Import/export HS code 610821: Women's or girls' knitted nightwear made of cotton

Includes nightdresses, pyjamas, and similar items made from soft, breathable cotton fabric

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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 102,613,745
Sri Lanka 32,570,174
China 17,567,824
France 12,325,319
India 10,913,984

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 52,368,430 50,245,315 -2,123,115
Sri Lanka 14,491,867 18,078,307 +3,586,440
China 9,028,341 8,539,483 -488,858
France 6,938,360 5,386,959 -1,551,401
India 6,187,638 4,726,346 -1,461,292
Netherlands 1,742,704 1,633,800 -108,904
Ireland 791,089 832,280 +41,191
Turkey 965,638 339,257 -626,381
Spain 444,270 403,932 -40,338
Slovakia 326,451 505,280 +178,829

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 105,704,445
Sri Lanka 34,879,500
China 17,996,091
India 11,407,146
Morocco 8,826,928

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 53,736,462 51,967,983 -1,768,479
Sri Lanka 15,789,792 19,089,708 +3,299,916
China 9,279,645 8,716,446 -563,199
India 6,489,441 4,917,705 -1,571,736
Morocco 4,852,996 3,973,932 -879,064
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,399,198 1,065,467 -333,731
Turkey 1,048,910 359,259 -689,651
Viet Nam 223,553 565,151 +341,598
Cambodia 252,493 351,596 +99,103
Italy 378,767 145,890 -232,877

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 40
Greater Manchester 20
Inner London - East 17
Outer London - West and North West 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13

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 36 27 -9
Greater Manchester 14 12 -2
Inner London - East 11 9 -2
Outer London - West and North West 13 10 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
West Yorkshire 10 9 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
West Midlands 6 4 -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) 137,823,311
Other 23,141,304
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,217,922
Air transport 9,108,100
Road transport 296,288

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) 61,808,384 76,014,927 +14,206,543
Other 19,161,251 3,980,053 -15,181,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,588,499 7,629,423 -2,959,076
Air transport 3,837,199 5,270,901 +1,433,702
Road transport 209,521 86,767 -122,754

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 52,727,971
London Gateway Port 49,275,944
499 28,042,308
000 23,141,304
Eurotunnel 10,440,809

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 35,968,193 16,759,778 -19,208,415
London Gateway Port 22,560,859 26,715,085 +4,154,226
499 380,799 27,661,509 +27,280,710
000 19,161,251 3,980,053 -15,181,198
Eurotunnel 6,095,042 4,345,767 -1,749,275
Southampton 2,414,092 3,207,884 +793,792
London Heathrow Airport 2,286,913 3,216,557 +929,644
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,281,269 1,049,458 -231,811
Dover 1,100,900 738,842 -362,058
London 745,814 785,662 +39,848

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
131
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
70
Manufacture of wearing apparel
20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
5
Manufacture of textiles
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 50
2026-04 41
2026-03 52
2026-02 50
2026-01 58

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 76
54m+ 63
0-1m 33
Other 22
15m-54m 21

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 14,268,111
Ireland 3,793,798
Iceland 1,072,754
United Arab Emirates 810,478
United States 682,734

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 7,642,802 6,625,309 -1,017,493
Ireland 1,870,665 1,923,133 +52,468
Iceland 495,723 577,031 +81,308
United Arab Emirates 234,664 575,814 +341,150
United States 552,617 130,117 -422,500
Spain 246,746 408,943 +162,197
France 274,343 245,958 -28,385
Germany 277,151 219,428 -57,723
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 22,854 254,492 +231,638
Czechia 166,705 105,023 -61,682

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 1,601,444
Sri Lanka 869,040
India 208,037
China 169,698
Cambodia 165,156

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 825,639 775,805 -49,834
Sri Lanka 437,411 431,629 -5,782
India 134,747 73,290 -61,457
China 84,773 84,925 +152
Cambodia 79,345 85,811 +6,466
Viet Nam 25,689 28,647 +2,958
Indonesia 1,815 8,609 +6,794
Singapore 8,538 0 -8,538
Egypt 102 7,848 +7,746
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,378 0 -3,378

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,906,984
Other 3,286,211
Air transport 3,192,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,079,286

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,396,837 8,510,147 -886,690
Other 1,723,463 1,562,748 -160,715
Air transport 1,916,708 1,275,662 -641,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,424 1,017,862 +956,438

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,843,913
000 3,286,211
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,081,519
East Midlands Airport 1,330,934
London Heathrow Airport 1,101,931

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 £
Felixstowe 7,543,947 6,299,966 -1,243,981
000 1,723,463 1,562,748 -160,715
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,400,291 1,681,228 +280,937
East Midlands Airport 492,027 838,907 +346,880
London Heathrow Airport 779,990 321,941 -458,049
London Gateway Port 9,669 662,628 +652,959
ZLC 426,094 109,436 -316,658
Holyhead 60,347 276,998 +216,651
Immingham Docks 75,574 183,187 +107,613
Liverpool Docks 96,469 128,640 +32,171

Quick facts

HS code: 610821

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

Description: Includes nightdresses, pyjamas, and similar items made from soft, breathable cotton fabric