Import/export HS code 560221: Wool or fine animal hair felt

Felt made from wool or fine animal hair, commonly used in crafts and industrial applications

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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 £
Spain 1,465,786
Germany 1,070,996
Ireland 966,480
Netherlands 708,845
India 627,917

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 £
Spain 800,693 665,093 -135,600
Germany 563,670 507,326 -56,344
Ireland 469,152 497,328 +28,176
Netherlands 433,198 275,647 -157,551
India 292,453 335,464 +43,011
France 168,651 75,541 -93,110
China 100,441 140,793 +40,352
Italy 155,119 71,403 -83,716
Nepal 75,289 77,256 +1,967
Belgium 59,953 71,194 +11,241

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 £
Spain 1,497,035
Germany 1,004,106
Netherlands 703,379
Nepal 681,695
India 551,017

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 £
Spain 801,648 695,387 -106,261
Germany 536,090 468,016 -68,074
Netherlands 359,318 344,061 -15,257
Nepal 280,749 400,946 +120,197
India 252,887 298,130 +45,243
Austria 303,247 213,455 -89,792
Italy 199,514 80,961 -118,553
China 104,611 158,217 +53,606
France 117,522 69,812 -47,710
Belgium 157,777 2,780 -154,997

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Yorkshire 6
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 5 +3
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 4 1 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 1 -4
Cumbria 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Lancashire 4 3 -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) 3,108,278
Air transport 1,579,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,336,790
Road transport 66,487
Other 321

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) 1,625,341 1,482,937 -142,404
Air transport 801,784 777,995 -23,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 784,413 552,377 -232,036
Road transport 38,734 27,753 -10,981
Other 12 309 +297

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,299,027
Birmingham Airport 890,783
Felixstowe 372,040
East Midlands Airport 346,395
London Gateway Port 300,568

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 1,299,661 999,366 -300,295
Birmingham Airport 379,775 511,008 +131,233
Felixstowe 272,457 99,583 -172,874
East Midlands Airport 191,856 154,539 -37,317
London Gateway Port 132,648 167,920 +35,272
Immingham Docks 126,322 171,204 +44,882
London Stansted Airport 176,167 41,810 -134,357
Eurotunnel 76,208 113,415 +37,207
Liverpool Docks 111,393 74,827 -36,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,275 86,787 -7,488

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 24
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of textiles 13
Other manufacturing 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 9
2025-10 16
2025-09 13
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 41
54m+ 17
0-1m 12
15m-54m 8
Other 7

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 £
Netherlands 1,857,290
Ireland 1,102,498
Germany 378,102
Hungary 137,916
United States 97,646

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 £
Netherlands 755,037 1,102,253 +347,216
Ireland 507,954 594,544 +86,590
Germany 73,607 304,495 +230,888
Hungary 17,850 120,066 +102,216
United States 66,842 30,804 -36,038
Sweden 66,139 12,111 -54,028
Saudi Arabia 72,330 3,904 -68,426
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,043 36,129 +2,086
Slovakia 37,440 12,720 -24,720
Austria 21,713 25,357 +3,644

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) 3,581,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 344,469
Air transport 330,506
Road transport 10,199
Other 45

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) 1,398,214 2,182,788 +784,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 275,800 68,669 -207,131
Air transport 162,758 167,748 +4,990
Road transport 10,199 0 -10,199
Other 24 21 -3

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,137,577
Holyhead 579,368
Liverpool Docks 406,702
Felixstowe 188,985
Immingham Docks 169,812

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 823,823 1,313,754 +489,931
Holyhead 305,218 274,150 -31,068
Liverpool Docks 128,429 278,273 +149,844
Felixstowe 5,956 183,029 +177,073
Immingham Docks 72,184 97,628 +25,444
East Midlands Airport 91,941 59,711 -32,230
Dover 57,832 41,886 -15,946
ZLC 39,252 55,556 +16,304
Heysham 77,587 15,343 -62,244
Avonmouth Docks 72,330 0 -72,330

Quick facts

HS code: 560221

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

Description: Felt made from wool or fine animal hair, commonly used in crafts and industrial applications