Import/export HS code 510219: Various animal hair

Hair from various animals, excluding cashmere goats, used in textiles and crafts

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 1,415,798
Italy 568,447
South Africa 407,533
Argentina 405,572
Turkey 391,732

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 641,889 773,909 +132,020
Italy 380,952 187,495 -193,457
South Africa 407,533 0 -407,533
Argentina 0 405,572 +405,572
Turkey 9,763 381,969 +372,206
Peru 0 268,300 +268,300
Switzerland 106,590 81,663 -24,927
Canada 139,240 0 -139,240
Germany 92,351 0 -92,351
Australia 0 75,100 +75,100

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 1,749,676
Peru 793,074
South Africa 542,407
Argentina 414,783
Turkey 391,732

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 847,258 902,418 +55,160
Peru 356,001 437,073 +81,072
South Africa 540,710 1,697 -539,013
Argentina 0 414,783 +414,783
Turkey 9,763 381,969 +372,206
Australia 0 75,100 +75,100
Italy 11,365 9,511 -1,854
Netherlands 4,588 5,282 +694
Switzerland 7,746 0 -7,746
Canada 6,063 0 -6,063

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 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 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +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) 2,420,390
Air transport 850,174
Road transport 472,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 278,178

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) 1,115,677 1,304,713 +189,036
Air transport 445,853 404,321 -41,532
Road transport 155,250 317,324 +162,074
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,698 202,480 +126,782

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,460,475
Felixstowe 721,293
London Heathrow Airport 708,419
ZLC 472,574
Southampton 231,832

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 £
London Gateway Port 563,914 896,561 +332,647
Felixstowe 336,325 384,968 +48,643
London Heathrow Airport 362,695 345,724 -16,971
ZLC 155,250 317,324 +162,074
Southampton 208,648 23,184 -185,464
Dover 15,460 146,308 +130,848
Manchester Airport 62,102 41,217 -20,885
Killingholme 4,588 45,264 +40,676
Eurotunnel 43,691 0 -43,691
East Midlands Airport 9,491 15,798 +6,307

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Other manufacturing 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1
Wholesale 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 3
2025-01 1
2024-07 3

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
15m-54m 2
Other 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 1,272,035
Portugal 485,649
Belgium 258,741
China 179,389
Germany 120,735

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 628,336 643,699 +15,363
Portugal 295,658 189,991 -105,667
Belgium 138,266 120,475 -17,791
China 163,934 15,455 -148,479
Germany 8,125 112,610 +104,485
Ireland 79,321 19,781 -59,540
France 50,060 26,296 -23,764
United States 52,732 13,785 -38,947
Netherlands 50,916 10,894 -40,022
Turkey 32,253 9,845 -22,408

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) 2,002,597
Air transport 638,633
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 210,509

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) 1,103,120 899,477 -203,643
Air transport 295,194 343,439 +48,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 194,488 16,021 -178,467

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,712,253
Manchester Airport 576,245
Dover 176,818
London Gateway Port 171,762
Liverpool Docks 84,828

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 900,839 811,414 -89,425
Manchester Airport 249,908 326,337 +76,429
Dover 108,536 68,282 -40,254
London Gateway Port 171,762 0 -171,762
Liverpool Docks 64,437 20,391 -44,046
East Midlands Airport 41,057 13,053 -28,004
Holyhead 27,605 0 -27,605
Heysham 8,977 8,583 -394
Immingham Docks 14,424 0 -14,424
Southampton 0 6,828 +6,828

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 510219

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

Description: Hair from various animals, excluding cashmere goats, used in textiles and crafts