Import/export HS code 611212: Tracksuits and swimwear made of synthetic fibers

Durable and lightweight tracksuits, ski suits, and swimwear made from synthetic fibers like polyester or nylon, ideal for active use

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 £
China 10,460,833
Cambodia 10,103,373
Pakistan 7,754,119
Viet Nam 7,037,039
Turkey 5,902,263

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 5,290,905 5,169,928 -120,977
Cambodia 5,837,519 4,265,854 -1,571,665
Pakistan 2,675,769 5,078,350 +2,402,581
Viet Nam 3,599,204 3,437,835 -161,369
Turkey 2,538,304 3,363,959 +825,655
Indonesia 3,011,743 1,973,299 -1,038,444
Belgium 2,733,461 1,879,825 -853,636
France 1,954,722 907,927 -1,046,795
Italy 853,300 1,506,595 +653,295
Germany 1,345,658 805,700 -539,958

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 14,277,899
Viet Nam 12,031,093
Cambodia 11,640,583
Pakistan 8,234,238
Turkey 6,575,716

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 7,076,429 7,201,470 +125,041
Viet Nam 6,772,358 5,258,735 -1,513,623
Cambodia 6,819,428 4,821,155 -1,998,273
Pakistan 2,703,270 5,530,968 +2,827,698
Turkey 2,763,256 3,812,460 +1,049,204
Indonesia 3,449,243 2,178,709 -1,270,534
Thailand 911,370 712,253 -199,117
Myanmar 696,879 388,326 -308,553
Bangladesh 492,799 273,079 -219,720
Malaysia 24,369 699,682 +675,313

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 56
Inner London - West 28
Inner London - East 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11

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
Greater Manchester 34 41 +7
Inner London - West 22 18 -4
Inner London - East 11 14 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 6 +2
Lancashire 1 6 +5
Outer London - East and North East 5 6 +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) 36,385,331
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,821,498
Air transport 7,568,995
Other 5,196,673
Road transport 2,917,142

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) 17,102,410 19,282,921 +2,180,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,927,680 5,893,818 -2,033,862
Air transport 3,711,848 3,857,147 +145,299
Other 3,664,137 1,532,536 -2,131,601
Road transport 982,963 1,934,179 +951,216

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,999,583
Southampton 10,864,252
Eurotunnel 6,018,646
000 5,196,673
ZLC 5,171,951

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 7,495,037 7,504,546 +9,509
Southampton 5,765,935 5,098,317 -667,618
Eurotunnel 3,521,782 2,496,864 -1,024,918
000 3,664,137 1,532,536 -2,131,601
ZLC 2,385,879 2,786,072 +400,193
Liverpool Docks 2,205,481 2,423,339 +217,858
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,473,443 1,603,926 +130,483
London Gateway Port 918,231 1,947,892 +1,029,661
East Midlands Airport 1,119,515 1,365,318 +245,803
Manchester Airport 1,247,976 837,909 -410,067

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 140
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 102
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 43
2025-11 46
2025-10 45
2025-09 57
2025-08 47

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 106
0-1m 62
54m+ 48
15m-54m 25
Other 20

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 £
Belgium 3,404,320
Ireland 1,207,239
Canada 482,810
France 398,763
Italy 396,686

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 £
Belgium 2,419,933 984,387 -1,435,546
Ireland 553,019 654,220 +101,201
Canada 21,754 461,056 +439,302
France 218,939 179,824 -39,115
Italy 148,141 248,545 +100,404
Iceland 6,939 361,046 +354,107
Germany 199,453 133,000 -66,453
Netherlands 127,140 108,345 -18,795
Austria 91,661 82,710 -8,951
United States 114,937 32,648 -82,289

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 £
Ireland 585,315
China 27,070
Cambodia 12,017
Belgium 5,145
Pakistan 4,387

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 £
Ireland 198,953 386,362 +187,409
China 10,039 17,031 +6,992
Cambodia 2,557 9,460 +6,903
Belgium 5,145 0 -5,145
Pakistan 388 3,999 +3,611
Romania 1,660 0 -1,660
Georgia 159 974 +815
Bangladesh 762 298 -464
Thailand 298 473 +175
Viet Nam 44 430 +386

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,701,269
Air transport 847,841
Other 776,556
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 623,807

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,566,455 2,134,814 -1,431,641
Air transport 249,350 598,491 +349,141
Other 291,626 484,930 +193,304
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,615 586,192 +548,577

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,755,369
000 776,556
East Midlands Airport 666,160
Felixstowe 441,965
Immingham Docks 349,974

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,080,726 1,674,643 -1,406,083
000 291,626 484,930 +193,304
East Midlands Airport 176,508 489,652 +313,144
Felixstowe 0 441,965 +441,965
Immingham Docks 133,684 216,290 +82,606
Holyhead 180,206 169,570 -10,636
Liverpool Docks 38,360 116,446 +78,086
London Heathrow Airport 39,453 68,900 +29,447
Dover 36,239 63,656 +27,417
Harwich 47,109 7,156 -39,953

Quick facts

HS code: 611212

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

Description: Durable and lightweight tracksuits, ski suits, and swimwear made from synthetic fibers like polyester or nylon, ideal for active use