Import/export HS code 611020: Cotton sweaters and pullovers

Sweaters and pullovers made of cotton, including lightweight options

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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 408,475,205
China 210,576,094
Turkey 173,282,373
Italy 169,142,765
Pakistan 161,397,880

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 181,596,904 226,878,301 +45,281,397
China 107,722,514 102,853,580 -4,868,934
Turkey 87,879,373 85,403,000 -2,476,373
Italy 85,688,440 83,454,325 -2,234,115
Pakistan 84,589,458 76,808,422 -7,781,036
Netherlands 59,218,759 69,594,195 +10,375,436
Cambodia 40,259,388 30,855,525 -9,403,863
Spain 30,831,284 32,603,186 +1,771,902
France 34,571,658 25,772,728 -8,798,930
India 26,149,886 27,070,964 +921,078

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 500,904,029
China 299,145,803
Turkey 241,887,387
Pakistan 189,012,042
Cambodia 141,910,046

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 226,657,564 274,246,465 +47,588,901
China 150,501,838 148,643,965 -1,857,873
Turkey 123,637,532 118,249,855 -5,387,677
Pakistan 100,142,140 88,869,902 -11,272,238
Cambodia 71,063,806 70,846,240 -217,566
Viet Nam 44,812,026 46,587,962 +1,775,936
Portugal 41,320,566 39,002,046 -2,318,520
India 33,201,513 32,914,039 -287,474
Italy 29,564,044 25,927,759 -3,636,285
Egypt 9,339,536 12,597,390 +3,257,854

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 564
Inner London - East 306
Greater Manchester 278
Outer London - West and North West 151
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 132

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 433 436 +3
Inner London - East 212 229 +17
Greater Manchester 207 212 +5
Outer London - West and North West 106 105 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 99 87 -12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 93 84 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 79 85 +6
West Midlands 69 73 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 63 68 +5
Essex 48 56 +8

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) 863,787,369
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 586,450,950
Air transport 204,708,545
Other 166,054,299
Road transport 41,691,354

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) 372,631,763 491,155,606 +118,523,843
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 292,000,645 294,450,305 +2,449,660
Air transport 111,332,379 93,376,166 -17,956,213
Other 120,582,148 45,472,151 -75,109,997
Road transport 21,989,314 19,702,040 -2,287,274
Rail transport 0 62,570 +62,570

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 340,425,460
London Gateway Port 222,907,688
Dover 172,872,027
000 166,054,299
Southampton 162,394,049

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 199,565,829 140,859,631 -58,706,198
London Gateway Port 80,222,322 142,685,366 +62,463,044
Dover 80,847,851 92,024,176 +11,176,325
000 120,582,148 45,472,151 -75,109,997
Southampton 85,884,455 76,509,594 -9,374,861
Eurotunnel 83,437,969 67,417,049 -16,020,920
499 674,153 135,025,774 +134,351,621
ZLC 48,280,633 50,822,367 +2,541,734
London Heathrow Airport 55,186,489 40,517,114 -14,669,375
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,013,285 48,282,206 +5,268,921

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 1559
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 940
Manufacture of wearing apparel 165
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 143
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 75

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 691
2026-03 820
2026-02 836
2026-01 744
2025-12 658

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 1196
0-1m 973
54m+ 526
Other 250
15m-54m 206

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 41,321,307
France 26,247,743
Italy 22,068,380
Germany 20,532,247
Netherlands 20,116,871

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 19,499,162 21,822,145 +2,322,983
France 13,686,353 12,561,390 -1,124,963
Italy 10,962,079 11,106,301 +144,222
Germany 11,668,715 8,863,532 -2,805,183
Netherlands 11,578,872 8,537,999 -3,040,873
United States 10,167,797 8,121,031 -2,046,766
Belgium 4,435,862 3,388,712 -1,047,150
Canada 5,500,176 2,232,707 -3,267,469
Iceland 1,204,034 5,719,306 +4,515,272
United Arab Emirates 3,433,759 2,907,944 -525,815

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 9,337,756
Pakistan 2,548,014
China 2,494,129
Turkey 1,828,570
Sri Lanka 1,641,647

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 4,567,009 4,770,747 +203,738
Pakistan 1,264,893 1,283,121 +18,228
China 1,205,180 1,288,949 +83,769
Turkey 962,395 866,175 -96,220
Sri Lanka 760,911 880,736 +119,825
India 706,479 913,106 +206,627
Cambodia 219,635 581,279 +361,644
Myanmar 361,300 176,441 -184,859
Egypt 56,844 67,758 +10,914
Morocco 45,076 75,245 +30,169

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) 128,000,320
Air transport 64,320,523
Other 25,928,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,853,831
Road transport 6,433

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) 66,028,424 61,971,896 -4,056,528
Air transport 29,379,853 34,940,670 +5,560,817
Other 12,490,470 13,437,686 +947,216
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,551,579 6,302,252 -5,249,327
Road transport 2,595 3,838 +1,243

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 91,508,089
East Midlands Airport 29,420,894
000 25,928,156
London Heathrow Airport 24,452,342
Holyhead 12,223,766

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,803,198 43,704,891 -4,098,307
East Midlands Airport 11,750,772 17,670,122 +5,919,350
000 12,490,470 13,437,686 +947,216
London Heathrow Airport 12,856,009 11,596,333 -1,259,676
Holyhead 4,861,365 7,362,401 +2,501,036
Dover 4,762,194 3,977,852 -784,342
Immingham Docks 3,802,631 3,935,066 +132,435
Liverpool Docks 5,857,046 1,491,730 -4,365,316
London Gateway Port 4,166,281 2,655,042 -1,511,239
London Stansted Airport 1,817,729 3,192,938 +1,375,209

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 611020

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

Description: Sweaters and pullovers made of cotton, including lightweight options