Import/export HS code 610891: Women's or girls' knitted underwear and nightwear made of cotton

Includes a variety of cotton items like slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, and pyjamas

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Sri Lanka 4,529,755
Pakistan 3,796,703
Bangladesh 3,311,764
China 3,126,015
India 2,832,222

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 £
Sri Lanka 2,226,185 2,303,570 +77,385
Pakistan 1,175,725 2,620,978 +1,445,253
Bangladesh 1,822,023 1,489,741 -332,282
China 1,980,486 1,145,529 -834,957
India 1,037,020 1,795,202 +758,182
Turkey 586,071 207,559 -378,512
Viet Nam 397,706 382,277 -15,429
Netherlands 208,468 175,656 -32,812
Cambodia 31,372 259,871 +228,499
Portugal 217,684 39,738 -177,946

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 £
Sri Lanka 4,713,469
Pakistan 3,796,703
China 3,413,516
Bangladesh 3,317,124
India 2,862,627

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 £
Sri Lanka 2,261,275 2,452,194 +190,919
Pakistan 1,175,725 2,620,978 +1,445,253
China 2,116,290 1,297,226 -819,064
Bangladesh 1,815,148 1,501,976 -313,172
India 1,040,054 1,822,573 +782,519
Turkey 604,619 236,520 -368,099
Viet Nam 407,627 389,433 -18,194
Cambodia 222,358 286,212 +63,854
Portugal 219,981 47,592 -172,389
Nigeria 94,934 0 -94,934

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Greater Manchester 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Inner London - East 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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 18 22 +4
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Merseyside 2 3 +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) 15,626,711
Other 2,425,429
Air transport 1,770,488
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,167,532
Road transport 77,063

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) 7,188,171 8,438,540 +1,250,369
Other 1,086,707 1,338,722 +252,015
Air transport 1,074,407 696,081 -378,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 774,878 392,654 -382,224
Road transport 57,201 19,862 -37,339

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 7,105,237
Felixstowe 4,978,614
000 2,425,429
Southampton 1,536,870
499 1,128,484

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,991,122 5,114,115 +3,122,993
Felixstowe 3,810,273 1,168,341 -2,641,932
000 1,086,707 1,338,722 +252,015
Southampton 1,070,989 465,881 -605,108
499 3,191 1,125,293 +1,122,102
London Heathrow Airport 659,001 311,935 -347,066
Dover 442,403 195,741 -246,662
Middlesbrough 26,893 369,627 +342,734
East Midlands Airport 177,106 153,478 -23,628
London 116,872 143,654 +26,782

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 88
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 21
2025-10 31
2025-09 31
2025-08 25

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+ 41
1m-15m 37
0-1m 19
Other 19
15m-54m 14

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 899,608
South Korea 409,825
Iceland 206,461
United States 93,292
Armenia 86,930

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 512,348 387,260 -125,088
South Korea 409,825 0 -409,825
Iceland 1,056 205,405 +204,349
United States 20,749 72,543 +51,794
Armenia 0 86,930 +86,930
Argentina 0 80,200 +80,200
Germany 35,593 20,758 -14,835
United Arab Emirates 50,965 2,913 -48,052
France 32,861 18,226 -14,635
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 0 46,491 +46,491

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 £
India 277,241
Bangladesh 270,975
Sri Lanka 130,547
China 68,698
Cambodia 53,603

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 £
India 174,474 102,767 -71,707
Bangladesh 166,791 104,184 -62,607
Sri Lanka 58,753 71,794 +13,041
China 36,931 31,767 -5,164
Cambodia 20,920 32,683 +11,763
Viet Nam 11,110 11,949 +839
Turkey 6,830 3,326 -3,504
Indonesia 1,064 1,945 +881
Mauritius 1,059 501 -558
Egypt 1,028 45 -983

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 1,269,805
Other 893,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 195,907
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,367

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 616,414 653,391 +36,977
Other 509,866 383,540 -126,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 102,937 92,970 -9,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,576 26,791 +1,215

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 893,406
East Midlands Airport 696,536
London Heathrow Airport 533,048
Dover / Eurotunnel 150,554
London Gateway Port 28,497

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 £
000 509,866 383,540 -126,326
East Midlands Airport 99,653 596,883 +497,230
London Heathrow Airport 476,540 56,508 -420,032
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,550 64,004 -22,546
London Gateway Port 21,413 7,084 -14,329
London Stansted Airport 19,366 0 -19,366
London Gatwick Airport 18,787 0 -18,787
Liverpool Docks 0 18,667 +18,667
Dover 3,922 12,448 +8,526
London 0 12,291 +12,291

Quick facts

HS code: 610891

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

Description: Includes a variety of cotton items like slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, and pyjamas