Import/export HS code 611599: Hosiery from other materials

Hosiery made from materials not listed elsewhere

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 33,025,525
Turkey 15,048,807
Japan 3,210,013
Pakistan 2,958,618
Portugal 1,749,365

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 18,334,965 14,690,560 -3,644,405
Turkey 5,954,547 9,094,260 +3,139,713
Japan 1,329,131 1,880,882 +551,751
Pakistan 1,610,096 1,348,522 -261,574
Portugal 1,070,979 678,386 -392,593
India 627,989 1,014,471 +386,482
Germany 845,484 206,407 -639,077
Ireland 510,352 530,199 +19,847
Italy 397,056 416,317 +19,261
United States 389,196 194,486 -194,710

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 33,686,640
Turkey 15,145,555
Japan 3,257,490
Pakistan 3,003,746
Portugal 2,044,551

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 18,664,294 15,022,346 -3,641,948
Turkey 6,030,180 9,115,375 +3,085,195
Japan 1,376,608 1,880,882 +504,274
Pakistan 1,610,258 1,393,488 -216,770
Portugal 1,369,277 675,274 -694,003
India 627,989 1,010,571 +382,582
Italy 386,430 439,252 +52,822
Germany 717,698 54,109 -663,589
Slovenia 248,709 166,381 -82,328
Poland 239,633 149,576 -90,057

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 96
Greater Manchester 66
Inner London - East 56
Outer London - West and North West 35
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32

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 74 47 -27
Greater Manchester 46 40 -6
Inner London - East 31 40 +9
Outer London - West and North West 24 24 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 23 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 16 -1
West Yorkshire 18 12 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 12 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 13 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 13 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,072,579
Air transport 11,200,331
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,887,669
Other 5,712,675
Road transport 3,036,995

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,413,255 19,659,324 +246,069
Air transport 6,116,951 5,083,380 -1,033,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,299,427 2,588,242 -711,185
Other 2,811,851 2,900,824 +88,973
Road transport 1,567,378 1,469,617 -97,761

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,082,931
Southampton 11,697,430
000 5,712,675
London Heathrow Airport 4,288,591
ZLC 4,184,169

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 £
Felixstowe 10,649,215 7,433,716 -3,215,499
Southampton 6,550,297 5,147,133 -1,403,164
000 2,811,851 2,900,824 +88,973
London Heathrow Airport 2,725,550 1,563,041 -1,162,509
ZLC 1,910,251 2,273,918 +363,667
499 154,923 3,994,171 +3,839,248
East Midlands Airport 1,593,263 2,328,029 +734,766
London Gateway Port 1,123,469 1,776,334 +652,865
Dover 1,050,726 396,784 -653,942
Thamesport 593,083 584,369 -8,714

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 273
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 242
Manufacture of wearing apparel 40
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 34
Other manufacturing 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 96
2025-10 117
2025-09 94
2025-08 97
2025-07 92

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 286
0-1m 144
54m+ 110
15m-54m 56
Other 41

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 £
Ireland 898,262
Netherlands 701,351
Germany 693,123
Canada 595,973
United States 514,012

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 £
Ireland 482,610 415,652 -66,958
Netherlands 454,618 246,733 -207,885
Germany 409,574 283,549 -126,025
Canada 550,235 45,738 -504,497
United States 291,767 222,245 -69,522
Iceland 102,844 245,827 +142,983
Belgium 232,540 76,620 -155,920
Poland 240,880 46,417 -194,463
Switzerland 97,344 78,060 -19,284
South Korea 159,228 2,775 -156,453

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 139,445
China 74,633
XI 15,651
XU 9,212
Portugal 2,981

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 64,342 75,103 +10,761
China 48,383 26,250 -22,133
XI 15,651 0 -15,651
XU 4,669 4,543 -126
Portugal 686 2,295 +1,609
Viet Nam 795 15 -780
Ireland 27 732 +705
Switzerland 502 101 -401
Poland 188 0 -188
Pakistan 0 174 +174

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) 2,844,708
Air transport 1,698,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 991,580
Other 244,520
Road transport 15,974

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) 1,703,933 1,140,775 -563,158
Air transport 961,142 737,364 -223,778
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 779,710 211,870 -567,840
Other 135,262 109,258 -26,004
Road transport 15,974 0 -15,974

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,693,310
East Midlands Airport 1,073,932
Liverpool Docks 586,660
London Heathrow Airport 453,296
Holyhead 318,371

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,102,126 591,184 -510,942
East Midlands Airport 578,564 495,368 -83,196
Liverpool Docks 573,618 13,042 -560,576
London Heathrow Airport 268,458 184,838 -83,620
Holyhead 194,843 123,528 -71,315
Dover 227,761 80,315 -147,446
Middlesbrough 96,487 178,522 +82,035
000 135,262 109,258 -26,004
Immingham Docks 97,361 103,844 +6,483
London Gateway Port 103,291 22,731 -80,560

Quick facts

HS code: 611599

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

Description: Hosiery made from materials not listed elsewhere