Import/export HS code 510211: Cashmere goat hair

Raw hair from Kashmir (cashmere) goats, used for making soft and luxurious fabrics

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
China 38,140,730
Italy 14,541,806
Mongolia 8,804,019
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,003,514
France 3,773,164

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 19,366,144 18,774,586 -591,558
Italy 8,920,649 5,621,157 -3,299,492
Mongolia 1,731,259 7,072,760 +5,341,501
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,197,617 4,805,897 +2,608,280
France 520,583 3,252,581 +2,731,998
Switzerland 885,151 395,138 -490,013
South Africa 0 281,462 +281,462
Madagascar 0 264,012 +264,012
Germany 3,378 56,467 +53,089
United Arab Emirates 0 13,977 +13,977

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 57,801,789
Mongolia 13,233,603
Italy 2,261,870
South Africa 281,462
Morocco 213,488

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 27,629,292 30,172,497 +2,543,205
Mongolia 3,561,743 9,671,860 +6,110,117
Italy 2,021,343 240,527 -1,780,816
South Africa 0 281,462 +281,462
Morocco 213,488 0 -213,488
Madagascar 0 137,191 +137,191
Taiwan 93,684 0 -93,684
Australia 81,918 0 -81,918
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 23,446 +23,446
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,009 11,609 +600

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 4
Eastern Scotland 1
Highlands and Islands 1
Outer London - South 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 2 4 +2
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Highlands and Islands 1 1 +0
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) 37,796,582
Road transport 24,728,535
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,292,144
Air transport 3,360,212

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) 16,585,840 21,210,742 +4,624,902
Road transport 8,896,899 15,831,636 +6,934,737
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,370,047 1,922,097 -4,447,950
Air transport 1,774,934 1,585,278 -189,656

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 30,264,730
ZLC 25,873,389
Dover 5,916,271
Immingham Docks 3,368,839
London 2,581,685

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 10,788,652 19,476,078 +8,687,426
ZLC 10,041,753 15,831,636 +5,789,883
Dover 4,205,963 1,710,308 -2,495,655
Immingham Docks 3,368,839 0 -3,368,839
London 2,486,933 94,752 -2,392,181
Manchester Airport 1,655,592 71,759 -1,583,833
London Heathrow Airport 61,756 1,116,361 +1,054,605
London Gateway Port 2,939 933,082 +930,143
Grangemouth Docks 0 801,582 +801,582
Eurotunnel 520,583 103,060 -417,523

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 4
Manufacture of wearing apparel 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 4
2026-02 3
2026-01 3
2025-11 3

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 2
54m+ 2
Other 2
15m-54m 1

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 13,065,110
Germany 690,681
Portugal 251,179
India 141,288
Turkey 108,610

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 5,522,128 7,542,982 +2,020,854
Germany 486,192 204,489 -281,703
Portugal 0 251,179 +251,179
India 68,884 72,404 +3,520
Turkey 71,343 37,267 -34,076
Netherlands 11,124 70,249 +59,125
Ireland 7,683 66,004 +58,321
Lithuania 63,496 0 -63,496
Spain 14,765 33,400 +18,635
United States 17,561 20,369 +2,808

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) 14,204,583
Air transport 430,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,195

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) 6,021,572 8,183,011 +2,161,439
Air transport 286,385 144,497 -141,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,560 12,635 +4,075

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,067,400
Manchester Airport 367,699
Immingham Docks 63,496
East Midlands Airport 38,699
Heysham 37,391

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 5,950,393 8,117,007 +2,166,614
Manchester Airport 252,123 115,576 -136,547
Immingham Docks 63,496 0 -63,496
East Midlands Airport 22,420 16,279 -6,141
Heysham 0 37,391 +37,391
Holyhead 4,172 28,613 +24,441
London Heathrow Airport 6,395 11,503 +5,108
Liverpool Docks 3,511 10,981 +7,470
Southampton 8,560 1,654 -6,906
London Stansted Airport 5,447 0 -5,447

Quick facts

HS code: 510211

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

Description: Raw hair from Kashmir (cashmere) goats, used for making soft and luxurious fabrics