Import/export HS code 61059090: Men's or boys' knitted shirts made of other textile materials

Includes shirts made from silk, linen, or blends

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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 £
Pakistan 15,937,142
Bangladesh 8,507,052
China 4,940,224
Italy 3,021,709
Viet Nam 2,526,477

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 £
Pakistan 8,482,672 7,454,470 -1,028,202
Bangladesh 1,421,255 7,085,797 +5,664,542
China 3,013,558 1,926,666 -1,086,892
Italy 1,708,400 1,313,309 -395,091
Viet Nam 1,578,421 948,056 -630,365
India 744,066 877,546 +133,480
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,789 423,733 +413,944
Portugal 222,226 119,878 -102,348
United States 274,408 66,370 -208,038
France 196,226 144,006 -52,220

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 £
Pakistan 16,106,395
Bangladesh 8,740,456
China 5,560,397
Italy 3,014,405
Viet Nam 2,991,220

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 £
Pakistan 8,524,538 7,581,857 -942,681
Bangladesh 1,507,204 7,233,252 +5,726,048
China 3,103,624 2,456,773 -646,851
Italy 1,675,027 1,339,378 -335,649
Viet Nam 1,726,524 1,264,696 -461,828
India 842,176 862,554 +20,378
Portugal 345,916 180,063 -165,853
Turkey 186,419 132,617 -53,802
United States 184,735 21,420 -163,315
Philippines 129,600 1,012 -128,588

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 103
Greater Manchester 60
Inner London - East 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Outer London - West and North West 19

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 72 72 +0
Greater Manchester 32 37 +5
Inner London - East 20 22 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 16 +5
Outer London - West and North West 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
West Yorkshire 12 8 -4
West Midlands 8 9 +1
Lancashire 12 9 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 10 -2

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) 28,610,858
Air transport 8,554,265
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,705,787
Other 220,119
Road transport 83,031

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) 13,303,566 15,307,292 +2,003,726
Air transport 3,726,821 4,827,444 +1,100,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,373,844 1,331,943 -41,901
Other 118,395 101,724 -16,671
Road transport 54,656 28,375 -26,281

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 16,827,809
Felixstowe 8,472,852
London Heathrow Airport 4,834,980
London Gateway Port 1,839,200
East Midlands Airport 1,500,405

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 £
Southampton 6,372,764 10,455,045 +4,082,281
Felixstowe 5,062,319 3,410,533 -1,651,786
London Heathrow Airport 1,779,129 3,055,851 +1,276,722
London Gateway Port 1,052,274 786,926 -265,348
East Midlands Airport 713,641 786,764 +73,123
Manchester Airport 530,507 297,868 -232,639
Dover 401,998 404,636 +2,638
London 280,103 523,235 +243,132
London Stansted Airport 241,060 365,167 +124,107
Dover / Eurotunnel 364,683 188,067 -176,616

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 245
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 190
Manufacture of wearing apparel 27
Manufacture of textiles 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 74
2026-03 83
2026-02 77
2026-01 57
2025-12 41

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 217
54m+ 106
0-1m 103
15m-54m 34
Other 31

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 619,861
Nigeria 410,651
Netherlands 250,083
Italy 212,313
United States 194,524

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 249,418 370,443 +121,025
Nigeria 200,834 209,817 +8,983
Netherlands 45,291 204,792 +159,501
Italy 59,831 152,482 +92,651
United States 111,991 82,533 -29,458
France 109,900 78,066 -31,834
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 64,806 110,237 +45,431
United Arab Emirates 66,071 72,132 +6,061
Germany 52,495 68,779 +16,284
Portugal 58,744 0 -58,744

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 £
Bangladesh 9,164
Pakistan 1,449
India 845
China 714
Madagascar 179

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 £
Bangladesh 3,929 5,235 +1,306
Pakistan 1,417 32 -1,385
India 711 134 -577
China 317 397 +80
Madagascar 0 179 +179
Turkey 156 0 -156
Viet Nam 0 107 +107
Sri Lanka 30 68 +38
Morocco 0 36 +36

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 1,502,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,300,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 117,793
Other 14,365

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 743,511 759,059 +15,548
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 528,218 772,264 +244,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,308 52,485 -12,823
Other 6,975 7,390 +415

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 672,756
Dover / Eurotunnel 539,741
East Midlands Airport 474,816
Holyhead 421,482
ZLC 129,461

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 322,798 349,958 +27,160
Dover / Eurotunnel 203,982 335,759 +131,777
East Midlands Airport 284,126 190,690 -93,436
Holyhead 180,599 240,883 +60,284
ZLC 60,490 68,971 +8,481
London Stansted Airport 65,014 61,859 -3,155
Liverpool Docks 60,407 59,806 -601
Heysham 50,539 50,500 -39
Dover 57,881 33,536 -24,345
London Gatwick Airport 8,301 70,291 +61,990

Quick facts

HS code: 61059090

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

Description: Includes shirts made from silk, linen, or blends