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

Hosiery made from wool or fine animal hair

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  • 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 £
Netherlands 4,909,622
China 4,747,670
Turkey 3,421,811
Italy 2,641,397
Portugal 2,095,101

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 £
Netherlands 2,619,732 2,289,890 -329,842
China 2,496,463 2,251,207 -245,256
Turkey 1,334,031 2,087,780 +753,749
Italy 1,239,037 1,402,360 +163,323
Portugal 826,234 1,268,867 +442,633
France 997,218 1,085,177 +87,959
United States 829,362 760,379 -68,983
Germany 327,401 421,070 +93,669
Romania 393,806 80,030 -313,776
South Korea 216,721 167,268 -49,453

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 6,103,288
China 4,973,089
Turkey 3,570,423
United States 2,973,399
Portugal 2,783,644

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 3,138,488 2,964,800 -173,688
China 2,626,281 2,346,808 -279,473
Turkey 1,379,924 2,190,499 +810,575
United States 1,491,118 1,482,281 -8,837
Portugal 1,200,813 1,582,831 +382,018
Germany 891,011 947,993 +56,982
Romania 581,492 260,221 -321,271
South Korea 220,615 178,535 -42,080
Japan 112,788 103,002 -9,786
Pakistan 4,114 210,529 +206,415

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 77
Inner London - East 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Greater Manchester 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11

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 59 49 -10
Inner London - East 17 18 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 10 +1
Greater Manchester 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
East Central Scotland 7 7 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 8 +5
Outer London - West and North West 8 2 -6
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 6 +2

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) 12,818,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,904,729
Air transport 3,902,088
Road transport 866,443
Other 849,193

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) 6,235,956 6,582,285 +346,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,065,711 3,839,018 +773,307
Air transport 2,051,895 1,850,193 -201,702
Road transport 574,007 292,436 -281,571
Other 572,403 276,790 -295,613

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,927,510
Eurotunnel 3,628,743
Felixstowe 3,071,589
Immingham Docks 1,782,762
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,636,732

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 2,004,744 1,922,766 -81,978
Eurotunnel 1,660,108 1,968,635 +308,527
Felixstowe 1,572,445 1,499,144 -73,301
Immingham Docks 939,842 842,920 -96,922
Dover / Eurotunnel 541,889 1,094,843 +552,954
499 175,356 1,432,557 +1,257,201
London Heathrow Airport 793,039 655,630 -137,409
Southampton 1,047,377 369,617 -677,760
Birmingham Airport 469,335 398,666 -70,669
000 572,403 276,790 -295,613

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
177
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
88
Manufacture of wearing apparel
19
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
12
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
2026-05 24
2026-04 22
2026-03 26
2026-02 20
2026-01 32

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 119
54m+ 71
0-1m 55
Other 32
15m-54m 26

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 833,515
France 488,547
Belgium 283,934
Ireland 275,441
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 441,380 392,135 -49,245
France 234,257 254,290 +20,033
Belgium 261,298 22,636 -238,662
Ireland 134,727 140,714 +5,987
South Korea 253,442 1,070 -252,372
Italy 140,244 71,642 -68,602
Germany 111,222 96,259 -14,963
Netherlands 50,208 140,438 +90,230
Canada 60,282 115,392 +55,110
Poland 6,689 140,952 +134,263

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 18,958
China 10,418
Bangladesh 4,428
Portugal 1,294
Pakistan 815

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 7,715 11,243 +3,528
China 3,624 6,794 +3,170
Bangladesh 4,428 0 -4,428
Portugal 692 602 -90
Pakistan 0 815 +815
Italy 296 0 -296
Ireland 125 62 -63
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 1,991,909
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,541,064
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 348,843
Other 38,224

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 1,278,946 712,963 -565,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 770,042 771,022 +980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 151,492 197,351 +45,859
Other 18,373 19,851 +1,478

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 969,881
London Heathrow Airport 678,608
Dover / Eurotunnel 652,431
Dover 476,723
Holyhead 164,108

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 571,175 398,706 -172,469
London Heathrow Airport 488,026 190,582 -297,444
Dover / Eurotunnel 387,383 265,048 -122,335
Dover 236,061 240,662 +4,601
Holyhead 79,755 84,353 +4,598
ZLC 65,599 69,857 +4,258
Liverpool Docks 34,118 96,913 +62,795
Southampton 70,055 49,420 -20,635
Middlesbrough 45,376 47,954 +2,578
Immingham Docks 28,757 56,085 +27,328

Quick facts

HS code: 611594

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

Description: Hosiery made from wool or fine animal hair