Import/export HS code 510219: Various animal hair

Hair from various animals, excluding cashmere goats, used in textiles and crafts

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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 1,415,798
Italy 568,447
Argentina 405,572
Turkey 391,732
South Africa 344,977

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 641,889 773,909 +132,020
Italy 380,952 187,495 -193,457
Argentina 405,572 0 -405,572
Turkey 9,763 381,969 +372,206
South Africa 344,977 0 -344,977
Peru 0 268,300 +268,300
Switzerland 106,590 81,663 -24,927
Canada 139,240 0 -139,240
Germany 92,351 0 -92,351
Australia 41,837 33,263 -8,574

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 1,749,676
Peru 793,074
South Africa 479,851
Argentina 414,783
Turkey 391,732

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 848,840 900,836 +51,996
Peru 356,001 437,073 +81,072
South Africa 478,154 1,697 -476,457
Argentina 405,572 9,211 -396,361
Turkey 9,763 381,969 +372,206
Australia 41,837 33,263 -8,574
Italy 11,365 9,511 -1,854
Netherlands 9,870 0 -9,870
Switzerland 7,746 0 -7,746
Canada 6,063 0 -6,063

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +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) 2,357,834
Air transport 850,174
Road transport 472,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 278,178

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) 1,500,530 857,304 -643,226
Air transport 452,717 397,457 -55,260
Road transport 155,250 317,324 +162,074
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,698 202,480 +126,782

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,397,919
Felixstowe 721,293
London Heathrow Airport 708,419
ZLC 472,574
Southampton 231,832

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 906,930 490,989 -415,941
Felixstowe 378,162 343,131 -35,031
London Heathrow Airport 362,695 345,724 -16,971
ZLC 155,250 317,324 +162,074
Southampton 208,648 23,184 -185,464
Dover 15,460 146,308 +130,848
Manchester Airport 62,102 41,217 -20,885
Killingholme 4,588 45,264 +40,676
Eurotunnel 43,691 0 -43,691
East Midlands Airport 14,773 10,516 -4,257

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Other manufacturing 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1
Wholesale 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
2026-01 3
2025-01 1
2024-07 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 3
15m-54m 2
Other 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 1,129,842
Portugal 433,579
Belgium 206,134
China 179,389
Germany 119,185

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 753,636 376,206 -377,430
Portugal 261,189 172,390 -88,799
Belgium 85,659 120,475 +34,816
China 163,934 15,455 -148,479
Germany 6,575 112,610 +106,035
Ireland 88,891 8,583 -80,308
France 42,595 26,296 -16,299
Netherlands 53,413 7,369 -46,044
United States 40,463 12,764 -27,699
Turkey 31,322 9,845 -21,477

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) 1,723,022
Air transport 625,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 209,481

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) 931,846 791,176 -140,670
Air transport 481,739 143,604 -338,135
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 200,288 9,193 -191,095

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,436,381
Manchester Airport 562,955
Dover 174,743
London Gateway Port 171,762
Liverpool Docks 83,200

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 722,070 714,311 -7,759
Manchester Airport 434,154 128,801 -305,353
Dover 106,461 68,282 -38,179
London Gateway Port 171,762 0 -171,762
Liverpool Docks 74,007 9,193 -64,814
East Midlands Airport 43,356 10,754 -32,602
Holyhead 27,605 0 -27,605
Heysham 8,977 8,583 -394
Immingham Docks 14,424 0 -14,424
Southampton 6,828 0 -6,828

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 510219

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

Description: Hair from various animals, excluding cashmere goats, used in textiles and crafts