Import/export HS code 611011: Wool sweaters and pullovers

Sweaters and pullovers made of wool, including lightweight and heavyweight options

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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 £
China 76,405,572
Italy 72,650,689
France 38,415,987
Netherlands 27,800,474
Bangladesh 24,856,272

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 £
China 33,988,343 42,417,229 +8,428,886
Italy 36,636,445 36,014,244 -622,201
France 20,714,428 17,701,559 -3,012,869
Netherlands 16,374,517 11,425,957 -4,948,560
Bangladesh 11,212,414 13,643,858 +2,431,444
Cambodia 3,301,467 8,295,038 +4,993,571
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,310,507 4,943,206 -367,301
Madagascar 3,941,770 5,708,759 +1,766,989
Spain 4,344,040 4,629,475 +285,435
Turkey 4,079,221 4,457,387 +378,166

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 £
China 130,409,264
Italy 70,001,808
Bangladesh 27,630,405
Cambodia 19,025,611
Turkey 12,257,265

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 £
China 63,202,092 67,207,172 +4,005,080
Italy 36,788,321 33,213,487 -3,574,834
Bangladesh 12,901,019 14,729,386 +1,828,367
Cambodia 6,707,763 12,317,848 +5,610,085
Turkey 6,284,959 5,972,306 -312,653
Viet Nam 6,057,707 4,588,964 -1,468,743
Madagascar 4,366,517 6,090,832 +1,724,315
Romania 4,510,875 5,180,837 +669,962
Portugal 4,013,672 4,326,818 +313,146
Bulgaria 2,737,579 3,743,061 +1,005,482

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 354
Inner London - East 149
Greater Manchester 108
Outer London - West and North West 69
Surrey, East and West Sussex 64

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 282 290 +8
Inner London - East 117 111 -6
Greater Manchester 70 79 +9
Outer London - West and North West 49 45 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 46 43 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38 41 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 30 +3
West Midlands 27 27 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27 23 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 24 24 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,496,015
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,920,061
Air transport 87,021,835
Other 27,220,999
Road transport 4,766,093

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,987,939 58,508,076 -4,479,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,434,207 67,485,854 +30,051,647
Air transport 45,483,639 41,538,196 -3,945,443
Other 19,663,111 7,557,888 -12,105,223
Road transport 2,633,228 2,132,865 -500,363

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 42,257,387
London Heathrow Airport 39,504,118
Dover 37,506,349
Felixstowe 36,383,152
000 27,220,999

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 £
Eurotunnel 23,721,508 18,535,879 -5,185,629
London Heathrow Airport 21,659,979 17,844,139 -3,815,840
Dover 17,485,390 20,020,959 +2,535,569
Felixstowe 17,871,681 18,511,471 +639,790
000 19,663,111 7,557,888 -12,105,223
499 41,291 25,758,104 +25,716,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,134,829 9,186,281 -948,548
Southampton 9,756,363 8,700,817 -1,055,546
London Gateway Port 4,764,896 11,747,096 +6,982,200
London 8,081,394 7,438,222 -643,172

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 967
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 398
Manufacture of wearing apparel 89
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 52
Other personal service activities 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 290
2025-11 385
2025-10 487
2025-09 536
2025-08 454

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 624
0-1m 469
54m+ 228
Other 102
15m-54m 81

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 16,386,828
Italy 14,047,694
United States 13,866,080
Netherlands 9,640,053
Japan 8,349,360

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 8,105,965 8,280,863 +174,898
Italy 8,189,141 5,858,553 -2,330,588
United States 7,063,091 6,802,989 -260,102
Netherlands 5,412,769 4,227,284 -1,185,485
Japan 4,019,628 4,329,732 +310,104
Ireland 3,267,244 2,939,947 -327,297
Germany 3,150,513 2,884,956 -265,557
South Korea 3,324,280 1,627,673 -1,696,607
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,813,493 2,094,974 -718,519
Belgium 1,342,544 1,086,341 -256,203

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 £
China 1,179,132
Bangladesh 353,670
Cambodia 250,142
Madagascar 215,445
Turkey 195,681

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 £
China 594,431 584,701 -9,730
Bangladesh 152,291 201,379 +49,088
Cambodia 117,381 132,761 +15,380
Madagascar 150,008 65,437 -84,571
Turkey 117,804 77,877 -39,927
Myanmar 99,921 20,301 -79,620
Ireland 42,047 23,610 -18,437
Belgium 38,838 0 -38,838
XI 19,319 0 -19,319
Sri Lanka 18 13,759 +13,741

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 59,298,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,144,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,326,440
Other 4,025,883
Road transport 81,108

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 31,553,812 27,744,215 -3,809,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,230,873 17,913,165 -2,317,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,445,643 2,880,797 -564,846
Other 2,149,776 1,876,107 -273,669
Road transport 77,476 3,632 -73,844

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 30,433,884
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,678,599
London Heathrow Airport 20,582,461
Dover 5,972,250
000 4,025,883

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 16,820,592 13,613,292 -3,207,300
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,623,971 13,054,628 -2,569,343
London Heathrow Airport 10,683,041 9,899,420 -783,621
Dover 2,991,771 2,980,479 -11,292
000 2,149,776 1,876,107 -273,669
ZLC 1,822,571 1,909,643 +87,072
London Stansted Airport 1,436,764 1,074,320 -362,444
Southampton 528,918 1,869,822 +1,340,904
London Gateway Port 1,683,879 299,328 -1,384,551
Manchester Airport 446,487 746,158 +299,671

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 611011

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

Description: Sweaters and pullovers made of wool, including lightweight and heavyweight options