Import/export HS code 51062010: Wool yarn with 85% or more wool and fine animal hair

Yarn made mostly from wool and fine animal hair, containing 85% or more wool by weight

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 11,597,064
Turkey 4,041,583
Lithuania 1,654,522
Italy 1,596,426
Sweden 463,566

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 5,355,218 6,241,846 +886,628
Turkey 2,389,869 1,651,714 -738,155
Lithuania 879,740 774,782 -104,958
Italy 1,208,831 387,595 -821,236
Sweden 463,566 0 -463,566
Spain 1,565 438,856 +437,291
Portugal 124,267 109,187 -15,080
Estonia 223,736 0 -223,736
Netherlands 67,474 30,295 -37,179
Belgium 83,240 0 -83,240

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 12,337,746
Turkey 4,066,046
Italy 1,596,426
Denmark 1,465,007
Spain 438,856

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 5,982,153 6,355,593 +373,440
Turkey 2,414,332 1,651,714 -762,618
Italy 1,208,831 387,595 -821,236
Denmark 773,677 691,330 -82,347
Spain 0 438,856 +438,856
Portugal 139,335 124,209 -15,126
Estonia 221,152 0 -221,152
Sweden 71,529 0 -71,529
Ireland 36,691 22,174 -14,517
China 0 1,710 +1,710

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Southern Scotland 4
Greater Manchester 2
Highlands and Islands 2

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 3 6 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Southern Scotland 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Highlands and Islands 2 1 -1
Cumbria 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
North Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,262,093
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,591,462
Air transport 1,668,891

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) 8,223,564 8,038,529 -185,035
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,599,271 992,191 -607,080
Air transport 1,026,430 642,461 -383,969

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,348,307
Felixstowe 4,041,583
Dover 2,074,535
East Midlands Airport 892,128
London Stansted Airport 409,378

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 5,882,985 6,465,322 +582,337
Felixstowe 2,389,869 1,651,714 -738,155
Dover 1,335,376 739,159 -596,217
East Midlands Airport 710,023 182,105 -527,918
London Stansted Airport 23,893 385,485 +361,592
London Heathrow Airport 210,880 5,922 -204,958
Newhaven 94,156 70,704 -23,452
Birmingham Airport 54,960 53,919 -1,041
Eurotunnel 37,374 66,057 +28,683
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,268 8,590 -29,678

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 16
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 8
2025-09 6
2025-08 6
2025-07 7

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 12
15m-54m 5
54m+ 5
0-1m 2
Other 2

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 1,795,884
Ireland 1,540,840
Spain 1,032,505
Turkey 244,715
Netherlands 173,947

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 1,640,310 155,574 -1,484,736
Ireland 1,209,290 331,550 -877,740
Spain 963,819 68,686 -895,133
Turkey 77,331 167,384 +90,053
Netherlands 101,539 72,408 -29,131
Finland 55,113 85,011 +29,898
Iceland 44,515 41,896 -2,619
United States 81,196 2,815 -78,381
Switzerland 13,753 53,500 +39,747
Italy 10,719 5,152 -5,567

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) 4,560,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 640,642
Air transport 23,171

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) 3,901,964 658,956 -3,243,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 300,573 340,069 +39,496
Air transport 14,364 8,807 -5,557

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,929,377
Liverpool Docks 837,333
Holyhead 761,751
Immingham Docks 325,144
Felixstowe 244,715

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 2,628,601 300,776 -2,327,825
Liverpool Docks 837,333 0 -837,333
Holyhead 449,706 312,045 -137,661
Immingham Docks 167,725 157,419 -10,306
Felixstowe 77,331 167,384 +90,053
Middlesbrough 26,942 41,896 +14,954
Heysham 0 19,505 +19,505
East Midlands Airport 9,626 8,807 -819
Newhaven 13,378 0 -13,378
London Heathrow Airport 3,425 0 -3,425

Quick facts

HS code: 51062010

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

Description: Yarn made mostly from wool and fine animal hair, containing 85% or more wool by weight