Import/export HS code 511111: Lightweight wool or animal hair fabrics

Woven fabrics made from carded wool or fine animal hair, weighing less than 300 g/m²

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 1,147,421
Ireland 830,118
United States 484,679
France 65,483
Portugal 54,155

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 725,078 422,343 -302,735
Ireland 286,064 544,054 +257,990
United States 228,267 256,412 +28,145
France 39,511 25,972 -13,539
Portugal 36,709 17,446 -19,263
Turkey 17,567 23,345 +5,778
China 0 39,030 +39,030
Mongolia 14,613 18,045 +3,432
Japan 0 31,489 +31,489
Austria 13,683 17,341 +3,658

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 1,014,471
Ireland 836,305
Chile 439,427
United Kingdom 208,495
Portugal 60,962

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 583,480 430,991 -152,489
Ireland 292,251 544,054 +251,803
Chile 219,697 219,730 +33
United Kingdom 162,406 46,089 -116,317
Portugal 43,516 17,446 -26,070
Turkey 22,942 31,242 +8,300
China 0 41,886 +41,886
Mongolia 14,613 18,045 +3,432
Japan 0 31,489 +31,489
Austria 13,683 17,341 +3,658

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 30
Greater Manchester 3
West Yorkshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Devon 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
Inner London - West 20 21 +1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Devon 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,434,725
Air transport 1,226,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 202,267

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 685,985 748,740 +62,755
Air transport 620,076 606,294 -13,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,012 83,255 -35,757

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 831,508
Holyhead 667,525
Dover 385,925
Dover / Eurotunnel 175,042
London Heathrow Airport 133,076

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 £
East Midlands Airport 388,829 442,679 +53,850
Holyhead 167,696 499,829 +332,133
Dover 247,721 138,204 -109,517
Dover / Eurotunnel 151,697 23,345 -128,352
London Heathrow Airport 62,076 71,000 +8,924
London Gateway Port 52,075 66,052 +13,977
Leeds Bradford Airport 96,628 1,217 -95,411
London Stansted Airport 21,935 70,997 +49,062
Eurotunnel 63,885 12,778 -51,107
London 29,083 44,737 +15,654

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of textiles 10
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 12
2025-10 12
2025-09 6
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 28
54m+ 15
0-1m 6
15m-54m 6
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 £
Italy 4,858,452
Portugal 2,829,792
China 2,663,201
France 2,257,554
United States 2,113,581

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 2,451,930 2,406,522 -45,408
Portugal 1,364,591 1,465,201 +100,610
China 1,164,969 1,498,232 +333,263
France 1,520,440 737,114 -783,326
United States 1,204,313 909,268 -295,045
Japan 978,101 768,883 -209,218
Ireland 445,104 693,946 +248,842
Germany 628,789 441,302 -187,487
Bulgaria 456,212 509,072 +52,860
South Korea 500,086 353,203 -146,883

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 15,884,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,246,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,737,236
Road transport 41,389

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 8,450,815 7,434,079 -1,016,736
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,807,378 4,438,877 -368,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,077,477 659,759 -417,718
Road transport 41,389 0 -41,389

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,652,356
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,865,881
London Heathrow Airport 5,016,163
ZLC 1,616,755
Manchester Airport 1,190,209

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 4,142,489 3,509,867 -632,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,752,743 3,113,138 -639,605
London Heathrow Airport 2,779,414 2,236,749 -542,665
ZLC 905,377 711,378 -193,999
Manchester Airport 388,422 801,787 +413,365
Holyhead 413,585 620,566 +206,981
Dover 506,015 494,938 -11,077
London Gateway Port 603,772 305,718 -298,054
Southampton 244,676 265,716 +21,040
Glasgow Airport 130,631 69,970 -60,661

Quick facts

HS code: 511111

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from carded wool or fine animal hair, weighing less than 300 g/m²