Import/export HS code 510610: Wool yarn with 85% or more wool

Yarn made mostly from wool, containing 85% or more wool by weight

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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 £
Italy 13,606,615
Denmark 11,295,799
Mauritius 6,331,550
Lithuania 5,286,080
Turkey 3,725,950

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 £
Italy 7,454,291 6,152,324 -1,301,967
Denmark 5,213,789 6,082,010 +868,221
Mauritius 3,691,422 2,640,128 -1,051,294
Lithuania 2,906,966 2,379,114 -527,852
Turkey 1,606,870 2,119,080 +512,210
Hungary 1,607,474 380,303 -1,227,171
France 201,403 1,317,397 +1,115,994
India 375,069 503,964 +128,895
Ireland 342,803 239,894 -102,909
Sweden 521,773 0 -521,773

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 £
Italy 13,778,534
Lithuania 12,893,067
Mauritius 6,331,550
Denmark 4,201,894
Turkey 3,734,043

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 £
Italy 7,551,752 6,226,782 -1,324,970
Lithuania 6,455,151 6,437,916 -17,235
Mauritius 3,691,422 2,640,128 -1,051,294
Denmark 2,215,863 1,986,031 -229,832
Turkey 1,614,963 2,119,080 +504,117
Hungary 1,607,474 1,451,038 -156,436
India 375,069 503,964 +128,895
Estonia 340,255 391,855 +51,600
Ireland 342,803 235,344 -107,459
Portugal 334,970 119,626 -215,344

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 19
Inner London - West 5
Southern Scotland 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 3

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 17 15 -2
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Southern Scotland 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 0 -2
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Highlands and Islands 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0

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) 20,844,650
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,376,135
Air transport 6,984,182
Other 3,866,538
Road transport 523,297

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) 11,671,758 9,172,892 -2,498,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,417,471 7,958,664 +541,193
Air transport 3,438,680 3,545,502 +106,822
Other 2,259,617 1,606,921 -652,696
Road transport 311,254 212,043 -99,211

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,081,935
Immingham Docks 12,494,822
000 3,866,538
Glasgow Airport 1,941,591
Birmingham Airport 1,424,978

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 9,677,517 7,404,418 -2,273,099
Immingham Docks 5,908,617 6,586,205 +677,588
000 2,259,617 1,606,921 -652,696
Glasgow Airport 1,029,891 911,700 -118,191
Birmingham Airport 355,103 1,069,875 +714,772
Manchester Airport 888,423 441,149 -447,274
East Midlands Airport 664,696 504,186 -160,510
ZLC 592,187 531,653 -60,534
Felixstowe 538,509 535,376 -3,133
Eurotunnel 576,999 357,242 -219,757

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
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 11
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 10
2025-08 8

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 26
54m+ 9
0-1m 8
15m-54m 6
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 2,348,160
Italy 2,088,616
Ireland 2,085,734
Netherlands 1,594,428
Belgium 1,054,998

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 1,476,941 871,219 -605,722
Italy 1,045,323 1,043,293 -2,030
Ireland 1,120,556 965,178 -155,378
Netherlands 465,691 1,128,737 +663,046
Belgium 993,305 61,693 -931,612
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 614,860 403,465 -211,395
Norway 605,402 343,190 -262,212
Croatia 445,256 404,182 -41,074
Germany 454,673 389,508 -65,165
Madagascar 533,786 278,004 -255,782

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) 10,070,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,678,757
Air transport 4,699,377
Road transport 3,365

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) 5,662,290 4,408,072 -1,254,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,314,683 2,364,074 -950,609
Air transport 2,408,574 2,290,803 -117,771
Road transport 3,365 0 -3,365

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,078,335
Immingham Docks 2,568,396
East Midlands Airport 1,899,716
Liverpool Docks 1,673,214
London Gateway Port 1,362,624

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 4,003,128 3,075,207 -927,921
Immingham Docks 1,356,952 1,211,444 -145,508
East Midlands Airport 1,033,173 866,543 -166,630
Liverpool Docks 1,051,616 621,598 -430,018
London Gateway Port 919,111 443,513 -475,598
Holyhead 594,845 632,690 +37,845
Manchester Airport 565,071 505,107 -59,964
London Heathrow Airport 359,828 572,659 +212,831
Southampton 366,049 360,658 -5,391
ZLC 251,839 249,858 -1,981

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 510610

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

Description: Yarn made mostly from wool, containing 85% or more wool by weight