Import/export HS code 61178080: Various knitted accessories

Knitted or crocheted accessories not specified elsewhere, including various styles and designs

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 8,102,429
India 829,954
Spain 807,874
Italy 753,787
Germany 727,022

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 4,478,219 3,624,210 -854,009
India 488,523 341,431 -147,092
Spain 463,814 344,060 -119,754
Italy 415,943 337,844 -78,099
Germany 426,086 300,936 -125,150
United States 379,514 269,839 -109,675
Cambodia 457,770 158,268 -299,502
France 304,130 212,512 -91,618
Sri Lanka 234,749 262,617 +27,868
Netherlands 249,269 172,194 -77,075

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 9,664,850
India 861,343
Spain 788,122
Italy 714,643
Cambodia 647,097

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 5,355,005 4,309,845 -1,045,160
India 486,200 375,143 -111,057
Spain 444,734 343,388 -101,346
Italy 394,264 320,379 -73,885
Cambodia 457,770 189,327 -268,443
Sri Lanka 249,922 243,369 -6,553
United States 153,411 72,942 -80,469
Portugal 141,657 81,591 -60,066
Viet Nam 114,350 86,613 -27,737
Germany 111,721 57,296 -54,425

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 95
Greater Manchester 34
Inner London - East 33
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19

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 64 65 +1
Greater Manchester 24 22 -2
Inner London - East 24 19 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 18 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 10 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +2
Outer London - West and North West 13 6 -7
West Yorkshire 13 9 -4
West Midlands 8 9 +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) 9,346,066
Air transport 3,582,596
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,863,169
Other 521,039
Road transport 49,808

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) 5,461,743 3,884,323 -1,577,420
Air transport 1,882,275 1,700,321 -181,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,034,885 828,284 -206,601
Other 294,403 226,636 -67,767
Road transport 10,965 38,843 +27,878

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,877,273
Southampton 1,726,888
London Gateway Port 1,488,280
London Heathrow Airport 1,406,581
East Midlands Airport 867,086

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 3,388,557 1,488,716 -1,899,841
Southampton 1,060,836 666,052 -394,784
London Gateway Port 425,013 1,063,267 +638,254
London Heathrow Airport 719,095 687,486 -31,609
East Midlands Airport 454,404 412,682 -41,722
Birmingham Airport 435,350 259,380 -175,970
499 24,921 591,796 +566,875
Eurotunnel 412,611 186,838 -225,773
000 294,403 226,636 -67,767
London 315,540 198,057 -117,483

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 235
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 146
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29
Other manufacturing 15
Other personal service activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 50
2025-11 68
2025-10 74
2025-09 78
2025-08 62

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 183
54m+ 112
0-1m 83
15m-54m 39
Other 39

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 £
South Korea 508,740
United States 421,575
Germany 309,596
Australia 274,549
Ireland 249,108

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 £
South Korea 496,739 12,001 -484,738
United States 369,468 52,107 -317,361
Germany 214,181 95,415 -118,766
Australia 152,897 121,652 -31,245
Ireland 85,958 163,150 +77,192
Malaysia 192,000 29,590 -162,410
Japan 201,384 18,937 -182,447
Netherlands 83,362 67,395 -15,967
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 102,503 27,277 -75,226
Belgium 44,430 67,977 +23,547

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 £
India 19,595
China 16,723
Ireland 10,247
XI 7,963
Canada 2,678

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 £
India 15,875 3,720 -12,155
China 3,761 12,962 +9,201
Ireland 82 10,165 +10,083
XI 3,513 4,450 +937
Canada 2,678 0 -2,678
Pakistan 1,777 0 -1,777
Spain 245 712 +467
Sri Lanka 0 431 +431
Netherlands 11 14 +3
Turkey 19 1 -18

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 2,472,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 883,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,347
Other 64,898

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 2,014,379 458,307 -1,556,072
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 475,800 408,022 -67,778
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 154,717 27,630 -127,087
Other 30,796 34,102 +3,306

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,279,325
East Midlands Airport 978,220
Dover / Eurotunnel 538,820
Holyhead 118,336
Immingham Docks 108,797

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 1,172,521 106,804 -1,065,717
East Midlands Airport 688,174 290,046 -398,128
Dover / Eurotunnel 298,106 240,714 -57,392
Holyhead 16,496 101,840 +85,344
Immingham Docks 86,573 22,224 -64,349
ZLC 75,228 32,968 -42,260
Greenock 82,750 0 -82,750
Dover 45,952 31,035 -14,917
000 30,796 34,102 +3,306
London Gateway Port 56,084 895 -55,189

Quick facts

HS code: 61178080

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

Description: Knitted or crocheted accessories not specified elsewhere, including various styles and designs