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 4,454,422
Bangladesh 3,636,651
Pakistan 3,264,307
China 3,249,067
India 2,741,516

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 1,777,661 2,676,761 +899,100
Bangladesh 2,075,533 1,561,118 -514,415
Pakistan 967,304 2,297,003 +1,329,699
China 1,851,994 1,397,073 -454,921
India 869,541 1,871,975 +1,002,434
Viet Nam 515,617 435,117 -80,500
Turkey 654,837 243,542 -411,295
Netherlands 291,450 176,485 -114,965
Portugal 204,322 100,012 -104,310
Cambodia 29,984 264,722 +234,738

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 4,716,676
Bangladesh 3,642,011
China 3,566,831
Pakistan 3,264,307
India 2,764,366

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 1,890,980 2,825,696 +934,716
Bangladesh 2,068,658 1,573,353 -495,305
China 1,990,339 1,576,492 -413,847
Pakistan 967,304 2,297,003 +1,329,699
India 872,575 1,891,791 +1,019,216
Viet Nam 544,000 436,975 -107,025
Turkey 670,738 275,565 -395,173
Cambodia 213,737 299,823 +86,086
Portugal 206,619 107,866 -98,753
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 25
Greater Manchester 15
Inner London - East 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
West Yorkshire 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 17 21 +4
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Inner London - East 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Merseyside 1 3 +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) 15,511,971
Other 2,511,988
Air transport 1,840,814
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,280,798
Road transport 97,443

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) 6,678,269 8,833,702 +2,155,433
Other 1,061,639 1,450,349 +388,710
Air transport 1,105,214 735,600 -369,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 811,816 468,982 -342,834
Road transport 71,055 26,388 -44,667

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 6,330,470
Felixstowe 5,368,714
000 2,511,988
Southampton 1,911,067
London Heathrow Airport 1,055,438

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 1,442,751 4,887,719 +3,444,968
Felixstowe 3,566,492 1,802,222 -1,764,270
000 1,061,639 1,450,349 +388,710
Southampton 1,301,225 609,842 -691,383
London Heathrow Airport 713,992 341,446 -372,546
499 3,191 998,126 +994,935
Dover 481,896 246,330 -235,566
Middlesbrough 7,979 320,603 +312,624
East Midlands Airport 160,997 164,692 +3,695
London 139,942 157,082 +17,140

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 87
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
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
2025-11 20
2025-10 30
2025-09 30
2025-08 25
2025-07 21

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 37
0-1m 20
Other 17
15m-54m 14

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 924,792
South Korea 412,999
Iceland 203,401
XS 159,000
United States 97,119

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 502,085 422,707 -79,378
South Korea 365,999 47,000 -318,999
Iceland 1,056 202,345 +201,289
XS 53,800 105,200 +51,400
United States 19,798 77,321 +57,523
Armenia 0 86,930 +86,930
Argentina 0 80,200 +80,200
France 56,791 15,334 -41,457
Malaysia 68,760 0 -68,760
United Arab Emirates 52,237 4,047 -48,190

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 282,506
India 279,955
Sri Lanka 132,076
China 71,144
XU 57,806

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 165,864 116,642 -49,222
India 164,100 115,855 -48,245
Sri Lanka 57,722 74,354 +16,632
China 38,132 33,012 -5,120
XU 31,220 26,586 -4,634
Cambodia 22,049 32,713 +10,664
Viet Nam 11,431 11,458 +27
Turkey 5,239 5,450 +211
Indonesia 1,136 1,982 +846
Mauritius 995 736 -259

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 1,258,276
Other 918,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 216,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,163
Road transport 5,572

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 627,474 630,802 +3,328
Other 499,603 418,987 -80,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 114,171 102,522 -11,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,372 26,791 -4,581
Road transport 5,572 0 -5,572

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 918,590
East Midlands Airport 685,624
London Heathrow Airport 532,431
Dover / Eurotunnel 161,498
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 £
000 499,603 418,987 -80,616
East Midlands Airport 114,090 571,534 +457,444
London Heathrow Airport 474,297 58,134 -416,163
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,050 76,448 -8,602
London Gateway Port 21,413 7,084 -14,329
Dover 13,157 9,556 -3,601
London Stansted Airport 19,366 0 -19,366
London Gatwick Airport 17,653 1,134 -16,519
Liverpool Docks 0 18,667 +18,667
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