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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  • 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 £
Pakistan 14,745,167
Bangladesh 9,226,968
China 4,458,606
Viet Nam 2,912,778
Italy 2,765,352

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 7,545,847 7,199,320 -346,527
Bangladesh 2,565,412 6,661,556 +4,096,144
China 2,735,492 1,723,114 -1,012,378
Viet Nam 1,751,422 1,161,356 -590,066
Italy 1,603,192 1,162,160 -441,032
India 667,324 840,129 +172,805
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,536 421,267 +408,731
Portugal 225,301 98,318 -126,983
France 177,827 124,704 -53,123
United States 202,226 63,321 -138,905

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 14,919,310
Bangladesh 9,440,604
China 5,052,801
Viet Nam 3,369,760
Italy 2,723,802

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 7,586,436 7,332,874 -253,562
Bangladesh 2,702,282 6,738,322 +4,036,040
China 2,766,551 2,286,250 -480,301
Viet Nam 1,879,562 1,490,198 -389,364
Italy 1,555,531 1,168,271 -387,260
India 781,039 806,708 +25,669
Portugal 330,971 147,999 -182,972
Turkey 163,762 130,424 -33,338
United States 158,670 19,290 -139,380
Philippines 126,445 3,201 -123,244

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 101
Greater Manchester 60
Inner London - East 29
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 75 69 -6
Greater Manchester 33 39 +6
Inner London - East 17 21 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 13 -1
Outer London - West and North West 13 10 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 10 +0
West Yorkshire 13 5 -8
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Lancashire 10 10 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1

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) 28,021,220
Air transport 8,189,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,580,348
Other 192,287
Road transport 82,013

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) 13,527,546 14,493,674 +966,128
Air transport 3,319,683 4,870,245 +1,550,562
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,418,107 1,162,241 -255,866
Other 127,475 64,812 -62,663
Road transport 53,638 28,375 -25,263

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 16,755,703
Felixstowe 8,059,367
London Heathrow Airport 4,615,692
London Gateway Port 1,729,678
East Midlands Airport 1,410,477

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 7,074,525 9,681,178 +2,606,653
Felixstowe 4,691,102 3,368,265 -1,322,837
London Heathrow Airport 1,531,917 3,083,775 +1,551,858
London Gateway Port 1,037,084 692,594 -344,490
East Midlands Airport 676,336 734,141 +57,805
London 395,080 406,288 +11,208
Dover 417,606 382,053 -35,553
Manchester Airport 437,130 336,033 -101,097
499 19,739 603,751 +584,012
London Stansted Airport 256,976 324,906 +67,930

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
238
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
182
Manufacture of wearing apparel
28
Manufacture of textiles
20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 70
2026-04 74
2026-03 83
2026-02 77
2026-01 57

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 210
54m+ 104
0-1m 93
15m-54m 36
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 618,064
Nigeria 378,558
Netherlands 255,213
Italy 224,151
United States 170,237

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 296,221 321,843 +25,622
Nigeria 171,942 206,616 +34,674
Netherlands 144,117 111,096 -33,021
Italy 74,031 150,120 +76,089
United States 108,396 61,841 -46,555
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 55,476 105,594 +50,118
France 83,076 76,568 -6,508
Germany 40,330 59,719 +19,389
United Arab Emirates 49,047 49,758 +711
Malaysia 46,964 1,945 -45,019

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 11,079
Pakistan 1,449
India 845
China 686
Madagascar 370

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 909 10,170 +9,261
Pakistan 1,427 22 -1,405
India 711 134 -577
China 289 397 +108
Madagascar 0 370 +370
Viet Nam 107 180 +73
Sri Lanka 0 209 +209
Turkey 156 0 -156
Cambodia 0 95 +95
Morocco 0 48 +48

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 1,380,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,234,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,503
Other 16,813

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 659,326 721,275 +61,949
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 601,572 632,469 +30,897
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,951 51,552 +15,601
Other 4,156 12,657 +8,501

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 651,987
Dover / Eurotunnel 471,659
Holyhead 417,249
East Midlands Airport 378,916
London Stansted Airport 126,358

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 290,539 361,448 +70,909
Dover / Eurotunnel 240,403 231,256 -9,147
Holyhead 217,336 199,913 -17,423
East Midlands Airport 224,099 154,817 -69,282
London Stansted Airport 71,825 54,533 -17,292
ZLC 61,780 62,896 +1,116
Heysham 50,539 50,500 -39
Liverpool Docks 30,117 59,806 +29,689
Dover 54,612 34,778 -19,834
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