Import/export HS code 611529: Hosiery from other materials

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 £
Turkey 10,034,767
China 9,861,457
Cambodia 5,831,805
Ireland 1,441,981
Italy 1,420,479

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 £
Turkey 5,012,608 5,022,159 +9,551
China 4,424,740 5,436,717 +1,011,977
Cambodia 3,582,493 2,249,312 -1,333,181
Ireland 776,917 665,064 -111,853
Italy 720,999 699,480 -21,519
India 642,986 735,083 +92,097
Netherlands 396,935 117,576 -279,359
Spain 164,609 229,801 +65,192
Pakistan 11,292 375,666 +364,374
Sri Lanka 216,190 144,909 -71,281

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 £
Turkey 10,266,246
China 10,008,364
Cambodia 5,976,847
India 1,379,292
Italy 1,077,286

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 £
Turkey 5,205,548 5,060,698 -144,850
China 4,575,970 5,432,394 +856,424
Cambodia 3,668,738 2,308,109 -1,360,629
India 642,368 736,924 +94,556
Italy 622,946 454,340 -168,606
Pakistan 11,292 464,501 +453,209
Spain 133,535 216,803 +83,268
Sri Lanka 140,123 144,909 +4,786
Bangladesh 75,979 169,344 +93,365
Germany 113,973 90,517 -23,456

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
Greater Manchester 21
Inner London - East 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Outer London - West and North West 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
Inner London - West 30 20 -10
Greater Manchester 16 13 -3
Inner London - East 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 7 -4
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
West Yorkshire 7 3 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
West Midlands 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,157,971
Other 4,494,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,419,278
Air transport 2,530,621
Road transport 1,739,541

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) 9,622,425 11,535,546 +1,913,121
Other 3,375,938 1,118,754 -2,257,184
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,784,766 1,634,512 -150,254
Air transport 1,320,040 1,210,581 -109,459
Road transport 792,020 947,521 +155,501

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,419,217
000 4,494,692
London Gateway Port 3,575,589
499 3,185,505
ZLC 2,460,832

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 6,726,024 3,693,193 -3,032,831
000 3,375,938 1,118,754 -2,257,184
London Gateway Port 252,139 3,323,450 +3,071,311
499 8,541 3,176,964 +3,168,423
ZLC 1,020,175 1,440,657 +420,482
Southampton 1,038,241 1,173,397 +135,156
Middlesbrough 1,523,194 170,661 -1,352,533
Dover 920,123 551,914 -368,209
Birmingham Airport 588,181 353,678 -234,503
East Midlands Airport 357,832 254,261 -103,571

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
120
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
63
Manufacture of wearing apparel
13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6
Manufacture of textiles
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 22
2026-03 26
2026-02 25
2026-01 25

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 85
54m+ 42
0-1m 39
Other 21
15m-54m 18

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 £
Iceland 921,570
Ireland 648,340
United States 569,298
Armenia 294,660
Turkey 293,038

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 £
Iceland 254,330 667,240 +412,910
Ireland 318,414 329,926 +11,512
United States 13,702 555,596 +541,894
Armenia 0 294,660 +294,660
Turkey 262,498 30,540 -231,958
Argentina 10,700 225,900 +215,200
United Arab Emirates 118,837 27,952 -90,885
South Korea 134,700 973 -133,727
Netherlands 32,048 42,940 +10,892
Germany 59,177 8,714 -50,463

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 224,346
Turkey 200,234
India 69,619
Sri Lanka 61,317
Cambodia 20,100

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 99,191 125,155 +25,964
Turkey 101,760 98,474 -3,286
India 55,029 14,590 -40,439
Sri Lanka 27,712 33,605 +5,893
Cambodia 1,595 18,505 +16,910
Bangladesh 5,073 5,843 +770
Myanmar 1,724 5,929 +4,205
Italy 999 2,054 +1,055
Ireland 99 0 -99
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 59 0 -59

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 2,389,208
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 760,366
Other 610,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 234,434

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 537,551 1,851,657 +1,314,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 546,273 214,093 -332,180
Other 301,848 308,532 +6,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,853 128,581 +22,728

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,073,261
Dover / Eurotunnel 673,024
000 610,380
London Heathrow Airport 243,449
London Gateway Port 112,165

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 364,010 1,709,251 +1,345,241
Dover / Eurotunnel 486,770 186,254 -300,516
000 301,848 308,532 +6,684
London Heathrow Airport 141,864 101,585 -40,279
London Gateway Port 104,756 7,409 -97,347
Grangemouth Docks 0 107,779 +107,779
Dover 25,136 2,770 -22,366
London Stansted Airport 11,681 9,193 -2,488
Manchester Airport 3,538 14,790 +11,252
Immingham Docks 10,847 5,591 -5,256

Quick facts

HS code: 611529

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

Description: Hosiery made from materials other than synthetic fibres