Import/export HS code 611691: Wool or fine animal hair gloves

Gloves made from wool or fine animal hair, knitted or crocheted for warmth and comfort

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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 2,200,272
Netherlands 889,217
Nepal 635,493
Spain 592,612
United Arab Emirates 515,085

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 1,317,715 882,557 -435,158
Netherlands 411,333 477,884 +66,551
Nepal 432,224 203,269 -228,955
Spain 574,564 18,048 -556,516
United Arab Emirates 270,104 244,981 -25,123
Italy 295,430 205,876 -89,554
Cambodia 216,522 243,390 +26,868
Norway 101,953 188,650 +86,697
India 120,349 132,718 +12,369
France 130,378 86,863 -43,515

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 3,556,971
Nepal 812,276
United Arab Emirates 515,085
Italy 486,261
Cambodia 476,394

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 2,247,086 1,309,885 -937,201
Nepal 475,102 337,174 -137,928
United Arab Emirates 270,104 244,981 -25,123
Italy 281,370 204,891 -76,479
Cambodia 216,522 259,872 +43,350
Viet Nam 185,946 160,577 -25,369
Estonia 103,136 188,599 +85,463
Japan 27,135 71,655 +44,520
Sri Lanka 24,946 65,821 +40,875
India 79,093 2,007 -77,086

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 51
Inner London - East 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
West Yorkshire 9
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6

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 40 33 -7
Inner London - East 15 13 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 5 -4
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 5 +5
East Central Scotland 5 3 -2
West Midlands 4 2 -2

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) 2,486,727
Air transport 2,290,975
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,284,359
Other 141,188
Road transport 10,409

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) 1,397,437 1,089,290 -308,147
Air transport 1,217,114 1,073,861 -143,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,399,990 884,369 -515,621
Other 135,332 5,856 -129,476
Road transport 8,389 2,020 -6,369

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 1,114,214
Felixstowe 1,067,511
Southampton 688,424
London Heathrow Airport 673,942
London Stansted Airport 588,703

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 £
Eurotunnel 721,153 393,061 -328,092
Felixstowe 735,429 332,082 -403,347
Southampton 513,722 174,702 -339,020
London Heathrow Airport 356,165 317,777 -38,388
London Stansted Airport 250,431 338,272 +87,841
London Gateway Port 127,936 458,473 +330,537
Manchester Airport 218,856 131,842 -87,014
Immingham Docks 124,720 217,931 +93,211
Dover 180,218 91,616 -88,602
East Midlands Airport 130,676 107,556 -23,120

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 125
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Manufacture of wearing apparel 14
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 32
2025-10 41
2025-09 51
2025-08 41

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 65
54m+ 61
0-1m 38
Other 21
15m-54m 15

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 £
France 1,209,859
Japan 703,350
Italy 478,185
United States 394,431
Ireland 240,396

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 £
France 936,489 273,370 -663,119
Japan 408,186 295,164 -113,022
Italy 280,234 197,951 -82,283
United States 223,400 171,031 -52,369
Ireland 105,868 134,528 +28,660
Netherlands 74,560 83,304 +8,744
Germany 96,320 60,357 -35,963
South Korea 68,932 29,475 -39,457
China 68,196 8,547 -59,649
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,357 37,158 +24,801

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 £
China 67,249
Pakistan 845
XI 639
Switzerland 54

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 £
China 32,140 35,109 +2,969
Pakistan 794 51 -743
XI 555 84 -471
Switzerland 0 54 +54

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 2,841,841
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 750,216
Other 150,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 135,219

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 1,916,872 924,969 -991,903
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 413,319 336,897 -76,422
Other 68,195 82,592 +14,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,434 16,785 -101,649

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,761,421
Dover / Eurotunnel 583,568
London Heathrow Airport 503,896
Glasgow Airport 222,847
ZLC 193,948

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 1,306,247 455,174 -851,073
Dover / Eurotunnel 364,841 218,727 -146,114
London Heathrow Airport 198,206 305,690 +107,484
Glasgow Airport 169,180 53,667 -115,513
ZLC 125,843 68,105 -57,738
000 68,195 82,592 +14,397
Dover 14,081 81,525 +67,444
Manchester Airport 55,141 6,227 -48,914
London Gateway Port 56,055 0 -56,055
London Stansted Airport 17,303 27,986 +10,683

Quick facts

HS code: 611691

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

Description: Gloves made from wool or fine animal hair, knitted or crocheted for warmth and comfort