Import/export HS code 611790: Parts of knitted clothing

Knitted or crocheted parts used in making garments or clothing accessories

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 £
Pakistan 4,431,093
Italy 833,620
China 676,058
Ireland 327,652
France 229,272

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 £
Pakistan 2,376,071 2,055,022 -321,049
Italy 427,268 406,352 -20,916
China 440,047 236,011 -204,036
Ireland 165,856 161,796 -4,060
France 212,704 16,568 -196,136
Switzerland 47,393 22,051 -25,342
United States 42,053 25,884 -16,169
Portugal 31,578 32,923 +1,345
Germany 34,945 14,046 -20,899
Lithuania 17,912 30,272 +12,360

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 £
Pakistan 4,432,417
China 1,050,265
Italy 723,316
Portugal 87,886
United States 53,223

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 £
Pakistan 2,377,395 2,055,022 -322,373
China 646,540 403,725 -242,815
Italy 428,178 295,138 -133,040
Portugal 52,793 35,093 -17,700
United States 36,824 16,399 -20,425
Lithuania 17,912 32,162 +14,250
Germany 25,058 13,023 -12,035
Sri Lanka 37,212 0 -37,212
Singapore 36,458 0 -36,458
Bangladesh 26,847 8,459 -18,388

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 32
Inner London - East 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - West and North West 9

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 20 16 -4
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,465,155
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 813,145
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 493,362
Other 343,559
Road transport 1,958

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 £
Air transport 2,986,782 2,478,373 -508,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 468,512 344,633 -123,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 331,187 162,175 -169,012
Other 180,281 163,278 -17,003
Road transport 1,958 0 -1,958

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 4,384,410
Dover 365,009
000 343,559
London Heathrow Airport 303,423
Birmingham Airport 282,574

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 £
Manchester Airport 2,333,726 2,050,684 -283,042
Dover 166,118 198,891 +32,773
000 180,281 163,278 -17,003
London Heathrow Airport 167,424 135,999 -31,425
Birmingham Airport 188,720 93,854 -94,866
East Midlands Airport 171,411 108,924 -62,487
Eurotunnel 218,685 41,871 -176,814
Felixstowe 141,165 74,651 -66,514
London Stansted Airport 108,859 76,927 -31,932
Southampton 71,412 38,039 -33,373

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 78
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 11
2025-10 25
2025-09 12
2025-08 14

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 79
0-1m 35
54m+ 28
15m-54m 13
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 £
United States 175,730
Tunisia 103,932
Germany 89,511
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 73,680
France 72,598

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 131,795 43,935 -87,860
Tunisia 69,531 34,401 -35,130
Germany 87,988 1,523 -86,465
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 56,816 16,864 -39,952
France 43,871 28,727 -15,144
Australia 42,603 1,000 -41,603
China 19,946 22,158 +2,212
United Arab Emirates 13,788 25,413 +11,625
Hungary 15,809 21,467 +5,658
Morocco 13,882 20,456 +6,574

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 651,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 333,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,076

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 423,780 227,785 -195,995
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 229,449 104,213 -125,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,176 1,900 -12,276

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 394,647
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,884
London Heathrow Airport 152,244
ZLC 54,325
London Stansted Airport 39,771

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 277,707 116,940 -160,767
Dover / Eurotunnel 194,724 73,160 -121,564
London Heathrow Airport 87,798 64,446 -23,352
ZLC 29,248 25,077 -4,171
London Stansted Airport 18,449 21,322 +2,873
Dover 22,546 6,445 -16,101
Portsmouth 8,116 18,047 +9,931
Newcastle Airport 8,820 0 -8,820
Immingham Docks 6,674 0 -6,674
Eurotunnel 959 4,644 +3,685

Quick facts

HS code: 611790

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

Description: Knitted or crocheted parts used in making garments or clothing accessories