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 15,032,469
Italy 9,325,807
Germany 1,220,552
Spain 1,022,558
Romania 297,047

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 6,744,199 8,288,270 +1,544,071
Italy 5,094,417 4,231,390 -863,027
Germany 753,558 466,994 -286,564
Spain 445,366 577,192 +131,826
Romania 164,135 132,912 -31,223
Belgium 106,827 155,061 +48,234
Ireland 43,957 75,894 +31,937
China 37,955 75,796 +37,841
Switzerland 44,143 33,675 -10,468
Czechia 30,812 28,190 -2,622

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 15,121,927
Italy 5,963,660
Poland 2,138,134
Romania 1,399,334
Spain 790,669

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 6,772,439 8,349,488 +1,577,049
Italy 3,239,731 2,723,929 -515,802
Poland 1,168,788 969,346 -199,442
Romania 964,855 434,479 -530,376
Spain 453,515 337,154 -116,361
China 182,249 391,100 +208,851
Bulgaria 358,983 77,780 -281,203
Viet Nam 99,262 218,971 +119,709
United Kingdom 10,081 251,145 +241,064
Belgium 106,827 143,816 +36,989

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 28
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 23 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Southern Scotland 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
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) 15,095,765
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,760,830
Air transport 2,820,965
Other 36,518

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) 6,898,814 8,196,951 +1,298,137
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,312,988 4,447,842 -865,146
Air transport 1,304,268 1,516,697 +212,429
Other 16,321 20,197 +3,876

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 8,038,249
Dover 6,979,649
Southampton 5,669,062
Eurotunnel 2,520,469
East Midlands Airport 1,036,504

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 3,079,565 4,958,684 +1,879,119
Dover 3,365,074 3,614,575 +249,501
Southampton 2,937,193 2,731,869 -205,324
Eurotunnel 1,671,633 848,836 -822,797
East Midlands Airport 556,044 480,460 -75,584
Manchester Airport 447,493 484,144 +36,651
Birmingham Airport 186,355 359,114 +172,759
Liverpool Docks 320,052 148,879 -171,173
London 330,630 13,707 -316,923
Felixstowe 270,288 35,585 -234,703

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
16
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
2026-05 24
2026-04 18
2026-03 28
2026-02 24
2026-01 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 21
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 9,365,580
Ireland 2,001,452
Norway 1,954,176
Finland 1,497,513
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 4,530,476 4,835,104 +304,628
Ireland 1,212,541 788,911 -423,630
Norway 1,330,228 623,948 -706,280
Finland 921,514 575,999 -345,515
Jordan 308,117 429,232 +121,115
Canada 203,923 167,482 -36,441
United States 112,906 157,163 +44,257
Italy 135,798 113,089 -22,709
Japan 77,129 107,210 +30,081
Turkey 35,313 54,202 +18,889

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) 14,474,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,004,532
Air transport 696,558

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) 7,756,060 6,718,848 -1,037,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,014,784 989,748 -25,036
Air transport 382,705 313,853 -68,852

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,148,502
Holyhead 1,592,372
Dover / Eurotunnel 791,242
Liverpool Docks 723,899
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 6,230,551 5,917,951 -312,600
Holyhead 935,222 657,150 -278,072
Dover / Eurotunnel 504,385 286,857 -217,528
Liverpool Docks 416,451 307,448 -109,003
London Gateway Port 181,488 435,735 +254,247
Hull 276,667 0 -276,667
East Midlands Airport 119,320 109,406 -9,914
ZLC 128,680 35,646 -93,034
Manchester Airport 78,748 65,963 -12,785
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