Import/export HS code 510111: Shorn wool, not processed

Wool that has been cut from sheep and is in its natural, unprocessed state

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  • 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 £
Ireland 4,277,267
Falkland Islands 3,852,402
Norway 3,607,371
Iceland 555,544
Brazil 553,986

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 £
Ireland 2,185,785 2,091,482 -94,303
Falkland Islands 1,632,921 2,219,481 +586,560
Norway 1,624,256 1,983,115 +358,859
Iceland 347,858 207,686 -140,172
Brazil 292,414 261,572 -30,842
Netherlands 334,868 134,728 -200,140
Peru 37,008 226,614 +189,606
Finland 189,056 68,314 -120,742
Italy 93,532 64,090 -29,442
Sweden 76,586 44,829 -31,757

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 £
Ireland 4,276,525
Norway 4,066,982
Falkland Islands 3,852,402
Iceland 555,544
Brazil 553,986

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 £
Ireland 2,185,043 2,091,482 -93,561
Norway 1,946,903 2,120,079 +173,176
Falkland Islands 1,632,921 2,219,481 +586,560
Iceland 347,858 207,686 -140,172
Brazil 292,414 261,572 -30,842
Peru 37,008 226,614 +189,606
Finland 189,056 68,314 -120,742
Italy 93,532 64,090 -29,442
Sweden 62,877 42,593 -20,284
Kenya 0 96,501 +96,501

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
East Central Scotland 1
Inner London - West 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1

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
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1

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) 6,199,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,389,202
Other 3,259,135
Air transport 44,785

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) 2,775,287 3,424,162 +648,875
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,818,102 2,571,100 -247,002
Other 1,565,198 1,693,937 +128,739
Air transport 6,765 38,020 +31,255

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,879,314
000 3,259,135
Heysham 2,787,455
Liverpool Docks 1,551,814
Hull 1,239,618

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,093,740 1,785,574 -308,166
000 1,565,198 1,693,937 +128,739
Heysham 1,482,991 1,304,464 -178,527
Liverpool Docks 730,625 821,189 +90,564
Hull 536,221 703,397 +167,176
London Gateway Port 292,414 540,020 +247,606
499 0 342,188 +342,188
Southampton 151,671 140,347 -11,324
Felixstowe 103,581 188,033 +84,452
Dover 124,662 35,975 -88,687

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 4
Other manufacturing 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 1
2025-08 1

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 5
15m-54m 2
54m+ 1

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 £
China 6,260,120
Czechia 5,371,115
Bulgaria 553,303
Uruguay 318,995
Egypt 278,604

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 £
China 2,583,796 3,676,324 +1,092,528
Czechia 2,335,852 3,035,263 +699,411
Bulgaria 416,741 136,562 -280,179
Uruguay 170,431 148,564 -21,867
Egypt 125,290 153,314 +28,024
India 196,305 24,273 -172,032
Moldova 125,600 0 -125,600
Romania 93,979 0 -93,979
United States 62,088 8,055 -54,033
Italy 4,378 21,198 +16,820

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,532,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,816,360
Air transport 86,382
Other 3,287

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,380,682 4,152,041 +771,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,749,238 3,067,122 +317,884
Air transport 57,985 28,397 -29,588
Other 804 2,483 +1,679

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,431,191
London Gateway Port 3,847,649
Southampton 2,030,199
Felixstowe 1,769,055
Dover 193,837

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,376,230 3,054,961 +678,731
London Gateway Port 1,607,415 2,240,234 +632,819
Southampton 489,191 1,541,008 +1,051,817
Felixstowe 1,398,256 370,799 -1,027,457
Dover 193,837 0 -193,837
East Midlands Airport 48,848 25,542 -23,306
Liverpool Docks 42,435 0 -42,435
Immingham Docks 19,606 12,161 -7,445
London Stansted Airport 6,078 0 -6,078
ZLC 3,059 990 -2,069

Quick facts

HS code: 510111

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

Description: Wool that has been cut from sheep and is in its natural, unprocessed state