Import/export HS code 61159691: Women's synthetic stockings

Women’s stockings made from synthetic fibres

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* 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 1,351,043
Italy 815,695
Turkey 716,391
Poland 222,290
France 136,317

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 639,600 711,443 +71,843
Italy 491,819 323,876 -167,943
Turkey 530,551 185,840 -344,711
Poland 112,268 110,022 -2,246
France 82,781 53,536 -29,245
Netherlands 43,066 78,421 +35,355
Germany 67,114 48,834 -18,280
Denmark 68,500 32,468 -36,032
Belgium 15,532 27,095 +11,563
Lithuania 18,843 13,026 -5,817

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 £
China 1,524,176
Italy 853,674
Turkey 762,527
Poland 222,270
Germany 112,637

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 £
China 735,683 788,493 +52,810
Italy 530,768 322,906 -207,862
Turkey 547,351 215,176 -332,175
Poland 112,268 110,002 -2,266
Germany 74,655 37,982 -36,673
Slovakia 33,468 21,700 -11,768
Taiwan 18,594 23,032 +4,438
Viet Nam 0 33,276 +33,276
Lithuania 18,843 13,026 -5,817
United States 10,171 4,976 -5,195

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Inner London - East 9
Greater Manchester 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4

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 10 7 -3
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 6 2 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Merseyside 3 2 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
East Central Scotland 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
South Yorkshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,762,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,235,507
Road transport 325,684
Air transport 222,690
Other 180,857

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) 1,096,609 665,612 -430,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 558,637 676,870 +118,233
Road transport 199,918 125,766 -74,152
Air transport 92,450 130,240 +37,790
Other 167,182 13,675 -153,507

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,169,530
Felixstowe 901,071
ZLC 342,230
499 262,461
Eurotunnel 214,783

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 791,028 378,502 -412,526
Felixstowe 515,420 385,651 -129,769
ZLC 203,607 138,623 -64,984
499 0 262,461 +262,461
Eurotunnel 111,275 103,508 -7,767
000 167,182 13,675 -153,507
Immingham Docks 41,686 76,168 +34,482
London Gateway Port 11,810 72,769 +60,959
Birmingham Airport 29,699 51,276 +21,577
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,530 20,161 -39,369

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
44
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Manufacture of wearing apparel
3
Manufacture of textiles
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 6
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 11

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
54m+ 26
1m-15m 23
0-1m 10
15m-54m 9
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 £
United States 249,370
Netherlands 95,394
Italy 49,713
France 45,776
Austria 30,750

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 169,148 80,222 -88,926
Netherlands 22,442 72,952 +50,510
Italy 41,738 7,975 -33,763
France 1,668 44,108 +42,440
Austria 0 30,750 +30,750
Germany 17,926 3,465 -14,461
Ireland 6,510 14,464 +7,954
Canada 12,724 4,138 -8,586
Saudi Arabia 12,188 0 -12,188
United Arab Emirates 0 10,166 +10,166

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 £
XI 1,947
China 1,623

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 £
XI 999 948 -51
China 551 1,072 +521

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 390,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 208,447
Other 3,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,283

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 247,134 143,859 -103,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,406 146,041 +83,635
Other 1,550 2,051 +501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 3,283 +3,283

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 177,083
Dover / Eurotunnel 148,951
London Stansted Airport 133,595
London Heathrow Airport 55,022
Dover 14,497

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 129,346 47,737 -81,609
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,896 120,055 +91,159
London Stansted Airport 80,682 52,913 -27,769
London Heathrow Airport 34,059 20,963 -13,096
Dover 0 14,497 +14,497
Harwich 10,869 3,459 -7,410
ZLC 2,052 10,064 +8,012
London Gatwick Airport 0 10,166 +10,166
Felixstowe 9,759 0 -9,759
Eurotunnel 5,518 3,728 -1,790

Quick facts

HS code: 61159691

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

Description: Women’s stockings made from synthetic fibres