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 £
Pakistan 4,920,428
Sri Lanka 4,838,008
India 3,436,947
China 3,147,549
Bangladesh 3,046,226

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 £
Pakistan 1,615,624 3,304,804 +1,689,180
Sri Lanka 2,648,279 2,189,729 -458,550
India 1,584,214 1,852,733 +268,519
China 1,974,800 1,172,749 -802,051
Bangladesh 1,563,296 1,482,930 -80,366
Viet Nam 398,478 347,140 -51,338
Turkey 534,562 204,651 -329,911
Cambodia 211,848 285,159 +73,311
Netherlands 83,453 205,332 +121,879
Ireland 76,209 179,410 +103,201

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 5,042,888
Pakistan 4,938,191
India 3,530,967
China 3,469,132
Bangladesh 3,060,496

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 2,781,062 2,261,826 -519,236
Pakistan 1,615,624 3,322,567 +1,706,943
India 1,544,060 1,986,907 +442,847
China 2,139,955 1,329,177 -810,778
Bangladesh 1,559,941 1,500,555 -59,386
Turkey 557,090 237,815 -319,275
Viet Nam 402,498 378,869 -23,629
Cambodia 261,804 322,370 +60,566
Portugal 130,073 69,324 -60,749
Italy 37,078 75,781 +38,703

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 30
Greater Manchester 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - East 8

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 21 21 +0
Greater Manchester 10 11 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3
Merseyside 4 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) 17,950,936
Other 2,137,329
Air transport 1,795,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,080,353
Road transport 52,539

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) 8,116,991 9,833,945 +1,716,954
Other 1,510,802 626,527 -884,275
Air transport 996,588 798,820 -197,768
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 622,846 457,507 -165,339
Road transport 40,924 11,615 -29,309

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 9,374,175
Felixstowe 4,424,805
000 2,137,329
499 1,799,737
Southampton 1,429,012

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 3,275,483 6,098,692 +2,823,209
Felixstowe 3,440,974 983,831 -2,457,143
000 1,510,802 626,527 -884,275
499 2,279 1,797,458 +1,795,179
Southampton 930,564 498,448 -432,116
London Heathrow Airport 568,698 322,687 -246,011
Dover 425,918 206,219 -219,699
Middlesbrough 164,838 352,428 +187,590
East Midlands Airport 195,027 161,441 -33,586
Manchester Airport 126,780 163,064 +36,284

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
42
Manufacture of wearing apparel
8
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
2026-05 27
2026-04 20
2026-03 21
2026-02 29
2026-01 26

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+ 48
1m-15m 38
0-1m 19
Other 18
15m-54m 17

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 916,115
South Korea 392,100
Iceland 245,495
United States 94,828
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 470,672 445,443 -25,229
South Korea 392,100 0 -392,100
Iceland 73,625 171,870 +98,245
United States 23,332 71,496 +48,164
Armenia 14,400 72,530 +58,130
Argentina 0 80,200 +80,200
Canada 1,361 67,976 +66,615
Germany 42,222 15,040 -27,182
France 32,625 18,405 -14,220
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 269,335
Bangladesh 255,851
Sri Lanka 154,758
China 81,127
Cambodia 58,754

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 136,096 133,239 -2,857
Bangladesh 149,961 105,890 -44,071
Sri Lanka 64,725 90,033 +25,308
China 37,445 43,682 +6,237
Cambodia 25,820 32,934 +7,114
Viet Nam 11,425 10,486 -939
Turkey 5,868 1,702 -4,166
Indonesia 632 2,766 +2,134
Mauritius 1,239 108 -1,131
Egypt 568 29 -539

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 1,252,562
Other 910,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 199,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,715

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 626,074 626,488 +414
Other 469,378 440,815 -28,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 126,734 72,354 -54,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,668 40,047 +26,379

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 910,193
East Midlands Airport 714,655
London Heathrow Airport 457,791
Dover / Eurotunnel 152,753
Birmingham Airport 53,842

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 £
000 469,378 440,815 -28,563
East Midlands Airport 205,628 509,027 +303,399
London Heathrow Airport 398,868 58,923 -339,945
Dover / Eurotunnel 115,812 36,941 -78,871
Birmingham Airport 1,078 52,764 +51,686
Dover 7,228 20,387 +13,159
Liverpool Docks 10,561 15,540 +4,979
London Stansted Airport 19,366 2,663 -16,703
London Gateway Port 0 19,716 +19,716
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