Import/export HS code 621790: Parts of garments and accessories

Refers to parts of clothing or accessories, such as buttons, zippers, or fabric pieces used in garment production

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 £
Philippines 1,266,632
Italy 900,999
China 814,150
France 606,112
Viet Nam 405,711

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 £
Philippines 571,503 695,129 +123,626
Italy 431,556 469,443 +37,887
China 433,016 381,134 -51,882
France 371,392 234,720 -136,672
Viet Nam 99,777 305,934 +206,157
United States 196,377 146,288 -50,089
Portugal 20,282 246,024 +225,742
Spain 123,426 67,385 -56,041
Bulgaria 69,198 120,997 +51,799
India 124,174 42,702 -81,472

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 £
Philippines 1,266,632
China 1,040,679
Italy 921,964
Portugal 640,130
Viet Nam 424,673

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 £
Philippines 571,503 695,129 +123,626
China 585,840 454,839 -131,001
Italy 469,752 452,212 -17,540
Portugal 253,357 386,773 +133,416
Viet Nam 101,221 323,452 +222,231
United States 126,673 127,408 +735
India 154,111 57,994 -96,117
Bulgaria 74,029 121,908 +47,879
Eswatini 22,057 136,907 +114,850
Spain 92,824 51,007 -41,817

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
Inner London - East 26
Greater Manchester 23
Outer London - West and North West 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17

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 51 46 -5
Inner London - East 13 18 +5
Greater Manchester 15 12 -3
Outer London - West and North West 13 9 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 11 +5
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 2 -5

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 2,900,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,140,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,573,175
Road transport 68,680
Other 41,519

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 1,487,373 1,413,576 -73,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,055,288 1,085,363 +30,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 626,240 946,935 +320,695
Road transport 25,559 43,121 +17,562
Other 39,121 2,398 -36,723

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,177,446
Southampton 976,229
East Midlands Airport 889,715
Dover 527,921
Eurotunnel 445,666

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 625,244 552,202 -73,042
Southampton 620,923 355,306 -265,617
East Midlands Airport 557,382 332,333 -225,049
Dover 242,788 285,133 +42,345
Eurotunnel 190,131 255,535 +65,404
Felixstowe 207,602 158,159 -49,443
London Stansted Airport 165,586 167,978 +2,392
London Gateway Port 93,868 211,934 +118,066
Manchester Airport 17,999 280,557 +262,558
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 0 258,215 +258,215

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 143
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 80
Manufacture of wearing apparel 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 29
2025-10 32
2025-09 32
2025-08 33

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 159
54m+ 68
0-1m 66
15m-54m 27
Other 22

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 £
Jamaica 2,970,420
United States 2,047,673
Ireland 1,973,682
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 750,645
Japan 649,783

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 £
Jamaica 2,970,420 0 -2,970,420
United States 817,055 1,230,618 +413,563
Ireland 1,546,108 427,574 -1,118,534
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 416,658 333,987 -82,671
Japan 619,500 30,283 -589,217
Bahamas 4,750 640,675 +635,925
Viet Nam 484,676 81,177 -403,499
Ukraine 409,500 0 -409,500
Italy 258,673 139,540 -119,133
France 56,063 329,666 +273,603

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 £
XI 446,308
China 81,632
Nicaragua 10,862
Ireland 153

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 £
XI 162,699 283,609 +120,910
China 51,109 30,523 -20,586
Nicaragua 10,862 0 -10,862
Ireland 18 135 +117

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 6,550,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,392,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,169,383
Other 538,985
Road transport 11,619

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 3,778,774 2,771,600 -1,007,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,373,828 1,018,350 -2,355,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,129,401 1,039,982 -1,089,419
Other 224,688 314,297 +89,609
Road transport 8,435 3,184 -5,251

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,134,551
London Heathrow Airport 2,720,750
Holyhead 1,386,653
ZLC 1,358,167
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,191,583

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 Gateway Port 3,092,834 41,717 -3,051,117
London Heathrow Airport 1,565,290 1,155,460 -409,830
Holyhead 1,305,234 81,419 -1,223,815
ZLC 1,054,395 303,772 -750,623
Dover / Eurotunnel 665,150 526,433 -138,717
London Stansted Airport 480,774 631,490 +150,716
East Midlands Airport 405,700 527,635 +121,935
Middlesbrough 0 636,120 +636,120
000 224,688 314,297 +89,609
Manchester Airport 213,418 118,305 -95,113

Quick facts

HS code: 621790

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

Description: Refers to parts of clothing or accessories, such as buttons, zippers, or fabric pieces used in garment production