Import/export HS code 611510: Compression hosiery

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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 £
Germany 32,135,880
China 6,520,272
United States 5,934,192
Netherlands 5,406,894
Italy 4,181,166

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 £
Germany 14,305,066 17,830,814 +3,525,748
China 3,192,694 3,327,578 +134,884
United States 2,970,239 2,963,953 -6,286
Netherlands 2,767,917 2,638,977 -128,940
Italy 2,133,670 2,047,496 -86,174
Portugal 1,924,180 1,769,111 -155,069
Switzerland 1,557,961 1,557,617 -344
Japan 781,372 1,663,217 +881,845
France 1,075,893 1,007,633 -68,260
Pakistan 372,722 712,269 +339,547

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 £
Germany 27,102,190
China 7,397,945
United States 6,327,153
Italy 4,894,016
Costa Rica 4,377,197

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 £
Germany 12,134,759 14,967,431 +2,832,672
China 3,856,241 3,541,704 -314,537
United States 2,943,909 3,383,244 +439,335
Italy 2,476,468 2,417,548 -58,920
Costa Rica 2,151,576 2,225,621 +74,045
Portugal 2,013,864 1,934,177 -79,687
Switzerland 1,547,054 1,557,617 +10,563
Czechia 1,021,813 1,789,931 +768,118
Japan 781,372 1,663,217 +881,845
Mexico 1,137,342 572,687 -564,655

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 39
Inner London - West 23
Inner London - East 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13

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
Greater Manchester 26 24 -2
Inner London - West 14 16 +2
Inner London - East 14 11 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 12 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 6 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 7 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 8 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 35,924,521
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,985,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,367,994
Road transport 871,611
Other 415,291

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 £
Air transport 16,401,629 19,522,892 +3,121,263
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,745,598 10,240,087 +494,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,459,075 5,908,919 +449,844
Road transport 417,884 453,727 +35,843
Other 179,047 236,244 +57,197

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 23,078,159
Eurotunnel 9,988,899
London Heathrow Airport 8,335,368
Dover 5,074,636
London Gateway Port 4,007,392

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 £
East Midlands Airport 10,087,103 12,991,056 +2,903,953
Eurotunnel 5,172,187 4,816,712 -355,475
London Heathrow Airport 4,142,923 4,192,445 +49,522
Dover 2,142,584 2,932,052 +789,468
London Gateway Port 2,509,933 1,497,459 -1,012,474
Southampton 1,021,892 2,802,101 +1,780,209
Harwich 947,421 1,151,163 +203,742
Newhaven 1,263,041 825,761 -437,280
Felixstowe 1,133,271 896,646 -236,625
Luton Airport 979,320 324,084 -655,236

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 107
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 104
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Human health activities 10
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 36
2026-04 35
2026-03 34
2026-02 33
2026-01 31

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 124
0-1m 56
54m+ 38
15m-54m 27
Other 12

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 1,990,756
United States 1,023,679
Australia 1,015,698
New Zealand 810,572
Germany 751,657

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 1,025,702 965,054 -60,648
United States 442,428 581,251 +138,823
Australia 446,797 568,901 +122,104
New Zealand 318,398 492,174 +173,776
Germany 337,859 413,798 +75,939
Netherlands 251,446 313,611 +62,165
United Arab Emirates 234,879 182,689 -52,190
Saudi Arabia 149,222 69,836 -79,386
Switzerland 82,670 103,328 +20,658
Israel 36,274 70,054 +33,780

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 £
Turkey 2,633
Portugal 2,232
China 919
Italy 254
XI 180

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 £
Turkey 1,215 1,418 +203
Portugal 1,262 970 -292
China 8 911 +903
Italy 173 81 -92
XI 0 180 +180

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 5,089,980
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,559,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 341,404
Other 26,447

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 2,363,978 2,726,002 +362,024
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,314,839 1,244,867 -69,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 172,131 169,273 -2,858
Other 10,945 15,502 +4,557

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,562,471
London Heathrow Airport 2,237,378
Holyhead 1,522,595
Dover / Eurotunnel 625,331
London Gateway Port 235,253

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,318,598 1,243,873 -74,725
London Heathrow Airport 833,608 1,403,770 +570,162
Holyhead 797,112 725,483 -71,629
Dover / Eurotunnel 301,212 324,119 +22,907
London Gateway Port 147,572 87,681 -59,891
Liverpool Docks 91,122 125,868 +34,746
Manchester Airport 72,153 41,201 -30,952
Southampton 19,960 67,275 +47,315
London Gatwick Airport 86,665 0 -86,665
Dover 45,109 36,310 -8,799

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 611510

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

Description: Special hosiery like stockings for varicose veins, designed to improve blood flow