Import/export HS code 61153011: Knee-length stockings

Women’s knee-length stockings made from thin yarn

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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 £
Italy 2,688,543
China 975,734
Turkey 952,256
Taiwan 167,642
Ukraine 156,714

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 £
Italy 1,504,567 1,183,976 -320,591
China 230,553 745,181 +514,628
Turkey 459,648 492,608 +32,960
Taiwan 17,401 150,241 +132,840
Ukraine 33,377 123,337 +89,960
Germany 62,013 29,673 -32,340
Pakistan 91,615 0 -91,615
Lithuania 79,119 10,498 -68,621
Poland 28,255 12,947 -15,308
France 20,270 9,307 -10,963

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 £
Italy 2,353,269
China 989,314
Turkey 984,178
Albania 293,678
Taiwan 173,105

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 £
Italy 1,312,366 1,040,903 -271,463
China 232,847 756,467 +523,620
Turkey 491,570 492,608 +1,038
Albania 171,477 122,201 -49,276
Taiwan 17,401 155,704 +138,303
Ukraine 35,199 123,337 +88,138
Pakistan 91,615 0 -91,615
Lithuania 79,119 10,498 -68,621
Austria 52,170 36,018 -16,152
XS 43,281 5,990 -37,291

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

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 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,872,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,365,283
Air transport 524,440
Road transport 474,874
Other 197,876

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,706,545 1,166,019 -540,526
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 565,607 799,676 +234,069
Air transport 215,505 308,935 +93,430
Road transport 131,105 343,769 +212,664
Other 25,631 172,245 +146,614

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,749,786
Felixstowe 811,994
Eurotunnel 791,983
ZLC 474,874
London Gateway Port 303,075

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 £
Dover 1,018,828 730,958 -287,870
Felixstowe 540,825 271,169 -269,656
Eurotunnel 384,141 407,842 +23,701
ZLC 131,105 343,769 +212,664
London Gateway Port 3,520 299,555 +296,035
London Heathrow Airport 74,808 181,767 +106,959
Dover / Eurotunnel 228,331 7,074 -221,257
499 3,872 202,847 +198,975
Birmingham Airport 107,434 94,372 -13,062
000 25,631 172,245 +146,614

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 26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of wearing apparel 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 14
2025-09 14
2025-08 14
2025-07 14

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 25
54m+ 18
0-1m 7
Other 4
15m-54m 1

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 £
France 37,882
United States 25,976
Germany 23,272
Denmark 22,277
Ireland 15,817

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 £
France 18,431 19,451 +1,020
United States 25,976 0 -25,976
Germany 15,306 7,966 -7,340
Denmark 13,849 8,428 -5,421
Ireland 4,952 10,865 +5,913
Spain 0 7,479 +7,479
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,465 2,028 -2,437
Italy 5,199 0 -5,199
Canada 2,411 2,066 -345
Iceland 0 4,080 +4,080

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 1,247
Albania 1,100
XS 698
Turkey 310
XU 38

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 594 653 +59
Albania 621 479 -142
XS 189 509 +320
Turkey 0 310 +310
XU 38 0 -38

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) 94,235
Air transport 69,919
Other 3,393
Road transport 2,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,091

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) 43,979 50,256 +6,277
Air transport 49,665 20,254 -29,411
Other 1,442 1,951 +509
Road transport 2,925 0 -2,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 1,091 +1,091

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 65,193
Dover 61,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,306
London Heathrow Airport 3,661
Holyhead 3,510

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 47,305 17,888 -29,417
Dover 32,423 28,897 -3,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,046 19,260 +11,214
London Heathrow Airport 2,360 1,301 -1,059
Holyhead 3,510 0 -3,510
000 1,442 1,951 +509
Liverpool Docks 0 3,190 +3,190
ZLC 2,925 0 -2,925
London Gatwick Airport 0 1,065 +1,065

Quick facts

HS code: 61153011

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

Description: Women’s knee-length stockings made from thin yarn