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 10,785,461
Spain 1,085,511
Cambodia 773,376
Belgium 544,861
France 474,117

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 5,453,971 5,331,490 -122,481
Spain 570,004 515,507 -54,497
Cambodia 240,148 533,228 +293,080
Belgium 197,815 347,046 +149,231
France 219,454 254,663 +35,209
Bangladesh 209,480 258,239 +48,759
Germany 177,514 215,926 +38,412
Thailand 137,798 198,807 +61,009
Viet Nam 36,745 253,997 +217,252
United States 77,524 158,860 +81,336

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 11,866,256
Spain 1,060,338
Cambodia 833,256
Thailand 679,203
Bangladesh 490,407

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 6,008,829 5,857,427 -151,402
Spain 583,632 476,706 -106,926
Cambodia 241,284 591,972 +350,688
Thailand 200,289 478,914 +278,625
Bangladesh 209,480 280,927 +71,447
Viet Nam 91,513 277,054 +185,541
Turkey 197,934 166,361 -31,573
Italy 93,117 122,290 +29,173
France 86,714 122,545 +35,831
Portugal 104,084 57,847 -46,237

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 53
Greater Manchester 28
Inner London - East 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
West Midlands 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 34 37 +3
Greater Manchester 21 18 -3
Inner London - East 11 15 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 6 -7
West Midlands 8 10 +2
West Yorkshire 11 5 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 9 +5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 8 +4
Lancashire 3 4 +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) 11,172,085
Air transport 3,031,744
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,068,151
Other 701,517
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) 5,108,744 6,063,341 +954,597
Air transport 1,570,901 1,460,843 -110,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 925,057 1,143,094 +218,037
Other 575,058 126,459 -448,599
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 5,630,555
London Gateway Port 3,285,061
Southampton 1,419,683
London Heathrow Airport 1,018,940
Eurotunnel 849,244

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 3,591,139 2,039,416 -1,551,723
London Gateway Port 634,322 2,650,739 +2,016,417
Southampton 639,745 779,938 +140,193
London Heathrow Airport 582,808 436,132 -146,676
Eurotunnel 380,855 468,389 +87,534
Birmingham Airport 478,246 352,046 -126,200
000 575,058 126,459 -448,599
East Midlands Airport 296,388 262,074 -34,314
499 16,351 477,908 +461,557
Manchester Airport 148,334 276,417 +128,083

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 138
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 97
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
2026-04 33
2026-03 32
2026-02 38
2026-01 37
2025-12 32

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 105
54m+ 87
0-1m 34
Other 28
15m-54m 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 285,598
Germany 267,419
France 255,448
Ireland 238,883
United States 203,624

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 259,842 25,756 -234,086
Germany 151,718 115,701 -36,017
France 168,004 87,444 -80,560
Ireland 102,734 136,149 +33,415
United States 142,262 61,362 -80,900
Denmark 80,005 103,561 +23,556
Costa Rica 63,732 111,145 +47,413
Australia 62,685 62,125 -560
South Korea 114,994 2,642 -112,352
Netherlands 16,713 79,986 +63,273

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 79,880
United States 4,132
Turkey 1,837
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 597
Bangladesh 435

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 35,787 44,093 +8,306
United States 2,823 1,309 -1,514
Turkey 1,016 821 -195
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 597 +597
Bangladesh 309 126 -183
India 199 175 -24
Viet Nam 0 373 +373
Thailand 0 350 +350
Sri Lanka 54 138 +84
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 1,550,932
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 943,697
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 200,315
Other 108,754

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 985,195 565,737 -419,458
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 449,923 493,774 +43,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,312 114,003 +27,691
Other 48,136 60,618 +12,482

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 718,931
London Heathrow Airport 666,119
Dover / Eurotunnel 640,051
Dover 137,930
London Gateway Port 113,801

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 399,871 319,060 -80,811
London Heathrow Airport 492,728 173,391 -319,337
Dover / Eurotunnel 279,342 360,709 +81,367
Dover 64,511 73,419 +8,908
London Gateway Port 41,260 72,541 +31,281
000 48,136 60,618 +12,482
ZLC 61,063 36,303 -24,760
Immingham Docks 61,714 29,911 -31,803
Holyhead 31,582 26,349 -5,233
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