Import/export HS code 5106: Wool yarn, carded, not for retail sale

Yarn made from carded wool fibers, sold in bulk for further processing

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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 £
Denmark 23,990,720
Italy 23,195,140
Turkey 14,901,640
Lithuania 10,932,136
France 8,906,961

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 £
Denmark 11,796,679 12,194,041 +397,362
Italy 13,062,860 10,132,280 -2,930,580
Turkey 5,451,261 9,450,379 +3,999,118
Lithuania 5,754,856 5,177,280 -577,576
France 4,550,456 4,356,505 -193,951
Mauritius 3,691,422 2,640,128 -1,051,294
India 2,029,760 3,230,404 +1,200,644
Hungary 3,116,009 1,178,388 -1,937,621
Portugal 915,677 1,020,747 +105,070
Belgium 326,110 1,141,684 +815,574

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 £
Lithuania 29,208,787
Italy 24,970,880
Turkey 14,934,196
Portugal 8,608,236
Denmark 6,731,659

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 £
Lithuania 15,038,398 14,170,389 -868,009
Italy 13,666,029 11,304,851 -2,361,178
Turkey 5,483,817 9,450,379 +3,966,562
Portugal 5,404,944 3,203,292 -2,201,652
Denmark 3,597,803 3,133,856 -463,947
Mauritius 3,691,422 2,640,128 -1,051,294
Hungary 3,116,009 2,974,028 -141,981
India 2,029,760 3,230,404 +1,200,644
Estonia 477,184 398,824 -78,360
Ireland 378,912 257,518 -121,394

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 25
Inner London - West 6
Southern Scotland 6
Greater Manchester 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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 19 20 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Southern Scotland 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Cheshire 3 0 -3
Cumbria 1 3 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +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) 49,279,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,747,609
Air transport 8,953,689
Other 3,929,495
Road transport 606,292

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) 21,747,274 27,532,444 +5,785,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,756,243 17,991,366 -6,764,877
Air transport 4,645,636 4,308,053 -337,583
Other 2,259,617 1,669,878 -589,739
Road transport 377,528 228,764 -148,764

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 26,755,921
Dover 25,055,505
Felixstowe 12,977,804
Hull 9,155,841
Newhaven 7,899,161

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 £
Immingham Docks 13,083,662 13,672,259 +588,597
Dover 14,494,174 10,561,331 -3,932,843
Felixstowe 5,004,517 7,973,287 +2,968,770
Hull 4,699,073 4,456,768 -242,305
Newhaven 4,996,807 2,902,354 -2,094,453
000 2,259,617 1,669,878 -589,739
Southampton 981,994 1,735,525 +753,531
East Midlands Airport 1,399,535 680,647 -718,888
Glasgow Airport 1,044,926 915,992 -128,934
Eurotunnel 905,847 1,012,975 +107,128

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 22
2025-10 25
2025-09 21
2025-08 19

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 35
54m+ 15
0-1m 12
15m-54m 9
Other 6

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 £
Belgium 4,313,741
United States 4,303,878
Ireland 3,517,926
Italy 2,240,205
Poland 2,041,218

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 £
Belgium 3,306,371 1,007,370 -2,299,001
United States 2,862,866 1,441,012 -1,421,854
Ireland 2,226,780 1,291,146 -935,634
Italy 1,172,557 1,067,648 -104,909
Poland 1,454,726 586,492 -868,234
Netherlands 570,674 1,450,724 +880,050
Spain 1,179,836 447,117 -732,719
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 621,701 405,946 -215,755
Germany 518,639 482,357 -36,282
Norway 605,402 351,817 -253,585

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) 18,302,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,305,375
Air transport 5,127,174
Road transport 13,325

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) 11,360,401 6,942,160 -4,418,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,042,341 3,263,034 -1,779,307
Air transport 2,582,821 2,544,353 -38,468
Road transport 13,325 0 -13,325

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,221,252
Liverpool Docks 3,989,408
Immingham Docks 3,292,461
Holyhead 2,038,706
East Midlands Airport 1,935,015

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 8,350,988 4,870,264 -3,480,724
Liverpool Docks 2,938,430 1,050,978 -1,887,452
Immingham Docks 1,598,617 1,693,844 +95,227
Holyhead 1,112,792 925,914 -186,878
East Midlands Airport 1,049,550 885,465 -164,085
London Gateway Port 919,111 443,513 -475,598
Manchester Airport 571,092 520,430 -50,662
London Heathrow Airport 363,253 624,976 +261,723
Southampton 366,049 360,658 -5,391
ZLC 319,085 367,519 +48,434

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 5106

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

Description: Yarn made from carded wool fibers, sold in bulk for further processing