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 105,781,607
Sri Lanka 33,150,790
China 18,351,443
France 12,838,518
India 11,494,037

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 48,659,773 57,121,834 +8,462,061
Sri Lanka 13,157,727 19,993,063 +6,835,336
China 8,866,862 9,484,581 +617,719
France 6,813,951 6,024,567 -789,384
India 6,384,219 5,109,818 -1,274,401
Netherlands 1,574,705 1,844,497 +269,792
Ireland 766,207 922,154 +155,947
Turkey 922,191 411,953 -510,238
Slovakia 343,312 528,230 +184,918
Spain 434,816 435,214 +398

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 108,973,533
Sri Lanka 35,571,244
China 18,840,128
India 11,942,497
Morocco 9,171,838

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 49,969,852 59,003,681 +9,033,829
Sri Lanka 14,458,928 21,112,316 +6,653,388
China 9,160,251 9,679,877 +519,626
India 6,633,107 5,309,390 -1,323,717
Morocco 4,748,378 4,423,460 -324,918
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,379,118 1,220,390 -158,728
Turkey 1,008,094 431,955 -576,139
Viet Nam 169,538 624,157 +454,619
Italy 439,465 166,201 -273,264
Cambodia 221,755 382,334 +160,579

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 41
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 37 28 -9
Greater Manchester 14 13 -1
Inner London - East 10 10 +0
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 10 -1
West Yorkshire 11 9 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +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) 141,906,133
Other 23,966,060
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,011,666
Air transport 9,667,768
Road transport 298,252

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) 61,831,381 80,074,752 +18,243,371
Other 14,052,124 9,913,936 -4,138,188
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,427,682 8,583,984 -1,843,698
Air transport 3,991,517 5,676,251 +1,684,734
Road transport 202,422 95,830 -106,592

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 55,340,057
London Gateway Port 50,400,470
499 28,065,509
000 23,966,060
Eurotunnel 10,888,549

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 37,020,492 18,319,565 -18,700,927
London Gateway Port 21,666,024 28,734,446 +7,068,422
499 318,464 27,747,045 +27,428,581
000 14,052,124 9,913,936 -4,138,188
Eurotunnel 6,048,243 4,840,306 -1,207,937
London Heathrow Airport 2,507,967 3,445,126 +937,159
Southampton 2,295,343 3,489,730 +1,194,387
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,183,096 1,178,006 -5,090
Dover 1,113,175 962,545 -150,630
London 744,351 856,501 +112,150

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
135
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
71
Manufacture of wearing apparel
20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6
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 79
54m+ 63
0-1m 35
Other 23
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 14,380,458
Ireland 3,939,199
Iceland 1,081,935
United Arab Emirates 835,321
United States 695,209

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 7,516,370 6,864,088 -652,282
Ireland 1,858,426 2,080,773 +222,347
Iceland 467,503 614,432 +146,929
United Arab Emirates 251,877 583,444 +331,567
United States 403,858 291,351 -112,507
Spain 259,572 409,848 +150,276
France 237,883 315,523 +77,640
Germany 278,610 243,086 -35,524
Czechia 161,036 126,326 -34,710
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18,383 261,733 +243,350

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 1,684,622
Sri Lanka 891,192
India 214,221
China 176,657
Cambodia 168,559

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 846,007 838,615 -7,392
Sri Lanka 427,444 463,748 +36,304
India 133,955 80,266 -53,689
China 83,286 93,371 +10,085
Cambodia 74,952 93,607 +18,655
Viet Nam 25,843 29,677 +3,834
Indonesia 1,730 8,749 +7,019
Singapore 6,184 2,354 -3,830
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) 18,081,788
Other 3,412,529
Air transport 3,301,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,146,612

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) 9,064,100 9,017,688 -46,412
Other 1,710,154 1,702,375 -7,779
Air transport 1,761,896 1,539,340 -222,556
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,112 1,027,500 +908,388

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,945,568
000 3,412,529
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,188,896
East Midlands Airport 1,385,774
London Heathrow Airport 1,111,171

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 7,404,401 6,541,167 -863,234
000 1,710,154 1,702,375 -7,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,304,525 1,884,371 +579,846
East Midlands Airport 481,506 904,268 +422,762
London Heathrow Airport 624,075 487,096 -136,979
London Gateway Port 8,649 663,648 +654,999
ZLC 413,444 137,401 -276,043
Holyhead 62,016 289,466 +227,450
Immingham Docks 38,033 221,707 +183,674
Liverpool Docks 91,386 135,267 +43,881

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