Import/export HS code 610811: Women's or girls' knitted underwear made of man-made fibres

Includes slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, and similar items made from synthetic materials like polyester or nylon

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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 £
Bangladesh 1,914,159
China 555,423
Italy 193,778
Sri Lanka 173,828
France 129,118

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 £
Bangladesh 967,479 946,680 -20,799
China 404,528 150,895 -253,633
Italy 95,450 98,328 +2,878
Sri Lanka 119,736 54,092 -65,644
France 110,144 18,974 -91,170
Thailand 65,053 47,585 -17,468
Cambodia 16,807 88,809 +72,002
Sweden 101,934 0 -101,934
Denmark 100,889 917 -99,972
Netherlands 13,964 73,396 +59,432

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 £
Bangladesh 1,981,627
China 710,556
Thailand 318,259
Italy 240,460
Sri Lanka 139,883

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 £
Bangladesh 1,013,144 968,483 -44,661
China 493,160 217,396 -275,764
Thailand 270,674 47,585 -223,089
Italy 136,555 103,905 -32,650
Sri Lanka 95,057 44,826 -50,231
Cambodia 18,489 90,739 +72,250
United States 23,464 25,756 +2,292
Hungary 19,274 13,626 -5,648
Turkey 31,477 917 -30,560
Portugal 15,091 16,347 +1,256

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
West Yorkshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3

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 16 15 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Merseyside 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -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) 1,827,303
Other 1,137,535
Air transport 531,469
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 320,348
Road transport 2,041

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) 639,298 1,188,005 +548,707
Other 1,031,872 105,663 -926,209
Air transport 343,735 187,734 -156,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 222,414 97,934 -124,480
Road transport 2,041 0 -2,041

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,137,535
499 926,443
Felixstowe 319,390
East Midlands Airport 231,037
London Gateway Port 220,657

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 £
000 1,031,872 105,663 -926,209
499 1,079 925,364 +924,285
Felixstowe 218,615 100,775 -117,840
East Midlands Airport 110,747 120,290 +9,543
London Gateway Port 110,979 109,678 -1,301
Immingham Docks 205,014 12,922 -192,092
London Heathrow Airport 152,252 19,127 -133,125
Southampton 100,520 47,165 -53,355
Thamesport 108,971 3,454 -105,517
Dover 56,859 32,649 -24,210

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
49
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4
Manufacture of wearing apparel
3
Activities of membership organisations
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 9
2026-03 11
2026-02 5
2026-01 12

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
54m+ 25
1m-15m 17
0-1m 13
Other 11
15m-54m 5

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 £
France 178,263
United Arab Emirates 172,972
United States 130,530
Ireland 111,281
Qatar 100,260

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 £
France 41,431 136,832 +95,401
United Arab Emirates 32,568 140,404 +107,836
United States 122,230 8,300 -113,930
Ireland 60,240 51,041 -9,199
Qatar 100,260 0 -100,260
Jordan 46,510 38,027 -8,483
Germany 23,845 23,577 -268
Italy 24,590 7,527 -17,063
Spain 15,299 9,445 -5,854
Austria 17,843 0 -17,843

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 70,733
China 3,016
Cambodia 618
India 219
Thailand 203

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 37,784 32,949 -4,835
China 2,213 803 -1,410
Cambodia 71 547 +476
India 6 213 +207
Thailand 124 79 -45
Turkey 88 0 -88
Sri Lanka 4 33 +29
Morocco 29 0 -29

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 528,661
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 197,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 132,490
Other 83,643

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 328,920 199,741 -129,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,813 140,537 +83,724
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,392 57,098 -18,294
Other 48,016 35,627 -12,389

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 410,763
London Gateway Port 141,914
000 83,643
East Midlands Airport 72,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 51,960

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 260,846 149,917 -110,929
London Gateway Port 6,717 135,197 +128,480
000 48,016 35,627 -12,389
East Midlands Airport 66,564 5,492 -61,072
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,285 15,675 -20,610
Southampton 49,102 0 -49,102
Birmingham Airport 0 38,826 +38,826
Immingham Docks 9,583 22,176 +12,593
Holyhead 4,636 15,414 +10,778
Liverpool Docks 3,791 5,340 +1,549

Quick facts

HS code: 610811

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

Description: Includes slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, and similar items made from synthetic materials like polyester or nylon