Import/export HS code 51129091: Lightweight woven fabrics of combed wool with other materials

Woven fabrics made from combed wool or fine animal hair, mixed with other materials, weighing less than 200 g/m²

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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 £
China 5,917,422
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 440,649
Italy 333,845
France 37,954
Portugal 9,386

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 £
China 2,829,601 3,087,821 +258,220
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 440,649 0 -440,649
Italy 120,959 212,886 +91,927
France 19,448 18,506 -942
Portugal 7,084 2,302 -4,782
Czechia 2,548 4,488 +1,940
India 0 5,493 +5,493
Australia 0 5,490 +5,490
Chile 3,991 0 -3,991
Netherlands 0 2,718 +2,718

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 £
China 6,359,004
Italy 352,317
France 36,977
Portugal 6,401
India 5,493

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 £
China 3,271,183 3,087,821 -183,362
Italy 125,758 226,559 +100,801
France 19,448 17,529 -1,919
Portugal 4,099 2,302 -1,797
India 0 5,493 +5,493
Chile 3,991 0 -3,991
Turkey 1,662 1,531 -131
Japan 1,034 958 -76
Belgium 1,232 0 -1,232

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
West Yorkshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

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 6 14 +8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,370,341
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 268,573
Air transport 131,686

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,282,700 3,087,641 -195,059
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 113,804 154,769 +40,965
Air transport 31,903 99,783 +67,880

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,778,404
London Gateway Port 1,565,737
Dover 220,429
East Midlands Airport 60,853
London Heathrow Airport 34,527

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 £
Felixstowe 3,270,250 1,508,154 -1,762,096
London Gateway Port 6,944 1,558,793 +1,551,849
Dover 78,591 141,838 +63,247
East Midlands Airport 16,558 44,295 +27,737
London Heathrow Airport 6,975 27,552 +20,577
London Stansted Airport 5,319 26,613 +21,294
Eurotunnel 21,110 5,018 -16,092
Thamesport 1,515 20,694 +19,179
London 13,995 6,382 -7,613
Birmingham Airport 3,051 1,323 -1,728

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 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of wearing apparel 5
Manufacture of textiles 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 4
2025-08 5
2025-07 6
2025-06 5

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 12
54m+ 7
0-1m 3
15m-54m 3
Other 2

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 £
United States 371,904
France 240,719
Italy 223,550
Saudi Arabia 200,894
Viet Nam 163,196

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 £
United States 234,481 137,423 -97,058
France 34,857 205,862 +171,005
Italy 127,584 95,966 -31,618
Saudi Arabia 160,744 40,150 -120,594
Viet Nam 0 163,196 +163,196
India 0 96,565 +96,565
China 1,158 59,461 +58,303
Switzerland 36,018 3,039 -32,979
Indonesia 5,982 28,114 +22,132
United Arab Emirates 0 33,642 +33,642

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 1,450,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 144,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 80,769
Road transport 926

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 566,351 884,261 +317,910
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,616 45,490 -53,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,790 60,979 +41,189
Road transport 926 0 -926

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 736,302
London Heathrow Airport 347,450
Manchester Airport 156,126
ZLC 119,052
London Gateway Port 91,918

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 358,617 377,685 +19,068
London Heathrow Airport 35,432 312,018 +276,586
Manchester Airport 68,826 87,300 +18,474
ZLC 100,571 18,481 -82,090
London Gateway Port 91,918 0 -91,918
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,529 46,530 +30,001
London Stansted Airport 3,831 51,820 +47,989
Glasgow Airport 0 36,957 +36,957
Southampton 0 26,787 +26,787
Felixstowe 0 18,703 +18,703

Quick facts

HS code: 51129091

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from combed wool or fine animal hair, mixed with other materials, weighing less than 200 g/m²