Import/export HS code 5112: Woven fabrics made of combed wool or fine animal hair

High-quality fabrics woven from combed wool or fine animal hair, used in clothing and textiles

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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 12,243,532
China 8,240,174
Chile 6,332,155
United States 3,158,462
Ireland 3,152,503

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 6,150,124 6,093,408 -56,716
China 4,193,972 4,046,202 -147,770
Chile 3,407,973 2,924,182 -483,791
United States 1,643,033 1,515,429 -127,604
Ireland 1,738,602 1,413,901 -324,701
Denmark 1,682,396 1,403,769 -278,627
Belgium 754,084 807,530 +53,446
France 597,620 491,373 -106,247
India 421,878 326,441 -95,437
Germany 358,447 349,411 -9,036

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 12,663,117
China 8,718,255
Chile 7,458,719
United Kingdom 3,434,459
Ireland 3,296,988

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 6,367,918 6,295,199 -72,719
China 4,643,991 4,074,264 -569,727
Chile 3,961,064 3,497,655 -463,409
United Kingdom 1,841,991 1,592,468 -249,523
Ireland 1,747,543 1,549,445 -198,098
United States 906,971 647,231 -259,740
Belgium 518,405 581,538 +63,133
India 457,045 327,498 -129,547
France 394,591 315,072 -79,519
Germany 292,745 276,307 -16,438

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 98
Inner London - East 30
West Yorkshire 25
Outer London - West and North West 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14

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 69 71 +2
Inner London - East 20 19 -1
West Yorkshire 18 18 +0
Outer London - West and North West 10 11 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 8 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
Essex 3 6 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 5 +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 18,818,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,979,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,522,955
Road transport 32,212
Other 16,561

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 9,762,768 9,055,327 -707,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,402,570 6,577,043 -825,527
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,894,778 4,628,177 -266,601
Road transport 29,189 3,023 -26,166
Other 16,132 429 -15,703

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,909,476
Felixstowe 5,443,404
London Gateway Port 4,211,388
East Midlands Airport 4,114,097
Glasgow Airport 3,883,962

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 2,749,918 3,159,558 +409,640
Felixstowe 3,875,515 1,567,889 -2,307,626
London Gateway Port 742,352 3,469,036 +2,726,684
East Midlands Airport 1,938,935 2,175,162 +236,227
Glasgow Airport 2,641,680 1,242,282 -1,399,398
London Heathrow Airport 1,750,686 1,529,409 -221,277
Thamesport 1,934,391 1,134,210 -800,181
Birmingham Airport 1,274,481 1,706,370 +431,889
London 1,365,866 771,879 -593,987
London Stansted Airport 947,735 1,075,247 +127,512

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 89
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 85
Manufacture of textiles 38
Manufacture of wearing apparel 36
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 52
2025-11 67
2025-10 69
2025-09 51
2025-08 52

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 150
0-1m 51
54m+ 48
15m-54m 28
Other 22

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 £
Denmark 27,132,656
Italy 26,433,151
Japan 12,154,586
United States 11,539,757
Germany 11,040,302

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 £
Denmark 12,420,053 14,712,603 +2,292,550
Italy 13,845,619 12,587,532 -1,258,087
Japan 6,859,017 5,295,569 -1,563,448
United States 6,091,448 5,448,309 -643,139
Germany 5,551,798 5,488,504 -63,294
South Korea 5,907,929 4,855,965 -1,051,964
France 5,456,385 3,350,190 -2,106,195
China 4,769,499 2,965,112 -1,804,387
Kuwait 2,869,981 3,001,801 +131,820
Saudi Arabia 2,411,295 1,658,576 -752,719

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 90,318,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,481,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,080,784
Road transport 251,253

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 48,377,106 41,941,537 -6,435,569
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,875,604 32,605,491 +3,729,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,664,136 5,416,648 -3,247,488
Road transport 251,253 0 -251,253

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 50,953,873
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,317,352
Immingham Docks 27,970,034
London Heathrow Airport 18,666,347
Manchester Airport 13,431,242

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 27,384,868 23,569,005 -3,815,863
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,471,739 13,845,613 -626,126
Immingham Docks 12,857,079 15,112,955 +2,255,876
London Heathrow Airport 9,372,839 9,293,508 -79,331
Manchester Airport 7,300,540 6,130,702 -1,169,838
London Gateway Port 3,762,746 2,933,580 -829,166
Dover 2,519,144 2,512,883 -6,261
Southampton 2,486,426 1,713,562 -772,864
ZLC 2,565,642 891,398 -1,674,244
London Stansted Airport 1,015,151 1,250,857 +235,706

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 5112

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

Description: High-quality fabrics woven from combed wool or fine animal hair, used in clothing and textiles