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 14,232,688
Denmark 13,050,039
Mauritius 6,747,700
Lithuania 4,994,642
Turkey 4,503,799

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 6,788,789 7,443,899 +655,110
Denmark 5,634,103 7,415,936 +1,781,833
Mauritius 3,864,344 2,883,356 -980,988
Lithuania 2,016,478 2,978,164 +961,686
Turkey 1,732,891 2,770,908 +1,038,017
France 267,150 1,864,719 +1,597,569
Hungary 1,399,047 121,781 -1,277,266
India 371,254 514,030 +142,776
Estonia 280,659 317,872 +37,213
Ireland 293,050 290,590 -2,460

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 14,450,828
Lithuania 13,608,654
Mauritius 6,747,700
Denmark 4,758,545
Turkey 4,511,892

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 6,933,340 7,517,488 +584,148
Lithuania 5,493,787 8,114,867 +2,621,080
Mauritius 3,864,344 2,883,356 -980,988
Denmark 2,393,548 2,364,997 -28,551
Turkey 1,740,984 2,770,908 +1,029,924
Hungary 1,462,712 1,785,012 +322,300
India 371,254 514,030 +142,776
Estonia 325,632 416,325 +90,693
Ireland 293,050 286,037 -7,013
Portugal 322,728 153,669 -169,059

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 4
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 18 13 -5
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Southern Scotland 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 3 +3
Cheshire 2 0 -2
Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0
Highlands and Islands 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1

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) 20,690,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,904,426
Air transport 8,380,669
Other 3,308,924
Road transport 446,547

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) 9,982,031 10,708,463 +726,432
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,064,222 10,840,204 +3,775,982
Air transport 3,687,685 4,692,984 +1,005,299
Other 2,767,562 541,362 -2,226,200
Road transport 184,200 262,347 +78,147

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,521,026
Immingham Docks 14,598,339
000 3,308,924
Birmingham Airport 2,095,881
Glasgow Airport 2,035,099

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 8,268,064 8,252,962 -15,102
Immingham Docks 5,667,183 8,931,156 +3,263,973
000 2,767,562 541,362 -2,226,200
Birmingham Airport 626,754 1,469,127 +842,373
Glasgow Airport 1,085,186 949,913 -135,273
ZLC 487,885 995,437 +507,552
East Midlands Airport 757,079 567,279 -189,800
499 0 1,283,632 +1,283,632
Manchester Airport 817,379 448,287 -369,092
Felixstowe 513,765 573,432 +59,667

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles
27
Manufacture of wearing apparel
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
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
2026-05 15
2026-04 16
2026-03 16
2026-02 9
2026-01 11

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
15m-54m 9
54m+ 9
0-1m 8
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 2,714,814
Ireland 2,467,584
Italy 2,265,315
Netherlands 2,169,540
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,310,146

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 1,186,691 1,528,123 +341,432
Ireland 1,209,727 1,257,857 +48,130
Italy 1,232,120 1,033,195 -198,925
Netherlands 757,002 1,412,538 +655,536
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 762,290 547,856 -214,434
Norway 515,255 767,423 +252,168
Croatia 436,052 576,061 +140,009
Bulgaria 497,685 472,863 -24,822
Madagascar 553,136 336,333 -216,803
Germany 391,248 455,669 +64,421

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) 10,909,021
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,741,124
Air transport 5,083,517

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) 5,339,259 5,569,762 +230,503
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,136,258 3,604,866 +468,608
Air transport 2,612,351 2,471,166 -141,185

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,032,393
Immingham Docks 3,343,427
Liverpool Docks 1,884,989
East Midlands Airport 1,847,614
London Gateway Port 1,545,561

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 3,499,142 3,533,251 +34,109
Immingham Docks 1,423,552 1,919,875 +496,323
Liverpool Docks 784,762 1,100,227 +315,465
East Midlands Airport 1,016,508 831,106 -185,402
London Gateway Port 1,011,574 533,987 -477,587
Holyhead 651,081 847,702 +196,621
Manchester Airport 734,502 558,033 -176,469
London Heathrow Airport 500,935 600,761 +99,826
Southampton 330,394 694,238 +363,844
ZLC 262,955 286,558 +23,603

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