Import/export HS code 611594: Wool or fine animal hair hosiery

Hosiery made from wool or fine animal hair

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  • 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 £
China 4,275,655
Netherlands 4,196,790
Turkey 3,166,168
Italy 2,333,814
Portugal 1,885,642

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 2,391,823 1,883,832 -507,991
Netherlands 2,324,758 1,872,032 -452,726
Turkey 1,186,074 1,980,094 +794,020
Italy 1,150,632 1,183,182 +32,550
Portugal 840,886 1,044,756 +203,870
France 1,046,940 804,460 -242,480
United States 873,135 654,001 -219,134
Germany 320,471 391,624 +71,153
Romania 442,396 120,932 -321,464
Belgium 339,877 11,259 -328,618

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 £
Italy 5,632,700
China 4,480,186
Turkey 3,308,253
United States 2,639,627
Portugal 2,454,371

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 £
Italy 3,129,870 2,502,830 -627,040
China 2,513,217 1,966,969 -546,248
Turkey 1,227,020 2,081,233 +854,213
United States 1,486,780 1,152,847 -333,933
Portugal 1,081,777 1,372,594 +290,817
Germany 931,318 766,404 -164,914
Romania 615,969 264,599 -351,370
South Korea 188,529 157,272 -31,257
Japan 112,318 96,388 -15,930
Pakistan 1,366 163,417 +162,051

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 80
Inner London - East 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Greater Manchester 12

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 65 44 -21
Inner London - East 17 16 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 10 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 3 -6
East Central Scotland 6 8 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 8 +7

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) 11,626,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,165,111
Air transport 3,596,010
Road transport 904,937
Other 862,619

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) 6,339,087 5,287,295 -1,051,792
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,805,701 3,359,410 +553,709
Air transport 1,989,042 1,606,968 -382,074
Road transport 499,113 405,824 -93,289
Other 542,237 320,382 -221,855

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,628,383
Eurotunnel 3,475,810
Felixstowe 2,667,345
Immingham Docks 1,505,243
499 1,379,457

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 £
Dover 1,957,248 1,671,135 -286,113
Eurotunnel 1,969,168 1,506,642 -462,526
Felixstowe 1,335,667 1,331,678 -3,989
Immingham Docks 752,895 752,348 -547
499 167,924 1,211,533 +1,043,609
London Heathrow Airport 796,744 557,746 -238,998
Dover / Eurotunnel 538,045 758,830 +220,785
Southampton 983,643 297,119 -686,524
000 542,237 320,382 -221,855
Birmingham Airport 453,832 375,716 -78,116

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 178
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 91
Manufacture of wearing apparel 18
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 63
2025-10 63
2025-09 60
2025-08 50

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 118
54m+ 71
0-1m 56
Other 32
15m-54m 25

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 808,520
France 468,216
Germany 334,375
Belgium 285,953
South Korea 254,512

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 465,167 343,353 -121,814
France 154,821 313,395 +158,574
Germany 272,309 62,066 -210,243
Belgium 225,510 60,443 -165,067
South Korea 245,066 9,446 -235,620
Ireland 138,051 88,621 -49,430
Italy 131,791 76,268 -55,523
Netherlands 51,622 128,741 +77,119
Canada 93,818 58,366 -35,452
Japan 52,604 58,479 +5,875

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 14,408
China 10,609
Bangladesh 6,778
Portugal 1,109
Italy 296

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 7,002 7,406 +404
China 7,763 2,846 -4,917
Bangladesh 6,778 0 -6,778
Portugal 543 566 +23
Italy 296 0 -296
Ireland 127 77 -50
Switzerland 0 31 +31
United States 0 15 +15

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 1,924,608
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,475,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 281,804
Other 33,931
Road transport 4,917

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 1,339,871 584,737 -755,134
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 802,753 672,920 -129,833
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 140,484 141,320 +836
Other 22,922 11,009 -11,913
Road transport 4,917 0 -4,917

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 951,949
London Heathrow Airport 665,257
Dover / Eurotunnel 638,084
Dover 458,988
Holyhead 149,738

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 600,276 351,673 -248,603
London Heathrow Airport 526,048 139,209 -386,839
Dover / Eurotunnel 502,276 135,808 -366,468
Dover 153,592 305,396 +151,804
Holyhead 88,260 61,478 -26,782
ZLC 73,493 54,822 -18,671
Southampton 70,991 26,376 -44,615
Middlesbrough 45,376 47,954 +2,578
Immingham Docks 26,171 59,716 +33,545
Liverpool Docks 20,784 64,065 +43,281

Quick facts

HS code: 611594

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

Description: Hosiery made from wool or fine animal hair