Import/export HS code 5106: Wool yarn, carded, not for retail sale

Yarn made from carded wool fibers, sold in bulk for further processing

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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 £
Denmark 25,111,518
Italy 24,534,020
Turkey 15,163,045
Lithuania 11,640,478
France 9,362,482

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 £
Denmark 11,779,675 13,331,843 +1,552,168
Italy 13,451,086 11,082,934 -2,368,152
Turkey 4,893,672 10,269,373 +5,375,701
Lithuania 6,067,795 5,572,683 -495,112
France 4,722,439 4,640,043 -82,396
Mauritius 3,639,364 2,895,596 -743,768
India 1,904,660 3,355,504 +1,450,844
Hungary 3,229,647 1,382,227 -1,847,420
Portugal 867,969 1,089,471 +221,502
Belgium 217,164 1,252,506 +1,035,342

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 £
Lithuania 30,928,344
Italy 26,237,172
Turkey 15,195,601
Portugal 9,084,773
Denmark 6,841,242

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 £
Lithuania 15,276,675 15,651,669 +374,994
Italy 13,813,633 12,423,539 -1,390,094
Turkey 4,926,228 10,269,373 +5,343,145
Portugal 5,530,461 3,554,312 -1,976,149
Denmark 3,603,785 3,237,457 -366,328
Mauritius 3,728,179 2,895,596 -832,583
Hungary 3,278,201 3,177,867 -100,334
India 1,904,660 3,355,504 +1,450,844
Estonia 508,692 406,923 -101,769
Ireland 397,570 278,436 -119,134

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 25
Inner London - West 6
Southern Scotland 6
Greater Manchester 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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 19 20 +1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Southern Scotland 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Cheshire 3 0 -3
Cumbria 1 3 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 2 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) 50,903,814
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,177,919
Air transport 9,350,864
Other 4,060,580
Road transport 640,598

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) 21,176,894 29,726,920 +8,550,026
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,454,352 19,723,567 -5,730,785
Air transport 4,543,706 4,807,158 +263,452
Other 2,258,259 1,802,321 -455,938
Road transport 383,444 257,154 -126,290

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 27,793,279
Dover 26,689,329
Felixstowe 13,337,454
Hull 9,499,937
Newhaven 8,375,698

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 £
Immingham Docks 12,939,648 14,853,631 +1,913,983
Dover 15,145,396 11,543,933 -3,601,463
Felixstowe 4,698,107 8,639,347 +3,941,240
Hull 4,658,615 4,841,322 +182,707
Newhaven 5,122,324 3,253,374 -1,868,950
000 2,258,259 1,802,321 -455,938
Southampton 981,994 1,735,525 +753,531
East Midlands Airport 1,338,979 767,205 -571,774
Glasgow Airport 898,042 1,121,933 +223,891
Eurotunnel 831,696 1,102,702 +271,006

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 22
2025-10 25
2025-09 21
2025-08 19

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 36
54m+ 15
0-1m 12
15m-54m 9
Other 6

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 £
Belgium 4,886,726
United States 4,409,348
Ireland 3,880,490
Italy 2,416,976
Netherlands 2,186,193

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 £
Belgium 3,784,212 1,102,514 -2,681,698
United States 2,780,476 1,628,872 -1,151,604
Ireland 2,266,688 1,613,802 -652,886
Italy 1,206,589 1,210,387 +3,798
Netherlands 653,132 1,533,061 +879,929
Poland 1,409,589 646,810 -762,779
Spain 1,261,950 482,066 -779,884
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 730,860 476,180 -254,680
Madagascar 717,659 396,490 -321,169
Germany 551,210 501,748 -49,462

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) 19,842,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,124,880
Air transport 5,627,222
Road transport 20,199

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) 12,133,603 7,708,663 -4,424,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,413,029 3,711,851 -1,701,178
Air transport 2,864,899 2,762,323 -102,576
Road transport 20,199 0 -20,199

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,497,379
Liverpool Docks 4,298,526
Immingham Docks 3,652,856
Holyhead 2,106,573
East Midlands Airport 2,091,746

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 9,268,498 5,228,881 -4,039,617
Liverpool Docks 3,087,753 1,210,773 -1,876,980
Immingham Docks 1,768,672 1,884,184 +115,512
Holyhead 976,164 1,130,409 +154,245
East Midlands Airport 1,142,029 949,717 -192,312
London Gateway Port 1,216,521 443,513 -773,008
Manchester Airport 710,334 539,409 -170,925
London Heathrow Airport 504,855 657,719 +152,864
Southampton 247,335 491,901 +244,566
ZLC 300,373 398,582 +98,209

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 5106

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

Description: Yarn made from carded wool fibers, sold in bulk for further processing