Import/export HS code 510320: Various wool or fine hair waste

Waste materials from wool or fine animal hair processing, excluding noils, used in recycling or blending

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
China 118,571
United States 69,120
Canada 28,991
Italy 15,728
Portugal 14,116

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 61,837 56,734 -5,103
United States 35,269 33,851 -1,418
Canada 19,506 9,485 -10,021
Italy 7,186 8,542 +1,356
Portugal 10,560 3,556 -7,004
South Africa 6,970 3,171 -3,799
Iceland 8,012 0 -8,012
Spain 4,137 3,866 -271
Czechia 0 3,978 +3,978
Ireland 3,000 100 -2,900

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 123,107
United States 67,637
Canada 28,991
Portugal 22,119
Italy 11,192

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 61,837 61,270 -567
United States 33,786 33,851 +65
Canada 19,506 9,485 -10,021
Portugal 14,697 7,422 -7,275
Italy 7,186 4,006 -3,180
South Africa 6,970 3,171 -3,799
Iceland 8,012 0 -8,012
Czechia 0 3,978 +3,978
United Kingdom 2,948 0 -2,948
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 2,092 +2,092

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
Cumbria 1
Devon 1
Greater Manchester 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 3 +0
Cumbria 0 1 +1
Devon 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 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) 257,641
Air transport 12,569
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,029
Road transport 4,536

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) 143,000 114,641 -28,359
Air transport 10,477 2,092 -8,385
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,428 4,601 +1,173
Road transport 0 4,536 +4,536

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 68,002
London Gateway Port 64,660
Southampton 61,879
Liverpool Docks 52,645
Dover 8,907

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 61,837 6,165 -55,672
London Gateway Port 38,948 25,712 -13,236
Southampton 0 61,879 +61,879
Liverpool Docks 35,738 16,907 -18,831
Dover 428 8,479 +8,051
Immingham Docks 8,012 0 -8,012
Leeds Bradford Airport 7,186 0 -7,186
ZLC 0 4,536 +4,536
London Heathrow Airport 0 2,092 +2,092
London Stansted Airport 1,808 0 -1,808

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 4
Other manufacturing 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-04 2
2025-03 2
2024-07 4
2024-06 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 7
0-1m 1
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 2,110,457
Canada 194,009
Belgium 142,139
Portugal 83,158
Taiwan 41,298

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 1,319,366 791,091 -528,275
Canada 54,809 139,200 +84,391
Belgium 88,223 53,916 -34,307
Portugal 80,940 2,218 -78,722
Taiwan 29,099 12,199 -16,900
France 2,626 2,181 -445
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,684 0 -1,684
Ireland 0 1,249 +1,249
United States 1,074 0 -1,074

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) 2,284,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 289,435
Air transport 6,060

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) 1,448,393 835,987 -612,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,368 166,067 +42,699
Air transport 6,060 0 -6,060

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,058,319
Liverpool Docks 194,009
Immingham Docks 130,505
Dover 66,441
London 43,258

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 1,277,497 780,822 -496,675
Liverpool Docks 54,809 139,200 +84,391
Immingham Docks 76,589 53,916 -22,673
Dover 66,441 0 -66,441
London 43,258 0 -43,258
Hull 19,199 14,668 -4,531
Southampton 29,099 0 -29,099
London Gateway Port 0 12,199 +12,199
East Midlands Airport 6,060 0 -6,060
Killingholme 4,869 0 -4,869

Quick facts

HS code: 510320

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

Description: Waste materials from wool or fine animal hair processing, excluding noils, used in recycling or blending