Import/export HS code 600610: Knitted fabrics of wool or fine animal hair

Fabrics made from wool or fine animal hair, used for clothing, blankets, or other textiles

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 £
Turkey 857,215
Italy 315,495
Viet Nam 177,327
Austria 150,800
Denmark 67,567

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 £
Turkey 329,232 527,983 +198,751
Italy 194,618 120,877 -73,741
Viet Nam 80,910 96,417 +15,507
Austria 94,423 56,377 -38,046
Denmark 29,942 37,625 +7,683
China 25,328 37,226 +11,898
South Korea 0 61,094 +61,094
Spain 28,210 25,900 -2,310
Netherlands 3,747 26,898 +23,151
Germany 8,836 19,174 +10,338

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 £
Turkey 860,891
Italy 433,579
Viet Nam 178,369
China 114,407
Austria 64,642

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 £
Turkey 331,744 529,147 +197,403
Italy 301,622 131,957 -169,665
Viet Nam 80,910 97,459 +16,549
China 46,104 68,303 +22,199
Austria 17,277 47,365 +30,088
Netherlands 24,493 38,495 +14,002
South Korea 0 61,094 +61,094
Spain 28,210 25,900 -2,310
India 1,072 10,301 +9,229
Germany 1,238 7,866 +6,628

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Inner London - East 4
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 15 10 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 4 +3
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
West Midlands 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0

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) 1,280,022
Air transport 323,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 275,754
Road transport 2,569

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) 533,669 746,353 +212,684
Air transport 205,450 117,901 -87,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 105,247 170,507 +65,260
Road transport 2,569 0 -2,569

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 625,155
London Gateway Port 559,437
Dover 135,920
London Heathrow Airport 126,284
Southampton 114,673

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 264,842 360,313 +95,471
London Gateway Port 241,440 317,997 +76,557
Dover 80,735 55,185 -25,550
London Heathrow Airport 91,771 34,513 -57,258
Southampton 0 114,673 +114,673
East Midlands Airport 70,876 31,812 -39,064
Eurotunnel 15,587 30,480 +14,893
Thamesport 27,387 17,661 -9,726
Birmingham Airport 13,479 20,674 +7,195
London Stansted Airport 11,218 19,819 +8,601

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 22
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Manufacture of textiles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 9
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 9

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 23
0-1m 17
54m+ 14
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 £
France 223,159
Italy 106,873
Romania 80,538
Bulgaria 36,829
United States 22,564

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 £
France 156,275 66,884 -89,391
Italy 86,738 20,135 -66,603
Romania 36,562 43,976 +7,414
Bulgaria 36,829 0 -36,829
United States 15,808 6,756 -9,052
Lithuania 4,787 0 -4,787
Japan 4,222 0 -4,222
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,954 1,100 -854
Germany 1,653 1,218 -435
China 0 2,662 +2,662

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 352,387
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,996

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 258,574 93,813 -164,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 92,820 51,176 -41,644

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 300,211
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,177
London Heathrow Airport 23,069
London Stansted Airport 19,053
ZLC 10,054

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 238,611 61,600 -177,011
Dover / Eurotunnel 91,001 51,176 -39,825
London Heathrow Airport 5,701 17,368 +11,667
London Stansted Airport 13,145 5,908 -7,237
ZLC 1,117 8,937 +7,820
Dover 1,819 0 -1,819

Quick facts

HS code: 600610

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

Description: Fabrics made from wool or fine animal hair, used for clothing, blankets, or other textiles