Import/export HS code 61151090: Various compression hosiery

Compression hosiery made from materials other than synthetic fibres

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 £
Germany 2,394,428
Netherlands 1,909,947
Switzerland 1,829,250
China 1,236,463
Portugal 1,131,295

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 £
Germany 733,940 1,660,488 +926,548
Netherlands 814,524 1,095,423 +280,899
Switzerland 924,336 904,914 -19,422
China 571,827 664,636 +92,809
Portugal 501,431 629,864 +128,433
Italy 193,728 328,271 +134,543
United States 116,874 59,712 -57,162
Poland 98,552 64,409 -34,143
Turkey 99,824 20,733 -79,091
France 77,068 39,428 -37,640

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 £
Germany 2,296,257
Costa Rica 1,848,413
Switzerland 1,820,596
China 1,348,270
Portugal 1,214,170

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 £
Germany 675,666 1,620,591 +944,925
Costa Rica 783,201 1,065,212 +282,011
Switzerland 915,682 904,914 -10,768
China 597,897 750,373 +152,476
Portugal 537,697 676,473 +138,776
Italy 224,132 239,031 +14,899
United States 108,028 72,027 -36,001
Poland 95,904 61,428 -34,476
Turkey 99,824 20,733 -79,091
Pakistan 90,337 15,945 -74,392

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 17
Inner London - West 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Inner London - East 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 6 10 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 4 +3
Essex 4 1 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1

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 5,115,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,562,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,204,432
Road transport 77,811
Other 28,806

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 2,209,599 2,905,791 +696,192
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,197,285 1,365,508 +168,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 896,289 1,308,143 +411,854
Road transport 54,409 23,402 -31,007
Other 11,764 17,042 +5,278

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,280,616
London Heathrow Airport 1,715,642
Dover 946,704
Newhaven 805,789
Harwich 789,664

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,085,470 1,195,146 +109,676
London Heathrow Airport 585,595 1,130,047 +544,452
Dover 391,777 554,927 +163,150
Newhaven 413,693 392,096 -21,597
Harwich 283,283 506,381 +223,098
Eurotunnel 386,129 365,109 -21,020
Southampton 271,426 337,386 +65,960
London Stansted Airport 111,310 372,828 +261,518
London Gateway Port 34,649 236,370 +201,721
Birmingham Airport 138,335 93,624 -44,711

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 53
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Human health activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 23
2025-09 18
2025-08 21
2025-07 23

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 66
0-1m 24
54m+ 20
15m-54m 16
Other 9

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 £
Germany 567,678
United States 415,375
Australia 320,104
Japan 220,684
New Zealand 166,758

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 £
Germany 267,807 299,871 +32,064
United States 245,997 169,378 -76,619
Australia 189,341 130,763 -58,578
Japan 220,684 0 -220,684
New Zealand 149,873 16,885 -132,988
Netherlands 99,650 23,146 -76,504
United Arab Emirates 63,279 55,007 -8,272
Ireland 50,362 53,159 +2,797
Saudi Arabia 7,920 64,258 +56,338
Denmark 13,719 56,215 +42,496

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 £
XU 14,006
China 911
Portugal 697

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 £
XU 4,615 9,391 +4,776
China 0 911 +911
Portugal 326 371 +45

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 2,214,872
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 248,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,392
Other 15,614

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 1,331,575 883,297 -448,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,110 90,344 -67,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,332 72,060 +66,728
Other 4,941 10,673 +5,732

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,458,047
London Heathrow Airport 713,830
Dover / Eurotunnel 180,975
London Gateway Port 69,544
Dover 44,997

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 907,202 550,845 -356,357
London Heathrow Airport 389,405 324,425 -64,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,574 57,401 -66,173
London Gateway Port 2,740 66,804 +64,064
Dover 32,232 12,765 -19,467
Immingham Docks 2,304 22,544 +20,240
ZLC 18,549 2,019 -16,530
000 4,941 10,673 +5,732
Manchester Airport 14,193 0 -14,193
London Stansted Airport 2,226 6,008 +3,782

Quick facts

HS code: 61151090

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

Description: Compression hosiery made from materials other than synthetic fibres