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 1,214,232
Italy 895,668
Turkey 791,451
Poland 254,118
Germany 153,698

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 588,545 625,687 +37,142
Italy 489,622 406,046 -83,576
Turkey 446,734 344,717 -102,017
Poland 110,020 144,098 +34,078
Germany 81,249 72,449 -8,800
France 81,287 52,349 -28,938
Netherlands 64,791 54,467 -10,324
Denmark 71,016 34,382 -36,634
Belgium 28,022 13,354 -14,668
Lithuania 6,276 25,593 +19,317

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 1,440,497
Italy 935,597
Turkey 848,901
Poland 233,699
Germany 125,561

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 743,991 696,506 -47,485
Italy 521,290 414,307 -106,983
Turkey 488,629 360,272 -128,357
Poland 89,601 144,098 +54,497
Germany 78,690 46,871 -31,819
Slovakia 26,096 34,274 +8,178
Taiwan 19,555 15,648 -3,907
Lithuania 6,276 25,593 +19,317
United States 25,721 4,976 -20,745
Viet Nam 0 24,900 +24,900

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 9
Greater Manchester 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 13 8 -5
Inner London - East 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 1 4 +3
East Central Scotland 3 2 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
South Yorkshire 1 2 +1
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) 1,984,936
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,092,862
Road transport 309,056
Other 235,090
Air transport 222,951

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) 1,180,135 804,801 -375,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 517,184 575,678 +58,494
Road transport 43,798 265,258 +221,460
Other 201,077 34,013 -167,064
Air transport 95,564 127,387 +31,823

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,338,721
Felixstowe 872,769
ZLC 333,717
000 235,090
Eurotunnel 203,538

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 818,217 520,504 -297,713
Felixstowe 455,190 417,579 -37,611
ZLC 47,487 286,230 +238,743
000 201,077 34,013 -167,064
Eurotunnel 140,703 62,835 -77,868
499 2,574 136,012 +133,438
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,572 24,517 -64,055
Immingham Docks 42,023 58,138 +16,115
London Gateway Port 13,901 66,606 +52,705
Birmingham Airport 28,484 51,673 +23,189

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
2025-11 14
2025-10 21
2025-09 13
2025-08 10
2025-07 9

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
0-1m 9
15m-54m 9
Other 8

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 281,455
Italy 58,111
Netherlands 50,872
Germany 27,118
Ireland 20,572

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 165,901 115,554 -50,347
Italy 28,922 29,189 +267
Netherlands 20,847 30,025 +9,178
Germany 23,382 3,736 -19,646
Ireland 6,654 13,918 +7,264
France 10,031 10,474 +443
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
XU 31

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 460 934 +474
XU 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 403,524
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 128,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,789
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 236,214 167,310 -68,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,345 75,996 +23,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,789 0 -4,789
Other 1,130 1,768 +638
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 193,752
London Stansted Airport 137,997
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,008
London Heathrow Airport 48,113
ZLC 21,643

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 113,042 80,710 -32,332
London Stansted Airport 105,632 32,365 -73,267
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,179 47,829 +20,650
London Heathrow Airport 2,114 45,999 +43,885
ZLC 15,423 6,220 -9,203
Harwich 4,556 9,772 +5,216
Felixstowe 10,900 0 -10,900
Dover 3,577 6,929 +3,352
Eurotunnel 1,782 7,464 +5,682
Holyhead 3,527 1,617 -1,910

Quick facts

HS code: 61159691

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

Description: Women’s stockings made from synthetic fibres