Import/export HS code 611710: Knitted scarves and shawls

Shawls, scarves, mufflers, veils, and similar items made by knitting or crocheting

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 30,895,479
Italy 4,575,922
France 2,908,230
Cambodia 1,997,364
Netherlands 1,833,625

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 16,361,560 14,533,919 -1,827,641
Italy 2,395,049 2,180,873 -214,176
France 1,849,132 1,059,098 -790,034
Cambodia 820,577 1,176,787 +356,210
Netherlands 1,146,147 687,478 -458,669
Poland 928,493 530,104 -398,389
Germany 704,265 652,071 -52,194
Portugal 701,627 554,236 -147,391
Turkey 672,360 416,179 -256,181
Bangladesh 275,557 409,633 +134,076

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 35,172,123
Italy 5,238,021
Cambodia 2,049,804
Poland 1,614,845
Portugal 1,389,906

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 18,666,568 16,505,555 -2,161,013
Italy 3,106,992 2,131,029 -975,963
Cambodia 824,333 1,225,471 +401,138
Poland 1,086,046 528,799 -557,247
Portugal 798,797 591,109 -207,688
Turkey 866,197 439,823 -426,374
India 468,904 270,219 -198,685
Bangladesh 273,083 431,691 +158,608
Viet Nam 177,663 329,319 +151,656
Nepal 199,908 174,067 -25,841

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 209
Inner London - East 99
Greater Manchester 70
Outer London - West and North West 40
Surrey, East and West Sussex 38

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 153 150 -3
Inner London - East 70 71 +1
Greater Manchester 48 56 +8
Outer London - West and North West 33 22 -11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 24 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25 22 -3
West Midlands 22 19 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 19 -2
West Yorkshire 17 19 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 16 +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) 27,316,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,265,462
Air transport 10,132,533
Other 3,748,961
Road transport 449,472

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) 13,066,570 14,250,364 +1,183,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,784,178 4,481,284 -2,302,894
Air transport 5,190,209 4,942,324 -247,885
Other 3,358,677 390,284 -2,968,393
Road transport 142,189 307,283 +165,094

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,746,613
Southampton 5,147,550
London Gateway Port 4,648,078
London Heathrow Airport 4,272,411
499 4,141,411

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 7,749,140 3,997,473 -3,751,667
Southampton 3,178,566 1,968,984 -1,209,582
London Gateway Port 1,214,079 3,433,999 +2,219,920
London Heathrow Airport 2,229,853 2,042,558 -187,295
499 33,638 4,107,773 +4,074,135
000 3,358,677 390,284 -2,968,393
Dover 2,402,972 1,203,551 -1,199,421
Eurotunnel 1,531,625 1,042,284 -489,341
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,071,266 1,016,311 -54,955
Birmingham Airport 1,005,528 807,819 -197,709

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
484
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
323
Manufacture of wearing apparel
74
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
33
Manufacture of textiles
22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 62
2026-04 70
2026-03 83
2026-02 82
2026-01 93

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 373
54m+ 192
0-1m 189
Other 79
15m-54m 77

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 8,390,917
Japan 1,562,132
Ireland 1,346,546
South Korea 1,340,660
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,210,587

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 3,061,509 5,329,408 +2,267,899
Japan 960,964 601,168 -359,796
Ireland 592,331 754,215 +161,884
South Korea 913,936 426,724 -487,212
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 665,466 545,121 -120,345
Netherlands 369,555 711,391 +341,836
Germany 460,494 582,683 +122,189
United States 447,757 492,060 +44,303
Italy 379,345 439,708 +60,363
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 271,686 224,776 -46,910

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 551,552
Pakistan 30,376
Bangladesh 21,703
Turkey 19,788
Italy 10,554

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 244,031 307,521 +63,490
Pakistan 20,270 10,106 -10,164
Bangladesh 14,849 6,854 -7,995
Turkey 11,947 7,841 -4,106
Italy 3,642 6,912 +3,270
XI 4,466 5,872 +1,406
Cambodia 3,207 6,307 +3,100
India 3,387 3,884 +497
Netherlands 2,753 455 -2,298
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,061 830 -1,231

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 13,035,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,641,821
Other 790,206
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 629,571

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 5,901,720 7,133,475 +1,231,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,729,291 3,912,530 +1,183,239
Other 378,170 412,036 +33,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 487,848 141,723 -346,125

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,046,227
London Heathrow Airport 3,363,898
Dover 2,996,051
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,803,009
ZLC 956,197

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 3,461,148 4,585,079 +1,123,931
London Heathrow Airport 1,760,724 1,603,174 -157,550
Dover 1,054,803 1,941,248 +886,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,332,238 1,470,771 +138,533
ZLC 395,615 560,582 +164,967
000 378,170 412,036 +33,866
Immingham Docks 113,630 192,732 +79,102
London Stansted Airport 113,460 175,747 +62,287
Grangemouth Docks 274,575 900 -273,675
Holyhead 94,580 158,620 +64,040

Quick facts

HS code: 611710

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

Description: Shawls, scarves, mufflers, veils, and similar items made by knitting or crocheting