Import/export HS code 610891: Women's or girls' knitted underwear and nightwear made of cotton

Includes a variety of cotton items like slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, and pyjamas

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 £
Sri Lanka 4,617,568
Pakistan 3,813,835
Bangladesh 3,518,711
China 3,204,601
India 2,847,891

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 £
Sri Lanka 2,099,464 2,518,104 +418,640
Pakistan 897,500 2,916,335 +2,018,835
Bangladesh 1,918,776 1,599,935 -318,841
China 1,952,395 1,252,206 -700,189
India 978,079 1,869,812 +891,733
Turkey 622,025 224,816 -397,209
Viet Nam 366,811 430,104 +63,293
Netherlands 226,689 182,758 -43,931
Cambodia 27,493 264,722 +237,229
Portugal 187,874 75,802 -112,072

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 £
Sri Lanka 4,810,834
Pakistan 3,813,835
Bangladesh 3,524,071
China 3,518,898
India 2,878,296

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 £
Sri Lanka 2,142,674 2,668,160 +525,486
Pakistan 897,500 2,916,335 +2,018,835
Bangladesh 1,911,901 1,612,170 -299,731
China 2,109,025 1,409,873 -699,152
India 981,113 1,897,183 +916,070
Turkey 635,560 260,004 -375,556
Viet Nam 389,698 437,260 +47,562
Cambodia 216,499 298,814 +82,315
Portugal 190,171 83,656 -106,515
Nigeria 94,934 0 -94,934

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 27
Greater Manchester 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Inner London - East 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 16 24 +8
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Merseyside 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,002,618
Other 2,441,081
Air transport 1,843,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,259,350
Road transport 84,179

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) 6,783,683 9,218,935 +2,435,252
Other 1,021,853 1,419,228 +397,375
Air transport 1,123,225 720,125 -403,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 809,045 450,305 -358,740
Road transport 59,737 24,442 -35,295

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 7,179,651
Felixstowe 5,204,630
000 2,441,081
Southampton 1,608,249
499 1,128,484

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,627,918 5,551,733 +3,923,815
Felixstowe 3,754,654 1,449,976 -2,304,678
000 1,021,853 1,419,228 +397,375
Southampton 1,087,470 520,779 -566,691
499 3,191 1,125,293 +1,122,102
London Heathrow Airport 707,569 323,079 -384,490
Dover 449,727 246,330 -203,397
Middlesbrough 21,303 375,217 +353,914
East Midlands Airport 171,252 160,259 -10,993
Manchester Airport 139,702 129,136 -10,566

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 90
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 21
2025-10 31
2025-09 31
2025-08 25

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+ 41
1m-15m 38
0-1m 20
Other 19
15m-54m 15

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 934,265
South Korea 412,999
Iceland 206,461
United States 95,101
Armenia 86,930

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 502,581 431,684 -70,897
South Korea 412,999 0 -412,999
Iceland 1,056 205,405 +204,349
United States 21,441 73,660 +52,219
Armenia 0 86,930 +86,930
Argentina 0 80,200 +80,200
Malaysia 68,760 0 -68,760
Germany 35,593 20,758 -14,835
France 37,371 18,226 -19,145
United Arab Emirates 50,965 2,913 -48,052

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 283,038
India 282,825
Sri Lanka 136,999
China 72,358
Cambodia 55,576

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 164,529 118,509 -46,020
India 166,034 116,791 -49,243
Sri Lanka 59,407 77,592 +18,185
China 37,406 34,952 -2,454
Cambodia 20,949 34,627 +13,678
Viet Nam 10,921 12,878 +1,957
Turkey 6,113 4,490 -1,623
Indonesia 1,153 1,945 +792
Mauritius 1,132 602 -530
Egypt 1,156 107 -1,049

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 1,332,465
Other 928,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 210,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,757

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 674,707 657,758 -16,949
Other 500,099 427,964 -72,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 114,733 96,241 -18,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,966 26,791 -2,175

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 928,063
East Midlands Airport 713,322
London Heathrow Airport 578,922
Dover / Eurotunnel 160,565
London Gateway Port 28,497

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 £
000 500,099 427,964 -72,135
East Midlands Airport 113,189 600,133 +486,944
London Heathrow Airport 521,297 57,625 -463,672
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,290 67,275 -26,015
London Gateway Port 21,413 7,084 -14,329
London Stansted Airport 19,366 0 -19,366
London Gatwick Airport 18,787 0 -18,787
Liverpool Docks 0 18,667 +18,667
Dover 5,479 12,448 +6,969
Eurotunnel 13,465 891 -12,574

Quick facts

HS code: 610891

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

Description: Includes a variety of cotton items like slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, and pyjamas