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 25,462,003
Italy 23,576,700
Turkey 16,180,931
Lithuania 11,531,546
France 9,597,154

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 12,427,633 13,034,370 +606,737
Italy 12,124,879 11,451,821 -673,058
Turkey 6,940,517 9,240,414 +2,299,897
Lithuania 5,190,243 6,341,303 +1,151,060
France 4,591,473 5,005,681 +414,208
Mauritius 3,984,257 2,841,608 -1,142,649
India 1,896,612 3,776,135 +1,879,523
Hungary 2,988,074 686,046 -2,302,028
Belgium 623,164 1,819,064 +1,195,900
Portugal 962,478 1,113,633 +151,155

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 29,957,521
Italy 26,389,144
Turkey 16,213,487
Portugal 8,567,561
Denmark 7,939,938

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 14,717,976 15,239,545 +521,569
Italy 13,033,955 13,355,189 +321,234
Turkey 6,973,073 9,240,414 +2,267,341
Portugal 5,396,819 3,170,742 -2,226,077
Denmark 3,632,422 4,307,516 +675,094
Mauritius 3,984,257 2,841,608 -1,142,649
Hungary 2,988,074 3,402,755 +414,681
India 1,896,612 3,777,231 +1,880,619
Estonia 448,878 430,650 -18,228
Spain 207,244 553,983 +346,739

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 24
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 21 17 -4
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Southern Scotland 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 4 +3
Cheshire 3 0 -3
Cumbria 1 3 +2
East Central Scotland 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) 53,218,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,865,633
Air transport 10,029,743
Other 3,598,247
Road transport 578,513

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) 23,745,565 29,472,765 +5,727,200
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,023,458 20,842,175 -2,181,283
Air transport 4,488,685 5,541,058 +1,052,373
Other 2,752,139 846,108 -1,906,031
Road transport 300,330 278,183 -22,147

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 29,446,461
Dover 25,071,355
Felixstowe 13,406,840
Hull 9,732,961
Newhaven 7,738,679

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 13,171,665 16,274,796 +3,103,131
Dover 13,362,491 11,708,864 -1,653,627
Felixstowe 6,218,768 7,188,072 +969,304
Hull 4,833,257 4,899,704 +66,447
Newhaven 5,024,237 2,714,442 -2,309,795
000 2,752,139 846,108 -1,906,031
Southampton 1,161,286 1,719,869 +558,583
London Gateway Port 298,169 2,014,374 +1,716,205
East Midlands Airport 1,446,639 830,508 -616,131
Glasgow Airport 1,033,773 1,042,226 +8,453

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of wearing apparel 14
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
2026-04 21
2026-03 29
2026-02 19
2026-01 21
2025-12 21

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+ 16
0-1m 13
15m-54m 10
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 £
United States 4,623,530
Belgium 3,839,412
Ireland 3,767,083
Netherlands 2,604,830
Italy 2,350,650

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 £
United States 2,500,760 2,122,770 -377,990
Belgium 2,527,075 1,312,337 -1,214,738
Ireland 2,002,491 1,764,592 -237,899
Netherlands 770,119 1,834,711 +1,064,592
Italy 1,296,635 1,054,015 -242,620
Poland 994,370 652,683 -341,687
Spain 910,500 506,533 -403,967
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 681,299 599,098 -82,201
Norway 561,969 666,547 +104,578
Germany 487,953 526,354 +38,401

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) 18,901,100
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,068,339
Air transport 5,366,313
Road transport 9,960

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) 10,144,580 8,756,520 -1,388,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,405,130 4,663,209 +258,079
Air transport 2,695,167 2,671,146 -24,021
Road transport 9,960 0 -9,960

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,977,636
Liverpool Docks 4,103,757
Immingham Docks 4,025,784
Holyhead 2,327,361
East Midlands Airport 1,883,307

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 7,190,712 5,786,924 -1,403,788
Liverpool Docks 2,437,235 1,666,522 -770,713
Immingham Docks 1,676,921 2,348,863 +671,942
Holyhead 1,025,592 1,301,769 +276,177
East Midlands Airport 991,470 891,837 -99,633
London Gateway Port 809,718 715,164 -94,554
Manchester Airport 676,069 596,759 -79,310
London Heathrow Airport 517,580 557,104 +39,524
Southampton 330,394 610,409 +280,015
ZLC 331,577 399,409 +67,832

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