Import/export HS code 610811: Women's or girls' knitted underwear made of man-made fibres

Includes slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, and similar items made from synthetic materials like polyester or nylon

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* 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 £
Bangladesh 1,569,877
China 542,584
Sri Lanka 303,111
Italy 198,208
France 166,037

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 £
Bangladesh 588,964 980,913 +391,949
China 321,554 221,030 -100,524
Sri Lanka 212,903 90,208 -122,695
Italy 51,008 147,200 +96,192
France 124,696 41,341 -83,355
Thailand 107,427 17,579 -89,848
Sweden 101,934 0 -101,934
Denmark 100,889 917 -99,972
Netherlands 30,295 60,577 +30,282
United States 55,544 12,573 -42,971

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 £
Bangladesh 1,639,969
China 731,397
Thailand 335,817
Italy 254,985
Sri Lanka 243,577

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 £
Bangladesh 604,898 1,035,071 +430,173
China 432,042 299,355 -132,687
Thailand 318,238 17,579 -300,659
Italy 105,261 149,724 +44,463
Sri Lanka 192,844 50,733 -142,111
United States 28,115 24,297 -3,818
France 23,313 26,826 +3,513
Hungary 20,056 13,635 -6,421
Turkey 31,477 917 -30,560
Portugal 9,891 18,821 +8,930

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Inner London - East 3

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 17 14 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2
Greater Manchester 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,427,784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,239,442
Air transport 551,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 341,314
Road transport 5,068

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 £
Other 580,956 846,828 +265,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 758,698 480,744 -277,954
Air transport 265,952 285,619 +19,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 249,283 92,031 -157,252
Road transport 3,027 2,041 -986

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,427,784
Felixstowe 428,359
499 221,817
Immingham Docks 217,936
East Midlands Airport 215,615

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 £
000 580,956 846,828 +265,872
Felixstowe 275,686 152,673 -123,013
499 1,079 220,738 +219,659
Immingham Docks 205,014 12,922 -192,092
East Midlands Airport 58,922 156,693 +97,771
London Heathrow Airport 144,023 54,712 -89,311
London Gateway Port 112,018 78,952 -33,066
Southampton 163,161 27,245 -135,916
Dover 84,365 33,259 -51,106
Thamesport 107,620 3,358 -104,262

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 51
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of wearing apparel 2
Activities of membership organisations 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 12
2025-10 11
2025-09 9
2025-08 12

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
54m+ 29
1m-15m 16
0-1m 12
Other 8
15m-54m 5

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 £
France 198,359
United States 186,027
Qatar 100,260
United Arab Emirates 99,805
Ireland 95,979

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 £
France 31,076 167,283 +136,207
United States 170,067 15,960 -154,107
Qatar 0 100,260 +100,260
United Arab Emirates 19,471 80,334 +60,863
Ireland 60,173 35,806 -24,367
Jordan 0 84,537 +84,537
Panama 60,588 0 -60,588
Germany 20,132 25,244 +5,112
Italy 34,407 8,900 -25,507
Mexico 32,695 0 -32,695

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 £
Bangladesh 59,381
China 3,780
Cambodia 1,890
India 493
Morocco 351

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 £
Bangladesh 42,310 17,071 -25,239
China 1,962 1,818 -144
Cambodia 1,778 112 -1,666
India 493 0 -493
Morocco 351 0 -351
Turkey 339 0 -339
Thailand 0 163 +163
Sri Lanka 77 0 -77

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 647,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 260,577
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 130,090
Other 66,846

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 345,807 302,012 -43,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,647 154,930 +49,283
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,574 56,516 -17,058
Other 47,337 19,509 -27,828

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 521,662
London Gateway Port 200,512
East Midlands Airport 117,092
000 66,846
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,713

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 234,009 287,653 +53,644
London Gateway Port 94,750 105,762 +11,012
East Midlands Airport 106,938 10,154 -96,784
000 47,337 19,509 -27,828
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,500 9,213 -34,287
Southampton 5,543 46,510 +40,967
Immingham Docks 11,272 19,842 +8,570
Holyhead 6,851 12,562 +5,711
Dover 4,405 6,700 +2,295
Liverpool Docks 994 5,455 +4,461

Quick facts

HS code: 610811

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

Description: Includes slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, and similar items made from synthetic materials like polyester or nylon