 8,369,012 -1,305,724
India 1,203,929 1,198,993 -4,936
Sweden 919,303 493,541 -425,762
Spain 863,201 477,048 -386,153
Netherlands 666,824 602,443 -64,381
Nepal 403,262 367,582 -35,680
Norway 270,331 304,421 +34,090
Germany 312,248 232,504 -79,744

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 28,662,455
China 23,651,366
United Kingdom 6,408,035
France 5,502,510
India 2,763,723

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 16,548,307 12,114,148 -4,434,159
China 12,039,930 11,611,436 -428,494
United Kingdom 3,331,301 3,076,734 -254,567
France 3,121,148 2,381,362 -739,786
India 1,357,189 1,406,534 +49,345
Nepal 606,294 542,387 -63,907
Norway 484,701 505,081 +20,380
Spain 546,046 26,083 -519,963
Ireland 227,557 87,021 -140,536
Germany 120,876 55,542 -65,334

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 178
Inner London - East 44
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33
Outer London - West and North West 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16

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 132 141 +9
Inner London - East 27 32 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 25 +0
Outer London - West and North West 21 17 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 12 +5
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 5 9 +4
Essex 3 7 +4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 5 -2

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) 30,125,526
Air transport 19,869,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,613,597
Other 1,174,320
Road transport 373,678

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) 16,839,637 13,285,889 -3,553,748
Air transport 10,986,688 8,882,695 -2,103,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,728,610 9,884,987 +156,377
Other 1,039,587 134,733 -904,854
Road transport 239,241 134,437 -104,804

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,278,305
Grangemouth Docks 10,007,339
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,181,216
London 8,029,310
Eurotunnel 7,850,502

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 5,769,923 4,508,382 -1,261,541
Grangemouth Docks 5,542,574 4,464,765 -1,077,809
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,563,524 4,617,692 +54,168
London 4,833,151 3,196,159 -1,636,992
Eurotunnel 4,157,756 3,692,746 -465,010
Dover 2,812,569 1,283,159 -1,529,410
Felixstowe 2,156,318 1,895,474 -260,844
East Midlands Airport 2,248,943 1,552,817 -696,126
London Gateway Port 314,685 2,411,339 +2,096,654
London Stansted Airport 1,130,844 1,025,335 -105,509

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 313
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 118
Manufacture of wearing apparel 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 27
Manufacture of textiles 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 65
2025-11 118
2025-10 131
2025-09 125
2025-08 115

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 199
54m+ 107
0-1m 106
Other 33
15m-54m 32

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 £
France 46,004,898
Italy 42,283,927
Spain 9,824,940
United States 6,628,576
Japan 5,712,716

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 £
France 27,933,612 18,071,286 -9,862,326
Italy 19,926,581 22,357,346 +2,430,765
Spain 3,639,507 6,185,433 +2,545,926
United States 3,245,577 3,382,999 +137,422
Japan 3,565,785 2,146,931 -1,418,854
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,051,631 1,555,691 -495,940
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,619,686 1,188,525 -431,161
Germany 686,710 931,269 +244,559
China 995,405 592,363 -403,042
South Korea 776,890 256,740 -520,150

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 236,282
Switzerland 10,878
Italy 571
Bangladesh 6

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 111,509 124,773 +13,264
Switzerland 10,878 0 -10,878
Italy 474 97 -377
Bangladesh 6 0 -6

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,758,664
Air transport 26,115,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,548,212
Other 247,770
Road transport 9,326

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,148,540 46,610,124 -3,538,416
Air transport 14,631,952 11,483,956 -3,147,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,419,769 128,443 -1,291,326
Other 122,900 124,870 +1,970
Road transport 7,191 2,135 -5,056

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,449,727
East Midlands Airport 10,027,247
London Heathrow Airport 7,846,314
Manchester Airport 3,951,231
Eurotunnel 1,694,028

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,152,172 44,297,555 -4,854,617
East Midlands Airport 6,472,017 3,555,230 -2,916,787
London Heathrow Airport 3,905,973 3,940,341 +34,368
Manchester Airport 1,698,029 2,253,202 +555,173
Eurotunnel 66,219 1,627,809 +1,561,590
Glasgow Airport 842,044 621,166 -220,878
Dover 817,694 525,748 -291,946
Southampton 1,170,337 110,057 -1,060,280
ZLC 815,283 375,125 -440,158
London Stansted Airport 556,549 579,532 +22,983

Quick facts

HS code: 621420

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

Description: Shawls and scarves made from wool or fine animal hair, ideal for cold weather