Import/export HS code 611692: Cotton gloves

Gloves made from cotton, knitted or crocheted, ideal for lightweight and breathable use

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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 2,448,711
Pakistan 2,019,168
Italy 276,719
Spain 205,327
United States 161,626

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 1,016,424 1,432,287 +415,863
Pakistan 1,198,057 821,111 -376,946
Italy 131,670 145,049 +13,379
Spain 205,293 34 -205,259
United States 106,789 54,837 -51,952
Denmark 42,738 63,756 +21,018
France 55,269 48,527 -6,742
Turkey 34,401 19,938 -14,463
Germany 27,721 13,563 -14,158
India 27,445 9,129 -18,316

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 2,760,121
Pakistan 2,315,972
United States 132,707
Turkey 56,961
Viet Nam 42,774

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 1,259,843 1,500,278 +240,435
Pakistan 1,353,893 962,079 -391,814
United States 93,814 38,893 -54,921
Turkey 37,023 19,938 -17,085
Viet Nam 41,594 1,180 -40,414
India 5,268 25,378 +20,110
Germany 25,144 4,609 -20,535
Bangladesh 24,673 4,818 -19,855
Indonesia 21,265 3,483 -17,782
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,356 13,676 +9,320

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
West Midlands 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Outer London - West and North West 8

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 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 4 7 +3
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 5 0 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,732,271
Air transport 957,834
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 539,514
Other 357,858
Road transport 61,511

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) 1,903,108 1,829,163 -73,945
Air transport 459,944 497,890 +37,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 379,863 159,651 -220,212
Other 198,613 159,245 -39,368
Road transport 15,249 46,262 +31,013

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,338,358
Southampton 975,321
Belfast Port 687,557
London Heathrow Airport 376,541
000 357,858

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 886,828 451,530 -435,298
Southampton 372,049 603,272 +231,223
Belfast Port 438,896 248,661 -190,235
London Heathrow Airport 136,907 239,634 +102,727
000 198,613 159,245 -39,368
London Gateway Port 71,392 265,912 +194,520
Eurotunnel 251,321 13,895 -237,426
Manchester Airport 200,721 13,693 -187,028
499 16,683 175,538 +158,855
London 77,341 80,035 +2,694

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 13
2026-02 15
2026-01 19
2025-12 18

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 44
54m+ 40
0-1m 22
15m-54m 20
Other 11

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 £
Germany 116,431
Denmark 99,540
Netherlands 79,804
Ireland 55,456
Switzerland 53,996

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 £
Germany 44,880 71,551 +26,671
Denmark 27,508 72,032 +44,524
Netherlands 25,927 53,877 +27,950
Ireland 40,897 14,559 -26,338
Switzerland 29,977 24,019 -5,958
Guyana 0 33,500 +33,500
China 8,028 19,268 +11,240
United States 7,067 14,360 +7,293
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 950 16,008 +15,058
Italy 12,941 3,195 -9,746

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 6,062
India 1,020
Germany 706
Pakistan 524
Bangladesh 23

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 1,797 4,265 +2,468
India 1,020 0 -1,020
Germany 467 239 -228
Pakistan 469 55 -414
Bangladesh 23 0 -23
XI 0 2 +2
Ireland 1 0 -1
Turkey 1 0 -1

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 374,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 203,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,415
Other 10,000

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 140,234 233,920 +93,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 110,790 92,747 -18,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,809 68,606 +51,797
Other 5,226 4,774 -452

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 231,016
London Heathrow Airport 119,261
Felixstowe 87,485
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,624
Portsmouth 33,500

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 93,647 137,369 +43,722
London Heathrow Airport 36,555 82,706 +46,151
Felixstowe 21,780 65,705 +43,925
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,130 30,494 -14,636
Portsmouth 0 33,500 +33,500
Holyhead 22,171 5,632 -16,539
Liverpool Docks 15,147 5,365 -9,782
ZLC 3,903 11,419 +7,516
Immingham Docks 7,601 4,951 -2,650
London 1,085 9,728 +8,643

Quick facts

HS code: 611692

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

Description: Gloves made from cotton, knitted or crocheted, ideal for lightweight and breathable use