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

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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 £
Turkey 844,091
Italy 314,401
Austria 155,144
Viet Nam 148,395
Denmark 69,555

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 279,580 564,511 +284,931
Italy 192,778 121,623 -71,155
Austria 93,900 61,244 -32,656
Viet Nam 80,910 67,485 -13,425
Denmark 32,621 36,934 +4,313
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 10,076 19,174 +9,098

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 847,767
Italy 432,485
Viet Nam 149,437
China 115,647
Austria 66,905

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 282,092 565,675 +283,583
Italy 297,868 134,617 -163,251
Viet Nam 80,910 68,527 -12,383
China 47,344 68,303 +20,959
Austria 16,587 50,318 +33,731
Netherlands 27,172 38,686 +11,514
South Korea 2,081 61,094 +59,013
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
West Yorkshire 4
Greater Manchester 3

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 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
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) 1,213,059
Air transport 328,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 301,851
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) 456,164 756,895 +300,731
Air transport 209,105 119,534 -89,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 130,021 171,830 +41,809
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 £
London Gateway Port 559,588
Felixstowe 559,083
Dover 135,920
London Heathrow Airport 128,972
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 £
London Gateway Port 200,673 358,915 +158,242
Felixstowe 229,337 329,746 +100,409
Dover 80,735 55,185 -25,550
London Heathrow Airport 88,592 40,380 -48,212
Southampton 0 114,673 +114,673
East Midlands Airport 76,470 29,641 -46,829
Eurotunnel 15,587 30,480 +14,893
Thamesport 26,154 17,852 -8,302
Birmingham Airport 14,719 20,674 +5,955
ZLC 29,097 0 -29,097

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 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Manufacture of textiles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 9
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 23
0-1m 15
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 207,758
Italy 109,254
Romania 81,094
Bulgaria 45,008
Ghana 27,580

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 133,238 74,520 -58,718
Italy 85,317 23,937 -61,380
Romania 42,807 38,287 -4,520
Bulgaria 45,008 0 -45,008
Ghana 27,580 0 -27,580
United States 13,194 9,370 -3,824
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

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 339,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,580

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 231,502 107,865 -123,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 107,244 45,487 -61,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,580 0 -27,580

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 291,780
Dover / Eurotunnel 150,912
London Gateway Port 27,580
London Stansted Airport 19,053
London Heathrow Airport 18,480

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 215,270 76,510 -138,760
Dover / Eurotunnel 105,425 45,487 -59,938
London Gateway Port 27,580 0 -27,580
London Stansted Airport 10,531 8,522 -2,009
London Heathrow Airport 5,701 12,779 +7,078
ZLC 0 10,054 +10,054
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