Import/export HS code 510810: Carded yarn from fine animal hair

Yarn made from fine animal hair that has been carded (cleaned and aligned fibers), not for retail sale

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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 20,056,717
China 165,767
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 38,473
Denmark 12,095
Peru 9,630

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 9,506,651 10,550,066 +1,043,415
China 57,703 108,064 +50,361
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 38,473 +38,473
Denmark 5,488 6,607 +1,119
Peru 4,611 5,019 +408
Taiwan 9,367 0 -9,367
United States 0 5,592 +5,592
Finland 3,968 0 -3,968
France 3,223 0 -3,223
Spain 2,525 0 -2,525

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 20,062,347
Mongolia 92,530
China 73,237
United Kingdom 40,789
Peru 18,772

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 9,516,423 10,545,924 +1,029,501
Mongolia 52,741 39,789 -12,952
China 4,962 68,275 +63,313
United Kingdom 3,968 36,821 +32,853
Peru 4,611 14,161 +9,550
Taiwan 9,367 0 -9,367
United States 0 5,592 +5,592
Denmark 0 3,259 +3,259
Spain 1,464 0 -1,464

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Southern Scotland 7
Inner London - West 5
Highlands and Islands 3
West Yorkshire 3
Eastern Scotland 2

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
Southern Scotland 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Highlands and Islands 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 2 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 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 £
Road transport 10,153,993
Air transport 8,599,143
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,457,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,072

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 £
Road transport 5,452,473 4,701,520 -750,953
Air transport 3,893,130 4,706,013 +812,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 240,403 1,216,746 +976,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,530 89,542 +82,012

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 10,465,316
East Midlands Airport 7,552,956
Dover 873,037
Birmingham Airport 399,985
London Heathrow Airport 296,648

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 £
ZLC 5,452,473 5,012,843 -439,630
East Midlands Airport 3,493,676 4,059,280 +565,604
Dover 159,192 713,845 +554,653
Birmingham Airport 64,425 335,560 +271,135
London Heathrow Airport 198,388 98,260 -100,128
Middlesbrough 0 116,467 +116,467
Edinburgh Airport 64,054 48,682 -15,372
London Stansted Airport 42,359 66,274 +23,915
Thamesport 7,530 88,096 +80,566
Eurotunnel 13,066 64,363 +51,297

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 11
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 7
2025-10 10
2025-09 5
2025-08 6

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 17
0-1m 7
54m+ 6
15m-54m 3
Other 1

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 £
Italy 21,669,170
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,997,817
China 2,969,411
South Korea 2,368,812
United States 1,132,057

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 £
Italy 10,633,051 11,036,119 +403,068
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,543,080 1,454,737 -88,343
China 1,323,960 1,645,451 +321,491
South Korea 1,364,817 1,003,995 -360,822
United States 820,690 311,367 -509,323
Mauritius 435,665 615,150 +179,485
France 174,952 517,571 +342,619
Bulgaria 0 134,218 +134,218
Japan 52,728 71,145 +18,417
Madagascar 31,316 70,906 +39,590

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 31,669,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,457,007
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 444,569
Road transport 3,173

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 £
Air transport 15,852,374 15,816,792 -35,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 428,837 1,028,170 +599,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 259,897 184,672 -75,225
Road transport 3,173 0 -3,173

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 21,088,738
London Heathrow Airport 3,790,874
Glasgow Airport 3,672,021
Edinburgh Airport 2,409,078
Southampton 1,445,871

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 £
East Midlands Airport 10,664,307 10,424,431 -239,876
London Heathrow Airport 1,631,222 2,159,652 +528,430
Glasgow Airport 2,161,989 1,510,032 -651,957
Edinburgh Airport 848,925 1,560,153 +711,228
Southampton 417,701 1,028,170 +610,469
Manchester Airport 500,000 47,820 -452,180
Dover / Eurotunnel 239,952 164,567 -75,385
ZLC 38,673 99,843 +61,170
Dover 12,802 20,105 +7,303
London Stansted Airport 9,402 14,861 +5,459

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 510810

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

Description: Yarn made from fine animal hair that has been carded (cleaned and aligned fibers), not for retail sale