Import/export HS code 61178010: Elastic or rubberized knitted accessories

Knitted or crocheted accessories that are elastic or treated with rubber for stretch and durability

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 10,154,915
Spain 1,048,164
Cambodia 806,698
Belgium 548,844
France 472,657

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 5,434,888 4,720,027 -714,861
Spain 504,169 543,995 +39,826
Cambodia 299,596 507,102 +207,506
Belgium 225,873 322,971 +97,098
France 246,675 225,982 -20,693
Bangladesh 198,282 250,245 +51,963
Germany 180,970 216,292 +35,322
Thailand 192,078 143,516 -48,562
Viet Nam 40,142 255,661 +215,519
United States 74,763 153,006 +78,243

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 11,201,936
Spain 1,024,945
Cambodia 874,575
Thailand 686,923
Bangladesh 473,944

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 5,974,549 5,227,387 -747,162
Spain 517,672 507,273 -10,399
Cambodia 300,732 573,843 +273,111
Thailand 271,195 415,728 +144,533
Bangladesh 199,487 274,457 +74,970
Viet Nam 92,810 271,547 +178,737
Turkey 203,358 141,592 -61,766
Italy 89,407 123,394 +33,987
France 104,588 104,584 -4
Portugal 64,999 55,147 -9,852

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 54
Greater Manchester 28
Inner London - East 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
West Yorkshire 13

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 37 -1
Greater Manchester 23 17 -6
Inner London - East 12 12 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 6 -6
West Yorkshire 11 5 -6
West Midlands 7 9 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 8 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 8 +3
Outer London - West and North West 6 3 -3

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) 10,736,065
Air transport 2,856,792
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,992,037
Other 623,262
Road transport 5,278

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) 5,265,740 5,470,325 +204,585
Air transport 1,447,057 1,409,735 -37,322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 936,830 1,055,207 +118,377
Other 533,870 89,392 -444,478
Road transport 0 5,278 +5,278

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,941,674
London Gateway Port 3,599,573
Southampton 1,397,821
London Heathrow Airport 893,134
Eurotunnel 814,919

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 3,284,813 1,656,861 -1,627,952
London Gateway Port 1,168,338 2,431,235 +1,262,897
Southampton 613,380 784,441 +171,061
London Heathrow Airport 476,912 416,222 -60,690
Eurotunnel 378,708 436,211 +57,503
Birmingham Airport 429,160 375,636 -53,524
000 533,870 89,392 -444,478
East Midlands Airport 326,632 208,676 -117,956
499 19,983 483,546 +463,563
Manchester Airport 151,757 276,555 +124,798

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
137
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
96
Manufacture of wearing apparel
13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 28
2026-04 33
2026-03 32
2026-02 38
2026-01 37

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 106
54m+ 86
0-1m 33
Other 27
15m-54m 25

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 264,155
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 251,118
Ireland 237,417
France 199,375
United States 189,189

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 168,015 96,140 -71,875
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 226,662 24,456 -202,206
Ireland 101,841 135,576 +33,735
France 112,167 87,208 -24,959
United States 132,816 56,373 -76,443
Denmark 61,642 92,456 +30,814
Costa Rica 113,278 35,628 -77,650
South Korea 110,350 2,642 -107,708
Netherlands 29,229 66,199 +36,970
Belgium 61,045 33,158 -27,887

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 82,600
United States 3,792
Turkey 1,803
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 627
Bangladesh 444

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 37,286 45,314 +8,028
United States 2,697 1,095 -1,602
Turkey 973 830 -143
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 627 +627
Bangladesh 309 135 -174
Viet Nam 79 296 +217
Thailand 0 350 +350
India 68 196 +128
Sri Lanka 48 135 +87
Australia 0 156 +156

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 1,386,331
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 910,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 184,646
Other 110,810

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 938,165 448,166 -489,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 450,636 459,977 +9,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,175 120,471 +56,296
Other 50,192 60,618 +10,426

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 644,816
Dover / Eurotunnel 614,189
London Heathrow Airport 579,387
Dover 138,918
000 110,810

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 346,406 298,410 -47,996
Dover / Eurotunnel 286,006 328,183 +42,177
London Heathrow Airport 496,753 82,634 -414,119
Dover 65,450 73,468 +8,018
000 50,192 60,618 +10,426
London Gateway Port 16,307 81,825 +65,518
ZLC 65,423 30,139 -35,284
Immingham Docks 55,666 29,911 -25,755
Holyhead 29,165 27,536 -1,629
Southampton 22,142 25,836 +3,694

Quick facts

HS code: 61178010

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

Description: Knitted or crocheted accessories that are elastic or treated with rubber for stretch and durability