Import/export HS code 510320: Various wool or fine hair waste

Waste materials from wool or fine animal hair processing, excluding noils, used in recycling or blending

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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 90,564
United States 51,059
Czechia 29,240
Canada 19,164
Italy 11,711

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 66,237 24,327 -41,910
United States 39,749 11,310 -28,439
Czechia 0 29,240 +29,240
Canada 9,679 9,485 -194
Italy 7,705 4,006 -3,699
Portugal 6,872 3,556 -3,316
South Africa 6,970 3,171 -3,799
Iceland 8,012 0 -8,012
Spain 0 3,866 +3,866
Ireland 3,000 100 -2,900

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 95,100
United States 49,576
Canada 19,164
Belgium 17,636
Portugal 14,294

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 70,773 24,327 -46,446
United States 38,266 11,310 -26,956
Canada 9,679 9,485 -194
Belgium 0 17,636 +17,636
Portugal 6,872 7,422 +550
Czechia 0 11,604 +11,604
South Africa 6,970 3,171 -3,799
Iceland 8,012 0 -8,012
Italy 3,169 4,006 +837
United Kingdom 2,948 0 -2,948

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
Cumbria 1
Devon 1
Greater Manchester 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 3 +0
Cumbria 0 1 +1
Devon 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 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) 195,729
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,291
Air transport 6,744
Road transport 4,536

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) 136,036 59,693 -76,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,620 29,671 +26,051
Air transport 4,652 2,092 -2,560
Road transport 4,536 0 -4,536

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 61,879
London Gateway Port 48,407
Felixstowe 39,995
Liverpool Docks 34,993
Dover 34,169

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 £
Southampton 30,929 30,950 +21
London Gateway Port 45,236 3,171 -42,065
Felixstowe 35,308 4,687 -30,621
Liverpool Docks 18,086 16,907 -1,179
Dover 620 33,549 +32,929
Immingham Docks 8,012 0 -8,012
ZLC 4,536 0 -4,536
Leeds Bradford Airport 3,169 0 -3,169
London Heathrow Airport 0 2,092 +2,092
Holyhead 1,465 100 -1,365

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 4
Other manufacturing 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-04 2
2025-03 2
2024-07 4
2024-06 1

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 6
0-1m 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 1,717,737
Canada 187,200
Belgium 121,429
Taiwan 41,298
Portugal 17,255

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 1,207,592 510,145 -697,447
Canada 117,692 69,508 -48,184
Belgium 67,513 53,916 -13,597
Taiwan 29,099 12,199 -16,900
Portugal 12,266 4,989 -7,277
France 4,807 0 -4,807
Ireland 1,249 0 -1,249
United States 1,074 0 -1,074

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) 1,825,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 262,365
Air transport 4,376

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) 1,256,258 569,050 -687,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 180,658 81,707 -98,951
Air transport 4,376 0 -4,376

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,629,900
Liverpool Docks 187,200
Immingham Docks 114,664
London 43,258
Dover 36,237

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 1,114,766 515,134 -599,632
Liverpool Docks 117,692 69,508 -48,184
Immingham Docks 60,748 53,916 -6,832
London 43,258 0 -43,258
Dover 36,237 0 -36,237
Hull 33,867 0 -33,867
Southampton 29,099 0 -29,099
London Gateway Port 0 12,199 +12,199
East Midlands Airport 4,376 0 -4,376
Holyhead 1,249 0 -1,249

Quick facts

HS code: 510320

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

Description: Waste materials from wool or fine animal hair processing, excluding noils, used in recycling or blending