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

Hosiery made from wool or fine animal hair

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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 £
China 4,321,496
Netherlands 4,252,373
Turkey 3,250,902
Italy 2,361,589
Portugal 1,996,509

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 2,317,176 2,004,320 -312,856
Netherlands 2,246,389 2,005,984 -240,405
Turkey 1,243,503 2,007,399 +763,896
Italy 1,153,996 1,207,593 +53,597
Portugal 907,213 1,089,296 +182,083
France 1,053,720 858,310 -195,410
United States 844,740 705,297 -139,443
Germany 345,237 414,414 +69,177
Romania 553,494 146,175 -407,319
Belgium 502,525 11,259 -491,266

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 5,819,220
China 4,526,027
Turkey 3,392,987
United States 2,705,541
Portugal 2,569,150

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 3,176,825 2,642,395 -534,430
China 2,433,207 2,092,820 -340,387
Turkey 1,283,448 2,109,539 +826,091
United States 1,484,803 1,220,738 -264,065
Portugal 1,139,625 1,429,525 +289,900
Germany 932,335 818,833 -113,502
Romania 736,910 300,346 -436,564
South Korea 182,587 164,290 -18,297
Japan 107,226 102,373 -4,853
Slovenia 156,799 14,525 -142,274

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
Inner London - East 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Greater Manchester 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 45 -17
Inner London - East 17 16 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 5 9 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 10 4 -6
East Central Scotland 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 8 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 6 +2

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) 12,243,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,221,999
Air transport 3,666,116
Road transport 920,761
Other 879,008

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) 6,755,881 5,487,351 -1,268,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,661,156 3,560,843 +899,687
Air transport 1,932,535 1,733,581 -198,954
Road transport 504,813 415,948 -88,865
Other 543,472 335,536 -207,936

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,897,761
Eurotunnel 3,754,502
Felixstowe 2,707,570
Immingham Docks 1,519,278
London Heathrow Airport 1,385,900

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 2,134,345 1,763,416 -370,929
Eurotunnel 2,169,353 1,585,149 -584,204
Felixstowe 1,290,911 1,416,659 +125,748
Immingham Docks 751,795 767,483 +15,688
London Heathrow Airport 760,456 625,444 -135,012
499 162,483 1,216,974 +1,054,491
Dover / Eurotunnel 533,571 763,304 +229,733
Southampton 989,552 304,279 -685,273
000 543,472 335,536 -207,936
Birmingham Airport 433,941 418,693 -15,248

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 179
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 93
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
2026-01 32
2025-11 63
2025-10 63
2025-09 60
2025-08 50

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 117
54m+ 72
0-1m 58
Other 33
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 832,564
France 476,055
Germany 336,229
Belgium 285,953
South Korea 254,512

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 485,642 346,922 -138,720
France 158,810 317,245 +158,435
Germany 273,259 62,970 -210,289
Belgium 213,972 71,981 -141,991
South Korea 245,066 9,446 -235,620
Ireland 153,658 97,367 -56,291
Italy 129,127 80,859 -48,268
Netherlands 52,685 130,581 +77,896
Canada 106,672 65,869 -40,803
Japan 53,538 58,479 +4,941

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 14,409
China 10,609
Bangladesh 6,778
Portugal 1,126
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 6,269 8,140 +1,871
China 7,416 3,193 -4,223
Bangladesh 6,778 0 -6,778
Portugal 497 629 +132
Ireland 514 77 -437
Italy 340 0 -340
United States 20 15 -5
Switzerland 0 31 +31

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 2,016,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,492,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 281,804
Other 34,400
Road transport 7,749

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 1,376,279 640,206 -736,073
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 791,625 700,841 -90,784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 140,484 141,320 +836
Other 22,247 12,153 -10,094
Road transport 7,749 0 -7,749

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,035,968
London Heathrow Airport 666,276
Dover / Eurotunnel 640,011
Dover 470,389
Holyhead 151,262

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 666,677 369,291 -297,386
London Heathrow Airport 491,444 174,832 -316,612
Dover / Eurotunnel 489,574 150,437 -339,137
Dover 161,143 309,246 +148,103
Holyhead 82,182 69,080 -13,102
ZLC 79,441 55,902 -23,539
Southampton 70,991 26,376 -44,615
Middlesbrough 45,376 47,954 +2,578
Immingham Docks 26,171 59,716 +33,545
Liverpool Docks 20,784 64,065 +43,281

Quick facts

HS code: 611594

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

Description: Hosiery made from wool or fine animal hair