Import/export HS code 621430: Synthetic fiber shawls and scarves

Shawls and scarves made from synthetic fibers like polyester, durable and easy to care for

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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 39,775,856
Netherlands 1,913,853
Italy 1,597,025
India 1,403,878
Spain 1,084,243

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 21,368,527 18,407,329 -2,961,198
Netherlands 930,657 983,196 +52,539
Italy 797,160 799,865 +2,705
India 729,171 674,707 -54,464
Spain 685,004 399,239 -285,765
Germany 292,380 382,770 +90,390
France 322,178 287,955 -34,223
Viet Nam 240,100 259,349 +19,249
United States 217,702 280,548 +62,846
Turkey 273,036 217,990 -55,046

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 44,400,179
India 1,742,713
Italy 1,415,310
Turkey 510,495
Viet Nam 441,697

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 23,593,017 20,807,162 -2,785,855
India 920,105 822,608 -97,497
Italy 742,901 672,409 -70,492
Turkey 290,262 220,233 -70,029
Viet Nam 197,342 244,355 +47,013
Thailand 173,599 166,836 -6,763
Israel 108,550 229,559 +121,009
Germany 85,487 101,128 +15,641
Bangladesh 83,756 91,102 +7,346
Pakistan 39,925 109,123 +69,198

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 106
Greater Manchester 67
Inner London - East 59
Outer London - West and North West 46
West Midlands 31

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 75 75 +0
Greater Manchester 48 43 -5
Inner London - East 36 39 +3
Outer London - West and North West 26 36 +10
West Midlands 20 20 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 20 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 18 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 15 +1
Essex 11 13 +2
West Yorkshire 16 13 -3

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) 33,519,819
Air transport 8,003,758
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,436,634
Other 4,262,643
Road transport 211,244

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) 17,114,509 16,405,310 -709,199
Air transport 3,913,161 4,090,597 +177,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,951,501 2,485,133 -466,368
Other 3,030,674 1,231,969 -1,798,705
Road transport 18,633 192,611 +173,978

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 17,506,613
Southampton 6,918,689
London Gateway Port 4,423,484
000 4,262,643
London Heathrow Airport 3,610,293

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 10,953,817 6,552,796 -4,401,021
Southampton 3,807,187 3,111,502 -695,685
London Gateway Port 968,177 3,455,307 +2,487,130
000 3,030,674 1,231,969 -1,798,705
London Heathrow Airport 1,942,287 1,668,006 -274,281
499 72,860 2,698,728 +2,625,868
Eurotunnel 1,108,513 696,503 -412,010
Dover / Eurotunnel 663,349 670,194 +6,845
Manchester Airport 368,769 871,030 +502,261
Dover 635,381 599,233 -36,148

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 330
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 242
Manufacture of wearing apparel 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 28
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 113
2025-10 144
2025-09 144
2025-08 122
2025-07 91

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 262
0-1m 156
54m+ 130
15m-54m 49
Other 41

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 1,572,740
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 991,314
Ireland 870,695
Japan 721,589
United States 600,939

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 963,571 609,169 -354,402
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 460,190 531,124 +70,934
Ireland 457,649 413,046 -44,603
Japan 97,082 624,507 +527,425
United States 346,102 254,837 -91,265
Oman 953 395,860 +394,907
Indonesia 0 394,420 +394,420
Netherlands 157,161 100,832 -56,329
Germany 95,060 140,394 +45,334
France 98,412 127,902 +29,490

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 154,503
XU 146,235
Turkey 8,816
India 1,091
Bangladesh 1,059

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 70,744 83,759 +13,015
XU 58,242 87,993 +29,751
Turkey 5,916 2,900 -3,016
India 209 882 +673
Bangladesh 78 981 +903
Italy 255 335 +80
Viet Nam 544 15 -529
United Arab Emirates 0 501 +501
United States 218 202 -16
Indonesia 0 184 +184

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 5,502,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,529,180
Other 314,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,654
Road transport 4,241

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 2,271,483 3,231,238 +959,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 831,081 698,099 -132,982
Other 136,226 177,873 +41,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 159,067 124,587 -34,480
Road transport 4,241 0 -4,241

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,474,321
East Midlands Airport 2,205,050
Dover / Eurotunnel 857,017
Edinburgh Airport 400,835
000 314,099

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 731,650 1,742,671 +1,011,021
East Midlands Airport 1,311,087 893,963 -417,124
Dover / Eurotunnel 410,760 446,257 +35,497
Edinburgh Airport 0 400,835 +400,835
000 136,226 177,873 +41,647
Holyhead 110,507 134,169 +23,662
Immingham Docks 109,384 41,474 -67,910
Manchester Airport 20,403 122,615 +102,212
London Stansted Airport 104,913 34,476 -70,437
Liverpool Docks 102,849 32,231 -70,618

Quick facts

HS code: 621430

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

Description: Shawls and scarves made from synthetic fibers like polyester, durable and easy to care for