Import/export HS code 611594: Wool or fine animal hair hosiery

Hosiery made from wool or fine animal hair

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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 4,202,467
Netherlands 4,082,743
Turkey 3,352,916
Italy 2,381,339
Portugal 1,950,991

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 2,156,766 2,045,701 -111,065
Netherlands 2,029,223 2,053,520 +24,297
Turkey 1,248,559 2,104,357 +855,798
Italy 1,159,200 1,222,139 +62,939
Portugal 878,182 1,072,809 +194,627
France 1,069,506 851,305 -218,201
United States 831,643 718,828 -112,815
Romania 668,676 178,789 -489,887
Germany 366,991 404,738 +37,747
Belgium 637,516 52,876 -584,640

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 £
Italy 5,835,471
China 4,413,585
Turkey 3,486,986
United States 2,746,278
Portugal 2,524,858

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 3,130,814 2,704,657 -426,157
China 2,275,932 2,137,653 -138,279
Turkey 1,288,099 2,198,887 +910,788
United States 1,502,812 1,243,466 -259,346
Portugal 1,068,106 1,456,752 +388,646
Germany 930,143 832,145 -97,998
Romania 883,969 308,021 -575,948
South Korea 160,428 181,492 +21,064
XS 117,705 103,778 -13,927
Japan 103,159 105,259 +2,100

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 83
Inner London - East 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Greater Manchester 13
Outer London - West and North West 12

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 62 47 -15
Inner London - East 18 14 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 11 +4
Greater Manchester 5 11 +6
Outer London - West and North West 11 4 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
East Central Scotland 6 8 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 7 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +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) 12,606,575
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,101,220
Air transport 3,586,587
Road transport 887,240
Other 882,277

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) 6,923,329 5,683,246 -1,240,083
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,553,007 3,548,213 +995,206
Air transport 1,810,362 1,776,225 -34,137
Road transport 430,388 456,852 +26,464
Other 493,776 388,501 -105,275

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,198,527
Eurotunnel 3,901,526
Felixstowe 2,606,365
Immingham Docks 1,461,338
London Heathrow Airport 1,373,605

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 2,407,716 1,790,811 -616,905
Eurotunnel 2,284,181 1,617,345 -666,836
Felixstowe 1,189,957 1,416,408 +226,451
Immingham Docks 606,538 854,800 +248,262
London Heathrow Airport 689,416 684,189 -5,227
499 135,447 1,198,932 +1,063,485
Dover / Eurotunnel 519,782 780,585 +260,803
Southampton 1,013,071 240,876 -772,195
000 493,776 388,501 -105,275
Birmingham Airport 410,107 412,288 +2,181

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 180
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 92
Manufacture of wearing apparel 18
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 62
2025-10 62
2025-09 60
2025-08 50
2025-07 37

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 118
54m+ 70
0-1m 59
Other 32
15m-54m 25

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 854,682
France 471,450
Germany 347,468
Belgium 287,396
South Korea 270,682

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 493,709 360,973 -132,736
France 161,229 310,221 +148,992
Germany 285,732 61,736 -223,996
Belgium 172,163 115,233 -56,930
South Korea 261,236 9,446 -251,790
Ireland 156,089 99,257 -56,832
Italy 128,966 81,288 -47,678
Netherlands 52,685 126,441 +73,756
Canada 98,869 68,098 -30,771
Japan 57,754 58,479 +725

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 £
Turkey 13,447
China 9,777
Bangladesh 6,778
Portugal 1,157
Ireland 591

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 £
Turkey 4,414 9,033 +4,619
China 6,066 3,711 -2,355
Bangladesh 6,708 70 -6,638
Portugal 463 694 +231
Ireland 490 101 -389
XU 413 31 -382
Italy 352 0 -352
India 110 0 -110
Germany 76 0 -76
United States 20 15 -5

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 2,089,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,464,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 291,961
Other 32,798
Road transport 8,875

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 1,427,168 662,292 -764,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 747,797 716,383 -31,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,641 141,320 -9,321
Other 19,112 13,686 -5,426
Road transport 8,875 0 -8,875

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,092,939
London Heathrow Airport 688,303
Dover / Eurotunnel 638,201
Dover 465,557
Holyhead 148,188

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 697,723 395,216 -302,507
London Heathrow Airport 515,011 173,292 -341,719
Dover / Eurotunnel 448,220 189,981 -258,239
Dover 162,090 303,467 +141,377
Holyhead 80,726 67,462 -13,264
ZLC 80,293 53,383 -26,910
Southampton 70,991 26,376 -44,615
Immingham Docks 35,327 59,716 +24,389
Liverpool Docks 18,819 66,030 +47,211
Middlesbrough 45,376 35,635 -9,741

Quick facts

HS code: 611594

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

Description: Hosiery made from wool or fine animal hair