Import/export HS code 511211: Lightweight woven fabrics of combed wool or fine animal hair

Woven fabrics made from combed wool or fine animal hair, weighing less than 200 g/m², ideal for lightweight clothing

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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 5,515,018
Chile 1,702,239
China 1,016,387
Belgium 373,517
Germany 129,509

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 2,972,985 2,542,033 -430,952
Chile 573,074 1,129,165 +556,091
China 595,763 420,624 -175,139
Belgium 146,323 227,194 +80,871
Germany 50,681 78,828 +28,147
United States 73,446 30,595 -42,851
Czechia 11,061 46,695 +35,634
France 13,382 42,342 +28,960
India 44,116 5,611 -38,505
Japan 13,322 29,936 +16,614

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 5,735,560
Chile 1,731,050
China 1,019,562
United Kingdom 258,291
Germany 120,610

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 3,030,545 2,705,015 -325,530
Chile 598,515 1,132,535 +534,020
China 597,885 421,677 -176,208
United Kingdom 125,427 132,864 +7,437
Germany 43,853 76,757 +32,904
Turkey 26,813 35,064 +8,251
India 44,116 5,611 -38,505
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18,655 14,552 -4,103
Japan 6,382 26,140 +19,758
Portugal 19,242 7,620 -11,622

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 33
West Yorkshire 12
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - East and North East 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

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 23 22 -1
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Essex 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +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) 3,480,779
Air transport 3,043,642
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,661,762
Other 6,723

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) 1,898,959 1,581,820 -317,139
Air transport 1,370,197 1,673,445 +303,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,317,503 1,344,259 +26,756
Other 6,723 0 -6,723

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,095,973
East Midlands Airport 1,279,375
London Gateway Port 1,079,034
London 677,034
Thamesport 647,856

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 1,665,441 1,430,532 -234,909
East Midlands Airport 665,510 613,865 -51,645
London Gateway Port 154,278 924,756 +770,478
London 466,585 210,449 -256,136
Thamesport 483,184 164,672 -318,512
London Heathrow Airport 278,042 336,365 +58,323
Manchester Airport 208,011 203,721 -4,290
London Stansted Airport 169,498 192,005 +22,507
Felixstowe 246,712 94,900 -151,812
Birmingham Airport 23,406 299,533 +276,127

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of textiles 18
Manufacture of wearing apparel 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 21
2025-10 17
2025-09 12
2025-08 12

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 50
0-1m 20
54m+ 13
15m-54m 7
Other 4

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 14,078,573
Japan 6,288,170
Kuwait 4,699,994
China 3,645,162
Cambodia 2,337,235

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 7,038,242 7,040,331 +2,089
Japan 3,837,632 2,450,538 -1,387,094
Kuwait 2,406,804 2,293,190 -113,614
China 2,623,132 1,022,030 -1,601,102
Cambodia 971,440 1,365,795 +394,355
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,429,591 874,875 -554,716
Saudi Arabia 1,163,294 1,026,890 -136,404
South Korea 1,122,249 487,454 -634,795
France 993,998 516,906 -477,092
Netherlands 698,522 637,606 -60,916

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 33,303,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,355,478
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,696,752
Road transport 24,168

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 18,411,533 14,892,011 -3,519,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,822,559 5,532,919 -289,640
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,487,352 3,209,400 -277,952
Road transport 24,168 0 -24,168

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 15,490,156
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,323,445
Manchester Airport 8,057,130
London Heathrow Airport 7,548,192
London Gateway Port 3,748,280

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 8,389,825 7,100,331 -1,289,494
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,362,384 4,961,061 -401,323
Manchester Airport 4,352,221 3,704,909 -647,312
London Heathrow Airport 4,328,880 3,219,312 -1,109,568
London Gateway Port 1,941,330 1,806,950 -134,380
Southampton 1,392,685 992,887 -399,798
ZLC 658,601 227,168 -431,433
Dover 363,768 509,596 +145,828
London Stansted Airport 443,666 409,385 -34,281
Felixstowe 73,327 395,927 +322,600

Quick facts

HS code: 511211

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from combed wool or fine animal hair, weighing less than 200 g/m², ideal for lightweight clothing