Import/export HS code 61052010: Men's or boys' knitted shirts made of synthetic fibers

Durable and wrinkle-resistant shirts made from materials like polyester

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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 29,401,097
Pakistan 26,936,289
Bangladesh 26,474,787
Viet Nam 18,248,657
Cambodia 17,096,622

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 13,985,758 15,415,339 +1,429,581
Pakistan 13,724,342 13,211,947 -512,395
Bangladesh 12,932,829 13,541,958 +609,129
Viet Nam 8,839,561 9,409,096 +569,535
Cambodia 9,404,742 7,691,880 -1,712,862
Belgium 5,933,480 5,945,545 +12,065
Turkey 4,780,101 5,084,158 +304,057
Germany 3,814,156 3,914,682 +100,526
Myanmar 2,739,181 3,185,982 +446,801
Thailand 1,271,783 3,498,254 +2,226,471

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 33,937,017
Bangladesh 32,256,085
Viet Nam 28,222,636
Pakistan 27,349,796
Cambodia 18,715,961

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 16,505,013 17,432,004 +926,991
Bangladesh 16,002,120 16,253,965 +251,845
Viet Nam 13,990,094 14,232,542 +242,448
Pakistan 13,971,470 13,378,326 -593,144
Cambodia 10,054,251 8,661,710 -1,392,541
Turkey 5,116,070 5,601,413 +485,343
Indonesia 3,762,268 3,473,112 -289,156
Thailand 2,634,513 4,142,563 +1,508,050
Myanmar 2,986,799 3,513,780 +526,981
India 2,391,134 2,251,049 -140,085

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 89
Greater Manchester 75
Inner London - East 40
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27
West Midlands 27

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 68 67 -1
Greater Manchester 53 55 +2
Inner London - East 28 29 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 16 +0
West Midlands 24 14 -10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 14 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 14 -1
West Yorkshire 19 15 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 16 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 14 +5

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) 121,765,887
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,681,259
Air transport 24,735,998
Other 18,314,188
Road transport 2,824,683

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) 54,958,814 66,807,073 +11,848,259
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,476,176 16,205,083 -1,271,093
Air transport 11,267,525 13,468,473 +2,200,948
Other 14,219,735 4,094,453 -10,125,282
Road transport 1,344,279 1,480,404 +136,125

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 44,763,296
Southampton 30,903,130
London Gateway Port 25,414,060
000 18,314,188
Eurotunnel 13,618,029

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 24,407,067 20,356,229 -4,050,838
Southampton 16,427,231 14,475,899 -1,951,332
London Gateway Port 9,059,014 16,355,046 +7,296,032
000 14,219,735 4,094,453 -10,125,282
Eurotunnel 7,157,893 6,460,136 -697,757
499 29,263 11,532,719 +11,503,456
London Heathrow Airport 4,843,175 4,726,516 -116,659
Manchester Airport 3,226,749 4,902,186 +1,675,437
Dover 3,958,451 3,686,564 -271,887
Liverpool Docks 2,672,002 2,279,796 -392,206

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
277
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
235
Manufacture of wearing apparel
41
Other manufacturing
26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 145
2026-04 136
2026-03 131
2026-02 155
2026-01 139

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 232
54m+ 188
0-1m 84
Other 69
15m-54m 62

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 £
Netherlands 10,400,244
France 9,351,843
Ireland 5,922,827
United States 2,549,016
Germany 2,326,703

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 £
Netherlands 4,638,282 5,761,962 +1,123,680
France 8,108,381 1,243,462 -6,864,919
Ireland 2,923,682 2,999,145 +75,463
United States 1,607,551 941,465 -666,086
Germany 1,204,897 1,121,806 -83,091
Poland 691,898 307,002 -384,896
United Arab Emirates 665,483 280,913 -384,570
Austria 534,619 373,682 -160,937
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 656,982 227,178 -429,804
Denmark 316,023 447,130 +131,107

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 339,146
Bangladesh 334,245
Pakistan 233,500
Turkey 127,617
XI 126,518

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 162,843 176,303 +13,460
Bangladesh 154,762 179,483 +24,721
Pakistan 117,092 116,408 -684
Turkey 63,404 64,213 +809
XI 54,854 71,664 +16,810
Sri Lanka 36,912 44,734 +7,822
Romania 34,231 35,954 +1,723
India 9,841 14,261 +4,420
Belgium 20,385 0 -20,385
Cambodia 11,383 8,017 -3,366

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 19,746,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,544,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,614,826
Other 1,523,596

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 14,155,647 5,591,045 -8,564,602
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,141,969 10,403,019 +1,261,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,063,129 551,697 -511,432
Other 751,230 772,366 +21,136

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 14,773,725
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,345,206
Holyhead 2,941,414
London Heathrow Airport 2,780,856
Dover 2,105,626

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 11,353,330 3,420,395 -7,932,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,703,340 6,641,866 +1,938,526
Holyhead 1,382,620 1,558,794 +176,174
London Heathrow Airport 1,467,467 1,313,389 -154,078
Dover 1,151,299 954,327 -196,972
Immingham Docks 1,061,340 552,831 -508,509
000 751,230 772,366 +21,136
Manchester Airport 1,018,566 355,685 -662,881
Harwich 422,723 459,001 +36,278
Liverpool Docks 391,809 250,151 -141,658

Quick facts

HS code: 61052010

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

Description: Durable and wrinkle-resistant shirts made from materials like polyester