Import/export HS code 51081090: Various carded yarn from fine animal hair

Other types of carded yarn made from fine animal hair, not for retail sale

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Italy 18,666,339
China 19,237
Denmark 13,195
Taiwan 9,367
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,142

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 8,731,576 9,934,763 +1,203,187
China 4,085 15,152 +11,067
Denmark 6,588 6,607 +19
Taiwan 0 9,367 +9,367
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 9,142 +9,142
Peru 4,611 2,790 -1,821
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 18,646,939
United Kingdom 37,588
China 19,237
Peru 16,543
Taiwan 9,367

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 8,742,448 9,904,491 +1,162,043
United Kingdom 3,968 33,620 +29,652
China 4,085 15,152 +11,067
Peru 4,611 11,932 +7,321
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 6
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 4 -2
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 8,893,018
Air transport 8,531,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,216,950
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 4,409,166 4,483,852 +74,686
Air transport 4,133,914 4,397,935 +264,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 204,866 1,012,084 +807,218
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 9,204,341
East Midlands Airport 7,963,644
Dover 732,333
London Heathrow Airport 308,971
Thamesport 96,726

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 4,409,166 4,795,175 +386,009
East Midlands Airport 3,793,393 4,170,251 +376,858
Dover 131,683 600,650 +468,967
London Heathrow Airport 223,760 85,211 -138,549
Thamesport 8,630 88,096 +79,466
Birmingham Airport 49,579 30,191 -19,388
London 68,145 8,968 -59,177
Glasgow Airport 18,932 42,018 +23,086
London Stansted Airport 27,372 30,462 +3,090
Eurotunnel 5,038 48,762 +43,724

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 9
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 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 6
2025-07 6

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 15
0-1m 6
54m+ 6
15m-54m 3
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 22,310,187
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,115,338
China 2,841,304
South Korea 2,422,075
United States 1,120,633

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 10,485,839 11,824,348 +1,338,509
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,281,946 1,833,392 +551,446
China 1,049,826 1,791,478 +741,652
South Korea 1,373,661 1,048,414 -325,247
United States 801,290 319,343 -481,947
Mauritius 386,749 611,006 +224,257
France 182,893 382,977 +200,084
Bulgaria 0 134,218 +134,218
Japan 33,782 83,876 +50,094
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 31,977,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,481,372
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 14,934,366 17,043,401 +2,109,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 453,202 1,028,170 +574,968
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 21,647,439
London Heathrow Airport 3,911,256
Glasgow Airport 3,652,710
Edinburgh Airport 2,057,907
Southampton 1,481,372

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 10,386,923 11,260,516 +873,593
London Heathrow Airport 1,739,961 2,171,295 +431,334
Glasgow Airport 1,508,829 2,143,881 +635,052
Edinburgh Airport 755,901 1,302,006 +546,105
Southampton 453,202 1,028,170 +574,968
Dover / Eurotunnel 386,271 181,975 -204,296
Manchester Airport 500,000 47,820 -452,180
ZLC 35,494 103,022 +67,528
Dover 25,035 21,534 -3,501
London Stansted Airport 9,402 14,861 +5,459

Quick facts

HS code: 51081090

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

Description: Other types of carded yarn made from fine animal hair, not for retail sale