Import/export HS code 51061090: Various wool yarn with 85% or more wool

Yarn made mostly from wool, containing 85% or more wool by weight, in bleached or treated forms

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 12,832,842
Denmark 11,912,536
Mauritius 5,524,403
Lithuania 5,244,281
Turkey 1,200,573

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 6,303,335 6,529,507 +226,172
Denmark 5,393,890 6,518,646 +1,124,756
Mauritius 3,354,288 2,170,115 -1,184,173
Lithuania 2,235,183 3,009,098 +773,915
Turkey 385,322 815,251 +429,929
India 268,946 597,228 +328,282
Estonia 299,604 317,872 +18,268
Ireland 275,200 250,850 -24,350
France 54,663 297,721 +243,058
Sweden 327,694 0 -327,694

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 13,049,497
Lithuania 13,002,918
Mauritius 5,524,403
Denmark 4,664,504
Turkey 1,208,666

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 6,408,251 6,641,246 +232,995
Lithuania 5,749,185 7,253,733 +1,504,548
Mauritius 3,354,288 2,170,115 -1,184,173
Denmark 2,261,996 2,402,508 +140,512
Turkey 393,415 815,251 +421,836
India 268,946 597,228 +328,282
Estonia 344,577 416,325 +71,748
Ireland 275,200 246,297 -28,903
Croatia 208,584 76,550 -132,034
Portugal 63,879 155,358 +91,479

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 17
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 16 12 -4
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Southern Scotland 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 3 +3
Cheshire 2 0 -2
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,083,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,054,484
Air transport 6,718,904
Other 3,385,615
Road transport 128,169

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) 6,852,341 9,231,275 +2,378,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,054,703 6,999,781 -54,922
Air transport 2,815,605 3,903,299 +1,087,694
Other 2,602,464 783,151 -1,819,313
Road transport 112,066 16,103 -95,963

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,338,631
Dover 10,956,325
000 3,385,615
Glasgow Airport 2,056,672
Birmingham Airport 1,785,009

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 5,656,285 7,682,346 +2,026,061
Dover 5,749,291 5,207,034 -542,257
000 2,602,464 783,151 -1,819,313
Glasgow Airport 1,017,752 1,038,920 +21,168
Birmingham Airport 461,182 1,323,827 +862,645
East Midlands Airport 746,039 554,722 -191,317
499 0 1,076,024 +1,076,024
ZLC 371,771 701,629 +329,858
Hull 466,408 229,163 -237,245
London Stansted Airport 155,804 486,014 +330,210

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 25
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
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 15
2026-03 15
2026-02 8
2026-01 11
2025-12 15

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+ 8
0-1m 7
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 2,612,261
Ireland 2,256,318
Italy 2,104,052
Netherlands 2,011,184
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,240,943

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 1,232,800 1,379,461 +146,661
Ireland 1,127,531 1,128,787 +1,256
Italy 1,135,620 968,432 -167,188
Netherlands 638,436 1,372,748 +734,312
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 661,871 579,072 -82,799
Norway 551,222 666,547 +115,325
Croatia 408,658 588,200 +179,542
Madagascar 401,036 550,268 +149,232
Bulgaria 453,475 427,706 -25,769
Germany 429,284 438,086 +8,802

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) 10,753,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,329,384
Air transport 4,777,691

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) 5,403,822 5,349,846 -53,976
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,850,163 3,479,221 +629,058
Air transport 2,433,538 2,344,153 -89,385

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,127,787
Immingham Docks 3,093,934
Liverpool Docks 1,812,592
East Midlands Airport 1,747,717
London Gateway Port 1,524,882

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 3,635,046 3,492,741 -142,305
Immingham Docks 1,339,467 1,754,467 +415,000
Liverpool Docks 805,298 1,007,294 +201,996
East Midlands Airport 943,594 804,123 -139,471
London Gateway Port 809,718 715,164 -94,554
Holyhead 640,206 718,050 +77,844
Manchester Airport 658,952 563,891 -95,061
London Heathrow Airport 497,242 509,540 +12,298
Southampton 306,785 610,409 +303,624
ZLC 241,077 293,382 +52,305

Quick facts

HS code: 51061090

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

Description: Yarn made mostly from wool, containing 85% or more wool by weight, in bleached or treated forms