Import/export HS code 5102: Animal hair, not processed

Fine or coarse animal hair that has not been carded or combed, ready for further processing

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 £
China 35,687,093
Italy 15,953,669
Mongolia 6,479,355
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,486,030
France 3,775,497

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 19,573,612 16,113,481 -3,460,131
Italy 9,444,258 6,509,411 -2,934,847
Mongolia 1,636,000 4,843,355 +3,207,355
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,747,013 3,739,017 +1,992,004
France 521,688 3,253,809 +2,732,121
Switzerland 1,225,375 643,600 -581,775
Netherlands 1,441,979 0 -1,441,979
Turkey 26,369 381,969 +355,600
Argentina 405,572 0 -405,572
South Africa 344,977 0 -344,977

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 56,786,453
Mongolia 10,981,784
Italy 2,271,292
Peru 794,418
South Africa 479,851

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 29,321,460 27,464,993 -1,856,467
Mongolia 3,731,038 7,250,746 +3,519,708
Italy 2,032,708 238,584 -1,794,124
Peru 357,345 437,073 +79,728
South Africa 478,154 1,697 -476,457
Argentina 405,572 9,211 -396,361
Turkey 26,369 381,969 +355,600
Morocco 0 213,488 +213,488
Australia 123,755 33,263 -90,492
Madagascar 0 137,191 +137,191

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Eastern Scotland 1
Highlands and Islands 1
Inner London - West 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
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Highlands and Islands 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 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) 35,220,381
Road transport 23,545,067
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,078,402
Air transport 4,084,597

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) 19,722,375 15,498,006 -4,224,369
Road transport 7,373,615 16,171,452 +8,797,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,463,885 2,614,517 -4,849,368
Air transport 2,146,678 1,937,919 -208,759

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 26,096,032
Felixstowe 26,002,779
Dover 6,463,815
London 3,919,172
Immingham Docks 3,411,701

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 £
ZLC 9,924,580 16,171,452 +6,246,872
Felixstowe 11,056,242 14,946,537 +3,890,295
Dover 4,033,579 2,430,236 -1,603,343
London 3,898,889 20,283 -3,878,606
Immingham Docks 3,410,004 1,697 -3,408,307
Manchester Airport 1,671,941 589,835 -1,082,106
London Heathrow Airport 373,704 1,331,056 +957,352
London Gateway Port 909,869 490,989 -418,880
Eurotunnel 565,379 103,060 -462,319
Thamesport 443,914 0 -443,914

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 5
Manufacture of wearing apparel 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 2

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 4
15m-54m 2
54m+ 2
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 £
Italy 12,761,703
Germany 1,129,262
Portugal 599,777
Belgium 245,980
China 188,737

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 £
Italy 6,401,283 6,360,420 -40,863
Germany 524,794 604,468 +79,674
Portugal 261,189 338,588 +77,399
Belgium 87,399 158,581 +71,182
China 163,934 24,803 -139,131
United States 78,044 84,021 +5,977
Netherlands 77,979 57,236 -20,743
India 79,587 53,162 -26,425
Turkey 86,608 41,871 -44,737
Ireland 100,049 21,866 -78,183

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) 14,387,380
Air transport 1,407,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 273,283

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) 7,060,905 7,326,475 +265,570
Air transport 818,083 589,115 -228,968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 208,848 64,435 -144,413

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,798,136
Manchester Airport 1,202,915
Dover 389,409
London Gateway Port 171,762
East Midlands Airport 169,883

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 6,633,058 7,165,078 +532,020
Manchester Airport 709,453 493,462 -215,991
Dover 313,374 76,035 -237,339
London Gateway Port 171,762 0 -171,762
East Midlands Airport 85,796 84,087 -1,709
Immingham Docks 14,424 98,409 +83,985
Liverpool Docks 80,993 20,174 -60,819
Holyhead 31,777 13,283 -18,494
Southampton 15,388 9,348 -6,040
London Heathrow Airport 14,658 9,146 -5,512

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 5102

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

Description: Fine or coarse animal hair that has not been carded or combed, ready for further processing