Import/export HS code 611249: Swimwear made of other fabrics

Swimwear made from materials other than synthetic fibers, such as cotton or blends, offering comfort and style for swimming

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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 £
China 6,220,311
Italy 502,240
Portugal 399,023
Pakistan 268,778
India 167,949

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 £
China 3,053,701 3,166,610 +112,909
Italy 272,957 229,283 -43,674
Portugal 217,382 181,641 -35,741
Pakistan 81,718 187,060 +105,342
India 90,194 77,755 -12,439
United States 103,855 60,663 -43,192
Bangladesh 21,343 116,104 +94,761
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 94,097 42,801 -51,296
Turkey 49,551 85,571 +36,020
Thailand 89,929 7,861 -82,068

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 6,525,941
Italy 551,501
Portugal 416,088
Pakistan 270,668
India 184,992

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 3,258,918 3,267,023 +8,105
Italy 295,030 256,471 -38,559
Portugal 220,379 195,709 -24,670
Pakistan 83,608 187,060 +103,452
India 100,851 84,141 -16,710
Turkey 56,228 84,749 +28,521
Bangladesh 16,048 116,104 +100,056
Tunisia 7,578 120,495 +112,917
Bulgaria 44,659 49,031 +4,372
Thailand 85,135 1,793 -83,342

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
Inner London - East 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 22 23 +1
Inner London - East 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 5 8 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3

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) 4,768,595
Air transport 3,446,542
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 759,142
Other 105,156
Road transport 5,611

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) 2,287,171 2,481,424 +194,253
Air transport 1,638,429 1,808,113 +169,684
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 476,003 283,139 -192,864
Other 65,873 39,283 -26,590
Road transport 929 4,682 +3,753

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,861,266
Southampton 1,750,538
London Heathrow Airport 1,517,576
London Gateway Port 824,918
East Midlands Airport 699,131

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 1,044,695 816,571 -228,124
Southampton 980,852 769,686 -211,166
London Heathrow Airport 823,813 693,763 -130,050
London Gateway Port 68,521 756,397 +687,876
East Midlands Airport 282,407 416,724 +134,317
Manchester Airport 255,201 203,423 -51,778
Dover 260,964 79,264 -181,700
Birmingham Airport 122,123 204,302 +82,179
499 23,725 193,963 +170,238
London 82,649 99,847 +17,198

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 99
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 28
2026-02 22
2026-01 22
2025-12 12

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 70
54m+ 37
0-1m 26
Other 13
15m-54m 11

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 £
United States 963,192
Cambodia 158,616
Belgium 119,963
South Korea 106,800
Ireland 95,637

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 £
United States 712,990 250,202 -462,788
Cambodia 0 158,616 +158,616
Belgium 13,956 106,007 +92,051
South Korea 106,800 0 -106,800
Ireland 55,248 40,389 -14,859
Italy 64,993 26,385 -38,608
Germany 85,078 2,242 -82,836
Poland 59,273 16,624 -42,649
Netherlands 5,508 61,400 +55,892
Bosnia and Herzegovina 31,474 14,450 -17,024

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 £
China 34,295
India 33,694
Bangladesh 13,577
Sri Lanka 575
Viet Nam 333

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 £
China 17,026 17,269 +243
India 22,387 11,307 -11,080
Bangladesh 4,447 9,130 +4,683
Sri Lanka 413 162 -251
Viet Nam 189 144 -45
Cambodia 50 0 -50
Morocco 10 3 -7

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 1,367,956
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 476,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 173,716
Other 89,055
Road transport 5,695

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 994,009 373,947 -620,062
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 226,485 249,878 +23,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,395 165,321 +156,926
Other 49,635 39,420 -10,215
Road transport 5,695 0 -5,695

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 849,836
East Midlands Airport 425,523
Dover / Eurotunnel 416,241
Felixstowe 158,616
000 89,055

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 681,593 168,243 -513,350
East Midlands Airport 252,468 173,055 -79,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 210,105 206,136 -3,969
Felixstowe 0 158,616 +158,616
000 49,635 39,420 -10,215
ZLC 40,728 17,651 -23,077
London Stansted Airport 24,915 14,998 -9,917
Immingham Docks 0 23,191 +23,191
Dover 9,993 8,512 -1,481
Southampton 8,395 3,060 -5,335

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 611249

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

Description: Swimwear made from materials other than synthetic fibers, such as cotton or blends, offering comfort and style for swimming