Import/export HS code 621440: Artificial fiber shawls and scarves

Shawls and scarves made from artificial fibers like rayon, offering a silky texture

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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 3,802,805
Italy 1,023,019
India 692,901
Spain 606,427
France 532,242

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 1,740,126 2,062,679 +322,553
Italy 501,358 521,661 +20,303
India 393,039 299,862 -93,177
Spain 592,627 13,800 -578,827
France 224,456 307,786 +83,330
Netherlands 108,950 88,197 -20,753
Germany 63,507 82,505 +18,998
Viet Nam 20,229 44,777 +24,548
Jordan 0 47,253 +47,253
United States 19,069 23,702 +4,633

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 4,584,230
India 1,408,342
Italy 1,030,120
Viet Nam 66,010
Jordan 47,253

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 2,127,658 2,456,572 +328,914
India 1,032,069 376,273 -655,796
Italy 484,870 545,250 +60,380
Viet Nam 20,229 45,781 +25,552
Jordan 0 47,253 +47,253
Turkey 3,212 43,408 +40,196
France 37,993 2,476 -35,517
Poland 7,267 20,337 +13,070
Germany 17,362 4,848 -12,514
South Korea 13,914 6,090 -7,824

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 50
Greater Manchester 18
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9

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 32 35 +3
Greater Manchester 7 15 +8
Inner London - East 6 9 +3
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0

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) 3,218,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,081,062
Air transport 1,711,746
Other 335,768
Road transport 71,493

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) 1,441,678 1,777,138 +335,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,380,754 700,308 -680,446
Air transport 831,605 880,141 +48,536
Other 136,632 199,136 +62,504
Road transport 16,306 55,187 +38,881

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,669,003
Eurotunnel 923,828
London Heathrow Airport 897,037
Southampton 760,519
Dover 579,839

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 847,585 821,418 -26,167
Eurotunnel 703,081 220,747 -482,334
London Heathrow Airport 449,830 447,207 -2,623
Southampton 500,676 259,843 -240,833
Dover 314,059 265,780 -48,279
499 34,690 372,029 +337,339
London Gateway Port 58,751 334,367 +275,616
000 136,632 199,136 +62,504
Dover / Eurotunnel 172,248 137,260 -34,988
East Midlands Airport 150,158 150,705 +547

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 112
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 61
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 33
2025-10 31
2025-09 32
2025-08 27

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 69
54m+ 52
0-1m 33
Other 25
15m-54m 13

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 £
Ireland 332,205
United States 105,529
Switzerland 63,798
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 60,658
Iceland 44,705

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 £
Ireland 192,691 139,514 -53,177
United States 74,237 31,292 -42,945
Switzerland 12,511 51,287 +38,776
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 43,174 17,484 -25,690
Iceland 24,987 19,718 -5,269
Italy 33,136 8,079 -25,057
Australia 22,109 14,062 -8,047
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 32,976 940 -32,036
Germany 25,507 3,903 -21,604
France 24,181 4,258 -19,923

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 24,766
India 8,859
Sri Lanka 1,622
Italy 875
Bangladesh 499

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 6,660 18,106 +11,446
India 562 8,297 +7,735
Sri Lanka 0 1,622 +1,622
Italy 624 251 -373
Bangladesh 2 497 +495
Egypt 30 0 -30
Turkey 0 25 +25
Morocco 2 0 -2

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 454,628
Other 294,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 138,069
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,718

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 317,742 136,886 -180,856
Other 166,217 128,119 -38,098
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 98,176 39,893 -58,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,718 0 -4,718

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 315,291
000 294,336
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,960
London Heathrow Airport 67,149
ZLC 56,217

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 257,127 58,164 -198,963
000 166,217 128,119 -38,098
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,035 14,925 -46,110
London Heathrow Airport 53,626 13,523 -40,103
ZLC 3,082 53,135 +50,053
Holyhead 19,014 9,454 -9,560
Dover 7,319 5,165 -2,154
Edinburgh Airport 0 9,158 +9,158
Middlesbrough 0 7,200 +7,200
Eurotunnel 5,456 1,607 -3,849

Quick facts

HS code: 621440

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

Description: Shawls and scarves made from artificial fibers like rayon, offering a silky texture