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
Czechia 29,240
Canada 19,164
Italy 15,728

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 57,810 11,310 -46,500
Czechia 0 29,240 +29,240
Canada 9,679 9,485 -194
Italy 7,186 8,542 +1,356
Portugal 6,872 3,556 -3,316
South Africa 6,970 3,171 -3,799
Iceland 8,012 0 -8,012
Spain 4,137 3,866 -271
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 19,164
Portugal 18,431
Belgium 17,636

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 56,327 11,310 -45,017
Canada 9,679 9,485 -194
Portugal 11,009 7,422 -3,587
Belgium 0 17,636 +17,636
Czechia 0 11,604 +11,604
Italy 7,186 4,006 -3,180
South Africa 6,970 3,171 -3,799
Iceland 8,012 0 -8,012
United Kingdom 2,948 0 -2,948

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) 244,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,291
Air transport 12,569
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) 152,026 92,100 -59,926
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,428 29,863 +26,435
Air transport 10,477 2,092 -8,385
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 39,130
Dover 34,169

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 61,489 3,171 -58,318
Southampton 0 61,879 +61,879
Liverpool Docks 22,223 16,907 -5,316
Dover 428 33,741 +33,313
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 1,872,177
Canada 187,200
Belgium 137,270
Portugal 64,227
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 1,265,539 606,638 -658,901
Canada 73,082 114,118 +41,036
Belgium 83,354 53,916 -29,438
Portugal 59,238 4,989 -54,249
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 1,249 0 -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) 2,027,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 277,757
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) 1,374,113 653,056 -721,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 136,772 140,985 +4,213
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 1,801,108
Liverpool Docks 187,200
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 1,201,968 599,140 -602,828
Liverpool Docks 73,082 114,118 +41,036
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
Holyhead 1,249 0 -1,249

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