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

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 5,601,020
Chile 1,654,679
China 1,021,784
Belgium 375,686
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 2,878,099 2,722,921 -155,178
Chile 509,242 1,145,437 +636,195
China 571,570 450,214 -121,356
Belgium 145,527 230,159 +84,632
Germany 50,681 78,828 +28,147
United States 73,446 28,917 -44,529
Czechia 8,937 48,819 +39,882
France 13,382 42,342 +28,960
India 44,116 5,611 -38,505
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,232 16,781 -451

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 5,822,896
Chile 1,683,490
China 1,024,959
United Kingdom 259,183
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 2,938,433 2,884,463 -53,970
Chile 534,683 1,148,807 +614,124
China 573,692 451,267 -122,425
United Kingdom 119,343 139,840 +20,497
Germany 43,853 76,757 +32,904
Turkey 23,444 38,433 +14,989
India 44,116 5,611 -38,505
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,139 16,781 +1,642
Portugal 19,242 7,620 -11,622
Switzerland 15,833 10,973 -4,860

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 23 +0
West Yorkshire 6 10 +4
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
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) 3,575,700
Air transport 3,038,282
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,600,169
Other 9,836

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) 1,849,747 1,725,953 -123,794
Air transport 1,354,192 1,684,090 +329,898
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,184,167 1,416,002 +231,835
Other 9,836 0 -9,836

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,133,481
East Midlands Airport 1,285,321
London Gateway Port 986,589
London 696,878
Thamesport 640,325

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 1,628,986 1,504,495 -124,491
East Midlands Airport 672,548 612,773 -59,775
London Gateway Port 155,009 831,580 +676,571
London 311,150 385,728 +74,578
Thamesport 457,949 182,376 -275,573
London Heathrow Airport 235,894 335,851 +99,957
Manchester Airport 233,800 198,675 -35,125
London Stansted Airport 149,591 210,489 +60,898
Felixstowe 220,764 131,292 -89,472
Birmingham Airport 36,629 298,346 +261,717

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 17
Manufacture of wearing apparel 16
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
2025-11 21
2025-10 17
2025-09 12
2025-08 12
2025-07 17

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 49
0-1m 19
54m+ 13
15m-54m 8
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 13,931,001
Japan 6,269,649
Kuwait 4,699,994
China 3,547,304
Cambodia 2,319,110

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 7,124,129 6,806,872 -317,257
Japan 3,831,074 2,438,575 -1,392,499
Kuwait 2,406,804 2,293,190 -113,614
China 2,629,564 917,740 -1,711,824
Cambodia 850,539 1,468,571 +618,032
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,448,521 819,772 -628,749
Saudi Arabia 1,203,244 1,064,571 -138,673
France 1,473,448 503,968 -969,480
South Korea 1,092,917 436,241 -656,676
Netherlands 766,049 655,052 -110,997

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 33,333,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,883,735
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,491,174
Road transport 25,081

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 18,583,730 14,749,982 -3,833,748
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,448,923 5,434,812 -1,014,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,366,480 3,124,694 -241,786
Road transport 25,081 0 -25,081

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 15,496,287
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,727,604
Manchester Airport 8,032,412
London Heathrow Airport 7,475,115
London Gateway Port 3,755,445

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 8,464,768 7,031,519 -1,433,249
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,900,651 4,826,953 -1,073,698
Manchester Airport 4,284,608 3,747,804 -536,804
London Heathrow Airport 4,332,751 3,142,364 -1,190,387
London Gateway Port 1,804,815 1,950,630 +145,815
Southampton 1,380,574 808,517 -572,057
Dover 451,865 545,597 +93,732
ZLC 692,711 215,084 -477,627
London Stansted Airport 462,844 380,566 -82,278
Felixstowe 73,327 351,911 +278,584

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