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 12,889,510
Denmark 11,492,097
Lithuania 5,895,138
Mauritius 5,312,017
Turkey 893,931

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 6,668,422 6,221,088 -447,334
Denmark 4,904,714 6,587,383 +1,682,669
Lithuania 3,367,349 2,527,789 -839,560
Mauritius 2,922,461 2,389,556 -532,905
Turkey 380,555 513,376 +132,821
India 249,969 629,064 +379,095
Ireland 332,582 259,036 -73,546
Sweden 503,201 18,572 -484,629
Estonia 340,023 61,923 -278,100
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 13,622,912
Italy 13,061,429
Mauritius 5,400,832
Denmark 4,277,405
Turkey 902,024

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 6,569,068 7,053,844 +484,776
Italy 6,754,464 6,306,965 -447,499
Mauritius 3,011,276 2,389,556 -621,720
Denmark 2,234,682 2,042,723 -191,959
Turkey 388,648 513,376 +124,728
India 249,969 629,064 +379,095
Estonia 340,023 399,954 +59,931
Ireland 332,582 254,486 -78,096
Croatia 229,531 95,640 -133,891
Portugal 63,879 108,493 +44,614

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 17
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 15 +0
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) 15,505,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,636,604
Air transport 6,047,464
Other 3,847,948
Road transport 179,769

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) 8,731,507 6,774,274 -1,957,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,540,996 8,095,608 +1,554,612
Air transport 2,589,745 3,457,719 +867,974
Other 2,258,259 1,589,689 -668,570
Road transport 154,509 25,260 -129,249

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,357,222
Immingham Docks 12,331,547
000 3,847,948
Glasgow Airport 1,996,832
Birmingham Airport 1,499,685

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 7,194,518 5,162,704 -2,031,814
Immingham Docks 5,343,429 6,988,118 +1,644,689
000 2,258,259 1,589,689 -668,570
Glasgow Airport 881,530 1,115,302 +233,772
Birmingham Airport 403,866 1,095,819 +691,953
East Midlands Airport 594,824 570,858 -23,966
ZLC 365,232 421,885 +56,653
Eurotunnel 394,021 322,295 -71,726
London Stansted Airport 360,863 329,594 -31,269
Felixstowe 627,820 59,105 -568,715

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
2026-01 11
2025-11 12
2025-10 17
2025-09 9
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+ 8
0-1m 7
Other 6
15m-54m 4

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 2,449,929
Italy 2,180,000
Ireland 2,112,730
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 1,014,849 -420,231
Italy 1,051,387 1,128,613 +77,226
Ireland 1,086,539 1,026,191 -60,348
Netherlands 501,609 1,211,074 +709,465
Belgium 1,284,792 76,584 -1,208,208
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 717,085 464,357 -252,728
Madagascar 717,659 396,490 -321,169
Morocco 644,797 315,351 -329,446
Norway 592,472 354,000 -238,472
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) 10,771,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,335,178
Air transport 5,069,863
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) 6,060,611 4,710,859 -1,349,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,632,731 2,702,447 -930,284
Air transport 2,626,155 2,443,708 -182,447
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 7,873,236
Immingham Docks 2,820,208
East Midlands Airport 1,960,249
Liverpool Docks 1,775,066
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 4,646,836 3,226,400 -1,420,436
Immingham Docks 1,459,406 1,360,802 -98,604
East Midlands Airport 1,079,486 880,763 -198,723
Liverpool Docks 1,104,117 670,949 -433,168
London Gateway Port 1,216,521 443,513 -773,008
Manchester Airport 698,870 514,744 -184,126
Holyhead 542,213 644,631 +102,418
London Heathrow Airport 493,523 602,765 +109,242
Southampton 223,726 491,901 +268,175
ZLC 228,146 280,921 +52,775

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