Import/export HS code 61178010: Elastic or rubberized knitted accessories

Knitted or crocheted accessories that are elastic or treated with rubber for stretch and durability

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 10,730,895
Spain 1,011,849
Cambodia 524,714
Belgium 494,097
Bangladesh 479,170

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 5,574,135 5,156,760 -417,375
Spain 586,347 425,502 -160,845
Cambodia 70,628 454,086 +383,458
Belgium 205,076 289,021 +83,945
Bangladesh 180,514 298,656 +118,142
France 208,503 204,060 -4,443
Thailand 147,744 262,024 +114,280
Germany 119,788 231,957 +112,169
Viet Nam 22,577 238,945 +216,368
United States 57,033 159,949 +102,916

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 11,710,383
Spain 979,734
Thailand 699,428
Cambodia 581,019
Bangladesh 495,467

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 6,056,203 5,654,180 -402,023
Spain 594,507 385,227 -209,280
Thailand 175,969 523,459 +347,490
Cambodia 71,764 509,255 +437,491
Bangladesh 180,514 314,953 +134,439
Turkey 168,604 193,733 +25,129
Viet Nam 67,576 251,767 +184,191
France 71,536 82,786 +11,250
Portugal 80,874 67,697 -13,177
Italy 104,997 38,597 -66,400

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 50
Greater Manchester 30
Inner London - East 19
West Yorkshire 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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 35 33 -2
Greater Manchester 24 19 -5
Inner London - East 11 13 +2
West Yorkshire 12 6 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
West Midlands 8 11 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 5 -6
Outer London - West and North West 10 4 -6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 7 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3

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) 10,742,503
Air transport 2,733,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,882,996
Other 935,562
Road transport 5,278

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) 4,916,814 5,825,689 +908,875
Air transport 1,407,313 1,326,131 -81,182
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 911,086 971,910 +60,824
Other 689,129 246,433 -442,696
Road transport 0 5,278 +5,278

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,267,414
London Gateway Port 2,335,295
Southampton 1,356,570
London Heathrow Airport 982,261
000 935,562

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 3,806,758 2,460,656 -1,346,102
London Gateway Port 311,532 2,023,763 +1,712,231
Southampton 475,581 880,989 +405,408
London Heathrow Airport 594,037 388,224 -205,813
000 689,129 246,433 -442,696
Eurotunnel 354,221 444,471 +90,250
Birmingham Airport 463,975 223,642 -240,333
East Midlands Airport 177,446 319,087 +141,641
Manchester Airport 111,500 288,408 +176,908
499 7,515 382,112 +374,597

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 135
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 102
Manufacture of wearing apparel 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 38
2025-10 56
2025-09 61
2025-08 57
2025-07 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 110
54m+ 81
15m-54m 31
0-1m 30
Other 27

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 £
Costa Rica 552,342
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 433,533
Germany 259,872
France 239,504
United States 217,980

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 £
Costa Rica 403,436 148,906 -254,530
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 389,289 44,244 -345,045
Germany 149,619 110,253 -39,366
France 168,771 70,733 -98,038
United States 148,552 69,428 -79,124
Ireland 87,251 111,459 +24,208
Denmark 63,472 88,502 +25,030
Netherlands 55,055 64,748 +9,693
South Korea 116,556 2,642 -113,914
Australia 84,327 32,905 -51,422

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 62,237
XU 15,391
United States 4,071
Turkey 1,899
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 399

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 28,133 34,104 +5,971
XU 6,421 8,970 +2,549
United States 2,553 1,518 -1,035
Turkey 1,107 792 -315
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 213 186 -27
Bangladesh 324 0 -324
India 196 108 -88
Viet Nam 0 271 +271
Sri Lanka 59 124 +65
Australia 0 109 +109

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 1,713,024
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 899,743
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 629,136
Other 85,317

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 1,199,069 513,955 -685,114
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 446,180 453,563 +7,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 483,845 145,291 -338,554
Other 39,060 46,257 +7,197

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 788,921
East Midlands Airport 713,494
Dover / Eurotunnel 625,083
London Gateway Port 500,618
ZLC 144,666

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 618,839 170,082 -448,757
East Midlands Airport 464,206 249,288 -214,918
Dover / Eurotunnel 320,760 304,323 -16,437
London Gateway Port 418,117 82,501 -335,616
ZLC 101,238 43,428 -57,810
Dover 39,442 85,875 +46,433
Immingham Docks 88,006 20,876 -67,130
000 39,060 46,257 +7,197
Holyhead 32,363 19,165 -13,198
Southampton 0 47,978 +47,978

Quick facts

HS code: 61178010

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

Description: Knitted or crocheted accessories that are elastic or treated with rubber for stretch and durability