Import/export HS code 611599: Hosiery from other materials

Hosiery made from materials not listed elsewhere

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
China 34,152,224
Turkey 16,427,515
Japan 3,471,206
Pakistan 2,686,979
India 1,924,574

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 19,145,843 15,006,381 -4,139,462
Turkey 7,267,402 9,160,113 +1,892,711
Japan 1,724,334 1,746,872 +22,538
Pakistan 1,667,581 1,019,398 -648,183
India 853,763 1,070,811 +217,048
Portugal 931,123 740,021 -191,102
Ireland 600,835 496,715 -104,120
Italy 455,254 401,211 -54,043
Germany 505,990 131,937 -374,053
United States 397,089 217,268 -179,821

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 34,883,389
Turkey 16,505,259
Japan 3,511,669
Pakistan 2,738,781
India 1,920,674

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 19,434,189 15,449,200 -3,984,989
Turkey 7,298,341 9,206,918 +1,908,577
Japan 1,780,768 1,730,901 -49,867
Pakistan 1,705,547 1,033,234 -672,313
India 849,863 1,070,811 +220,948
Portugal 996,493 777,582 -218,911
Italy 455,145 452,345 -2,800
Slovenia 186,645 203,274 +16,629
Viet Nam 310,549 67,206 -243,343
United States 201,893 170,189 -31,704

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 94
Greater Manchester 60
Inner London - East 55
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 30
Outer London - West and North West 30

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 54 -9
Greater Manchester 43 41 -2
Inner London - East 39 31 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 22 -5
Outer London - West and North West 21 22 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 15 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 13 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 14 +0
West Midlands 14 12 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,364,768
Air transport 11,245,826
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,588,626
Other 4,928,222
Road transport 2,916,922

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,365,093 21,999,675 +1,634,582
Air transport 6,082,910 5,162,916 -919,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,023,023 2,565,603 -457,420
Other 4,265,085 663,137 -3,601,948
Road transport 1,522,327 1,394,595 -127,732
Rail transport 0 6,097 +6,097

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 17,551,623
Southampton 11,791,638
499 6,681,380
000 4,928,222
East Midlands Airport 4,509,683

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 £
Felixstowe 10,545,471 7,006,152 -3,539,319
Southampton 7,104,373 4,687,265 -2,417,108
499 148,820 6,532,560 +6,383,740
000 4,265,085 663,137 -3,601,948
East Midlands Airport 2,333,057 2,176,626 -156,431
London Gateway Port 1,382,376 2,749,990 +1,367,614
ZLC 2,042,564 2,028,863 -13,701
London Heathrow Airport 2,219,541 1,256,870 -962,671
Dover 680,159 454,965 -225,194
Thamesport 707,291 415,868 -291,423

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
269
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
230
Manufacture of wearing apparel
38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
35
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 61
2026-04 86
2026-03 76
2026-02 72
2026-01 64

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 276
0-1m 144
54m+ 109
15m-54m 52
Other 45

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 £
Ireland 1,007,573
Germany 623,854
Canada 603,151
Netherlands 577,196
United States 481,497

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 £
Ireland 453,697 553,876 +100,179
Germany 434,522 189,332 -245,190
Canada 548,251 54,900 -493,351
Netherlands 411,360 165,836 -245,524
United States 277,427 204,070 -73,357
Iceland 143,847 270,287 +126,440
Belgium 133,483 113,723 -19,760
Switzerland 81,872 99,574 +17,702
Poland 153,470 23,985 -129,485
United Arab Emirates 6,014 163,935 +157,921

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 210,958
China 72,637
XI 15,136
Portugal 3,940
Pakistan 1,603

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 78,453 132,505 +54,052
China 53,577 19,060 -34,517
XI 15,136 0 -15,136
Portugal 2,908 1,032 -1,876
Pakistan 1,295 308 -987
Ireland 735 8 -727
Viet Nam 208 0 -208
Switzerland 156 0 -156
Slovenia 0 127 +127
Italy 0 80 +80

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,662,395
Air transport 1,637,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,137,901
Other 323,245

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,458,934 1,203,461 -255,473
Air transport 782,383 854,671 +72,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 774,217 363,684 -410,533
Other 163,515 159,730 -3,785

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,501,689
East Midlands Airport 1,125,973
Liverpool Docks 592,532
London Heathrow Airport 356,374
000 323,245

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 982,247 519,442 -462,805
East Midlands Airport 602,697 523,276 -79,421
Liverpool Docks 576,094 16,438 -559,656
London Heathrow Airport 129,229 227,145 +97,916
000 163,515 159,730 -3,785
Middlesbrough 112,427 188,591 +76,164
Holyhead 120,911 149,139 +28,228
London Gateway Port 94,235 174,522 +80,287
Immingham Docks 76,333 180,215 +103,882
Dover 96,704 119,210 +22,506

Quick facts

HS code: 611599

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

Description: Hosiery made from materials not listed elsewhere