Import/export HS code 611241: Swimwear made of synthetic fibers

Lightweight and quick-drying swimwear made from synthetic fibers like polyester or nylon, perfect for swimming and beachwear

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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 96,270,423
Cambodia 17,029,144
Bangladesh 11,171,264
Sri Lanka 10,364,402
Morocco 9,513,259

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 53,215,041 43,055,382 -10,159,659
Cambodia 8,137,102 8,892,042 +754,940
Bangladesh 6,406,490 4,764,774 -1,641,716
Sri Lanka 3,766,154 6,598,248 +2,832,094
Morocco 4,398,511 5,114,748 +716,237
Viet Nam 3,140,659 3,391,920 +251,261
France 3,282,220 2,779,154 -503,066
Netherlands 2,382,905 2,976,053 +593,148
Ireland 1,867,981 3,285,115 +1,417,134
Italy 2,365,055 2,294,629 -70,426

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 110,403,290
Cambodia 18,224,015
Bangladesh 11,510,147
Sri Lanka 10,803,304
Morocco 10,190,776

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 60,446,218 49,957,072 -10,489,146
Cambodia 8,760,278 9,463,737 +703,459
Bangladesh 6,661,372 4,848,775 -1,812,597
Sri Lanka 3,697,782 7,105,522 +3,407,740
Morocco 4,698,890 5,491,886 +792,996
Viet Nam 4,447,330 4,483,252 +35,922
Tunisia 2,487,646 2,045,100 -442,546
Italy 1,652,050 1,552,934 -99,116
Turkey 1,421,623 1,114,608 -307,015
Indonesia 1,299,762 1,179,877 -119,885

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 119
Inner London - East 47
Greater Manchester 37
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22

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 92 93 +1
Inner London - East 34 33 -1
Greater Manchester 32 24 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 19 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 16 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 16 -1
Outer London - West and North West 14 15 +1
West Midlands 11 7 -4
West Yorkshire 13 10 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 9 -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) 90,617,076
Other 42,522,231
Air transport 35,835,510
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,645,138
Road transport 2,479,645

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) 44,007,660 46,609,416 +2,601,756
Other 22,554,669 19,967,562 -2,587,107
Air transport 22,101,208 13,734,302 -8,366,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,506,083 14,139,055 +632,972
Road transport 1,428,092 1,051,553 -376,539

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 44,525,553
000 42,522,231
London Heathrow Airport 21,827,629
Southampton 16,749,223
London 13,066,977

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 25,399,709 19,125,844 -6,273,865
000 22,554,669 19,967,562 -2,587,107
London Heathrow Airport 14,606,198 7,221,431 -7,384,767
Southampton 10,804,588 5,944,635 -4,859,953
London 6,440,111 6,626,866 +186,755
499 38,696 9,695,816 +9,657,120
London Gateway Port 1,790,387 7,761,981 +5,971,594
Middlesbrough 4,616,885 3,429,852 -1,187,033
Dover 3,295,693 2,477,240 -818,453
East Midlands Airport 2,457,313 2,479,234 +21,921

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 316
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 129
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 118
2025-11 75
2025-10 73
2025-09 74
2025-08 88

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 188
54m+ 142
0-1m 91
Other 41
15m-54m 39

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 £
United States 14,612,157
Ireland 8,044,514
Germany 7,976,874
Iceland 5,015,891
Netherlands 4,038,566

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 £
United States 8,579,768 6,032,389 -2,547,379
Ireland 3,739,820 4,304,694 +564,874
Germany 3,813,787 4,163,087 +349,300
Iceland 140,227 4,875,664 +4,735,437
Netherlands 1,724,122 2,314,444 +590,322
United Arab Emirates 1,111,888 1,942,183 +830,295
Belgium 1,426,914 1,499,427 +72,513
Italy 1,319,603 1,327,018 +7,415
South Korea 2,437,918 13,387 -2,424,531
Australia 853,519 635,682 -217,837

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 4,304,634
Bangladesh 381,681
Sri Lanka 201,967
Viet Nam 155,182
Cambodia 107,131

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 1,993,464 2,311,170 +317,706
Bangladesh 196,352 185,329 -11,023
Sri Lanka 158,041 43,926 -114,115
Viet Nam 93,637 61,545 -32,092
Cambodia 35,314 71,817 +36,503
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 19,595 2,994 -16,601
Bulgaria 19,003 1,864 -17,139
India 1,503 12,963 +11,460
Turkey 10,206 2,998 -7,208
Colombia 827 11,123 +10,296

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 37,379,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,443,063
Other 6,899,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 892,611
Road transport 13,283

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 18,366,015 19,013,492 +647,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,241,563 10,201,500 +1,959,937
Other 3,151,563 3,748,183 +596,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 661,655 230,956 -430,699
Road transport 13,283 0 -13,283

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 20,125,597
East Midlands Airport 15,234,002
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,849,576
000 6,899,746
Eurotunnel 1,088,599

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 11,858,955 8,266,642 -3,592,313
East Midlands Airport 5,469,932 9,764,070 +4,294,138
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,151,575 8,698,001 +2,546,426
000 3,151,563 3,748,183 +596,620
Eurotunnel 740,662 347,937 -392,725
London Stansted Airport 390,648 641,459 +250,811
Immingham Docks 678,706 289,090 -389,616
Holyhead 389,108 459,400 +70,292
Dover 356,123 188,460 -167,663
ZLC 333,319 134,458 -198,861

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 611241

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

Description: Lightweight and quick-drying swimwear made from synthetic fibers like polyester or nylon, perfect for swimming and beachwear