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 14,736,172
Denmark 11,381,116
Mauritius 6,473,730
Lithuania 6,368,994
Turkey 3,836,807

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 7,773,290 6,962,882 -810,408
Denmark 4,693,744 6,687,372 +1,993,628
Mauritius 3,144,173 3,329,557 +185,384
Lithuania 4,086,769 2,282,225 -1,804,544
Turkey 1,487,356 2,349,451 +862,095
Hungary 1,591,070 628,095 -962,975
France 189,819 1,046,749 +856,930
India 264,087 629,064 +364,977
Estonia 511,683 136,338 -375,345
Sweden 601,454 18,572 -582,882

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 14,768,862
Lithuania 14,371,433
Mauritius 6,562,545
Denmark 4,002,568
Turkey 3,844,900

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 7,717,334 7,051,528 -665,806
Lithuania 7,244,950 7,126,483 -118,467
Mauritius 3,232,988 3,329,557 +96,569
Denmark 2,165,503 1,837,065 -328,438
Turkey 1,495,449 2,349,451 +854,002
Hungary 1,709,723 1,527,566 -182,157
India 264,087 629,064 +364,977
Estonia 511,683 371,421 -140,262
Ireland 262,704 330,601 +67,897
Portugal 323,386 131,210 -192,176

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 18
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 4 +0
Southern Scotland 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +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) 23,427,024
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,151,313
Air transport 7,209,044
Other 4,131,695
Road transport 663,544

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) 13,516,194 9,910,830 -3,605,364
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,644,059 8,507,254 +1,863,195
Air transport 3,154,193 4,054,851 +900,658
Other 1,747,461 2,384,234 +636,773
Road transport 426,546 236,998 -189,548

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 19,278,010
Immingham Docks 12,305,765
000 4,131,695
Glasgow Airport 2,008,381
Birmingham Airport 1,477,105

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 11,397,657 7,880,353 -3,517,304
Immingham Docks 5,303,607 7,002,158 +1,698,551
000 1,747,461 2,384,234 +636,773
Glasgow Airport 828,936 1,179,445 +350,509
Birmingham Airport 318,307 1,158,798 +840,491
Manchester Airport 821,794 580,743 -241,051
Felixstowe 755,610 600,962 -154,648
ZLC 672,570 636,759 -35,811
East Midlands Airport 622,338 564,364 -57,974
Eurotunnel 470,681 462,339 -8,342

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
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 10
2025-08 8
2025-07 12

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
Other 6
15m-54m 5

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 2,471,187
Ireland 2,293,818
Italy 2,251,478
Belgium 1,652,469
Netherlands 1,605,375

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 1,363,690 1,107,497 -256,193
Ireland 1,202,500 1,091,318 -111,182
Italy 1,024,016 1,227,462 +203,446
Belgium 1,574,746 77,723 -1,497,023
Netherlands 486,357 1,119,018 +632,661
Madagascar 773,952 579,002 -194,950
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 578,447 655,890 +77,443
Morocco 644,797 315,351 -329,446
Germany 474,909 423,269 -51,640
Norway 547,917 347,232 -200,685

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) 11,341,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,506,355
Air transport 5,137,952
Road transport 16,367

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) 6,561,223 4,780,155 -1,781,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,453,084 3,053,271 -399,813
Air transport 2,657,425 2,480,527 -176,898
Road transport 16,367 0 -16,367

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,291,727
Immingham Docks 2,779,531
East Midlands Airport 2,024,503
Liverpool Docks 1,886,160
London Gateway Port 1,773,882

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 5,072,501 3,219,226 -1,853,275
Immingham Docks 1,434,288 1,345,243 -89,045
East Midlands Airport 1,080,514 943,989 -136,525
Liverpool Docks 1,192,265 693,895 -498,370
London Gateway Port 1,315,830 458,052 -857,778
Holyhead 630,643 661,591 +30,948
Manchester Airport 630,502 534,697 -95,805
London Heathrow Airport 565,279 593,183 +27,904
Southampton 73,412 665,824 +592,412
ZLC 228,623 268,017 +39,394

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