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

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 £
China 37,848,267
Italy 15,777,303
Mongolia 5,361,685
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,816,473
France 4,552,172

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 22,823,033 15,025,234 -7,797,799
Italy 7,503,914 8,273,389 +769,475
Mongolia 1,333,699 4,027,986 +2,694,287
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 947,272 3,869,201 +2,921,929
France 1,298,363 3,253,809 +1,955,446
Switzerland 1,688,977 643,600 -1,045,377
Netherlands 1,506,703 4,588 -1,502,115
South Africa 504,035 0 -504,035
Argentina 0 405,572 +405,572
Turkey 98,210 235,661 +137,451

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 58,977,382
Mongolia 10,037,928
Italy 2,276,000
South Africa 638,909
Peru 635,511

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 31,540,561 27,436,821 -4,103,740
Mongolia 2,763,802 7,274,126 +4,510,324
Italy 2,027,925 248,075 -1,779,850
South Africa 504,035 134,874 -369,161
Peru 358,430 277,081 -81,349
Argentina 0 414,783 +414,783
Turkey 98,210 235,661 +137,451
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 4
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 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Highlands and Islands 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -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) 37,609,711
Road transport 21,985,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,782,051
Air transport 3,927,819

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) 22,142,384 15,467,327 -6,675,057
Road transport 5,678,410 16,307,134 +10,628,724
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,545,363 3,236,688 -4,308,675
Air transport 2,405,911 1,521,908 -884,003

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 28,163,739
ZLC 24,536,509
Dover 6,318,948
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 14,004,438 14,159,301 +154,863
ZLC 8,229,375 16,307,134 +8,077,759
Dover 3,088,829 3,230,119 +141,290
London 3,900,532 20,283 -3,880,249
Immingham Docks 3,479,316 1,697 -3,477,619
Manchester Airport 1,954,533 567,198 -1,387,335
London Gateway Port 506,974 1,052,942 +545,968
Eurotunnel 1,340,411 103,060 -1,237,351
London Heathrow Airport 364,319 922,332 +558,013
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 4
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
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 2
2025-05 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 3
54m+ 3
Other 3
15m-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 £
Italy 13,385,979
Germany 1,148,046
Portugal 660,335
Belgium 298,587
China 191,008

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 6,315,404 7,070,575 +755,171
Germany 532,467 615,579 +83,112
Portugal 283,435 376,900 +93,465
Belgium 140,006 158,581 +18,575
China 166,205 24,803 -141,402
United States 82,226 96,309 +14,083
Ireland 113,009 42,041 -70,968
Turkey 70,870 73,101 +2,231
Netherlands 56,315 78,744 +22,429
India 57,449 57,162 -287

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) 15,200,129
Air transport 1,417,665
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 287,367
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) 7,270,583 7,929,546 +658,963
Air transport 595,357 822,308 +226,951
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 207,544 79,823 -127,721
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 14,583,428
Manchester Airport 1,166,823
Dover 383,731
East Midlands Airport 196,938
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 6,827,701 7,755,727 +928,026
Manchester Airport 443,937 722,886 +278,949
Dover 315,449 68,282 -247,167
East Midlands Airport 107,732 89,206 -18,526
London Gateway Port 171,762 0 -171,762
Liverpool Docks 102,930 31,372 -71,558
Immingham Docks 14,424 98,409 +83,985
Holyhead 31,777 13,283 -18,494
London Heathrow Airport 35,512 7,796 -27,716
Southampton 13,056 24,736 +11,680

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