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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* 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 12,198,353
Denmark 12,160,880
Mauritius 5,258,749
Lithuania 4,682,152
Turkey 1,218,501

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 6,053,020 6,145,333 +92,313
Denmark 5,516,572 6,644,308 +1,127,736
Mauritius 3,162,926 2,095,823 -1,067,103
Lithuania 1,927,975 2,754,177 +826,202
Turkey 416,277 802,224 +385,947
India 362,411 514,030 +151,619
Estonia 269,695 317,872 +48,177
Ireland 280,066 286,539 +6,473
France 75,475 264,566 +189,091
Netherlands 227,233 27,167 -200,066

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 12,628,814
Italy 12,415,208
Mauritius 5,258,749
Denmark 4,435,472
Turkey 1,226,594

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 5,346,624 7,282,190 +1,935,566
Italy 6,195,035 6,220,173 +25,138
Mauritius 3,162,926 2,095,823 -1,067,103
Denmark 2,239,892 2,195,580 -44,312
Turkey 424,370 802,224 +377,854
India 362,411 514,030 +151,619
Estonia 314,668 416,325 +101,657
Ireland 280,066 281,986 +1,920
Portugal 91,898 114,996 +23,098
Croatia 36,329 71,123 +34,794

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 16
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 14 13 -1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Southern Scotland 5 1 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,744,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,054,759
Air transport 6,819,736
Other 3,016,116
Road transport 45,549

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) 6,347,667 9,397,182 +3,049,515
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,418,609 6,636,150 +217,541
Air transport 3,256,443 3,563,293 +306,850
Other 2,521,533 494,583 -2,026,950
Road transport 45,549 0 -45,549

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,216,432
Dover 9,883,486
000 3,016,116
Birmingham Airport 2,072,635
Glasgow Airport 1,947,527

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 5,294,079 7,922,353 +2,628,274
Dover 4,968,152 4,915,334 -52,818
000 2,521,533 494,583 -2,026,950
Birmingham Airport 775,241 1,297,394 +522,153
Glasgow Airport 1,162,818 784,709 -378,109
499 0 1,283,632 +1,283,632
East Midlands Airport 689,714 545,726 -143,988
ZLC 423,304 659,020 +235,716
Manchester Airport 314,305 328,308 +14,003
London Stansted Airport 216,809 425,124 +208,315

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles
24
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
2026-05 15
2026-04 15
2026-03 15
2026-02 8
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 24
54m+ 8
0-1m 7
15m-54m 7
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 2,583,341
Netherlands 2,119,138
Ireland 2,106,526
Italy 2,005,618
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,179,879

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 1,151,574 1,431,767 +280,193
Netherlands 837,658 1,281,480 +443,822
Ireland 1,130,673 975,853 -154,820
Italy 1,168,743 836,875 -331,868
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 677,474 502,405 -175,069
Norway 405,365 767,423 +362,058
Croatia 425,804 516,630 +90,826
Bulgaria 491,461 431,129 -60,332
Madagascar 579,132 308,852 -270,280
Germany 409,268 397,415 -11,853

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) 9,788,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,271,342
Air transport 4,640,249

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) 4,843,294 4,945,501 +102,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,929,106 3,342,236 +413,130
Air transport 2,478,158 2,162,091 -316,067

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,429,074
Immingham Docks 3,119,609
Liverpool Docks 1,795,223
East Midlands Airport 1,641,744
London Gateway Port 1,265,972

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 3,216,545 3,212,529 -4,016
Immingham Docks 1,353,961 1,765,648 +411,687
Liverpool Docks 751,614 1,043,609 +291,995
East Midlands Airport 974,152 667,592 -306,560
London Gateway Port 731,985 533,987 -197,998
Holyhead 607,172 626,758 +19,586
Manchester Airport 662,159 496,533 -165,626
London Heathrow Airport 488,892 540,935 +52,043
Southampton 385,035 615,988 +230,953
ZLC 259,539 269,015 +9,476

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