Import/export HS code 61151090: Various compression hosiery

Compression hosiery made from materials other than synthetic fibres

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 2,476,649
Netherlands 1,787,123
Switzerland 1,781,187
China 1,181,654
Portugal 1,139,921

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 891,429 1,585,220 +693,791
Netherlands 711,737 1,075,386 +363,649
Switzerland 887,765 893,422 +5,657
China 668,794 512,860 -155,934
Portugal 559,293 580,628 +21,335
Italy 223,889 289,282 +65,393
Japan 41,417 155,742 +114,325
United States 109,277 60,721 -48,556
Poland 106,244 55,792 -50,452
France 75,909 43,753 -32,156

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 2,393,881
Switzerland 1,772,533
Costa Rica 1,724,442
China 1,292,308
Portugal 1,226,804

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 826,253 1,567,628 +741,375
Switzerland 879,111 893,422 +14,311
Costa Rica 679,868 1,044,574 +364,706
China 726,691 565,617 -161,074
Portugal 595,559 631,245 +35,686
Italy 220,739 239,615 +18,876
Japan 41,417 155,742 +114,325
United States 123,142 50,900 -72,242
Poland 100,615 55,792 -44,823
Pakistan 72,901 12,960 -59,941

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 16
Inner London - West 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - East 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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 12 6 -6
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1

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 5,244,163
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,383,298
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,155,528
Road transport 42,341
Other 28,792

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 2,334,646 2,909,517 +574,871
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,031,787 1,351,511 +319,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,092,244 1,063,284 -28,960
Road transport 18,939 23,402 +4,463
Other 11,762 17,030 +5,268

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,380,849
London Heathrow Airport 1,804,274
Dover 897,199
Newhaven 791,105
Harwich 743,984

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 1,122,543 1,258,306 +135,763
London Heathrow Airport 672,583 1,131,691 +459,108
Dover 326,035 571,164 +245,129
Newhaven 475,622 315,483 -160,139
Harwich 236,520 507,464 +270,944
Eurotunnel 374,142 347,177 -26,965
Southampton 372,434 193,294 -179,140
London Stansted Airport 102,756 378,915 +276,159
London Gateway Port 78,274 192,745 +114,471
Birmingham Airport 147,378 82,575 -64,803

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 51
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Human health activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 12
2025-10 23
2025-09 18
2025-08 21

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 68
0-1m 20
54m+ 19
15m-54m 15
Other 9

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 £
Germany 569,045
United States 332,916
Australia 320,104
Japan 220,684
New Zealand 134,891

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 £
Germany 283,240 285,805 +2,565
United States 177,888 155,028 -22,860
Australia 269,868 50,236 -219,632
Japan 220,684 0 -220,684
New Zealand 118,006 16,885 -101,121
Netherlands 102,977 27,466 -75,511
United Arab Emirates 65,213 53,947 -11,266
Ireland 53,890 51,154 -2,736
Saudi Arabia 7,920 64,258 +56,338
Denmark 13,719 56,215 +42,496

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 911
Portugal 697

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 0 911 +911
Portugal 697 0 -697

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 2,117,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 252,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,800
Other 15,280

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 1,349,797 767,690 -582,107
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 160,094 92,159 -67,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,802 70,998 +67,196
Other 4,978 10,302 +5,324

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,350,308
London Heathrow Airport 721,477
Dover / Eurotunnel 179,438
London Gateway Port 69,544
Dover 50,333

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 823,887 526,421 -297,466
London Heathrow Airport 489,772 231,705 -258,067
Dover / Eurotunnel 124,523 54,915 -69,608
London Gateway Port 3,802 65,742 +61,940
Dover 32,232 18,101 -14,131
Immingham Docks 3,339 21,509 +18,170
ZLC 18,549 2,019 -16,530
Manchester Airport 14,193 2,707 -11,486
000 4,978 10,302 +5,324
London Stansted Airport 3,396 4,838 +1,442

Quick facts

HS code: 61151090

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

Description: Compression hosiery made from materials other than synthetic fibres