Import/export HS code 510810: Carded yarn from fine animal hair

Yarn made from fine animal hair that has been carded (cleaned and aligned fibers), not for retail sale

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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 20,143,928
China 114,089
Denmark 13,195
Peru 9,630
Taiwan 9,367

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 9,075,110 11,068,818 +1,993,708
China 4,085 110,004 +105,919
Denmark 6,588 6,607 +19
Peru 4,611 5,019 +408
Taiwan 0 9,367 +9,367
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 9,142 +9,142
United States 0 5,592 +5,592
Finland 3,968 0 -3,968
France 3,223 0 -3,223
Spain 2,525 0 -2,525

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 £
Italy 20,124,528
Mongolia 63,169
China 50,920
United Kingdom 37,588
Peru 18,772

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 £
Italy 9,085,982 11,038,546 +1,952,564
Mongolia 0 63,169 +63,169
China 4,085 46,835 +42,750
United Kingdom 3,968 33,620 +29,652
Peru 4,611 14,161 +9,550
Taiwan 0 9,367 +9,367
United States 0 5,592 +5,592
Denmark 0 3,259 +3,259
Spain 1,464 0 -1,464

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Southern Scotland 7
Inner London - West 4
Highlands and Islands 3
West Yorkshire 3
Eastern Scotland 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
Southern Scotland 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Highlands and Islands 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 0 3 +3
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 2 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Road transport 9,718,110
Air transport 9,029,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,468,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,172

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 £
Road transport 4,621,776 5,096,334 +474,558
Air transport 4,234,013 4,795,526 +561,513
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 235,691 1,233,147 +997,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,630 89,542 +80,912

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 10,029,433
East Midlands Airport 8,055,596
Dover 917,310
London Heathrow Airport 361,712
Birmingham Airport 293,418

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 £
ZLC 4,621,776 5,407,657 +785,881
East Midlands Airport 3,824,803 4,230,793 +405,990
Dover 154,480 762,830 +608,350
London Heathrow Airport 223,760 137,952 -85,808
Birmingham Airport 61,382 232,036 +170,654
London Stansted Airport 33,812 66,171 +32,359
Thamesport 8,630 88,096 +79,466
Edinburgh Airport 71,324 19,321 -52,003
Middlesbrough 0 83,883 +83,883
Eurotunnel 13,066 64,363 +51,297

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 11
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 10
2025-09 5
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 16
0-1m 6
54m+ 6
15m-54m 4
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 £
Italy 23,027,904
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,125,721
China 2,854,692
South Korea 2,452,411
United States 1,143,355

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 £
Italy 10,792,189 12,235,715 +1,443,526
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,292,329 1,833,392 +541,063
China 1,063,214 1,791,478 +728,264
South Korea 1,403,997 1,048,414 -355,583
United States 801,290 342,065 -459,225
Mauritius 386,749 611,006 +224,257
France 246,820 441,927 +195,107
Bulgaria 0 134,218 +134,218
Japan 33,782 90,091 +56,309
Madagascar 30,141 72,081 +41,940

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 32,874,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,509,508
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 621,958
Road transport 3,173

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 £
Air transport 15,331,614 17,543,057 +2,211,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 480,338 1,029,170 +548,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 418,449 203,509 -214,940
Road transport 3,173 0 -3,173

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 22,498,538
London Heathrow Airport 3,916,523
Glasgow Airport 3,652,710
Edinburgh Airport 2,096,184
Southampton 1,498,372

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 £
East Midlands Airport 10,751,420 11,747,118 +995,698
London Heathrow Airport 1,743,161 2,173,362 +430,201
Glasgow Airport 1,508,829 2,143,881 +635,052
Edinburgh Airport 783,191 1,312,993 +529,802
Southampton 469,202 1,029,170 +559,968
Dover / Eurotunnel 386,271 181,975 -204,296
Manchester Airport 501,297 47,820 -453,477
ZLC 36,458 103,022 +66,564
Dover 25,035 21,534 -3,501
London Stansted Airport 9,402 14,861 +5,459

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 510810

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

Description: Yarn made from fine animal hair that has been carded (cleaned and aligned fibers), not for retail sale