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 4,202,623
Italy 814,022
China 684,495
Ireland 335,775
France 230,353

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 2,511,226 1,691,397 -819,829
Italy 422,048 391,974 -30,074
China 440,103 244,392 -195,711
Ireland 167,186 168,589 +1,403
France 213,785 16,568 -197,217
Switzerland 47,393 22,051 -25,342
Portugal 32,579 32,923 +344
United States 45,559 19,422 -26,137
Germany 37,594 14,046 -23,548
Sri Lanka 41,378 6,326 -35,052

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 4,203,947
China 1,042,835
Italy 726,543
Portugal 91,536
Lithuania 48,945

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 2,512,550 1,691,397 -821,153
China 649,432 393,403 -256,029
Italy 427,080 299,463 -127,617
Portugal 56,443 35,093 -21,350
Lithuania 16,929 32,016 +15,087
United States 38,686 9,937 -28,749
Sri Lanka 41,378 6,326 -35,052
Germany 25,058 13,023 -12,035
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 33
Inner London - East 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - West and North West 10

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 22 15 -7
Inner London - East 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 2 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 2 -3

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 5,237,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 804,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 495,174
Other 351,682
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 3,156,260 2,080,951 -1,075,309
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 466,793 337,376 -129,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 313,385 181,789 -131,596
Other 180,299 171,383 -8,916
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 4,150,142
000 351,682
Dover 344,569
London Heathrow Airport 302,437
East Midlands Airport 292,992

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 2,483,345 1,666,797 -816,548
000 180,299 171,383 -8,916
Dover 154,525 190,044 +35,519
London Heathrow Airport 175,152 127,285 -47,867
East Midlands Airport 180,887 112,105 -68,782
Birmingham Airport 187,693 94,386 -93,307
Eurotunnel 218,685 41,871 -176,814
Felixstowe 141,165 74,651 -66,514
London Stansted Airport 113,746 69,558 -44,188
Southampton 56,912 53,735 -3,177

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 77
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of wearing apparel 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 24
2025-09 12
2025-08 14
2025-07 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 80
0-1m 38
54m+ 29
15m-54m 12
Other 12

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 203,822
Tunisia 115,212
Germany 98,675
France 75,544
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 73,226

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 155,752 48,070 -107,682
Tunisia 61,710 53,502 -8,208
Germany 94,613 4,062 -90,551
France 44,128 31,416 -12,712
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54,656 18,570 -36,086
China 25,079 22,158 -2,921
Australia 38,726 4,877 -33,849
Morocco 21,005 20,456 -549
United Arab Emirates 10,628 28,573 +17,945
Hungary 12,402 24,874 +12,472

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 712,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 354,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,714

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 460,362 251,758 -208,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 221,983 132,028 -89,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,814 1,900 -25,914

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 410,149
Dover / Eurotunnel 286,287
London Heathrow Airport 176,786
London Stansted Airport 59,771
ZLC 54,836

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 270,679 139,470 -131,209
Dover / Eurotunnel 188,845 97,442 -91,403
London Heathrow Airport 109,948 66,838 -43,110
London Stansted Airport 37,334 22,437 -14,897
ZLC 31,823 23,013 -8,810
Dover 21,918 9,019 -12,899
Portsmouth 8,116 18,047 +9,931
Hull 13,638 0 -13,638
Newcastle Airport 8,820 0 -8,820
Immingham Docks 6,674 0 -6,674

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