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 4,159,497
Italy 813,167
China 654,660
Ireland 317,571
France 225,430

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 2,226,235 1,933,262 -292,973
Italy 428,028 385,139 -42,889
China 434,940 219,720 -215,220
Ireland 165,680 151,891 -13,789
France 211,503 13,927 -197,576
Switzerland 47,393 22,051 -25,342
Portugal 32,673 29,977 -2,696
Lithuania 16,559 30,272 +13,713
Germany 31,581 14,046 -17,535
United States 21,602 23,133 +1,531

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 4,160,821
China 1,027,131
Italy 700,757
Portugal 86,035
Lithuania 48,721

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 2,227,559 1,933,262 -294,297
China 642,448 384,683 -257,765
Italy 429,473 271,284 -158,189
Portugal 53,888 32,147 -21,741
Lithuania 16,559 32,162 +15,603
Singapore 36,458 0 -36,458
Bangladesh 26,847 8,459 -18,388
Germany 21,694 13,023 -8,671
India 4,737 27,012 +22,275
United States 14,560 16,399 +1,839

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 32
Inner London - East 13
Greater Manchester 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Outer London - West and North West 9

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 22 14 -8
Inner London - East 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 1 -3

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 5,132,785
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 796,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 491,511
Other 323,800
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 2,819,478 2,313,307 -506,171
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 461,892 334,429 -127,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 329,336 162,175 -167,161
Other 170,427 153,373 -17,054
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 4,110,439
Dover 354,790
000 323,800
London Heathrow Airport 284,789
Birmingham Airport 278,533

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 2,181,515 1,928,924 -252,591
Dover 158,540 196,250 +37,710
000 170,427 153,373 -17,054
London Heathrow Airport 156,020 128,769 -27,251
Birmingham Airport 207,871 70,662 -137,209
Eurotunnel 221,957 35,358 -186,599
East Midlands Airport 157,688 99,086 -58,602
Felixstowe 141,165 74,651 -66,514
London Stansted Airport 97,688 75,935 -21,753
Southampton 71,412 38,039 -33,373

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 43
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 11
2025-10 25
2025-09 12
2025-08 14

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 77
0-1m 35
54m+ 28
15m-54m 11
Other 11

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 164,376
Tunisia 103,932
Germany 86,786
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 72,780
France 72,598

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 122,227 42,149 -80,078
Tunisia 80,811 23,121 -57,690
Germany 85,263 1,523 -83,740
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 55,916 16,864 -39,052
France 43,871 28,727 -15,144
Australia 42,603 1,000 -41,603
China 18,710 22,158 +3,448
United Arab Emirates 15,856 23,345 +7,489
Hungary 16,885 20,391 +3,506
Morocco 6,015 20,456 +14,441

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 630,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 319,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,402

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 414,245 216,379 -197,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 229,731 89,944 -139,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,502 1,900 -5,602

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 378,666
Dover / Eurotunnel 256,297
London Heathrow Airport 147,284
ZLC 54,325
London Stansted Airport 39,771

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 267,683 110,983 -156,700
Dover / Eurotunnel 195,493 60,804 -134,689
London Heathrow Airport 84,019 63,265 -20,754
ZLC 33,516 20,809 -12,707
London Stansted Airport 18,449 21,322 +2,873
Dover 20,146 6,445 -13,701
Portsmouth 8,116 18,047 +9,931
Newcastle Airport 8,820 0 -8,820
Eurotunnel 1,919 3,684 +1,765
London Gateway Port 5,442 0 -5,442

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