Import/export HS code 61159691: Women's synthetic stockings

Women’s stockings made from 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 £
China 1,250,669
Italy 872,290
Turkey 748,257
Poland 245,204
Germany 149,135

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 602,121 648,548 +46,427
Italy 472,218 400,072 -72,146
Turkey 407,897 340,360 -67,537
Poland 104,525 140,679 +36,154
Germany 84,459 64,676 -19,783
France 74,042 52,017 -22,025
Netherlands 44,631 61,743 +17,112
Denmark 67,256 38,072 -29,184
Belgium 28,190 17,190 -11,000
Lithuania 12,455 19,414 +6,959

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 £
China 1,466,183
Italy 910,281
Turkey 792,576
Poland 224,785
Germany 119,644

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 £
China 739,198 726,985 -12,213
Italy 503,405 406,876 -96,529
Turkey 432,654 359,922 -72,732
Poland 84,106 140,679 +56,573
Germany 75,595 44,049 -31,546
Slovakia 26,292 27,983 +1,691
Taiwan 19,610 14,564 -5,046
Lithuania 12,455 19,414 +6,959
United States 25,721 4,976 -20,745
Viet Nam 0 28,447 +28,447

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
Inner London - East 10
Greater Manchester 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5

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 13 8 -5
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 1 4 +3
East Central Scotland 3 2 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
South Yorkshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,881,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,120,495
Road transport 312,624
Air transport 230,692
Other 223,211

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) 1,100,569 780,800 -319,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 523,947 596,548 +72,601
Road transport 45,011 267,613 +222,602
Air transport 90,914 139,778 +48,864
Other 193,488 29,723 -163,765

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,271,991
Felixstowe 891,986
ZLC 332,562
000 223,211
Eurotunnel 197,482

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 769,715 502,276 -267,439
Felixstowe 468,398 423,588 -44,810
ZLC 48,700 283,862 +235,162
000 193,488 29,723 -163,765
Eurotunnel 131,644 65,838 -65,806
499 2,574 146,219 +143,645
Immingham Docks 45,086 56,108 +11,022
Dover / Eurotunnel 67,175 25,544 -41,631
London Gateway Port 13,956 68,210 +54,254
London Heathrow Airport 24,267 54,828 +30,561

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 48
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of wearing apparel 3
Manufacture of textiles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 15
2025-10 21
2025-09 13
2025-08 10

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
54m+ 30
1m-15m 24
Other 10
0-1m 9
15m-54m 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 £
United States 258,775
Netherlands 71,506
Italy 58,111
Germany 22,694
France 21,901

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 148,894 109,881 -39,013
Netherlands 24,461 47,045 +22,584
Italy 46,718 11,393 -35,325
Germany 17,990 4,704 -13,286
France 11,699 10,202 -1,497
Ireland 6,174 12,217 +6,043
Canada 10,673 6,189 -4,484
Saudi Arabia 1,978 11,193 +9,215
South Africa 9,275 0 -9,275
Norway 4,407 4,109 -298

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 £
XI 1,473
China 1,394

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 £
XI 670 803 +133
China 544 850 +306

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 376,107
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 148,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,577
Other 2,898
Road transport 1,975

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 230,401 145,706 -84,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,063 91,127 +34,064
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,577 0 -3,577
Other 1,214 1,684 +470
Road transport 1,975 0 -1,975

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 182,144
London Stansted Airport 118,786
Dover / Eurotunnel 97,038
London Heathrow Airport 49,010
ZLC 24,148

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 113,439 68,705 -44,734
London Stansted Airport 81,626 37,160 -44,466
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,847 68,191 +39,344
London Heathrow Airport 19,910 29,100 +9,190
ZLC 15,423 8,725 -6,698
Harwich 8,170 6,158 -2,012
Felixstowe 10,900 0 -10,900
Dover 3,577 6,929 +3,352
Eurotunnel 1,782 7,464 +5,682
Manchester Airport 1,978 2,016 +38

Quick facts

HS code: 61159691

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

Description: Women’s stockings made from synthetic fibres