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 26,465,512
Italy 23,127,202
Turkey 16,095,953
Lithuania 11,314,776
France 9,248,034

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 12,621,621 13,843,891 +1,222,270
Italy 11,599,090 11,528,112 -70,978
Turkey 7,293,096 8,802,857 +1,509,761
Lithuania 5,029,666 6,285,110 +1,255,444
France 4,336,925 4,911,109 +574,184
Mauritius 3,864,344 2,883,356 -980,988
India 2,143,691 3,903,635 +1,759,944
Hungary 3,023,513 458,145 -2,565,368
Belgium 775,092 2,079,232 +1,304,140
Portugal 1,022,417 1,089,564 +67,147

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 30,570,076
Italy 26,357,613
Turkey 16,104,046
Portugal 8,069,196
Denmark 7,849,557

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 14,360,968 16,209,108 +1,848,140
Italy 12,624,357 13,733,256 +1,108,899
Turkey 7,301,189 8,802,857 +1,501,668
Portugal 5,136,942 2,932,254 -2,204,688
Denmark 3,802,412 4,047,145 +244,733
Mauritius 3,864,344 2,883,356 -980,988
Hungary 3,087,178 3,416,121 +328,943
India 2,143,691 3,904,731 +1,761,040
Estonia 417,901 430,650 +12,749
Spain 285,720 494,841 +209,121

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 7
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 18 -3
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Southern Scotland 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Cheshire 3 0 -3
Cumbria 1 3 +2
East Central Scotland 0 2 +2
Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0

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) 53,941,969
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,363,664
Air transport 10,277,620
Other 3,371,881
Road transport 500,892

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) 23,882,944 30,059,025 +6,176,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,410,320 20,953,344 -1,456,976
Air transport 4,632,198 5,645,422 +1,013,224
Other 2,767,562 604,319 -2,163,243
Road transport 238,545 262,347 +23,802

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 30,508,384
Dover 24,289,693
Felixstowe 13,218,942
Hull 9,795,298
Newhaven 7,241,162

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 12,966,119 17,542,265 +4,576,146
Dover 12,946,668 11,343,025 -1,603,643
Felixstowe 6,415,132 6,803,810 +388,678
Hull 4,864,385 4,930,913 +66,528
Newhaven 4,759,668 2,481,494 -2,278,174
000 2,767,562 604,319 -2,163,243
Southampton 1,260,090 1,776,991 +516,901
London Gateway Port 538,088 2,092,153 +1,554,065
Birmingham Airport 742,777 1,570,879 +828,102
East Midlands Airport 1,294,621 906,006 -388,615

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
16
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
2026-05 26
2026-04 21
2026-03 29
2026-02 19
2026-01 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+ 17
0-1m 14
15m-54m 11
Other 5

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 4,585,474
Ireland 3,623,923
Belgium 3,413,297
Netherlands 2,817,203
Italy 2,412,769

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 2,294,885 2,290,589 -4,296
Ireland 1,870,631 1,753,292 -117,339
Belgium 2,099,282 1,314,015 -785,267
Netherlands 861,283 1,955,920 +1,094,637
Italy 1,355,828 1,056,941 -298,887
Poland 913,249 589,875 -323,374
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 769,131 552,938 -216,193
Norway 523,882 767,423 +243,541
Spain 774,997 453,904 -321,093
Croatia 436,052 576,061 +140,009

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) 18,099,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,306,939
Air transport 5,552,276
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) 9,408,083 8,691,153 -716,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,459,802 4,847,137 +387,335
Air transport 2,829,568 2,722,708 -106,860
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 12,345,970
Immingham Docks 4,280,961
Liverpool Docks 3,893,714
Holyhead 2,256,512
East Midlands Airport 1,915,874

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 6,629,168 5,716,802 -912,366
Immingham Docks 1,693,565 2,587,396 +893,831
Liverpool Docks 2,170,112 1,723,602 -446,510
Holyhead 946,119 1,310,393 +364,274
East Midlands Airport 1,031,453 884,421 -147,032
London Gateway Port 1,011,574 533,987 -477,587
Manchester Airport 740,523 575,957 -164,566
London Heathrow Airport 507,304 648,325 +141,021
Southampton 330,394 694,238 +363,844
ZLC 369,099 372,530 +3,431

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