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 1,243,476
Italy 822,669
Turkey 732,530
Poland 225,104
Germany 135,823

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 638,769 604,707 -34,062
Italy 459,049 363,620 -95,429
Turkey 396,690 335,840 -60,850
Poland 94,289 130,815 +36,526
Germany 76,543 59,280 -17,263
France 75,941 48,963 -26,978
Netherlands 41,446 61,731 +20,285
Denmark 60,907 38,072 -22,835
Belgium 29,901 14,964 -14,937
Lithuania 12,455 19,414 +6,959

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 1,452,825
Italy 860,660
Turkey 774,943
Poland 204,685
Germany 111,508

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 771,818 681,007 -90,811
Italy 492,181 368,479 -123,702
Turkey 421,196 353,747 -67,449
Poland 73,870 130,815 +56,945
Germany 68,858 42,650 -26,208
Slovakia 24,895 24,584 -311
Taiwan 18,079 14,564 -3,515
Lithuania 12,455 19,414 +6,959
United States 24,827 4,976 -19,851
Viet Nam 0 28,447 +28,447

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Inner London - East 10
Greater Manchester 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5

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 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
East Central Scotland 3 2 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
South Yorkshire 2 2 +0
West 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) 1,793,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,110,927
Road transport 312,624
Air transport 219,354
Other 209,269

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) 1,066,528 726,960 -339,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 557,336 553,591 -3,745
Road transport 45,011 267,613 +222,602
Air transport 89,313 130,041 +40,728
Other 180,589 28,680 -151,909

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,212,185
Felixstowe 886,513
ZLC 332,562
000 209,269
Eurotunnel 196,327

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 743,685 468,500 -275,185
Felixstowe 509,281 377,232 -132,049
ZLC 48,700 283,862 +235,162
000 180,589 28,680 -151,909
Eurotunnel 132,144 64,183 -67,961
499 2,574 146,219 +143,645
Immingham Docks 38,921 56,108 +17,187
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,818 12,728 -63,090
London Gateway Port 10,825 68,210 +57,385
Birmingham Airport 29,075 49,422 +20,347

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 45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
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
2026-01 11
2025-11 15
2025-10 21
2025-09 13
2025-08 10

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+ 29
1m-15m 23
Other 10
0-1m 9
15m-54m 8

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 251,073
Netherlands 71,506
Italy 50,610
Germany 22,694
France 21,901

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 142,499 108,574 -33,925
Netherlands 25,405 46,101 +20,696
Italy 39,217 11,393 -27,824
Germany 17,990 4,704 -13,286
France 11,699 10,202 -1,497
Ireland 6,181 12,210 +6,029
Canada 10,673 6,189 -4,484
Saudi Arabia 1,978 11,193 +9,215
South Africa 9,275 0 -9,275
Norway 3,041 4,109 +1,068

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 1,473
China 1,394

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 670 803 +133
China 551 843 +292

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 362,010
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 145,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,577
Other 2,898
Road transport 1,975

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 217,611 144,399 -73,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,535 90,183 +34,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,577 0 -3,577
Other 1,221 1,677 +456
Road transport 1,975 0 -1,975

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 177,890
London Stansted Airport 111,084
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,566
London Heathrow Airport 49,010
ZLC 22,007

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 110,492 67,398 -43,094
London Stansted Airport 73,924 37,160 -36,764
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,375 68,191 +41,816
London Heathrow Airport 19,910 29,100 +9,190
ZLC 13,282 8,725 -4,557
Harwich 9,114 5,214 -3,900
Felixstowe 10,900 0 -10,900
Dover 3,577 6,929 +3,352
Eurotunnel 1,782 7,464 +5,682
Manchester Airport 1,978 2,016 +38

Quick facts

HS code: 61159691

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

Description: Women’s stockings made from synthetic fibres