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 4,881,744
China 4,715,625
Turkey 3,434,116
Italy 2,623,518
Portugal 2,096,242

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 2,509,075 2,372,669 -136,406
China 2,478,504 2,237,121 -241,383
Turkey 1,239,711 2,194,405 +954,694
Italy 1,200,902 1,422,616 +221,714
Portugal 844,131 1,252,111 +407,980
France 1,034,923 1,046,805 +11,882
United States 808,946 752,171 -56,775
Germany 303,340 446,653 +143,313
Romania 361,505 109,872 -251,633
South Korea 195,164 179,493 -15,671

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 6,042,240
China 4,941,036
Turkey 3,584,684
United States 2,945,454
Portugal 2,763,021

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 3,054,970 2,987,270 -67,700
China 2,613,021 2,328,015 -285,006
Turkey 1,285,604 2,299,080 +1,013,476
United States 1,416,124 1,529,330 +113,206
Portugal 1,213,224 1,549,797 +336,573
Germany 898,260 959,941 +61,681
Romania 549,191 285,839 -263,352
South Korea 199,058 190,760 -8,298
Japan 118,573 106,556 -12,017
Pakistan 4,114 199,298 +195,184

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 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Greater Manchester 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 63 48 -15
Inner London - East 16 19 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 11 +3
Greater Manchester 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
East Central Scotland 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 8 +5
Outer London - West and North West 8 2 -6
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1

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) 12,788,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,771,889
Air transport 3,868,122
Road transport 941,071
Other 850,378

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) 6,219,525 6,568,633 +349,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,907,701 3,864,188 +956,487
Air transport 2,013,891 1,854,231 -159,660
Road transport 524,620 416,451 -108,169
Other 540,353 310,025 -230,328

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,907,391
Eurotunnel 3,636,583
Felixstowe 3,056,259
Immingham Docks 1,779,447
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,639,021

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 1,951,380 1,956,011 +4,631
Eurotunnel 1,718,378 1,918,205 +199,827
Felixstowe 1,467,344 1,588,915 +121,571
Immingham Docks 907,136 872,311 -34,825
Dover / Eurotunnel 544,178 1,094,843 +550,665
499 170,035 1,404,461 +1,234,426
London Heathrow Airport 755,526 693,428 -62,098
Southampton 1,041,960 369,558 -672,402
Birmingham Airport 469,422 398,703 -70,719
000 540,353 310,025 -230,328

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 182
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 90
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
2026-04 22
2026-03 26
2026-02 20
2026-01 32
2025-12 45

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 120
54m+ 75
0-1m 56
Other 33
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 823,519
France 484,304
Belgium 285,588
Ireland 262,927
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 454,910 368,609 -86,301
France 143,567 340,737 +197,170
Belgium 262,952 22,636 -240,316
Ireland 128,242 134,685 +6,443
South Korea 253,442 1,070 -252,372
Italy 137,365 73,400 -63,965
Germany 114,818 94,178 -20,640
Netherlands 51,238 145,530 +94,292
Canada 75,110 78,359 +3,249
Iceland 58,889 50,194 -8,695

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 18,375
China 9,833
Bangladesh 5,180
Portugal 1,290
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 10,660 +2,945
China 3,630 6,203 +2,573
Bangladesh 5,180 0 -5,180
Portugal 617 673 +56
Pakistan 0 815 +815
Italy 296 0 -296
Ireland 133 62 -71
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 1,991,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,407,856
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 313,910
Other 37,812

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 1,313,972 677,246 -636,726
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 673,014 734,842 +61,828
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,853 160,057 +6,204
Other 17,984 19,828 +1,844

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 991,250
London Heathrow Airport 674,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 527,617
Dover 479,223
Holyhead 156,888

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 607,300 383,950 -223,350
London Heathrow Airport 489,604 184,539 -305,065
Dover / Eurotunnel 385,089 142,528 -242,561
Dover 151,102 328,121 +177,019
Holyhead 73,665 83,223 +9,558
ZLC 64,134 62,457 -1,677
Southampton 70,055 49,420 -20,635
Liverpool Docks 36,479 61,469 +24,990
Middlesbrough 45,376 47,954 +2,578
Immingham Docks 25,126 59,716 +34,590

Quick facts

HS code: 611594

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

Description: Hosiery made from wool or fine animal hair