Import/export HS code 610821: Women's or girls' knitted nightwear made of cotton

Includes nightdresses, pyjamas, and similar items made from soft, breathable cotton fabric

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  • 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 £
Bangladesh 97,242,767
Sri Lanka 30,323,648
China 18,435,979
India 13,610,835
France 12,472,052

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 43,828,171 53,414,596 +9,586,425
Sri Lanka 12,337,817 17,985,831 +5,648,014
China 9,787,080 8,648,899 -1,138,181
India 8,619,315 4,991,520 -3,627,795
France 6,297,012 6,175,040 -121,972
Netherlands 1,214,573 1,569,115 +354,542
Ireland 767,697 785,498 +17,801
Turkey 922,360 600,509 -321,851
Spain 445,515 446,554 +1,039
Slovakia 319,035 403,447 +84,412

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 100,060,032
Sri Lanka 32,540,069
China 19,211,120
India 14,068,900
Morocco 8,550,598

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 44,841,309 55,218,723 +10,377,414
Sri Lanka 13,642,749 18,897,320 +5,254,571
China 10,436,527 8,774,593 -1,661,934
India 8,856,386 5,212,514 -3,643,872
Morocco 4,267,453 4,283,145 +15,692
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,296,187 1,303,770 +7,583
Turkey 1,018,962 630,326 -388,636
Italy 550,140 187,473 -362,667
Thailand 415,416 125,872 -289,544
Viet Nam 129,459 392,042 +262,583

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 42
Greater Manchester 21
Inner London - East 17
Outer London - West and North West 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14

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 35 32 -3
Greater Manchester 16 13 -3
Inner London - East 11 9 -2
Outer London - West and North West 12 14 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 12 +2
West Yorkshire 13 6 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 6 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 4 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +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) 129,177,205
Other 27,521,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,608,618
Air transport 8,634,772
Road transport 422,384

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) 61,302,055 67,875,150 +6,573,095
Other 12,086,006 15,435,845 +3,349,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,622,367 8,986,251 -636,116
Air transport 4,171,276 4,463,496 +292,220
Road transport 249,801 172,583 -77,218

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 63,615,548
London Gateway Port 43,631,082
000 27,521,851
499 14,934,833
Eurotunnel 10,660,259

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 41,572,987 22,042,561 -19,530,426
London Gateway Port 16,114,195 27,516,887 +11,402,692
000 12,086,006 15,435,845 +3,349,839
499 228,509 14,706,324 +14,477,815
Eurotunnel 5,294,375 5,365,884 +71,509
London Heathrow Airport 2,902,054 2,674,248 -227,806
Southampton 2,855,385 2,607,653 -247,732
Dover 1,617,060 728,562 -888,498
Dover / Eurotunnel 876,255 1,209,967 +333,712
London 495,272 810,098 +314,826

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 137
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Manufacture of wearing apparel 22
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 58
2025-11 55
2025-10 44
2025-09 58
2025-08 61

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 86
54m+ 63
0-1m 35
Other 21
15m-54m 19

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 £
Netherlands 11,380,880
Ireland 3,251,934
Iceland 1,024,539
United States 719,109
United Arab Emirates 679,376

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 £
Netherlands 5,907,504 5,473,376 -434,128
Ireland 1,762,868 1,489,066 -273,802
Iceland 274,640 749,899 +475,259
United States 395,414 323,695 -71,719
United Arab Emirates 213,291 466,085 +252,794
France 247,280 290,382 +43,102
Spain 140,948 368,019 +227,071
Germany 192,644 259,889 +67,245
South Korea 405,300 0 -405,300
Czechia 161,941 109,910 -52,031

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 1,506,015
Sri Lanka 726,980
India 216,009
China 177,600
Cambodia 146,240

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 894,729 611,286 -283,443
Sri Lanka 381,102 345,878 -35,224
India 133,423 82,586 -50,837
China 83,718 93,882 +10,164
Cambodia 66,121 80,119 +13,998
Viet Nam 21,946 23,753 +1,807
Indonesia 1,288 1,644 +356
Portugal 1,609 5 -1,604
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 408 0 -408
Egypt 234 0 -234

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,203,877
Air transport 3,552,496
Other 2,918,460
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,182,239

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,749,832 7,454,045 +704,213
Air transport 1,887,598 1,664,898 -222,700
Other 1,631,017 1,287,443 -343,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 534,699 647,540 +112,841

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,989,504
000 2,918,460
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,750,856
London Heathrow Airport 1,399,901
East Midlands Airport 1,307,876

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 £
Felixstowe 5,813,951 5,175,553 -638,398
000 1,631,017 1,287,443 -343,574
Dover / Eurotunnel 990,157 1,760,699 +770,542
London Heathrow Airport 986,587 413,314 -573,273
East Midlands Airport 295,948 1,011,928 +715,980
ZLC 357,815 179,002 -178,813
London Gateway Port 34,071 377,526 +343,455
Immingham Docks 44,517 231,840 +187,323
Liverpool Docks 49,332 156,386 +107,054
Dover 81,355 120,272 +38,917

Quick facts

HS code: 610821

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

Description: Includes nightdresses, pyjamas, and similar items made from soft, breathable cotton fabric