Import/export HS code 6111: Baby clothes and accessories, knitted or crocheted

Clothing and accessories for babies, such as sweaters, hats, and booties, made by knitting or crocheting

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 £
India 145,696,506
Bangladesh 120,656,856
China 116,622,439
Sri Lanka 114,715,742
Turkey 23,791,301

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 £
India 66,502,033 79,194,473 +12,692,440
Bangladesh 55,783,415 64,873,441 +9,090,026
China 58,599,980 58,022,459 -577,521
Sri Lanka 56,672,957 58,042,785 +1,369,828
Turkey 13,703,592 10,087,709 -3,615,883
France 9,746,303 7,430,423 -2,315,880
Spain 6,157,713 6,004,880 -152,833
Cambodia 6,055,532 5,507,430 -548,102
Italy 5,376,101 4,859,483 -516,618
Ireland 3,771,696 4,273,956 +502,260

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 £
India 151,903,859
China 129,120,694
Bangladesh 125,128,930
Sri Lanka 113,747,829
Turkey 25,253,811

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 £
India 70,228,428 81,675,431 +11,447,003
China 65,015,611 64,105,083 -910,528
Bangladesh 57,882,574 67,246,356 +9,363,782
Sri Lanka 55,786,367 57,961,462 +2,175,095
Turkey 14,397,582 10,856,229 -3,541,353
Cambodia 7,074,479 6,342,852 -731,627
Portugal 6,673,683 6,080,918 -592,765
Viet Nam 5,951,668 5,272,780 -678,888
Pakistan 3,527,343 3,830,027 +302,684
Spain 2,707,320 2,736,279 +28,959

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 111
Inner London - East 72
Greater Manchester 54
West Yorkshire 36
Outer London - West and North West 34

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 85 81 -4
Inner London - East 49 48 -1
Greater Manchester 39 40 +1
West Yorkshire 30 25 -5
Outer London - West and North West 21 29 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 18 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 16 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 16 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 13 -3
Essex 16 13 -3

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) 434,716,126
Other 91,113,885
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,219,283
Air transport 46,732,256
Road transport 1,675,510

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) 201,896,836 232,819,290 +30,922,454
Other 47,602,394 43,511,491 -4,090,903
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,287,380 24,931,903 -6,355,477
Air transport 26,788,330 19,943,926 -6,844,404
Road transport 1,025,570 649,940 -375,630

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 184,554,955
London Gateway Port 141,133,347
000 91,113,885
Southampton 41,504,293
499 30,393,793

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 114,187,058 70,367,897 -43,819,161
London Gateway Port 51,096,022 90,037,325 +38,941,303
000 47,602,394 43,511,491 -4,090,903
Southampton 19,889,970 21,614,323 +1,724,353
499 19,627 30,374,166 +30,354,539
Middlesbrough 11,802,488 15,260,537 +3,458,049
London Heathrow Airport 13,872,237 8,766,911 -5,105,326
Eurotunnel 11,288,596 6,732,586 -4,556,010
Dover 9,961,173 7,159,797 -2,801,376
Manchester Airport 6,835,378 5,248,640 -1,586,738

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 379
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 232
Manufacture of wearing apparel 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 156
2025-10 164
2025-09 187
2025-08 188
2025-07 168

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
0-1m 228
1m-15m 218
54m+ 130
Other 50
15m-54m 47

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 24,827,990
Germany 8,123,752
United Arab Emirates 7,760,394
South Korea 6,259,286
XS 5,551,550

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 13,324,057 11,503,933 -1,820,124
Germany 4,520,905 3,602,847 -918,058
United Arab Emirates 4,166,957 3,593,437 -573,520
South Korea 5,859,786 399,500 -5,460,286
XS 2,125,300 3,426,250 +1,300,950
Iceland 26,492 3,358,448 +3,331,956
Armenia 63,084 3,082,333 +3,019,249
Malaysia 2,807,152 0 -2,807,152
United States 1,065,203 728,770 -336,433
Poland 651,232 995,335 +344,103

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 £
India 7,273,724
Bangladesh 6,112,636
Sri Lanka 3,132,934
China 1,661,334
Viet Nam 598,439

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 £
India 3,703,687 3,570,037 -133,650
Bangladesh 3,040,555 3,072,081 +31,526
Sri Lanka 1,709,915 1,423,019 -286,896
China 858,065 803,269 -54,796
Viet Nam 314,419 284,020 -30,399
Turkey 309,307 264,193 -45,114
XU 321,604 194,914 -126,690
Pakistan 110,138 120,131 +9,993
Cambodia 142,563 41,956 -100,607
Belgium 116,179 51,048 -65,131

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 34,970,227
Other 20,744,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,165,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,564,531
Road transport 27,420

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 18,286,936 16,683,291 -1,603,645
Other 10,785,886 9,958,520 -827,366
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,128,467 9,037,511 -2,090,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,274,761 1,289,770 +15,009
Road transport 27,420 0 -27,420

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 20,744,406
East Midlands Airport 16,142,888
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,628,235
London Heathrow Airport 11,459,989
London Stansted Airport 4,303,802

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 10,785,886 9,958,520 -827,366
East Midlands Airport 4,268,875 11,874,013 +7,605,138
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,463,764 7,164,471 -1,299,293
London Heathrow Airport 10,081,836 1,378,153 -8,703,683
London Stansted Airport 2,161,908 2,141,894 -20,014
Holyhead 2,111,042 1,178,283 -932,759
London Gatwick Airport 928,053 388,864 -539,189
Birmingham Airport 504,472 687,100 +182,628
Felixstowe 447,529 620,152 +172,623
London Gateway Port 454,058 609,218 +155,160

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 6111

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

Description: Clothing and accessories for babies, such as sweaters, hats, and booties, made by knitting or crocheting