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.
  • 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 1,225,197
Argentina 405,572
Turkey 391,732
Peru 268,300
South Africa 251,979

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 610,701 614,496 +3,795
Argentina 405,572 0 -405,572
Turkey 9,763 381,969 +372,206
Peru 0 268,300 +268,300
South Africa 251,979 0 -251,979
Switzerland 62,899 165,494 +102,595
Italy 202,935 10,385 -192,550
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 1,599,215
Peru 437,073
South Africa 416,047
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 773,961 825,254 +51,293
Peru 168,773 268,300 +99,527
South Africa 385,156 30,891 -354,265
Argentina 414,783 0 -414,783
Turkey 9,763 381,969 +372,206
Australia 41,837 33,263 -8,574
Italy 11,365 10,385 -980
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) 2,109,904
Road transport 499,382
Air transport 483,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 291,510

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) 1,360,043 749,861 -610,182
Road transport 155,250 344,132 +188,882
Air transport 276,288 206,782 -69,506
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,218 250,292 +209,074

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,478,274
Felixstowe 601,656
ZLC 499,382
London Heathrow Airport 352,418
Dover 161,768

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 944,270 534,004 -410,266
Felixstowe 399,003 202,653 -196,350
ZLC 155,250 344,132 +188,882
London Heathrow Airport 185,019 167,399 -17,620
Dover 15,460 146,308 +130,848
Manchester Airport 68,851 26,487 -42,364
Eurotunnel 0 57,023 +57,023
Killingholme 4,588 45,264 +40,676
East Midlands Airport 14,773 11,390 -3,383
Southampton 9,980 13,204 +3,224

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 1,179,686
Portugal 401,376
Belgium 208,728
China 139,442
Germany 120,229

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 775,429 404,257 -371,172
Portugal 316,313 85,063 -231,250
Belgium 107,666 101,062 -6,604
China 139,442 0 -139,442
Germany 33,390 86,839 +53,449
Netherlands 46,749 48,139 +1,390
Ireland 65,994 8,583 -57,411
France 37,558 30,055 -7,503
United States 30,442 12,764 -17,678
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) 1,639,194
Air transport 725,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 204,712

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) 933,703 705,491 -228,212
Air transport 610,540 114,547 -495,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,320 54,392 -95,928

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,401,042
Manchester Airport 630,780
Dover 194,350
London Gateway Port 131,815
East Midlands Airport 58,171

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 767,633 633,409 -134,224
Manchester Airport 562,955 67,825 -495,130
Dover 85,652 108,698 +23,046
London Gateway Port 131,815 0 -131,815
East Midlands Airport 43,356 14,815 -28,541
Liverpool Docks 41,089 9,193 -31,896
Holyhead 27,605 0 -27,605
London Heathrow Airport 1,500 23,458 +21,958
Heysham 8,977 8,583 -394
Immingham Docks 14,424 0 -14,424

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