Import/export HS code 610831: Women's or girls' knitted bathrobes made of cotton

Includes bathrobes and dressing gowns made from soft, absorbent cotton fabric

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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 57,239,746
India 48,041,994
China 13,796,487
Pakistan 5,038,896
Sri Lanka 3,176,434

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 27,244,186 29,995,560 +2,751,374
India 24,141,960 23,900,034 -241,926
China 5,115,664 8,680,823 +3,565,159
Pakistan 4,005,491 1,033,405 -2,972,086
Sri Lanka 1,441,329 1,735,105 +293,776
Turkey 1,151,512 701,433 -450,079
Ireland 844,729 997,405 +152,676
Cambodia 985,623 642,726 -342,897
Viet Nam 267,165 498,126 +230,961
Egypt 266,429 461,520 +195,091

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 58,329,258
India 49,620,419
China 13,500,459
Pakistan 5,038,014
Sri Lanka 2,955,762

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 27,675,763 30,653,495 +2,977,732
India 25,072,936 24,547,483 -525,453
China 5,179,615 8,320,844 +3,141,229
Pakistan 4,004,609 1,033,405 -2,971,204
Sri Lanka 1,008,884 1,946,878 +937,994
Turkey 1,246,063 798,597 -447,466
Cambodia 974,696 1,054,148 +79,452
Viet Nam 301,391 581,180 +279,789
Egypt 266,429 461,520 +195,091
Portugal 311,695 384,633 +72,938

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Greater Manchester 33
Inner London - East 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20
Outer London - West and North West 15

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 36 38 +2
Greater Manchester 21 25 +4
Inner London - East 14 14 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 14 -6
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
West Yorkshire 10 9 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Merseyside 7 7 +0

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) 112,378,463
Air transport 11,600,205
Other 11,539,691
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,635,025
Road transport 671,902

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) 50,558,676 61,819,787 +11,261,111
Air transport 6,956,289 4,643,916 -2,312,373
Other 7,665,314 3,874,377 -3,790,937
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,746,547 1,888,478 +141,931
Road transport 516,971 154,931 -362,040

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 45,080,176
London Gateway Port 41,707,449
000 11,539,691
Southampton 9,688,202
London Heathrow Airport 7,567,774

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 26,272,164 18,808,012 -7,464,152
London Gateway Port 17,043,775 24,663,674 +7,619,899
000 7,665,314 3,874,377 -3,790,937
Southampton 4,044,246 5,643,956 +1,599,710
London Heathrow Airport 5,163,080 2,404,694 -2,758,386
499 74,131 7,278,658 +7,204,527
Liverpool Docks 2,359,317 2,992,201 +632,884
Middlesbrough 305,714 2,122,913 +1,817,199
Manchester Airport 698,105 1,041,353 +343,248
Dover 580,972 496,338 -84,634

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 157
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 99
Manufacture of wearing apparel 16
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
2025-11 74
2025-10 94
2025-09 95
2025-08 68
2025-07 68

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 95
54m+ 79
0-1m 49
15m-54m 30
Other 20

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 £
Ireland 1,978,155
Iceland 1,381,874
United States 1,117,373
France 1,072,821
Czechia 789,198

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 £
Ireland 1,040,317 937,838 -102,479
Iceland 25,476 1,356,398 +1,330,922
United States 553,133 564,240 +11,107
France 464,088 608,733 +144,645
Czechia 727,146 62,052 -665,094
Germany 257,543 305,720 +48,177
Canada 138,231 303,448 +165,217
United Arab Emirates 115,331 175,555 +60,224
South Korea 210,616 29,150 -181,466
Spain 216,348 10,767 -205,581

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 943,364
XU 279,917
China 112,441
Cambodia 102,122
India 99,500

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 531,465 411,899 -119,566
XU 121,939 157,978 +36,039
China 70,040 42,401 -27,639
Cambodia 21,832 80,290 +58,458
India 55,278 44,222 -11,056
Indonesia 8,399 58,746 +50,347
Sri Lanka 28,573 29,192 +619
Viet Nam 38,240 9,670 -28,570
Turkey 3,744 4,829 +1,085
Egypt 1,565 3,689 +2,124

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 3,592,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,501,448
Other 1,734,015
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 571,519
Road transport 26,123

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 1,177,378 2,414,741 +1,237,363
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,155,626 1,345,822 -809,804
Other 885,057 848,958 -36,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 117,057 454,462 +337,405
Road transport 26,123 0 -26,123

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,806,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,290,121
000 1,734,015
Dover 834,057
London Heathrow Airport 496,966

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 712,696 2,093,634 +1,380,938
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,482,574 807,547 -675,027
000 885,057 848,958 -36,099
Dover 484,095 349,962 -134,133
London Heathrow Airport 361,674 135,292 -226,382
London Gateway Port 13,128 239,911 +226,783
Liverpool Docks 62,196 135,097 +72,901
London Stansted Airport 62,706 96,770 +34,064
Immingham Docks 56,539 62,418 +5,879
ZLC 40,381 52,385 +12,004

Quick facts

HS code: 610831

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

Description: Includes bathrobes and dressing gowns made from soft, absorbent cotton fabric