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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  • 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 £
Bangladesh 1,309,400
China 542,584
Sri Lanka 295,460
Italy 198,208
France 164,139

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 328,487 980,913 +652,426
China 365,051 177,533 -187,518
Sri Lanka 205,252 90,208 -115,044
Italy 61,603 136,605 +75,002
France 150,586 13,553 -137,033
Thailand 95,252 17,579 -77,673
Sweden 101,934 0 -101,934
Denmark 100,889 917 -99,972
Netherlands 27,007 60,577 +33,570
United States 54,649 12,573 -42,076

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 1,379,492
China 725,887
Thailand 321,963
Italy 254,985
Sri Lanka 241,436

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 344,421 1,035,071 +690,650
China 470,991 254,896 -216,095
Thailand 304,384 17,579 -286,805
Italy 113,913 141,072 +27,159
Sri Lanka 190,703 50,733 -139,970
United States 27,220 24,297 -2,923
France 48,241 0 -48,241
Turkey 31,477 917 -30,560
Hungary 20,239 11,901 -8,338
Portugal 12,214 16,498 +4,284

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Inner London - East 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 17 14 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2
Greater Manchester 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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) 1,218,007
Other 1,166,711
Air transport 547,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 339,635
Road transport 5,068

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) 738,614 479,393 -259,221
Other 365,463 801,248 +435,785
Air transport 307,158 240,069 -67,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 251,870 87,765 -164,105
Road transport 3,027 2,041 -986

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,166,711
Felixstowe 420,708
499 221,817
Immingham Docks 217,936
East Midlands Airport 214,064

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 £
000 365,463 801,248 +435,785
Felixstowe 268,035 152,673 -115,362
499 1,079 220,738 +219,659
Immingham Docks 205,014 12,922 -192,092
East Midlands Airport 68,719 145,345 +76,626
London Heathrow Airport 177,330 20,510 -156,820
London Gateway Port 110,409 78,952 -31,457
Southampton 150,986 27,245 -123,741
Dover 85,009 30,936 -54,073
Thamesport 108,971 2,007 -106,964

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 51
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of wearing apparel 2
Activities of membership organisations 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 12
2025-10 11
2025-09 9
2025-08 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+ 29
1m-15m 16
0-1m 12
Other 8
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 £
United States 186,027
France 183,483
Qatar 100,260
United Arab Emirates 97,303
Ireland 94,918

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 £
United States 170,067 15,960 -154,107
France 43,026 140,457 +97,431
Qatar 0 100,260 +100,260
United Arab Emirates 27,972 69,331 +41,359
Ireland 62,010 32,908 -29,102
Jordan 0 84,537 +84,537
Panama 60,588 0 -60,588
Germany 21,017 22,573 +1,556
Italy 31,652 8,900 -22,752
Mexico 32,695 0 -32,695

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 58,738
China 3,562
Cambodia 1,814
India 493
Turkey 339

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 43,551 15,187 -28,364
China 1,820 1,742 -78
Cambodia 1,702 112 -1,590
India 493 0 -493
Turkey 339 0 -339
Morocco 228 0 -228
Thailand 0 163 +163
Sri Lanka 76 0 -76

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 623,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 258,791
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 114,923
Other 65,785

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 360,288 263,245 -97,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,861 154,930 +51,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,078 53,845 -7,233
Other 48,236 17,549 -30,687

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 506,786
London Gateway Port 200,512
East Midlands Airport 108,882
000 65,785
Southampton 52,053

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 256,962 249,824 -7,138
London Gateway Port 94,750 105,762 +11,012
East Midlands Airport 99,666 9,216 -90,450
000 48,236 17,549 -30,687
Southampton 5,543 46,510 +40,967
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,088 9,213 -21,875
Immingham Docks 12,157 17,171 +5,014
Holyhead 6,851 12,562 +5,711
Dover 1,650 6,700 +5,050
Liverpool Docks 994 5,455 +4,461

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