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 21,872,376
China 438,058
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 38,473
Denmark 12,384
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 10,188,601 11,683,775 +1,495,174
China 66,915 371,143 +304,228
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,142 29,331 +20,189
Denmark 3,971 8,413 +4,442
Peru 9,630 0 -9,630
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 21,852,049
China 223,590
Mongolia 216,612
United Kingdom 61,647
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 10,196,856 11,655,193 +1,458,337
China 14,174 209,416 +195,242
Mongolia 52,741 163,871 +111,130
United Kingdom 3,968 57,679 +53,711
Peru 18,772 0 -18,772
Taiwan 9,367 0 -9,367
Denmark 0 6,503 +6,503
United States 0 5,592 +5,592
Netherlands 0 2,129 +2,129
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 8
Inner London - West 6
West Yorkshire 5
Highlands and Islands 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 7 +1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Highlands and Islands 3 2 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0

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 10,918,554
Air transport 9,726,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,644,340
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,287

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 5,056,344 5,862,210 +805,866
Air transport 4,389,438 5,337,106 +947,668
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 846,985 797,355 -49,630
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,575 103,712 +99,137

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 11,229,877
East Midlands Airport 8,290,603
Dover 1,013,580
Birmingham Airport 547,620
London Heathrow Airport 288,480

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 5,056,344 6,173,533 +1,117,189
East Midlands Airport 3,918,223 4,372,380 +454,157
Dover 736,268 277,312 -458,956
Birmingham Airport 103,468 444,152 +340,684
London Heathrow Airport 173,904 114,576 -59,328
Edinburgh Airport 45,662 171,716 +126,054
Middlesbrough 0 172,367 +172,367
London Stansted Airport 58,026 60,407 +2,381
Thamesport 4,575 100,137 +95,562
Prestwick Airport 0 89,631 +89,631

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of wearing apparel
12
Manufacture of textiles
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 13
2026-03 7
2026-02 8
2026-01 7

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 8
54m+ 7
15m-54m 5
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 24,278,517
China 3,724,969
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,649,125
South Korea 2,289,081
United States 1,216,872

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 11,662,598 12,615,919 +953,321
China 1,654,163 2,070,806 +416,643
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,895,504 1,753,621 -141,883
South Korea 1,050,655 1,238,426 +187,771
United States 846,554 370,318 -476,236
Mauritius 383,309 618,133 +234,824
France 156,166 724,341 +568,175
Madagascar 71,737 68,197 -3,540
Japan 94,610 41,511 -53,099
Germany 13,254 122,654 +109,400

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 35,792,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,715,052
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 402,995

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 16,780,443 19,011,696 +2,231,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,038,281 676,771 -361,510
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 178,599 224,396 +45,797

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 23,644,490
Glasgow Airport 4,400,827
London Heathrow Airport 3,680,829
Edinburgh Airport 3,358,132
Southampton 1,030,670

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 11,372,962 12,271,528 +898,566
Glasgow Airport 2,245,536 2,155,291 -90,245
London Heathrow Airport 1,524,637 2,156,192 +631,555
Edinburgh Airport 1,057,847 2,300,285 +1,242,438
Southampton 1,027,145 3,525 -1,023,620
London Gateway Port 11,136 673,246 +662,110
Manchester Airport 500,000 47,820 -452,180
Dover / Eurotunnel 155,254 202,615 +47,361
ZLC 77,191 65,719 -11,472
Dover 16,202 21,781 +5,579

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