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 3,690,257
Italy 1,041,669
India 635,586
Spain 608,636
France 598,736

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 1,639,858 2,050,399 +410,541
Italy 523,910 517,759 -6,151
India 343,983 291,603 -52,380
Spain 594,625 14,011 -580,614
France 307,855 290,881 -16,974
Netherlands 112,850 82,981 -29,869
Germany 59,266 81,570 +22,304
Viet Nam 0 56,751 +56,751
Jordan 0 47,253 +47,253
United States 14,273 28,498 +14,225

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 4,535,592
India 1,351,388
Italy 1,050,987
Viet Nam 57,755
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 2,111,652 2,423,940 +312,288
India 977,016 374,372 -602,644
Italy 508,568 542,419 +33,851
Viet Nam 0 57,755 +57,755
Jordan 0 47,253 +47,253
France 42,240 2,476 -39,764
Turkey 3,212 40,373 +37,161
Germany 17,362 3,925 -13,437
South Korea 13,914 6,090 -7,824
United Arab Emirates 18,444 0 -18,444

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Greater Manchester 18
Inner London - East 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Outer London - West and North West 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 29 35 +6
Greater Manchester 8 15 +7
Inner London - East 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Lancashire 4 2 -2
West Midlands 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) 3,115,788
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,145,723
Air transport 1,651,280
Other 333,054
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) 1,340,056 1,775,732 +435,676
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,486,486 659,237 -827,249
Air transport 770,839 880,441 +109,602
Other 137,478 195,576 +58,098
Road transport 15,060 56,433 +41,373

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,638,579
Eurotunnel 919,485
London Heathrow Airport 853,623
Southampton 760,456
Dover 657,333

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 917,730 720,849 -196,881
Eurotunnel 711,965 207,520 -504,445
London Heathrow Airport 385,298 468,325 +83,027
Southampton 343,312 417,144 +73,832
Dover 396,648 260,685 -135,963
499 42,549 320,205 +277,656
London Gateway Port 52,297 303,828 +251,531
000 137,478 195,576 +58,098
Dover / Eurotunnel 170,658 127,602 -43,056
East Midlands Airport 131,892 150,370 +18,478

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 111
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 62
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
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
2025-11 32
2025-10 31
2025-09 32
2025-08 27
2025-07 25

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+ 53
0-1m 33
Other 23
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 338,149
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 127,571
United States 118,874
Switzerland 63,798
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 57,162

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 194,816 143,333 -51,483
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 126,631 940 -125,691
United States 86,562 32,312 -54,250
Switzerland 12,511 51,287 +38,776
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 40,561 16,601 -23,960
Iceland 24,987 19,718 -5,269
Italy 35,697 5,749 -29,948
Australia 22,109 11,975 -10,134
Germany 25,507 3,022 -22,485
France 24,181 2,287 -21,894

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 £
XU 261,219
China 21,122
India 7,679
Sri Lanka 1,622
Italy 875

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 £
XU 152,716 108,503 -44,213
China 5,890 15,232 +9,342
India 559 7,120 +6,561
Sri Lanka 0 1,622 +1,622
Italy 612 263 -349
Bangladesh 2 460 +458
XI 44 0 -44
Egypt 30 0 -30
Turkey 0 3 +3
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 563,589
Other 293,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 141,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,600

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 429,909 133,680 -296,229
Other 160,086 133,203 -26,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 106,432 34,702 -71,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,600 0 -5,600

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 339,918
000 293,289
London Heathrow Airport 152,739
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,034
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 281,617 58,301 -223,316
000 160,086 133,203 -26,883
London Heathrow Airport 141,303 11,436 -129,867
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,035 10,999 -50,036
ZLC 3,082 53,135 +50,053
Holyhead 27,270 8,189 -19,081
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