Import/export HS code 611790: Parts of knitted clothing

Knitted or crocheted parts used in making garments or clothing accessories

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 £
Pakistan 4,714,285
Italy 757,199
China 697,954
Ireland 308,746
France 236,642

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 £
Pakistan 2,278,301 2,435,984 +157,683
Italy 402,830 354,369 -48,461
China 435,406 262,548 -172,858
Ireland 175,258 133,488 -41,770
France 208,448 28,194 -180,254
Portugal 42,332 45,528 +3,196
Lithuania 15,526 40,165 +24,639
United States 23,151 26,944 +3,793
Germany 30,320 16,311 -14,009
Switzerland 24,296 18,325 -5,971

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 £
Pakistan 4,715,609
China 1,077,675
Italy 624,811
Portugal 96,805
Lithuania 57,581

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 £
Pakistan 2,279,625 2,435,984 +156,359
China 688,019 389,656 -298,363
Italy 349,322 275,489 -73,833
Portugal 51,277 45,528 -5,749
Lithuania 17,416 40,165 +22,749
Singapore 36,458 0 -36,458
United States 13,355 22,964 +9,609
Turkey 8,743 26,517 +17,774
Germany 20,401 13,198 -7,203
Bangladesh 21,589 8,459 -13,130

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Inner London - East 14
Greater Manchester 13
Outer London - West and North West 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7

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 20 18 -2
Inner London - East 9 5 -4
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 6 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 1 -4
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,674,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 820,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 470,442
Other 315,017
Road transport 1,958

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 £
Air transport 2,862,100 2,812,250 -49,850
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 462,531 357,794 -104,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 295,330 175,112 -120,218
Other 185,159 129,858 -55,301
Road transport 1,958 0 -1,958

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 4,673,488
Dover 341,230
000 315,017
Eurotunnel 288,521
London Heathrow Airport 275,896

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 £
Manchester Airport 2,238,088 2,435,400 +197,312
Dover 162,804 178,426 +15,622
000 185,159 129,858 -55,301
Eurotunnel 228,892 59,629 -169,263
London Heathrow Airport 178,190 97,706 -80,484
East Midlands Airport 166,414 96,814 -69,600
Birmingham Airport 164,907 69,006 -95,901
Felixstowe 136,762 81,516 -55,246
London Stansted Airport 95,011 89,439 -5,572
Southampton 57,527 53,285 -4,242

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
77
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
47
Manufacture of wearing apparel
12
Other manufacturing
6
Manufacture of textiles
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 11
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 11

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 73
0-1m 35
54m+ 31
15m-54m 11
Other 10

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 £
United States 145,556
Tunisia 94,824
France 68,016
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 60,524
Morocco 50,962

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 £
United States 117,372 28,184 -89,188
Tunisia 87,495 7,329 -80,166
France 55,486 12,530 -42,956
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 38,777 21,747 -17,030
Morocco 4,696 46,266 +41,570
Hungary 17,151 22,100 +4,949
United Arab Emirates 34,041 3,160 -30,881
China 10,656 23,162 +12,506
Indonesia 6,750 17,010 +10,260
Germany 12,379 10,917 -1,462

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 578,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 276,800
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,960

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 378,061 200,700 -177,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 176,351 100,449 -75,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,060 1,900 -160

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 326,169
Dover / Eurotunnel 179,101
London Heathrow Airport 148,658
Portsmouth 52,778
London Stansted Airport 48,895

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 221,338 104,831 -116,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 147,478 31,623 -115,855
London Heathrow Airport 99,630 49,028 -50,602
Portsmouth 6,959 45,819 +38,860
London Stansted Airport 27,004 21,891 -5,113
ZLC 21,269 24,950 +3,681
Dover 17,028 20,313 +3,285
Newcastle Airport 8,820 0 -8,820
Eurotunnel 2,909 2,694 -215
Holyhead 4,037 0 -4,037

Quick facts

HS code: 611790

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

Description: Knitted or crocheted parts used in making garments or clothing accessories