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 2,701,005
Spain 1,228,345
Pakistan 1,075,880
China 774,239
Germany 595,293

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 1,035,904 1,665,101 +629,197
Spain 544,187 684,158 +139,971
Pakistan 568,636 507,244 -61,392
China 342,339 431,900 +89,561
Germany 468,911 126,382 -342,529
Bangladesh 260,969 266,803 +5,834
France 218,083 283,556 +65,473
Netherlands 53,600 92,726 +39,126
Tunisia 125,712 17,432 -108,280
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 64,681 77,120 +12,439

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 2,780,231
Italy 2,456,963
Pakistan 1,076,989
Bangladesh 580,119
Germany 321,209

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 1,236,862 1,543,369 +306,507
Italy 973,124 1,483,839 +510,715
Pakistan 569,745 507,244 -62,501
Bangladesh 294,577 285,542 -9,035
Germany 318,277 2,932 -315,345
Cambodia 118,877 115,769 -3,108
Romania 85,798 74,859 -10,939
Viet Nam 49,568 106,719 +57,151
Tunisia 129,051 19,787 -109,264
Turkey 60,647 28,441 -32,206

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
Inner London - East 15
Greater Manchester 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9

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 61 57 -4
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 12 5 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 6 +3
Kent 4 4 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1

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) 4,473,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,917,117
Air transport 1,494,506
Other 516,577
Road transport 156,380

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) 1,992,906 2,481,079 +488,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 997,280 919,837 -77,443
Air transport 693,525 800,981 +107,456
Other 269,715 246,862 -22,853
Road transport 136,538 19,842 -116,696

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 1,782,938
Dover 1,547,814
London Heathrow Airport 865,608
Southampton 820,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 717,342

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 888,672 894,266 +5,594
Dover 629,525 918,289 +288,764
London Heathrow Airport 431,697 433,911 +2,214
Southampton 554,971 265,966 -289,005
Dover / Eurotunnel 307,266 410,076 +102,810
Felixstowe 312,410 362,249 +49,839
000 269,715 246,862 -22,853
East Midlands Airport 165,712 175,864 +10,152
London 83,588 197,331 +113,743
London Gateway Port 130,179 127,627 -2,552

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 168
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Manufacture of textiles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 36
2026-03 51
2026-02 50
2026-01 29
2025-12 17

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 89
54m+ 56
0-1m 46
Other 18
15m-54m 15

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 592,054
Italy 432,759
United Arab Emirates 266,952
Japan 216,368
United States 211,215

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 235,398 356,656 +121,258
Italy 219,710 213,049 -6,661
United Arab Emirates 90,763 176,189 +85,426
Japan 209,779 6,589 -203,190
United States 59,520 151,695 +92,175
Ireland 132,943 58,792 -74,151
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 51,219 71,118 +19,899
France 64,705 42,874 -21,831
Australia 84,338 6,394 -77,944
Spain 65,085 3,571 -61,514

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 19,492
Cambodia 16,007
China 12,317
Myanmar 534
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 £
Bangladesh 14,516 4,976 -9,540
Cambodia 14,915 1,092 -13,823
China 7,476 4,841 -2,635
Myanmar 308 226 -82
Portugal 116 0 -116
India 62 0 -62
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 2,249,797
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 620,659
Other 61,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,082

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 1,201,409 1,048,388 -153,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 382,635 238,024 -144,611
Other 44,632 16,798 -27,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,560 1,522 -13,038

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,239,852
East Midlands Airport 907,105
Dover / Eurotunnel 462,435
London Stansted Airport 73,257
Holyhead 70,594

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 607,759 632,093 +24,334
East Midlands Airport 539,020 368,085 -170,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 281,863 180,572 -101,291
London Stansted Airport 34,530 38,727 +4,197
Holyhead 58,406 12,188 -46,218
000 44,632 16,798 -27,834
Liverpool Docks 26,120 29,242 +3,122
ZLC 17,193 8,228 -8,965
Dover 15,331 5,349 -9,982
Eurotunnel 0 7,841 +7,841

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