Import/export HS code 51071090: Various combed wool yarn with 85% or more wool

Yarn made mostly from combed 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 £
India 13,373,557
Italy 10,997,301
Germany 1,895,215
Spain 899,602
Romania 361,280

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 £
India 6,345,095 7,028,462 +683,367
Italy 6,388,778 4,608,523 -1,780,255
Germany 1,290,515 604,700 -685,815
Spain 395,610 503,992 +108,382
Romania 214,537 146,743 -67,794
Belgium 59,450 217,714 +158,264
China 132,906 36,832 -96,074
Switzerland 88,875 51,168 -37,707
Austria 126,167 9,470 -116,697
Ireland 45,105 57,074 +11,969

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 £
India 13,408,385
Italy 7,400,050
Poland 2,346,700
Romania 1,896,932
Bulgaria 878,534

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 £
India 6,351,303 7,057,082 +705,779
Italy 4,382,922 3,017,128 -1,365,794
Poland 1,252,902 1,093,798 -159,104
Romania 1,183,855 713,077 -470,778
Bulgaria 661,076 217,458 -443,618
Spain 398,465 473,390 +74,925
China 298,152 220,052 -78,100
Viet Nam 221,387 117,554 -103,833
Belgium 62,025 217,714 +155,689
Czechia 140,989 39,775 -101,214

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 27
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Southern Scotland 6
Inner London - West 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 20 21 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
Southern Scotland 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Cumbria 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0
Highlands and Islands 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1

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) 13,967,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,122,444
Air transport 2,464,720
Other 29,335
Road transport 12,558

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) 6,637,299 7,329,899 +692,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,305,903 4,816,541 -2,489,362
Air transport 1,264,065 1,200,655 -63,410
Other 15,241 14,094 -1,147
Road transport 12,558 0 -12,558

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,288,440
London Gateway Port 6,198,600
Southampton 6,147,616
Eurotunnel 3,441,110
East Midlands Airport 1,080,230

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 4,641,253 3,647,187 -994,066
London Gateway Port 852,512 5,346,088 +4,493,576
Southampton 4,919,860 1,227,756 -3,692,104
Eurotunnel 2,047,743 1,393,367 -654,376
East Midlands Airport 641,121 439,109 -202,012
Manchester Airport 285,693 486,556 +200,863
London 548,168 1,365 -546,803
Liverpool Docks 268,078 220,305 -47,773
Felixstowe 396,091 29,166 -366,925
Birmingham Airport 171,577 178,383 +6,806

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 36
Manufacture of wearing apparel 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 15
2025-07 23

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 37
0-1m 20
54m+ 10
15m-54m 5
Other 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 £
Lithuania 8,542,887
Norway 2,312,999
Ireland 2,087,751
Finland 1,591,578
Jordan 578,658

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 £
Lithuania 3,972,548 4,570,339 +597,791
Norway 1,113,601 1,199,398 +85,797
Ireland 1,100,838 986,913 -113,925
Finland 1,060,341 531,237 -529,104
Jordan 79,354 499,304 +419,950
Italy 169,470 164,422 -5,048
Canada 126,599 195,147 +68,548
United States 91,812 122,511 +30,699
South Korea 187,781 8,314 -179,467
Japan 107,353 68,986 -38,367

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) 13,199,840
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,005,045
Air transport 837,177

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) 5,906,455 7,293,385 +1,386,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,053,441 951,604 -1,101,837
Air transport 467,345 369,832 -97,513

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,616,306
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,890,777
Holyhead 1,568,004
Liverpool Docks 760,200
Hull 537,746

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 £
Immingham Docks 4,434,904 6,181,402 +1,746,498
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,531,637 359,140 -1,172,497
Holyhead 754,543 813,461 +58,918
Liverpool Docks 475,753 284,447 -191,306
Hull 537,746 0 -537,746
London Gateway Port 18,659 445,404 +426,745
ZLC 291,513 67,416 -224,097
East Midlands Airport 75,842 128,619 +52,777
Manchester Airport 29,450 100,489 +71,039
Felixstowe 79,354 44,317 -35,037

Quick facts

HS code: 51071090

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

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