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 1,321,298
Italy 815,937
Turkey 719,045
Poland 218,219
Germany 141,096

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 631,481 689,817 +58,336
Italy 473,048 342,889 -130,159
Turkey 502,614 216,431 -286,183
Poland 112,268 105,951 -6,317
Germany 88,908 52,188 -36,720
France 85,045 44,407 -40,638
Netherlands 43,000 78,576 +35,576
Denmark 66,847 34,121 -32,726
Belgium 19,656 26,586 +6,930
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 1,514,925
Italy 853,921
Turkey 770,773
Poland 218,199
Germany 111,794

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 751,157 763,768 +12,611
Italy 511,997 341,924 -170,073
Turkey 525,961 244,812 -281,149
Poland 112,268 105,931 -6,337
Germany 75,174 36,620 -38,554
Slovakia 29,211 25,957 -3,254
Taiwan 20,046 23,032 +2,986
Viet Nam 0 33,276 +33,276
Lithuania 18,843 13,026 -5,817
United States 14,454 4,976 -9,478

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 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 11 6 -5
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 6 2 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
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 1 2 +1
South Yorkshire 2 2 +0

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) 1,784,911
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,202,992
Road transport 325,684
Air transport 225,151
Other 184,240

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) 1,113,465 671,446 -442,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 553,417 649,575 +96,158
Road transport 169,147 156,537 -12,610
Air transport 89,223 135,928 +46,705
Other 166,866 17,374 -149,492

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,199,118
Felixstowe 904,240
ZLC 342,230
499 229,504
Eurotunnel 213,745

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 801,930 397,188 -404,742
Felixstowe 512,406 391,834 -120,572
ZLC 172,836 169,394 -3,442
499 0 229,504 +229,504
Eurotunnel 118,629 95,116 -23,513
000 166,866 17,374 -149,492
Immingham Docks 40,033 73,750 +33,717
London Gateway Port 11,810 70,042 +58,232
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,384 18,991 -43,393
London Heathrow Airport 29,531 49,807 +20,276

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 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
2026-04 6
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 11
2025-12 9

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
Other 11
0-1m 9
15m-54m 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 258,262
Netherlands 94,160
Italy 50,610
France 45,776
Ireland 20,713

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 162,614 95,648 -66,966
Netherlands 23,583 70,577 +46,994
Italy 41,491 9,119 -32,372
France 1,668 44,108 +42,440
Ireland 6,511 14,202 +7,691
Germany 17,926 968 -16,958
Canada 10,673 6,189 -4,484
Saudi Arabia 13,171 0 -13,171
United Arab Emirates 0 10,166 +10,166
South Africa 9,275 0 -9,275

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 1,686
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 1,000 686 -314
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 367,780
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 207,988
Other 3,340
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 236,168 131,612 -104,556
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 63,300 144,688 +81,388
Other 1,551 1,789 +238
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 172,368
Dover / Eurotunnel 148,551
London Stansted Airport 109,537
London Heathrow Airport 55,022
ZLC 16,693

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 112,219 60,149 -52,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,649 119,902 +91,253
London Stansted Airport 81,283 28,254 -53,029
London Heathrow Airport 34,059 20,963 -13,096
ZLC 6,629 10,064 +3,435
Harwich 10,869 3,459 -7,410
Dover 0 13,297 +13,297
Felixstowe 10,900 0 -10,900
London Gatwick Airport 0 10,166 +10,166
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