Import/export HS code 611249: Swimwear made of other fabrics

Swimwear made from materials other than synthetic fibers, such as cotton or blends, offering comfort and style for swimming

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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 5,593,751
Italy 515,771
Portugal 426,372
Pakistan 182,634
United States 178,979

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 2,990,854 2,602,897 -387,957
Italy 288,956 226,815 -62,141
Portugal 227,057 199,315 -27,742
Pakistan 44,124 138,510 +94,386
United States 124,743 54,236 -70,507
India 104,657 39,052 -65,605
Turkey 42,937 78,760 +35,823
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100,169 14,091 -86,078
Bangladesh 21,537 78,798 +57,261
Thailand 90,812 6,179 -84,633

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 5,884,304
Italy 566,916
Portugal 433,721
Pakistan 185,420
India 162,947

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 3,213,028 2,671,276 -541,752
Italy 289,712 277,204 -12,508
Portugal 223,707 210,014 -13,693
Pakistan 46,910 138,510 +91,600
India 123,895 39,052 -84,843
Turkey 53,094 79,770 +26,676
Bangladesh 43,112 63,946 +20,834
Romania 102,153 0 -102,153
Thailand 85,135 1,793 -83,342
Viet Nam 43,748 37,605 -6,143

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 35
Inner London - East 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8

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 24 21 -3
Inner London - East 9 12 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 1 -4
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +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) 4,377,030
Air transport 2,957,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 841,343
Other 108,239
Road transport 23,149

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) 2,242,919 2,134,111 -108,808
Air transport 1,703,604 1,253,607 -449,997
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 540,029 301,314 -238,715
Other 42,803 65,436 +22,633
Road transport 23,149 0 -23,149

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,983,572
Felixstowe 1,828,209
London Heathrow Airport 1,347,876
East Midlands Airport 629,915
Dover 462,628

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 £
Southampton 1,352,491 631,081 -721,410
Felixstowe 627,265 1,200,944 +573,679
London Heathrow Airport 839,322 508,554 -330,768
East Midlands Airport 297,944 331,971 +34,027
Dover 299,042 163,586 -135,456
Manchester Airport 315,653 130,633 -185,020
London Gateway Port 83,712 213,872 +130,160
Birmingham Airport 91,056 117,638 +26,582
Eurotunnel 136,914 17,081 -119,833
London Stansted Airport 63,525 71,098 +7,573

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 95
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 18
2025-10 14
2025-09 12
2025-08 11

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 65
54m+ 37
0-1m 25
Other 14
15m-54m 11

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 1,053,908
Germany 140,688
South Korea 106,800
Ireland 102,941
Poland 99,703

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 740,254 313,654 -426,600
Germany 108,111 32,577 -75,534
South Korea 106,800 0 -106,800
Ireland 55,305 47,636 -7,669
Poland 66,891 32,812 -34,079
Belgium 5,391 90,926 +85,535
Italy 35,537 59,024 +23,487
Netherlands 3,497 37,780 +34,283
Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,584 22,414 +3,830
South Africa 8,660 20,634 +11,974

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 36,783
India 34,069
Bangladesh 13,869
Sri Lanka 757
Viet Nam 375

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 19,457 17,326 -2,131
India 20,639 13,430 -7,209
Bangladesh 4,760 9,109 +4,349
Sri Lanka 588 169 -419
Viet Nam 60 315 +255
Cambodia 50 0 -50
Egypt 16 0 -16
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15 0 -15
Morocco 0 13 +13
Turkey 13 0 -13

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 1,430,786
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 529,253
Other 94,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,040
Road transport 6,767

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 1,031,230 399,556 -631,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 226,035 303,218 +77,183
Other 52,436 42,006 -10,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 12,040 +12,040
Road transport 6,767 0 -6,767

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 891,750
East Midlands Airport 450,754
Dover / Eurotunnel 428,456
000 94,442
Dover 58,343

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 703,040 188,710 -514,330
East Midlands Airport 289,506 161,248 -128,258
Dover / Eurotunnel 173,599 254,857 +81,258
000 52,436 42,006 -10,430
Dover 50,519 7,824 -42,695
ZLC 18,747 32,396 +13,649
London Stansted Airport 26,704 17,202 -9,502
Immingham Docks 0 23,191 +23,191
Eurotunnel 0 9,984 +9,984
Southampton 0 8,395 +8,395

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 611249

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

Description: Swimwear made from materials other than synthetic fibers, such as cotton or blends, offering comfort and style for swimming