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 10,349,708
Spain 993,934
Cambodia 547,615
Belgium 474,514
Bangladesh 456,972

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 5,461,071 4,888,637 -572,434
Spain 593,466 400,468 -192,998
Cambodia 234,752 312,863 +78,111
Belgium 183,305 291,209 +107,904
Bangladesh 180,860 276,112 +95,252
France 223,068 204,744 -18,324
Germany 144,487 211,724 +67,237
Thailand 85,403 233,705 +148,302
Viet Nam 31,631 232,141 +200,510
United States 50,165 163,944 +113,779

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 11,307,857
Spain 963,395
Thailand 612,992
Cambodia 603,920
Bangladesh 473,269

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 5,970,860 5,336,997 -633,863
Spain 591,364 372,031 -219,333
Thailand 119,393 493,599 +374,206
Cambodia 235,888 368,032 +132,144
Bangladesh 180,860 292,409 +111,549
Turkey 200,456 146,027 -54,429
Viet Nam 87,062 234,662 +147,600
Italy 109,731 70,242 -39,489
France 84,165 88,408 +4,243
Portugal 78,858 68,166 -10,692

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 50
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 37 32 -5
Greater Manchester 23 16 -7
Inner London - East 9 14 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 7 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
West Midlands 8 11 +3
West Yorkshire 11 5 -6
Outer London - West and North West 9 3 -6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 7 +3
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) 10,370,521
Air transport 2,739,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,934,387
Other 772,349
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) 4,971,834 5,398,687 +426,853
Air transport 1,488,577 1,251,097 -237,480
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 975,438 958,949 -16,489
Other 591,570 180,779 -410,791
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 5,715,367
London Gateway Port 2,604,663
Southampton 1,337,322
London Heathrow Airport 945,667
Eurotunnel 784,966

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 3,811,803 1,903,564 -1,908,239
London Gateway Port 330,455 2,274,208 +1,943,753
Southampton 619,534 717,788 +98,254
London Heathrow Airport 571,035 374,632 -196,403
Eurotunnel 362,376 422,590 +60,214
000 591,570 180,779 -410,791
Birmingham Airport 475,779 227,988 -247,791
East Midlands Airport 235,108 285,783 +50,675
499 17,043 403,844 +386,801
Manchester Airport 139,783 262,667 +122,884

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 134
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 97
Manufacture of wearing apparel 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
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 103
54m+ 81
0-1m 31
15m-54m 30
Other 28

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 343,000
Germany 270,397
France 240,246
United States 203,915
Costa Rica 199,867

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 306,345 36,655 -269,690
Germany 162,161 108,236 -53,925
France 171,185 69,061 -102,124
United States 134,644 69,271 -65,373
Costa Rica 74,922 124,945 +50,023
Ireland 94,285 101,785 +7,500
Denmark 82,794 78,539 -4,255
South Korea 114,994 2,642 -112,352
Netherlands 25,549 69,025 +43,476
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 63,952
United States 4,019
Turkey 1,736
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 566
India 354

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 33,897 30,055 -3,842
United States 2,648 1,371 -1,277
Turkey 992 744 -248
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 153 413 +260
India 191 163 -28
Bangladesh 309 2 -307
Viet Nam 0 271 +271
Sri Lanka 63 118 +55
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 1,517,243
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 889,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 251,731
Other 87,664

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 1,020,084 497,159 -522,925
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 462,421 426,611 -35,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 117,408 134,323 +16,915
Other 45,342 42,322 -3,020

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 719,087
East Midlands Airport 647,702
Dover / Eurotunnel 601,914
London Gateway Port 144,547
Dover 139,004

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 555,717 163,370 -392,347
East Midlands Airport 395,341 252,361 -142,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 317,524 284,390 -33,134
London Gateway Port 73,014 71,533 -1,481
Dover 53,283 85,721 +32,438
Immingham Docks 84,190 20,976 -63,214
000 45,342 42,322 -3,020
ZLC 40,883 44,600 +3,717
Holyhead 32,464 17,158 -15,306
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