Import/export HS code 611691: Wool or fine animal hair gloves

Gloves made from wool or fine animal hair, knitted or crocheted for warmth and comfort

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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 2,205,941
Netherlands 926,349
Nepal 616,477
Spain 565,181
United Arab Emirates 513,804

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 1,242,972 962,969 -280,003
Netherlands 413,472 512,877 +99,405
Nepal 362,148 254,329 -107,819
Spain 545,567 19,614 -525,953
United Arab Emirates 486,020 27,784 -458,236
Italy 280,073 221,092 -58,981
Cambodia 216,522 243,390 +26,868
Norway 289,376 43,637 -245,739
India 211,267 74,324 -136,943
France 140,775 62,108 -78,667

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 3,564,063
Nepal 825,784
United Arab Emirates 513,804
Cambodia 482,154
Italy 477,777

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 2,158,439 1,405,624 -752,815
Nepal 495,944 329,840 -166,104
United Arab Emirates 486,020 27,784 -458,236
Cambodia 216,522 265,632 +49,110
Italy 273,383 204,394 -68,989
Viet Nam 167,694 172,289 +4,595
Estonia 291,735 41,390 -250,345
Japan 27,135 71,655 +44,520
Sri Lanka 54,104 36,663 -17,441
India 79,093 2,007 -77,086

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 53
Inner London - East 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
West Yorkshire 9
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7

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 38 36 -2
Inner London - East 13 13 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 9 4 -5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 6 +3
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 5 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 5 0 -5

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) 2,456,604
Air transport 2,407,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,303,041
Other 138,018
Road transport 11,374

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) 1,395,454 1,061,150 -334,304
Air transport 1,453,383 954,309 -499,074
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,521,509 781,532 -739,977
Other 131,051 6,967 -124,084
Road transport 8,389 2,985 -5,404

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 1,124,000
Felixstowe 944,418
Southampton 725,807
London Heathrow Airport 679,375
London Stansted Airport 597,654

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 £
Eurotunnel 687,713 436,287 -251,426
Felixstowe 595,033 349,385 -245,648
Southampton 512,513 213,294 -299,219
London Heathrow Airport 342,662 336,713 -5,949
London Stansted Airport 489,628 108,026 -381,602
London Gateway Port 234,708 360,433 +125,725
Immingham Docks 307,240 76,049 -231,191
Manchester Airport 206,312 175,264 -31,048
Dover 198,638 74,039 -124,599
East Midlands Airport 140,492 105,593 -34,899

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
125
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
64
Manufacture of wearing apparel
15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 8
2026-03 5
2026-02 11
2026-01 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
1m-15m 65
54m+ 60
0-1m 38
Other 21
15m-54m 18

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 £
France 1,185,559
Japan 672,221
Italy 490,524
United States 420,579
Ireland 275,409

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 £
France 878,184 307,375 -570,809
Japan 378,340 293,881 -84,459
Italy 289,454 201,070 -88,384
United States 214,812 205,767 -9,045
Ireland 131,243 144,166 +12,923
Netherlands 85,120 75,491 -9,629
Germany 93,739 66,644 -27,095
South Korea 67,419 29,475 -37,944
China 58,451 12,456 -45,995
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,407 0 -48,407

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 £
China 73,666
Myanmar 12,931
Pakistan 713
XI 639
Switzerland 54

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 £
China 34,527 39,139 +4,612
Myanmar 0 12,931 +12,931
Pakistan 713 0 -713
XI 563 76 -487
Switzerland 0 54 +54

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 2,725,322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 842,699
Other 177,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,410

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 1,826,039 899,283 -926,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 433,705 408,994 -24,711
Other 88,805 89,142 +337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,795 10,615 -70,180

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,648,251
Dover / Eurotunnel 581,092
London Heathrow Airport 515,730
Glasgow Airport 222,847
Dover 189,530

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 1,230,235 418,016 -812,219
Dover / Eurotunnel 370,451 210,641 -159,810
London Heathrow Airport 223,699 292,031 +68,332
Glasgow Airport 169,180 53,667 -115,513
Dover 18,973 170,557 +151,584
ZLC 116,749 70,094 -46,655
000 88,805 89,142 +337
London Stansted Airport 18,198 55,746 +37,548
Manchester Airport 50,734 2,304 -48,430
London Gateway Port 31,733 0 -31,733

Quick facts

HS code: 611691

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

Description: Gloves made from wool or fine animal hair, knitted or crocheted for warmth and comfort