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.
  • 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 401,024
Denmark 167,495
Belgium 137,508
United States 106,742
France 97,423

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 257,815 143,209 -114,606
Denmark 151,725 15,770 -135,955
Belgium 29,090 108,418 +79,328
United States 81,817 24,925 -56,892
France 31,770 65,653 +33,883
Germany 3,541 88,598 +85,057
India 27,970 38,621 +10,651
Latvia 961 32,966 +32,005
Eswatini 0 25,417 +25,417
Mongolia 20,969 3,391 -17,578

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 409,422
Belgium 168,865
United Kingdom 145,053
China 137,137
India 71,983

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 260,993 148,429 -112,564
Belgium 42,947 125,918 +82,971
United Kingdom 25,248 119,805 +94,557
China 124,799 12,338 -112,461
India 33,362 38,621 +5,259
United States 43,604 6,053 -37,551
France 15,253 29,255 +14,002
Latvia 961 32,966 +32,005
Turkey 3,146 22,863 +19,717
Eswatini 0 25,417 +25,417

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
Outer London - West and North West 4
West Yorkshire 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 16 15 -1
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 0 -4
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
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 £
Air transport 481,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 480,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 296,672
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 £
Air transport 207,698 273,619 +65,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 260,136 220,793 -39,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,312 119,360 -57,952
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 237,658
London Gateway Port 153,879
East Midlands Airport 143,333
Immingham Docks 133,246
London Heathrow Airport 119,577

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 108,987 128,671 +19,684
London Gateway Port 73,301 80,578 +7,277
East Midlands Airport 59,326 84,007 +24,681
Immingham Docks 123,665 9,581 -114,084
London Heathrow Airport 68,414 51,163 -17,251
Birmingham Airport 15,634 89,939 +74,305
London 66,771 9,718 -57,053
London Stansted Airport 50,749 18,302 -32,447
Felixstowe 26,964 36,584 +9,620
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 12
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
2026-01 5
2025-11 10
2025-10 7
2025-09 4
2025-08 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 25
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 4,038,909
United States 1,248,282
Turkey 260,018
China 209,630
France 191,271

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 1,892,621 2,146,288 +253,667
United States 510,973 737,309 +226,336
Turkey 97,005 163,013 +66,008
China 136,104 73,526 -62,578
France 148,254 43,017 -105,237
Lithuania 78,018 41,753 -36,265
Poland 17,566 86,322 +68,756
New Zealand 35,127 51,866 +16,739
Italy 20,441 56,420 +35,979
Australia 37,936 37,338 -598

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) 4,641,589
Air transport 1,982,842
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 359,090
Road transport 6,459

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) 2,197,203 2,444,386 +247,183
Air transport 1,005,115 977,727 -27,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,861 264,229 +169,368
Road transport 6,459 0 -6,459

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,901,510
East Midlands Airport 733,573
London Heathrow Airport 712,522
Dover 680,695
ZLC 284,028

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 1,902,175 1,999,335 +97,160
East Midlands Airport 359,482 374,091 +14,609
London Heathrow Airport 353,038 359,484 +6,446
Dover 284,551 396,144 +111,593
ZLC 149,812 134,216 -15,596
Southampton 0 198,307 +198,307
Liverpool Docks 95,819 58,488 -37,331
Manchester Airport 60,312 73,907 +13,595
London Stansted Airport 46,266 31,861 -14,405
Immingham Docks 9,519 54,002 +44,483

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