Import/export HS code 611012: Cashmere sweaters and pullovers

Sweaters and pullovers made from Kashmir (cashmere) goat wool

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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 £
Italy 51,327,207
China 37,484,693
Cambodia 19,639,692
Netherlands 17,506,857
France 13,642,369

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 £
Italy 26,930,546 24,396,661 -2,533,885
China 17,124,542 20,360,151 +3,235,609
Cambodia 5,008,412 14,631,280 +9,622,868
Netherlands 9,453,644 8,053,213 -1,400,431
France 7,170,790 6,471,579 -699,211
Madagascar 796,092 3,994,306 +3,198,214
United States 1,815,999 2,016,019 +200,020
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,705,412 1,343,612 -361,800
Nepal 1,585,272 1,001,940 -583,332
Germany 1,283,296 1,193,845 -89,451

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 £
Italy 56,320,856
China 55,571,144
Cambodia 29,271,860
United Kingdom 5,658,633
Madagascar 5,162,656

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 £
Italy 30,060,516 26,260,340 -3,800,176
China 26,543,308 29,027,836 +2,484,528
Cambodia 9,767,119 19,504,741 +9,737,622
United Kingdom 2,541,495 3,117,138 +575,643
Madagascar 993,373 4,169,283 +3,175,910
Nepal 1,501,728 1,117,216 -384,512
Viet Nam 1,293,064 802,529 -490,535
Myanmar 1,077,646 958,150 -119,496
Pakistan 920,694 927,434 +6,740
Mongolia 915,676 839,708 -75,968

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 214
Inner London - East 66
Greater Manchester 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36
Outer London - West and North West 32

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 170 179 +9
Inner London - East 42 48 +6
Greater Manchester 20 30 +10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 24 -4
Outer London - West and North West 26 18 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 15 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
Essex 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Lancashire 10 6 -4

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 63,013,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,146,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,564,049
Other 9,078,999
Road transport 588,692

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 £
Air transport 30,971,224 32,042,040 +1,070,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,337,108 25,809,768 -6,527,340
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,529,797 29,034,252 +17,504,455
Other 5,424,955 3,654,044 -1,770,911
Road transport 345,770 242,922 -102,848

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 30,417,224
London 18,279,057
Eurotunnel 15,245,415
499 15,119,808
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,704,798

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 Heathrow Airport 16,382,348 14,034,876 -2,347,472
London 9,924,990 8,354,067 -1,570,923
Eurotunnel 9,152,385 6,093,030 -3,059,355
499 18,461 15,101,347 +15,082,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,200,893 5,503,905 -696,988
Dover 6,451,287 5,134,611 -1,316,676
East Midlands Airport 5,347,467 6,219,859 +872,392
Manchester Airport 4,866,871 4,887,444 +20,573
London Gateway Port 986,016 8,478,330 +7,492,314
000 5,424,955 3,654,044 -1,770,911

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 435
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 131
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 32
Manufacture of wearing apparel 25
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 137
2025-11 154
2025-10 195
2025-09 187
2025-08 196

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 238
0-1m 187
54m+ 125
Other 49
15m-54m 42

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 36,376,595
United States 16,570,739
Italy 12,518,937
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,851,366
Germany 3,697,449

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 17,940,430 18,436,165 +495,735
United States 9,030,416 7,540,323 -1,490,093
Italy 7,833,767 4,685,170 -3,148,597
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,835,316 2,016,050 +180,734
Germany 2,241,279 1,456,170 -785,109
Switzerland 1,300,076 1,225,020 -75,056
Netherlands 1,041,363 1,129,523 +88,160
South Korea 1,181,143 881,868 -299,275
Ireland 883,669 892,828 +9,159
Japan 740,225 531,507 -208,718

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 £
Cambodia 480,751
China 131,864
Madagascar 72,572
Myanmar 12,824
Malaysia 12,721

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 £
Cambodia 226,293 254,458 +28,165
China 66,543 65,321 -1,222
Madagascar 50,806 21,766 -29,040
Myanmar 3,306 9,518 +6,212
Malaysia 1,141 11,580 +10,439
Turkey 0 1,956 +1,956
Italy 1,452 0 -1,452
Bangladesh 501 625 +124
Switzerland 0 451 +451
Viet Nam 0 349 +349

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 70,762,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,720,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,607,264
Other 792,318
Road transport 23,473

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 35,450,469 35,312,144 -138,325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,790,833 6,929,301 -3,861,532
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,377,899 229,365 -1,148,534
Other 388,016 404,302 +16,286
Road transport 23,473 0 -23,473

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 54,908,582
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,845,466
London Heathrow Airport 9,941,855
ZLC 3,037,847
Dover 1,642,817

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 28,554,494 26,354,088 -2,200,406
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,585,351 5,260,115 -4,325,236
London Heathrow Airport 4,141,569 5,800,286 +1,658,717
ZLC 1,704,161 1,333,686 -370,475
Dover 786,918 855,899 +68,981
London Stansted Airport 804,464 568,881 -235,583
Manchester Airport 144,514 1,106,635 +962,121
Liverpool Docks 854,299 52,901 -801,398
000 388,016 404,302 +16,286
Eurotunnel 176,154 449,481 +273,327

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 611012

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

Description: Sweaters and pullovers made from Kashmir (cashmere) goat wool