Import/export HS code 61151090: Various compression hosiery

Compression hosiery made from materials other than synthetic fibres

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  • 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 2,547,526
Netherlands 1,866,983
Switzerland 1,842,380
China 1,203,556
Portugal 1,144,424

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 832,959 1,714,567 +881,608
Netherlands 739,376 1,127,607 +388,231
Switzerland 898,024 944,356 +46,332
China 539,863 663,693 +123,830
Portugal 509,069 635,355 +126,286
Italy 220,907 303,162 +82,255
Japan 41,417 155,742 +114,325
United States 112,215 60,721 -51,494
Poland 101,533 61,428 -40,105
France 75,909 43,753 -32,156

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 2,449,508
Switzerland 1,833,726
Costa Rica 1,804,302
China 1,314,210
Portugal 1,231,307

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 771,590 1,677,918 +906,328
Switzerland 889,370 944,356 +54,986
Costa Rica 707,507 1,096,795 +389,288
China 588,554 725,656 +137,102
Portugal 545,335 685,972 +140,637
Italy 223,861 244,289 +20,428
Japan 41,417 155,742 +114,325
United States 107,023 69,957 -37,066
Poland 95,904 61,428 -34,476
Pakistan 82,308 14,588 -67,720

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 16
Inner London - West 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
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 11 7 -4
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 4 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0

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 5,408,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,478,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,175,107
Road transport 42,341
Other 28,800

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 2,303,564 3,105,249 +801,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,079,192 1,399,036 +319,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 890,945 1,284,162 +393,217
Road transport 18,939 23,402 +4,463
Other 11,766 17,034 +5,268

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,462,328
London Heathrow Airport 1,836,139
Dover 917,017
Newhaven 795,608
Harwich 791,096

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 1,124,158 1,338,170 +214,012
London Heathrow Airport 623,841 1,212,298 +588,457
Dover 345,853 571,164 +225,311
Newhaven 425,398 370,210 -55,188
Harwich 256,710 534,386 +277,676
Eurotunnel 374,265 367,780 -6,485
Southampton 238,481 330,134 +91,653
London Stansted Airport 110,586 382,609 +272,023
London Gateway Port 56,284 214,735 +158,451
Birmingham Airport 136,764 95,043 -41,721

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 51
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
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
2026-01 12
2025-11 12
2025-10 23
2025-09 18
2025-08 21

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 68
0-1m 21
54m+ 19
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 583,887
United States 415,375
Australia 320,104
Japan 220,684
New Zealand 149,865

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 274,495 309,392 +34,897
United States 256,928 158,447 -98,481
Australia 268,806 51,298 -217,508
Japan 220,684 0 -220,684
New Zealand 132,980 16,885 -116,095
Netherlands 102,977 27,466 -75,511
United Arab Emirates 62,295 61,286 -1,009
Ireland 52,742 54,498 +1,756
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 £
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 £
China 0 911 +911
Portugal 697 0 -697

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 2,246,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 252,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,392
Other 15,280

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 1,425,098 821,182 -603,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 159,059 93,194 -65,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,332 72,060 +66,728
Other 4,978 10,302 +5,324

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,479,101
London Heathrow Airport 721,477
Dover / Eurotunnel 179,438
London Gateway Port 69,544
Dover 50,333

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 906,688 572,413 -334,275
London Heathrow Airport 483,442 238,035 -245,407
Dover / Eurotunnel 124,523 54,915 -69,608
London Gateway Port 2,740 66,804 +64,064
Dover 32,232 18,101 -14,131
Immingham Docks 2,304 22,544 +20,240
ZLC 18,549 2,019 -16,530
Manchester Airport 14,193 2,707 -11,486
000 4,978 10,302 +5,324
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