Import/export HS code 5102: Animal hair, not processed

Fine or coarse animal hair that has not been carded or combed, ready for further processing

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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 £
China 37,567,823
Italy 15,953,669
Mongolia 6,479,355
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,486,030
France 4,322,622

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 20,211,674 17,356,149 -2,855,525
Italy 8,698,534 7,255,135 -1,443,399
Mongolia 1,636,000 4,843,355 +3,207,355
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 958,281 4,527,749 +3,569,468
France 1,068,813 3,253,809 +2,184,996
Switzerland 1,688,977 643,600 -1,045,377
Netherlands 1,511,291 0 -1,511,291
Turkey 26,369 381,969 +355,600
South Africa 407,533 0 -407,533
Argentina 0 405,572 +405,572

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 59,371,402
Mongolia 11,155,598
Italy 2,274,376
Peru 794,418
South Africa 542,407

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 29,414,467 29,956,935 +542,468
Mongolia 3,630,392 7,525,206 +3,894,814
Italy 2,035,792 238,584 -1,797,208
Peru 357,345 437,073 +79,728
South Africa 540,710 1,697 -539,013
Argentina 0 414,783 +414,783
Turkey 26,369 381,969 +355,600
Taiwan 226,406 0 -226,406
Morocco 0 213,488 +213,488
Australia 81,918 75,100 -6,818

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Eastern Scotland 1
Highlands and Islands 1
Inner London - West 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Highlands and Islands 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 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) 37,103,369
Road transport 24,007,228
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,626,968
Air transport 4,214,207

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) 19,902,982 17,200,387 -2,702,595
Road transport 6,772,584 17,234,644 +10,462,060
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,553,491 3,073,477 -4,480,014
Air transport 2,269,424 1,944,783 -324,641

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 27,753,899
ZLC 26,558,193
Dover 6,465,256
London 3,920,815
Immingham Docks 3,481,013

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 11,522,857 16,231,042 +4,708,185
ZLC 9,323,549 17,234,644 +7,911,095
Dover 3,576,060 2,889,196 -686,864
London 3,900,532 20,283 -3,880,249
Immingham Docks 3,479,316 1,697 -3,477,619
Manchester Airport 1,801,551 589,835 -1,211,716
London Heathrow Airport 373,704 1,331,056 +957,352
London Gateway Port 566,853 896,561 +329,708
Eurotunnel 1,110,861 103,060 -1,007,801
Thamesport 431,610 12,304 -419,306

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of wearing apparel 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 2

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 4
Other 3
15m-54m 2
54m+ 2

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 £
Italy 14,074,782
Germany 1,172,693
Portugal 651,847
Belgium 298,587
China 188,737

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 £
Italy 6,105,375 7,969,407 +1,864,032
Germany 548,860 623,833 +74,973
Portugal 295,658 356,189 +60,531
Belgium 140,006 158,581 +18,575
China 163,934 24,803 -139,131
United States 81,753 93,602 +11,849
India 65,986 78,608 +12,622
Netherlands 52,726 83,517 +30,791
Turkey 87,539 41,871 -45,668
Ireland 90,479 33,064 -57,415

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,862,721
Air transport 1,448,183
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 274,311
Road transport 2,834

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,035,422 8,827,299 +1,791,877
Air transport 639,807 808,376 +168,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 194,488 79,823 -114,665
Road transport 2,834 0 -2,834

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,269,774
Manchester Airport 1,216,205
Dover 391,484
East Midlands Airport 185,733
London Gateway Port 171,762

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 6,615,070 8,654,704 +2,039,634
Manchester Airport 505,781 710,424 +204,643
Dover 315,449 76,035 -239,414
East Midlands Airport 99,347 86,386 -12,961
London Gateway Port 171,762 0 -171,762
Immingham Docks 14,424 98,409 +83,985
Liverpool Docks 71,423 31,372 -40,051
Holyhead 31,777 13,283 -18,494
London Heathrow Airport 26,503 9,146 -17,357
Southampton 0 24,736 +24,736

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 5102

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

Description: Fine or coarse animal hair that has not been carded or combed, ready for further processing