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 10,092,267
Spain 927,643
Cambodia 547,615
Belgium 462,776
Bangladesh 438,667

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 5,582,095 4,510,172 -1,071,923
Spain 550,780 376,863 -173,917
Cambodia 244,128 303,487 +59,359
Belgium 177,340 285,436 +108,096
Bangladesh 198,519 240,148 +41,629
France 220,210 185,872 -34,338
Germany 158,211 196,897 +38,686
Thailand 86,573 232,535 +145,962
Viet Nam 37,011 226,761 +189,750
United States 60,067 153,040 +92,973

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 11,035,470
Spain 902,557
Thailand 612,992
Cambodia 603,920
Bangladesh 454,964

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 6,122,798 4,912,672 -1,210,126
Spain 551,885 350,672 -201,213
Thailand 125,567 487,425 +361,858
Cambodia 245,264 358,656 +113,392
Bangladesh 198,519 256,445 +57,926
Turkey 197,147 142,622 -54,525
Viet Nam 90,821 227,693 +136,872
Italy 111,628 64,563 -47,065
France 86,714 79,522 -7,192
Portugal 71,392 60,576 -10,816

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 48
Greater Manchester 28
Inner London - East 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 36 32 -4
Greater Manchester 22 16 -6
Inner London - East 10 13 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 6 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 8 -2
West Midlands 8 10 +2
West Yorkshire 10 5 -5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 7 +4
Outer London - West and North West 7 3 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2

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) 10,135,040
Air transport 2,705,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,811,833
Other 737,044
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) 5,147,572 4,987,468 -160,104
Air transport 1,485,760 1,219,878 -265,882
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 930,764 881,069 -49,695
Other 593,457 143,587 -449,870
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 5,505,620
London Gateway Port 2,592,610
Southampton 1,314,620
London Heathrow Airport 937,549
000 737,044

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 3,867,133 1,638,487 -2,228,646
London Gateway Port 422,575 2,170,035 +1,747,460
Southampton 619,626 694,994 +75,368
London Heathrow Airport 574,961 362,588 -212,373
000 593,457 143,587 -449,870
Eurotunnel 336,263 395,407 +59,144
Birmingham Airport 479,843 222,956 -256,887
East Midlands Airport 222,197 280,722 +58,525
499 15,334 402,954 +387,620
Manchester Airport 143,001 257,742 +114,741

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 129
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 94
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
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
2026-01 37
2025-11 38
2025-10 56
2025-09 62
2025-08 57

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 100
54m+ 79
0-1m 29
15m-54m 29
Other 27

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 323,177
Germany 249,857
France 240,246
United States 198,754
Ireland 193,358

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 286,522 36,655 -249,867
Germany 164,424 85,433 -78,991
France 171,185 69,061 -102,124
United States 149,240 49,514 -99,726
Ireland 95,473 97,885 +2,412
Costa Rica 63,732 111,145 +47,413
Denmark 78,635 66,063 -12,572
South Korea 114,994 2,642 -112,352
Netherlands 24,791 67,965 +43,174
Australia 60,935 31,763 -29,172

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 63,224
United States 3,942
Turkey 1,736
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 434
India 351

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 35,083 28,141 -6,942
United States 2,773 1,169 -1,604
Turkey 1,002 734 -268
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21 413 +392
India 188 163 -25
Bangladesh 309 2 -307
Viet Nam 0 271 +271
Sri Lanka 57 118 +61
Australia 0 109 +109
Italy 0 57 +57

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 1,479,056
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 861,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 202,651
Other 86,450

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 1,036,780 442,276 -594,504
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 469,539 392,188 -77,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,934 131,717 +60,783
Other 47,005 39,445 -7,560

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 694,103
East Midlands Airport 635,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 576,109
Dover 137,186
London Gateway Port 119,557

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 538,433 155,670 -382,763
East Midlands Airport 407,277 228,230 -179,047
Dover / Eurotunnel 304,129 271,980 -32,149
Dover 65,809 71,377 +5,568
London Gateway Port 48,024 71,533 +23,509
000 47,005 39,445 -7,560
ZLC 59,537 25,946 -33,591
Immingham Docks 62,978 19,916 -43,062
Holyhead 30,964 17,158 -13,806
Southampton 0 47,978 +47,978

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