Import/export HS code 51061090: Various wool yarn with 85% or more wool

Yarn made mostly from wool, containing 85% or more wool by weight, in bleached or treated forms

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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 12,840,907
Denmark 11,113,243
Lithuania 6,286,867
Mauritius 5,245,867
Turkey 938,600

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 6,564,691 6,276,216 -288,475
Denmark 4,678,956 6,434,287 +1,755,331
Lithuania 4,004,642 2,282,225 -1,722,417
Mauritius 2,408,724 2,837,143 +428,419
Turkey 427,138 511,462 +84,324
India 264,087 629,064 +364,977
Estonia 511,683 136,338 -375,345
Sweden 601,454 18,572 -582,882
Ireland 261,323 331,277 +69,954
Croatia 229,531 95,640 -133,891

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 14,055,505
Italy 12,992,250
Mauritius 5,334,682
Denmark 3,968,496
Turkey 946,693

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 7,148,035 6,907,470 -240,565
Italy 6,627,388 6,364,862 -262,526
Mauritius 2,497,539 2,837,143 +339,604
Denmark 2,165,503 1,802,993 -362,510
Turkey 435,231 511,462 +76,231
India 264,087 629,064 +364,977
Estonia 511,683 371,421 -140,262
Ireland 261,323 328,825 +67,502
Croatia 229,531 95,640 -133,891
Portugal 52,295 120,077 +67,782

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 16
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 15 14 -1
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) 16,309,024
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,000,647
Air transport 5,921,217
Other 3,982,020
Road transport 194,669

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) 9,622,594 6,686,430 -2,936,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,362,052 7,638,595 +1,276,543
Air transport 2,385,927 3,535,290 +1,149,363
Other 1,747,461 2,234,559 +487,098
Road transport 169,409 25,260 -144,149

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,150,735
Immingham Docks 11,772,964
000 3,982,020
Glasgow Airport 2,003,751
Birmingham Airport 1,455,604

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 8,092,965 5,057,770 -3,035,195
Immingham Docks 5,137,817 6,635,147 +1,497,330
000 1,747,461 2,234,559 +487,098
Glasgow Airport 824,306 1,179,445 +355,139
Birmingham Airport 314,108 1,141,496 +827,388
East Midlands Airport 614,917 554,519 -60,398
ZLC 415,433 425,021 +9,588
Felixstowe 740,674 62,808 -677,866
Eurotunnel 391,787 307,732 -84,055
Hull 238,197 444,125 +205,928

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
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 12
2025-10 17
2025-09 9
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+ 8
0-1m 7
Other 6
15m-54m 3

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 2,465,140
Italy 2,176,501
Ireland 2,104,267
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 1,361,344 1,103,796 -257,548
Italy 996,048 1,180,453 +184,405
Ireland 1,103,767 1,000,500 -103,267
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 572,490 645,571 +73,081
Morocco 644,797 315,351 -329,446
Germany 474,909 423,269 -51,640
Norway 547,917 345,112 -202,805

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) 11,047,412
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,430,857
Air transport 5,026,252
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) 6,438,393 4,609,019 -1,829,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,401,491 3,029,366 -372,125
Air transport 2,601,357 2,424,895 -176,462
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 8,218,940
Immingham Docks 2,739,570
East Midlands Airport 1,946,167
Liverpool Docks 1,822,189
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 5,052,683 3,166,257 -1,886,426
Immingham Docks 1,422,900 1,316,670 -106,230
East Midlands Airport 1,041,800 904,367 -137,433
Liverpool Docks 1,155,033 667,156 -487,877
London Gateway Port 1,315,830 458,052 -857,778
Holyhead 580,317 606,081 +25,764
Manchester Airport 626,036 524,378 -101,658
London Heathrow Airport 557,372 590,546 +33,174
Southampton 49,803 665,824 +616,021
ZLC 223,642 268,017 +44,375

Quick facts

HS code: 51061090

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

Description: Yarn made mostly from wool, containing 85% or more wool by weight, in bleached or treated forms