Import/export HS code 51081090: Various carded yarn from fine animal hair

Other types of carded yarn made from fine animal hair, not for retail sale

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 20,421,888
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 38,473
China 21,931
Denmark 12,384
Taiwan 9,367

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 9,026,182 11,395,706 +2,369,524
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,142 29,331 +20,189
China 4,962 16,969 +12,007
Denmark 3,971 8,413 +4,442
Taiwan 9,367 0 -9,367
Peru 6,334 1,067 -5,267
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 20,401,561
United Kingdom 61,647
China 24,075
Peru 16,543
Taiwan 9,367

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 9,034,437 11,367,124 +2,332,687
United Kingdom 3,968 57,679 +53,711
China 4,962 19,113 +14,151
Peru 15,476 1,067 -14,409
Taiwan 9,367 0 -9,367
Denmark 0 6,503 +6,503
United States 0 5,592 +5,592
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 6
West Yorkshire 4
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 6 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 2 4 +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 10,434,688
Air transport 8,631,164
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,354,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,158

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 4,791,305 5,643,383 +852,078
Air transport 4,070,839 4,560,325 +489,486
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 202,955 1,151,787 +948,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,575 101,583 +97,008

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 10,746,011
East Midlands Airport 8,133,969
Dover 836,518
London Heathrow Airport 222,562
Thamesport 104,712

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 4,791,305 5,954,706 +1,163,401
East Midlands Airport 3,814,592 4,319,377 +504,785
Dover 107,839 728,679 +620,840
London Heathrow Airport 119,601 102,961 -16,640
Thamesport 4,575 100,137 +95,562
Birmingham Airport 48,771 36,810 -11,961
Middlesbrough 0 77,212 +77,212
London 59,726 16,163 -43,563
London Stansted Airport 27,611 36,907 +9,296
Glasgow Airport 18,928 41,778 +22,850

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 10
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
2026-04 13
2026-03 6
2026-02 8
2026-01 6
2025-12 4

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 16
0-1m 8
54m+ 7
15m-54m 2
Other 2

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 22,824,211
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,667,601
China 3,632,753
South Korea 2,316,783
United States 1,148,849

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 11,403,040 11,421,171 +18,131
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,913,833 1,753,768 -160,065
China 1,512,611 2,120,142 +607,531
South Korea 1,085,902 1,230,881 +144,979
United States 818,472 330,377 -488,095
Mauritius 383,782 621,957 +238,175
France 98,448 508,075 +409,627
Bulgaria 0 134,218 +134,218
Japan 77,250 54,833 -22,417
Germany 11,652 88,545 +76,893

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 33,851,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,702,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 428,511

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 16,292,023 17,559,704 +1,267,681
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,026,145 676,771 -349,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 214,365 214,146 -219

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 21,911,688
Glasgow Airport 4,394,959
London Heathrow Airport 3,730,309
Edinburgh Airport 3,115,392
Southampton 1,029,670

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 10,977,110 10,934,578 -42,532
Glasgow Airport 2,135,653 2,259,306 +123,653
London Heathrow Airport 1,555,614 2,174,695 +619,081
Edinburgh Airport 1,073,117 2,042,275 +969,158
Southampton 1,026,145 3,525 -1,022,620
London Gateway Port 0 673,246 +673,246
Manchester Airport 500,000 47,820 -452,180
Dover / Eurotunnel 194,136 190,589 -3,547
ZLC 48,259 86,169 +37,910
Dover 13,086 23,557 +10,471

Quick facts

HS code: 51081090

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

Description: Other types of carded yarn made from fine animal hair, not for retail sale