Import/export HS code 51071090: Various combed wool yarn with 85% or more wool

Yarn made mostly from combed 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.
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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 £
India 15,194,140
Italy 10,035,808
Germany 1,420,318
Spain 1,030,605
Romania 349,324

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 £
India 6,822,615 8,371,525 +1,548,910
Italy 5,172,363 4,863,445 -308,918
Germany 872,094 548,224 -323,870
Spain 399,343 631,262 +231,919
Romania 170,998 178,326 +7,328
Belgium 72,706 198,535 +125,829
China 132,898 75,796 -57,102
Ireland 46,924 79,511 +32,587
Switzerland 69,881 33,675 -36,206
Czechia 32,269 30,800 -1,469

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 £
India 15,279,927
Italy 6,490,946
Poland 2,268,287
Romania 1,560,016
Spain 839,251

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 £
India 6,841,932 8,437,995 +1,596,063
Italy 3,320,428 3,170,518 -149,910
Poland 1,217,348 1,050,939 -166,409
Romania 964,041 595,975 -368,066
Spain 407,492 431,759 +24,267
China 279,974 418,903 +138,929
Bulgaria 417,742 158,135 -259,607
Viet Nam 116,321 199,916 +83,595
Belgium 72,706 187,290 +114,584
United Kingdom 6,464 214,227 +207,763

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 29
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Southern Scotland 6
Inner London - West 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 21 24 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
Southern Scotland 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Cumbria 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Highlands and Islands 2 1 -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) 15,448,162
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,523,953
Air transport 2,970,632
Other 38,036

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) 7,070,816 8,377,346 +1,306,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,414,814 5,109,139 -305,675
Air transport 1,349,526 1,621,106 +271,580
Other 16,092 21,944 +5,852

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 7,847,329
Dover 7,202,888
Southampton 5,998,827
Eurotunnel 2,896,556
East Midlands Airport 1,127,826

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 £
London Gateway Port 2,241,855 5,605,474 +3,363,619
Dover 3,347,375 3,855,513 +508,138
Southampton 3,813,397 2,185,430 -1,627,967
Eurotunnel 1,612,849 1,283,707 -329,142
East Midlands Airport 586,570 541,256 -45,314
Manchester Airport 437,078 543,979 +106,901
London 547,275 11,219 -536,056
Birmingham Airport 202,377 341,899 +139,522
Liverpool Docks 276,984 223,189 -53,795
Felixstowe 396,091 35,585 -360,506

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 35
Manufacture of wearing apparel 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 28
2026-02 24
2026-01 17
2025-12 17

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 39
0-1m 22
54m+ 11
15m-54m 4
Other 3

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 £
Lithuania 9,538,209
Ireland 2,151,195
Norway 2,053,488
Finland 1,610,214
Jordan 737,349

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 £
Lithuania 4,212,700 5,325,509 +1,112,809
Ireland 1,162,943 988,252 -174,691
Norway 1,237,086 816,402 -420,684
Finland 903,688 706,526 -197,162
Jordan 255,722 481,627 +225,905
Canada 127,773 281,929 +154,156
Italy 199,458 139,692 -59,766
United States 119,459 157,672 +38,213
Japan 80,399 123,115 +42,716
South Korea 187,425 6,830 -180,595

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) 14,981,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,230,001
Air transport 895,586

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) 7,230,210 7,751,253 +521,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,066,474 1,163,527 +97,053
Air transport 533,095 362,491 -170,604

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,097,575
Holyhead 1,690,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,248,544
Liverpool Docks 814,272
London Gateway Port 617,223

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 £
Immingham Docks 5,369,352 6,728,223 +1,358,871
Holyhead 891,384 798,655 -92,729
Dover / Eurotunnel 933,987 314,557 -619,430
Liverpool Docks 357,077 457,195 +100,118
London Gateway Port 129,093 488,130 +359,037
Hull 402,360 0 -402,360
ZLC 282,682 50,034 -232,648
East Midlands Airport 122,425 118,605 -3,820
Manchester Airport 66,754 89,787 +23,033
Felixstowe 123,671 0 -123,671

Quick facts

HS code: 51071090

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

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