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 14,130,212
Italy 10,515,301
Germany 1,707,829
Spain 879,744
Romania 376,739

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 6,504,119 7,626,093 +1,121,974
Italy 5,885,950 4,629,351 -1,256,599
Germany 1,108,675 599,154 -509,521
Spain 395,222 484,522 +89,300
Romania 210,492 166,247 -44,245
Belgium 63,177 211,975 +148,798
China 118,432 90,262 -28,170
Ireland 52,295 79,340 +27,045
Austria 118,902 10,603 -108,299
Switzerland 76,317 51,168 -25,149

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 14,177,545
Italy 6,990,572
Poland 2,308,752
Romania 1,817,759
Spain 857,291

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 6,510,327 7,667,218 +1,156,891
Italy 3,923,742 3,066,830 -856,912
Poland 1,261,016 1,047,736 -213,280
Romania 1,119,650 698,109 -421,541
Spain 403,371 453,920 +50,549
Bulgaria 519,403 213,373 -306,030
China 266,491 290,172 +23,681
Viet Nam 207,692 117,730 -89,962
Belgium 65,752 211,975 +146,223
Czechia 113,776 26,342 -87,434

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) 14,653,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,417,435
Air transport 2,627,173
Other 28,684

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) 6,738,919 7,914,889 +1,175,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,593,729 4,823,706 -1,770,023
Air transport 1,310,719 1,316,454 +5,735
Other 11,468 17,216 +5,748

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,877,856
London Gateway Port 6,970,587
Southampton 6,048,359
Eurotunnel 3,138,324
East Midlands Airport 1,113,918

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 4,075,399 3,802,457 -272,942
London Gateway Port 912,242 6,058,345 +5,146,103
Southampton 4,942,910 1,105,449 -3,837,461
Eurotunnel 1,901,117 1,237,207 -663,910
East Midlands Airport 645,962 467,956 -178,006
Manchester Airport 323,534 495,310 +171,776
London 548,168 5,024 -543,144
Liverpool Docks 302,494 185,889 -116,605
Felixstowe 396,091 29,166 -366,925
Birmingham Airport 175,938 182,298 +6,360

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 35
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
2026-01 17
2025-11 21
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 15

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 21
54m+ 10
15m-54m 4
Other 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 £
Lithuania 8,912,752
Norway 2,209,114
Ireland 2,100,718
Finland 1,593,321
Jordan 631,022

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 4,153,869 4,758,883 +605,014
Norway 1,138,941 1,070,173 -68,768
Ireland 1,076,719 1,023,999 -52,720
Finland 1,031,738 561,583 -470,155
Jordan 79,354 551,668 +472,314
Italy 184,967 155,333 -29,634
Canada 126,599 206,538 +79,939
United States 95,393 128,083 +32,690
South Korea 192,991 3,104 -189,887
Japan 108,447 70,037 -38,410

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) 13,754,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,791,502
Air transport 851,438

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) 6,323,363 7,431,100 +1,107,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,804,056 987,446 -816,610
Air transport 476,705 374,733 -101,972

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,884,029
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,888,231
Holyhead 1,601,861
Liverpool Docks 745,705
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 4,612,962 6,271,067 +1,658,105
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,543,673 344,558 -1,199,115
Holyhead 725,933 875,928 +149,995
Liverpool Docks 457,644 288,061 -169,583
Hull 537,746 0 -537,746
London Gateway Port 18,659 497,768 +479,109
ZLC 298,598 59,792 -238,806
East Midlands Airport 76,882 133,403 +56,521
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