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 25,486,710
Italy 21,897,596
Turkey 15,660,901
Lithuania 10,786,458
France 9,011,357

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 12,948,260 12,538,450 -409,810
Italy 11,534,198 10,363,398 -1,170,800
Turkey 7,900,296 7,760,605 -139,691
Lithuania 4,942,340 5,844,118 +901,778
France 4,527,792 4,483,565 -44,227
Mauritius 3,761,878 2,757,144 -1,004,734
India 2,271,046 3,663,917 +1,392,871
Hungary 2,703,589 458,145 -2,245,444
Belgium 775,092 2,079,232 +1,304,140
Portugal 931,515 993,013 +61,498

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 29,092,984
Italy 25,128,007
Turkey 15,668,994
Portugal 7,645,066
Denmark 7,584,455

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 14,496,393 14,596,591 +100,198
Italy 12,556,929 12,571,078 +14,149
Turkey 7,908,389 7,760,605 -147,784
Portugal 5,011,703 2,633,363 -2,378,340
Denmark 3,678,990 3,905,465 +226,475
Mauritius 3,761,878 2,757,144 -1,004,734
Hungary 2,987,230 3,196,145 +208,915
India 2,271,046 3,665,013 +1,393,967
Estonia 383,117 430,650 +47,533
Spain 323,010 457,551 +134,541

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 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 20 18 -2
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Southern Scotland 6 3 -3
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 1 2 +1
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) 51,993,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,177,529
Air transport 9,871,952
Other 3,228,748
Road transport 479,186

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) 24,715,572 27,278,023 +2,562,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,765,105 19,412,424 -2,352,681
Air transport 4,760,458 5,111,494 +351,036
Other 2,671,208 557,540 -2,113,668
Road transport 250,260 228,926 -21,334

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 29,184,701
Dover 22,848,216
Felixstowe 12,832,269
Hull 9,396,226
Newhaven 6,945,274

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 12,947,877 16,236,824 +3,288,947
Dover 12,453,197 10,395,019 -2,058,178
Felixstowe 6,928,002 5,904,267 -1,023,735
Hull 4,812,277 4,583,949 -228,328
Newhaven 4,761,618 2,183,656 -2,577,962
000 2,671,208 557,540 -2,113,668
Southampton 1,499,808 1,537,273 +37,465
London Gateway Port 564,745 2,057,618 +1,492,873
Birmingham Airport 895,986 1,406,069 +510,083
East Midlands Airport 1,143,410 845,074 -298,336

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
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 33
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 4,389,198
Ireland 3,410,170
Belgium 2,795,375
Netherlands 2,737,133
Italy 2,251,167

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 2,205,619 2,183,579 -22,040
Ireland 1,871,653 1,538,517 -333,136
Belgium 1,655,356 1,140,019 -515,337
Netherlands 994,433 1,742,700 +748,267
Italy 1,335,900 915,267 -420,633
Poland 804,739 587,233 -217,506
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 695,910 522,431 -173,479
Norway 416,112 767,423 +351,311
Spain 671,175 418,236 -252,939
Germany 515,902 432,323 -83,579

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) 16,478,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,850,404
Air transport 5,249,456
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) 8,625,198 7,853,284 -771,914
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,343,756 4,506,648 +162,892
Air transport 2,740,105 2,509,351 -230,754
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 11,140,118
Immingham Docks 4,069,277
Liverpool Docks 3,713,891
Holyhead 2,147,931
East Midlands Airport 1,814,852

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 6,003,427 5,136,691 -866,736
Immingham Docks 1,714,941 2,354,336 +639,395
Liverpool Docks 2,026,456 1,687,435 -339,021
Holyhead 1,016,994 1,130,937 +113,943
East Midlands Airport 1,018,472 796,380 -222,092
London Gateway Port 731,985 533,987 -197,998
Manchester Airport 679,276 529,401 -149,875
London Heathrow Airport 505,805 588,499 +82,694
Southampton 408,644 615,988 +207,344
ZLC 356,344 354,909 -1,435

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