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 2,346,742
Pakistan 1,901,033
Italy 282,151
Spain 205,327
United States 153,366

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 1,056,911 1,289,831 +232,920
Pakistan 1,164,282 736,751 -427,531
Italy 147,950 134,201 -13,749
Spain 205,293 34 -205,259
United States 104,820 48,546 -56,274
Denmark 32,235 60,294 +28,059
France 44,272 47,641 +3,369
Germany 26,590 17,066 -9,524
Turkey 20,435 19,938 -497
Netherlands 31,713 4,458 -27,255

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 2,663,261
Pakistan 2,183,526
United States 125,771
Turkey 42,995
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 1,294,578 1,368,683 +74,105
Pakistan 1,306,875 876,651 -430,224
United States 90,254 35,517 -54,737
Turkey 23,057 19,938 -3,119
Viet Nam 41,594 1,180 -40,414
India 11,413 18,395 +6,982
Bangladesh 23,618 4,818 -18,800
Germany 24,164 3,365 -20,799
Indonesia 21,265 3,483 -17,782
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,307 11,725 +5,418

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
West Midlands 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - East 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 7 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 3 8 +5
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 4 0 -4
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,480,139
Air transport 945,397
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 556,444
Other 353,067
Road transport 56,860

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) 1,799,147 1,680,992 -118,155
Air transport 468,392 477,005 +8,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 393,599 162,845 -230,754
Other 266,870 86,197 -180,673
Road transport 10,598 46,262 +35,664

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,156,638
Southampton 956,096
Belfast Port 689,637
London Heathrow Airport 364,159
000 353,067

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 753,698 402,940 -350,758
Southampton 451,236 504,860 +53,624
Belfast Port 434,048 255,589 -178,459
London Heathrow Airport 147,752 216,407 +68,655
000 266,870 86,197 -180,673
London Gateway Port 51,554 257,458 +205,904
Eurotunnel 251,321 18,642 -232,679
Manchester Airport 192,231 17,875 -174,356
499 16,683 185,789 +169,106
London 83,914 75,701 -8,213

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
57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
48
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8
Manufacture of wearing apparel
7
Other manufacturing
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 13
2026-03 13
2026-02 15
2026-01 19

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 41
54m+ 38
0-1m 21
15m-54m 20
Other 10

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 112,523
Denmark 100,944
Netherlands 78,615
Switzerland 58,285
Ireland 50,165

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 48,167 64,356 +16,189
Denmark 38,713 62,231 +23,518
Netherlands 24,738 53,877 +29,139
Switzerland 32,020 26,265 -5,755
Ireland 39,123 11,042 -28,081
Guyana 0 33,500 +33,500
China 15,332 11,964 -3,368
United States 7,067 14,360 +7,293
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 950 16,008 +15,058
Hungary 4,829 10,589 +5,760

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 6,045
India 989
Germany 706
Pakistan 445
Bangladesh 6

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 1,817 4,228 +2,411
India 989 0 -989
Germany 471 235 -236
Pakistan 391 54 -337
Bangladesh 6 0 -6
XI 0 5 +5
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 372,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 183,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 88,952
Other 9,875

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 159,183 213,715 +54,532
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 101,938 81,445 -20,493
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,534 73,418 +57,884
Other 5,121 4,754 -367

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 233,005
London Heathrow Airport 116,016
Felixstowe 89,467
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,632
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 108,537 124,468 +15,931
London Heathrow Airport 40,614 75,402 +34,788
Felixstowe 28,138 61,329 +33,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,701 28,931 -770
Portsmouth 0 33,500 +33,500
Holyhead 20,502 2,135 -18,367
Liverpool Docks 15,147 5,365 -9,782
Immingham Docks 11,552 5,067 -6,485
ZLC 3,903 11,419 +7,516
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