Import/export HS code 61109010: Flax or ramie sweaters

Sweaters and pullovers made of flax or ramie fibers

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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 £
Italy 2,013,353
Pakistan 1,051,289
Spain 1,025,473
China 661,120
Germany 627,551

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 £
Italy 1,032,552 980,801 -51,751
Pakistan 384,438 666,851 +282,413
Spain 330,507 694,966 +364,459
China 346,579 314,541 -32,038
Germany 481,421 146,130 -335,291
Bangladesh 98,031 419,487 +321,456
France 215,775 257,123 +41,348
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,668 87,834 +16,166
Netherlands 56,932 102,037 +45,105
Tunisia 47,030 80,590 +33,560

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 £
China 2,418,600
Italy 1,951,610
Pakistan 1,052,398
Bangladesh 582,069
Germany 378,306

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 £
China 1,052,412 1,366,188 +313,776
Italy 994,666 956,944 -37,722
Pakistan 384,438 667,960 +283,522
Bangladesh 125,207 456,862 +331,655
Germany 375,374 2,932 -372,442
Cambodia 114,730 112,748 -1,982
Tunisia 49,365 82,965 +33,600
Romania 70,938 47,760 -23,178
Viet Nam 37,989 68,183 +30,194
Turkey 70,642 30,586 -40,056

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 75
Greater Manchester 16
Inner London - East 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 58 49 -9
Greater Manchester 12 9 -3
Inner London - East 12 7 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Kent 3 2 -1
Lancashire 4 2 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,787,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,821,030
Air transport 1,194,989
Other 595,605
Road transport 138,446

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,906,855 1,880,561 -26,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 762,111 1,058,919 +296,808
Air transport 592,907 602,082 +9,175
Other 234,211 361,394 +127,183
Road transport 57,856 80,590 +22,734

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 1,581,617
Dover 1,212,440
Southampton 889,420
London Heathrow Airport 669,325
000 595,605

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 £
Eurotunnel 725,809 855,808 +129,999
Dover 698,560 513,880 -184,680
Southampton 543,926 345,494 -198,432
London Heathrow Airport 369,896 299,429 -70,467
000 234,211 361,394 +127,183
Felixstowe 109,783 483,887 +374,104
Dover / Eurotunnel 235,660 309,000 +73,340
London 143,474 126,891 -16,583
East Midlands Airport 146,792 113,421 -33,371
London Gateway Port 94,358 129,998 +35,640

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 151
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Manufacture of textiles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 8
2025-10 12
2025-09 21
2025-08 15

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 83
54m+ 53
0-1m 43
15m-54m 15
Other 13

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 421,146
Italy 390,009
Japan 246,950
United Arab Emirates 207,271
Ireland 205,814

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 196,580 224,566 +27,986
Italy 195,003 195,006 +3
Japan 177,131 69,819 -107,312
United Arab Emirates 92,036 115,235 +23,199
Ireland 165,525 40,289 -125,236
Australia 138,939 6,170 -132,769
France 66,131 34,111 -32,020
United States 63,682 29,639 -34,043
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 53,523 38,968 -14,555
Spain 64,843 3,343 -61,500

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 £
Cambodia 18,171
Bangladesh 17,058
China 11,166
Myanmar 565
Portugal 116

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 £
Cambodia 17,166 1,005 -16,161
Bangladesh 10,961 6,097 -4,864
China 6,969 4,197 -2,772
Myanmar 431 134 -297
Portugal 99 17 -82
India 66 2 -64
Madagascar 0 35 +35
Morocco 34 0 -34

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 1,919,733
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 612,548
Other 59,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,002

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 1,186,139 733,594 -452,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 420,585 191,963 -228,622
Other 42,154 17,367 -24,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,480 1,522 -14,958

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 970,476
East Midlands Airport 862,387
Dover / Eurotunnel 447,456
Holyhead 101,934
000 59,521

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 619,438 351,038 -268,400
East Midlands Airport 503,735 358,652 -145,083
Dover / Eurotunnel 285,987 161,469 -124,518
Holyhead 91,639 10,295 -81,344
000 42,154 17,367 -24,787
London Stansted Airport 32,027 19,794 -12,233
Liverpool Docks 26,120 11,866 -14,254
ZLC 25,226 2,855 -22,371
Dover 15,924 6,521 -9,403
London Gateway Port 6,078 0 -6,078

Quick facts

HS code: 61109010

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

Description: Sweaters and pullovers made of flax or ramie fibers