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 1,432,579
Germany 1,067,449
Ireland 1,005,873
Netherlands 656,005
India 619,411

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 746,647 685,932 -60,715
Germany 553,368 514,081 -39,287
Ireland 497,290 508,583 +11,293
Netherlands 386,396 269,609 -116,787
India 253,412 365,999 +112,587
France 177,781 73,671 -104,110
China 101,780 141,456 +39,676
Italy 168,734 54,050 -114,684
Nepal 72,587 69,901 -2,686
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 1,471,123
Germany 1,004,144
Nepal 673,555
Netherlands 641,102
Austria 554,178

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 754,897 716,226 -38,671
Germany 529,373 474,771 -54,602
Nepal 239,837 433,718 +193,881
Netherlands 303,079 338,023 +34,944
Austria 330,029 224,149 -105,880
India 253,412 289,099 +35,687
Italy 213,129 63,608 -149,521
China 105,950 158,880 +52,930
France 120,320 67,942 -52,378
Belgium 166,251 2,780 -163,471

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Cumbria 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
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 1 -4
Cumbria 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 0 -3

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) 3,022,258
Air transport 1,619,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,318,877
Road transport 69,533
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) 1,575,530 1,446,728 -128,802
Air transport 848,049 771,182 -76,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 689,164 629,713 -59,451
Road transport 35,920 33,613 -2,307
Other 12 309 +297

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,263,471
Birmingham Airport 926,261
Felixstowe 397,434
East Midlands Airport 348,938
London Gateway Port 267,401

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 1,265,601 997,870 -267,731
Birmingham Airport 419,526 506,735 +87,209
Felixstowe 287,410 110,024 -177,386
East Midlands Airport 193,499 155,439 -38,060
London Gateway Port 123,175 144,226 +21,051
Immingham Docks 134,796 105,791 -29,005
London Stansted Airport 173,315 50,551 -122,764
Eurotunnel 56,473 133,518 +77,045
Dover / Eurotunnel 95,076 91,446 -3,630
Liverpool Docks 63,773 122,447 +58,674

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 22
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of textiles 12
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
2025-11 9
2025-10 16
2025-09 13
2025-08 12
2025-07 10

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 43
54m+ 16
0-1m 10
15m-54m 7
Other 6

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 1,784,008
Ireland 1,101,375
Germany 371,034
Saudi Arabia 161,842
Hungary 118,001

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 733,526 1,050,482 +316,956
Ireland 487,731 613,644 +125,913
Germany 72,615 298,419 +225,804
Saudi Arabia 157,938 3,904 -154,034
Hungary 17,850 100,151 +82,301
United States 77,003 32,659 -44,344
Sweden 73,914 12,091 -61,823
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 29,123 41,049 +11,926
Slovakia 37,440 12,720 -24,720
Austria 21,713 18,724 -2,989

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XU 56

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XU 35 21 -14

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) 3,466,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 457,795
Air transport 301,740
Road transport 10,199
Other 56

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) 1,367,790 2,098,737 +730,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 383,509 74,286 -309,223
Air transport 135,651 166,089 +30,438
Road transport 10,199 0 -10,199
Other 35 21 -14

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,030,625
Holyhead 583,357
Liverpool Docks 427,842
Felixstowe 188,985
Immingham Docks 171,406

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 799,154 1,231,471 +432,317
Holyhead 274,021 309,336 +35,315
Liverpool Docks 176,261 251,581 +75,320
Felixstowe 5,956 183,029 +177,073
Immingham Docks 79,959 91,447 +11,488
Avonmouth Docks 157,938 0 -157,938
East Midlands Airport 72,531 67,270 -5,261
Dover 57,832 35,358 -22,474
Heysham 76,531 16,399 -60,132
ZLC 37,245 47,740 +10,495

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