Import/export HS code 621490: Shawls and scarves of other materials

Shawls and scarves made from other textile materials not listed above

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Czechia 7,901,440
China 7,181,783
India 3,640,789
Italy 2,544,237
Pakistan 1,120,098

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 £
Czechia 3,897,708 4,003,732 +106,024
China 3,989,246 3,192,537 -796,709
India 1,971,404 1,669,385 -302,019
Italy 1,191,021 1,353,216 +162,195
Pakistan 661,645 458,453 -203,192
France 575,682 420,481 -155,201
Turkey 349,369 427,041 +77,672
Spain 425,130 37,640 -387,490
United States 133,315 147,005 +13,690
Germany 166,661 97,007 -69,654

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 8,080,342
Czechia 7,882,489
India 4,114,180
Italy 2,910,539
Pakistan 1,157,356

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 4,616,224 3,464,118 -1,152,106
Czechia 3,891,017 3,991,472 +100,455
India 2,277,209 1,836,971 -440,238
Italy 1,383,630 1,526,909 +143,279
Pakistan 662,580 494,776 -167,804
Turkey 351,780 451,755 +99,975
France 281,322 148,135 -133,187
Portugal 41,785 80,406 +38,621
Nepal 65,010 47,874 -17,136
United States 62,219 43,520 -18,699

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 168
Inner London - East 74
Outer London - West and North West 56
Greater Manchester 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36

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 120 111 -9
Inner London - East 49 42 -7
Outer London - West and North West 31 37 +6
Greater Manchester 26 28 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 20 -3
West Midlands 17 14 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 12 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 12 +2
West Yorkshire 14 5 -9

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 15,052,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,868,049
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,231,183
Other 641,134
Road transport 68,770

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 £
Air transport 7,838,443 7,214,032 -624,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,263,297 3,604,752 -658,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,683,688 1,547,495 -136,193
Other 422,446 218,688 -203,758
Road transport 49,573 19,197 -30,376

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 7,964,856
Felixstowe 4,631,659
London Heathrow Airport 2,901,530
East Midlands Airport 2,220,933
Southampton 1,643,903

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 £
Birmingham Airport 3,955,800 4,009,056 +53,256
Felixstowe 2,726,880 1,904,779 -822,101
London Heathrow Airport 1,663,366 1,238,164 -425,202
East Midlands Airport 1,179,199 1,041,734 -137,465
Southampton 815,722 828,181 +12,459
Eurotunnel 551,296 477,163 -74,133
London Stansted Airport 397,630 504,486 +106,856
Dover 356,051 499,822 +143,771
London Gateway Port 361,234 292,489 -68,745
000 422,446 218,688 -203,758

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 393
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 234
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 32
Manufacture of wearing apparel 30
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 78
2025-10 75
2025-09 100
2025-08 69
2025-07 71

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 271
0-1m 208
54m+ 119
15m-54m 50
Other 40

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 743,578
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 412,439
France 382,711
United States 309,488
Ireland 301,527

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 270,993 472,585 +201,592
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 132,155 280,284 +148,129
France 200,278 182,433 -17,845
United States 136,252 173,236 +36,984
Ireland 143,189 158,338 +15,149
Saudi Arabia 212,327 68,135 -144,192
Netherlands 107,506 156,920 +49,414
South Korea 111,965 88,885 -23,080
United Arab Emirates 26,221 164,238 +138,017
Italy 75,192 82,684 +7,492

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 32,529
India 4,467
XU 2,958
Italy 1,911
Bangladesh 903

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 26,961 5,568 -21,393
India 3,160 1,307 -1,853
XU 2,099 859 -1,240
Italy 1,743 168 -1,575
Bangladesh 821 82 -739
Cambodia 0 340 +340
XI 71 157 +86
Morocco 88 5 -83
Switzerland 22 32 +10
Sri Lanka 21 0 -21

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 2,273,324
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,195,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 407,677
Other 43,540
Road transport 34,526

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 892,512 1,380,812 +488,300
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 624,201 570,972 -53,229
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,184 237,493 +67,309
Other 35,011 8,529 -26,482
Road transport 34,526 0 -34,526

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,143,606
East Midlands Airport 633,618
Dover / Eurotunnel 500,564
Dover 419,875
London Gateway Port 377,639

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 376,407 767,199 +390,792
East Midlands Airport 230,573 403,045 +172,472
Dover / Eurotunnel 303,426 197,138 -106,288
Dover 183,612 236,263 +52,651
London Gateway Port 160,669 216,970 +56,301
ZLC 142,446 99,603 -42,843
London Stansted Airport 56,126 84,003 +27,877
Holyhead 39,605 75,296 +35,691
Manchester Airport 104,866 0 -104,866
Liverpool Docks 61,912 31,115 -30,797

Quick facts

HS code: 621490

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

Description: Shawls and scarves made from other textile materials not listed above