Import/export HS code 51119098: Heavy other wool or animal hair fabrics

Woven fabrics made from carded wool or fine animal hair, weighing more than 300 g/m²

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 412,720
Denmark 167,495
Belgium 135,497
United States 118,147
France 99,802

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 257,576 155,144 -102,432
Denmark 151,725 15,770 -135,955
Belgium 26,727 108,770 +82,043
United States 93,222 24,925 -68,297
France 41,581 58,221 +16,640
Germany 1,945 90,194 +88,249
India 27,970 31,421 +3,451
Bulgaria 26,060 18,803 -7,257
Latvia 961 32,966 +32,005
Eswatini 0 25,417 +25,417

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 419,923
Belgium 173,357
United Kingdom 145,053
China 137,137
India 64,783

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 260,754 159,169 -101,585
Belgium 48,572 124,785 +76,213
United Kingdom 23,652 121,401 +97,749
China 124,799 12,338 -112,461
India 33,362 31,421 -1,941
United States 55,009 6,053 -48,956
Bulgaria 26,060 18,803 -7,257
France 17,076 27,377 +10,301
Latvia 961 32,966 +32,005
Turkey 8,153 22,863 +14,710

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Inner London - East 6
West Yorkshire 5
Outer London - West and North West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - West 14 16 +2
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 517,655
Air transport 496,261
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 292,338
Other 2,771

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 292,329 225,326 -67,003
Air transport 216,922 279,339 +62,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,039 113,299 -65,740
Other 2,771 0 -2,771

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 269,377
East Midlands Airport 163,613
London Gateway Port 156,745
Immingham Docks 133,246
London Heathrow Airport 116,703

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 136,173 133,204 -2,969
East Midlands Airport 75,488 88,125 +12,637
London Gateway Port 78,459 78,286 -173
Immingham Docks 123,665 9,581 -114,084
London Heathrow Airport 63,473 53,230 -10,243
Birmingham Airport 11,523 91,244 +79,721
London 63,340 13,149 -50,191
London Stansted Airport 52,863 16,532 -36,331
Felixstowe 26,964 29,384 +2,420
Eurotunnel 21,294 35,025 +13,731

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of textiles 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of wearing apparel 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

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

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 26
54m+ 12
0-1m 8
15m-54m 6
Other 6

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 £
Germany 4,015,688
United States 1,241,678
Turkey 247,998
France 197,677
China 189,753

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 £
Germany 1,919,825 2,095,863 +176,038
United States 501,858 739,820 +237,962
Turkey 82,570 165,428 +82,858
France 158,982 38,695 -120,287
China 133,892 55,861 -78,031
Lithuania 78,205 45,167 -33,038
New Zealand 35,127 49,192 +14,065
Poland 15,524 68,115 +52,591
Australia 20,411 54,863 +34,452
Italy 15,837 58,784 +42,947

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) 4,576,074
Air transport 1,933,175
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 381,757
Road transport 7,533

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) 2,197,266 2,378,808 +181,542
Air transport 944,944 988,231 +43,287
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,304 272,453 +163,149
Road transport 7,533 0 -7,533

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,816,604
East Midlands Airport 735,199
Dover 712,968
London Heathrow Airport 697,737
ZLC 283,552

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 1,893,827 1,922,777 +28,950
East Midlands Airport 354,843 380,356 +25,513
Dover 292,962 420,006 +127,044
London Heathrow Airport 307,937 389,800 +81,863
ZLC 150,886 132,666 -18,220
Southampton 0 198,307 +198,307
Liverpool Docks 100,482 65,469 -35,013
Manchester Airport 60,312 43,504 -16,808
London Stansted Airport 35,835 37,737 +1,902
Immingham Docks 19,299 42,363 +23,064

Quick facts

HS code: 51119098

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from carded wool or fine animal hair, weighing more than 300 g/m²