Import/export HS code 510310: Noils of wool or fine hair

Short fibers from wool or fine animal hair, often used in spinning or blending for textiles

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* 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 £
Peru 800,638
China 324,012
Czechia 110,824
Germany 75,191
Belgium 67,995

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 £
Peru 466,455 334,183 -132,272
China 148,058 175,954 +27,896
Czechia 44,899 65,925 +21,026
Germany 51,018 24,173 -26,845
Belgium 67,995 0 -67,995
South Africa 43,092 11,890 -31,202
Italy 15,060 9,776 -5,284
Egypt 4,506 14,510 +10,004
Uruguay 11,491 4,670 -6,821
Argentina 0 13,110 +13,110

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 £
Peru 812,517
China 311,055
Czechia 113,149
Belgium 67,995
South Africa 54,982

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 £
Peru 474,737 337,780 -136,957
China 148,058 162,997 +14,939
Czechia 46,923 66,226 +19,303
Belgium 67,995 0 -67,995
South Africa 43,092 11,890 -31,202
United Kingdom 51,018 0 -51,018
Brazil 0 24,173 +24,173
Argentina 0 21,922 +21,922
Egypt 5,749 14,510 +8,761
Uruguay 11,491 4,670 -6,821

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 7
Eastern Scotland 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 7 5 -2
Eastern Scotland 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) 1,247,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 264,417
Air transport 14,081

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) 684,549 562,900 -121,649
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 170,192 94,225 -75,967
Air transport 13,117 964 -12,153

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 872,805
Felixstowe 326,677
Dover 162,614
Immingham Docks 51,018
Southampton 40,814

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 493,012 379,793 -113,219
Felixstowe 150,723 175,954 +25,231
Dover 119,174 43,440 -75,734
Immingham Docks 51,018 0 -51,018
Southampton 40,814 0 -40,814
Eurotunnel 0 24,173 +24,173
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 22,786 +22,786
London Stansted Airport 13,117 0 -13,117
London 0 8,812 +8,812
Liverpool Docks 0 2,167 +2,167

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
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Manufacture of textiles 1
Other manufacturing 1
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
2025-11 2
2025-06 2
2025-04 4
2025-03 3
2025-02 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 6
15m-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 £
China 1,259,808
Egypt 390,496
Belgium 324,401
Germany 189,532
Italy 144,957

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 1,259,808 0 -1,259,808
Egypt 390,496 0 -390,496
Belgium 152,409 171,992 +19,583
Germany 148,223 41,309 -106,914
Italy 110,946 34,011 -76,935
France 47,543 32,933 -14,610
United States 0 15,247 +15,247
Mexico 0 14,112 +14,112
Ireland 5,841 3,420 -2,421
Netherlands 0 9,146 +9,146

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) 1,728,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 707,897
Air transport 7,591

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) 1,700,180 28,018 -1,672,162
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 415,086 292,811 -122,275
Air transport 0 7,591 +7,591

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,274,717
Dover / Eurotunnel 417,649
London Gateway Port 375,587
Dover 273,496
Immingham Docks 53,518

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 £
Felixstowe 1,274,717 0 -1,274,717
Dover / Eurotunnel 260,779 156,870 -103,909
London Gateway Port 375,587 0 -375,587
Dover 148,466 125,030 -23,436
Immingham Docks 49,876 3,642 -46,234
Liverpool Docks 3,529 16,043 +12,514
Southampton 0 14,112 +14,112
East Midlands Airport 0 6,250 +6,250
London 0 3,849 +3,849
Holyhead 2,312 0 -2,312

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 510310

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

Description: Short fibers from wool or fine animal hair, often used in spinning or blending for textiles