Import/export HS code 510529: Various combed wool

Combed wool not in fragments, ready for spinning or other textile uses

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 £
Czechia 5,787,081
China 2,244,668
Uruguay 1,167,484
Italy 917,449
Germany 429,796

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 £
Czechia 2,664,929 3,122,152 +457,223
China 855,411 1,389,257 +533,846
Uruguay 703,792 463,692 -240,100
Italy 272,535 644,914 +372,379
Germany 119,531 310,265 +190,734
Egypt 114,778 301,660 +186,882
India 232,733 98,948 -133,785
Ireland 255,796 13,102 -242,694
Switzerland 146,830 21,780 -125,050
France 116,752 5,508 -111,244

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 £
Czechia 5,968,344
China 2,478,908
Uruguay 1,355,051
Egypt 577,014
Italy 394,686

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 £
Czechia 2,845,921 3,122,423 +276,502
China 760,607 1,718,301 +957,694
Uruguay 786,397 568,654 -217,743
Egypt 150,076 426,938 +276,862
Italy 232,951 161,735 -71,216
India 213,716 127,097 -86,619
Argentina 226,821 81,985 -144,836
Australia 213,328 0 -213,328
Bulgaria 37,171 80,187 +43,016
Spain 26,401 57,990 +31,589

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - West 2

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 15 11 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 0 2 +2
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 0 -2
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Highlands and Islands 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,362,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,126,409
Road transport 402,820
Air transport 355,045
Other 20,157

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,463,608 3,899,061 +435,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,899,120 2,227,289 +328,169
Road transport 294,343 108,477 -185,866
Air transport 33,218 321,827 +288,609
Other 20,133 24 -20,109

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,691,646
London Gateway Port 2,092,092
Felixstowe 977,558
Southampton 586,886
ZLC 415,239

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 £
Dover 3,176,301 3,515,345 +339,044
London Gateway Port 901,481 1,190,611 +289,130
Felixstowe 549,730 427,828 -121,902
Southampton 234,581 352,305 +117,724
ZLC 306,762 108,477 -198,285
Eurotunnel 177,567 131,858 -45,709
Liverpool Docks 213,328 92,158 -121,170
Leeds Bradford Airport 8,549 296,491 +287,942
Immingham Docks 0 166,721 +166,721
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,666 68,163 -26,503

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of textiles 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of wearing apparel 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 7
2026-02 6
2026-01 2
2025-12 4

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 15
Other 5
15m-54m 4
54m+ 4
0-1m 3

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 4,202,144
Spain 2,952,932
Japan 2,224,224
United States 1,194,084
Finland 946,324

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 2,211,182 1,990,962 -220,220
Spain 1,190,740 1,762,192 +571,452
Japan 288,549 1,935,675 +1,647,126
United States 555,498 638,586 +83,088
Finland 304,170 642,154 +337,984
Germany 342,292 447,615 +105,323
Denmark 183,348 138,712 -44,636
Moldova 128,900 78,695 -50,205
Peru 203,552 0 -203,552
Canada 59,161 139,692 +80,531

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) 9,494,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,610,690
Air transport 1,584,766

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) 4,642,981 4,851,905 +208,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 902,826 2,707,864 +1,805,038
Air transport 687,784 896,982 +209,198

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,442,158
London Gateway Port 2,492,759
Immingham Docks 1,674,058
East Midlands Airport 1,190,971
Dover 496,637

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 3,447,928 3,994,230 +546,302
London Gateway Port 492,279 2,000,480 +1,508,201
Immingham Docks 509,314 1,164,744 +655,430
East Midlands Airport 554,322 636,649 +82,327
Dover 327,024 169,613 -157,411
Felixstowe 368,945 28,063 -340,882
Hull 241,636 0 -241,636
Liverpool Docks 132,618 90,927 -41,691
Manchester Airport 71,746 119,938 +48,192
London Heathrow Airport 28,746 126,620 +97,874

Quick facts

HS code: 510529

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

Description: Combed wool not in fragments, ready for spinning or other textile uses