Import/export HS code 510610: Wool yarn with 85% or more wool

Yarn made mostly from wool, containing 85% or more wool by weight

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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 £
Italy 14,492,319
Denmark 11,794,538
Mauritius 6,534,960
Lithuania 5,960,102
Turkey 3,809,073

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 £
Italy 7,654,311 6,838,008 -816,303
Denmark 5,027,074 6,767,464 +1,740,390
Mauritius 3,639,364 2,895,596 -743,768
Lithuania 3,432,313 2,527,789 -904,524
Turkey 1,457,659 2,351,414 +893,755
Hungary 1,615,309 488,832 -1,126,477
France 201,403 1,317,397 +1,115,994
India 249,969 629,064 +379,095
Ireland 333,963 260,812 -73,151
Sweden 503,201 18,572 -484,629

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 £
Italy 14,615,684
Lithuania 13,956,245
Mauritius 6,623,775
Denmark 4,311,477
Turkey 3,817,166

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 £
Italy 7,691,799 6,923,885 -767,914
Lithuania 6,756,392 7,199,853 +443,461
Mauritius 3,728,179 2,895,596 -832,583
Denmark 2,234,682 2,076,795 -157,887
Turkey 1,465,752 2,351,414 +885,662
Hungary 1,663,863 1,559,567 -104,296
India 249,969 629,064 +379,095
Estonia 340,023 399,954 +59,931
Ireland 333,963 256,262 -77,701
Portugal 334,970 119,626 -215,344

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 19
Inner London - West 5
Southern Scotland 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 3

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 17 15 -2
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Southern Scotland 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 0 -2
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Highlands and Islands 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,463,472
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,854,106
Air transport 7,325,741
Other 3,997,623
Road transport 540,573

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,519,873 9,943,599 -2,576,274
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,930,575 8,923,531 +1,992,956
Air transport 3,338,408 3,987,333 +648,925
Other 2,258,259 1,739,364 -518,895
Road transport 314,891 225,682 -89,209

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,443,510
Immingham Docks 12,898,916
000 3,997,623
Glasgow Airport 1,996,832
Birmingham Airport 1,521,186

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 £
Dover 10,440,518 8,002,992 -2,437,526
Immingham Docks 5,616,791 7,282,125 +1,665,334
000 2,258,259 1,739,364 -518,895
Glasgow Airport 881,530 1,115,302 +233,772
Birmingham Airport 411,638 1,109,548 +697,910
Manchester Airport 843,587 552,070 -291,517
Felixstowe 642,756 629,527 -13,229
East Midlands Airport 602,245 580,703 -21,542
ZLC 525,614 622,307 +96,693
Eurotunnel 545,695 404,122 -141,573

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
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 11
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 10
2025-08 8

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 26
54m+ 9
0-1m 8
15m-54m 6
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 £
United States 2,453,630
Ireland 2,296,809
Italy 2,265,387
Netherlands 1,712,683
Belgium 1,361,376

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 £
United States 1,435,080 1,018,550 -416,530
Ireland 1,182,011 1,114,798 -67,213
Italy 1,079,355 1,186,032 +106,677
Netherlands 501,609 1,211,074 +709,465
Belgium 1,284,792 76,584 -1,208,208
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 724,019 473,699 -250,320
Madagascar 717,659 396,490 -321,169
Morocco 644,797 315,351 -329,446
Norway 592,472 356,120 -236,352
Croatia 469,457 437,441 -32,016

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) 11,059,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,406,437
Air transport 5,189,627
Road transport 10,239

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) 6,180,180 4,879,784 -1,300,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,680,085 2,726,352 -953,733
Air transport 2,680,854 2,508,773 -172,081
Road transport 10,239 0 -10,239

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,946,023
Immingham Docks 2,860,169
East Midlands Airport 2,046,649
Liverpool Docks 1,839,037
London Gateway Port 1,660,034

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 4,666,654 3,279,369 -1,387,285
Immingham Docks 1,470,794 1,389,375 -81,419
East Midlands Airport 1,115,854 930,795 -185,059
Liverpool Docks 1,144,183 694,854 -449,329
London Gateway Port 1,216,521 443,513 -773,008
Holyhead 577,950 709,258 +131,308
Manchester Airport 704,313 524,086 -180,227
London Heathrow Airport 501,430 605,402 +103,972
Southampton 247,335 491,901 +244,566
ZLC 233,127 280,921 +47,794

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 510610

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

Description: Yarn made mostly from wool, containing 85% or more wool by weight