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UK Q1 apparel imports rise; knitted garments lead

28 Jun '25

2 min read

UK Q1 apparel imports rise; knitted garments lead

Insights

In Q1 2025, the UK's apparel imports reached $**** billion, with knitted garments taking a **.**% share, surpassing woven garments at **.**%.
Knitted imports rose **.**% year-on-year, while woven garments increased **.**%.
Total imports for 2024 stood at $***** billion.
Annual apparel imports declined from $**** billion in 2022 to $**** billion in 2023.

The UK imported knitted garments worth $*.*** billion in January–March ****, while woven garment imports stood at $*.*** billion in the same quarter, according to Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro.

In the first quarter of ****, the UK’s knitted garment imports were valued at $*.*** billion. This rose by **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in the same quarter of ****. However, the value declined by **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in January–March **** and further decreased by **.** per cent to $*.*** billion in January–March ****. It then recovered by *.** per cent to reach $*.*** billion in the same quarter of ****.