Import/export HS code 611692: Cotton gloves

Gloves made from cotton, knitted or crocheted, ideal for lightweight and breathable use

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 2,315,960
Pakistan 2,187,976
Italy 239,467
Spain 224,067
United States 186,940

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 1,037,247 1,278,713 +241,466
Pakistan 1,045,071 1,142,905 +97,834
Italy 129,261 110,206 -19,055
Spain 223,107 960 -222,147
United States 80,165 106,775 +26,610
France 25,882 83,045 +57,163
Denmark 25,961 56,636 +30,675
Germany 44,808 10,933 -33,875
Turkey 30,014 23,754 -6,260
Bangladesh 27,251 22,770 -4,481

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 2,639,447
Pakistan 2,437,792
United States 153,947
Turkey 56,390
Bangladesh 51,944

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 1,284,822 1,354,625 +69,803
Pakistan 1,184,645 1,253,147 +68,502
United States 64,047 89,900 +25,853
Turkey 30,014 26,376 -3,638
Bangladesh 27,251 24,693 -2,558
Germany 43,968 1,244 -42,724
Viet Nam 0 42,774 +42,774
India 17,161 23,834 +6,673
Indonesia 21,265 2,436 -18,829
Italy 1,913 15,621 +13,708

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
West Midlands 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Outer London - West and North West 7

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 14 7 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 10 +4
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Essex 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 5 1 -4

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) 3,857,259
Air transport 912,083
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 517,589
Other 385,945
Road transport 39,748

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) 1,892,943 1,964,316 +71,373
Air transport 374,005 538,078 +164,073
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 331,414 186,175 -145,239
Other 164,130 221,815 +57,685
Road transport 15,249 24,499 +9,250

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,618,155
Southampton 921,762
Belfast Port 705,759
000 385,945
London Heathrow Airport 334,639

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 911,018 707,137 -203,881
Southampton 379,454 542,308 +162,854
Belfast Port 386,330 319,429 -66,901
000 164,130 221,815 +57,685
London Heathrow Airport 151,357 183,282 +31,925
London Gateway Port 99,295 223,792 +124,497
Eurotunnel 270,074 8,337 -261,737
Manchester Airport 62,172 162,364 +100,192
London 53,084 85,578 +32,494
499 16,661 115,462 +98,801

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 19
2025-10 23
2025-09 25
2025-08 15

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 49
54m+ 40
0-1m 22
15m-54m 18
Other 11

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 £
Germany 101,182
Denmark 95,552
Ireland 67,328
Netherlands 51,115
Switzerland 49,921

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 £
Germany 20,798 80,384 +59,586
Denmark 30,309 65,243 +34,934
Ireland 52,759 14,569 -38,190
Netherlands 15,961 35,154 +19,193
Switzerland 22,236 27,685 +5,449
Guyana 0 33,500 +33,500
United States 13,961 13,669 -292
China 1,260 16,991 +15,731
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 950 15,008 +14,058
Libya 0 15,250 +15,250

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 5,235
Pakistan 1,126
India 1,088
Germany 704
XI 248

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 1,702 3,533 +1,831
Pakistan 1,081 45 -1,036
India 1,058 30 -1,028
Germany 306 398 +92
XI 248 0 -248
Bangladesh 105 0 -105
Ireland 1 0 -1
Turkey 0 1 +1

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 332,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 205,911
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,074
Other 10,345
Road transport 1,131

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 109,498 222,777 +113,279
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 101,957 103,954 +1,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,845 56,229 +40,384
Other 6,053 4,292 -1,761
Road transport 1,131 0 -1,131

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 210,866
London Heathrow Airport 89,323
Felixstowe 72,236
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,693
Holyhead 37,307

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 66,513 144,353 +77,840
London Heathrow Airport 25,992 63,331 +37,339
Felixstowe 6,784 65,452 +58,668
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,572 22,121 -24,451
Holyhead 30,265 7,042 -23,223
Portsmouth 0 33,500 +33,500
Liverpool Docks 18,844 6,440 -12,404
ZLC 8,137 7,592 -545
Immingham Docks 5,553 6,999 +1,446
000 6,053 4,292 -1,761

Quick facts

HS code: 611692

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

Description: Gloves made from cotton, knitted or crocheted, ideal for lightweight and breathable use