Import/export HS code 511211: Lightweight woven fabrics of combed wool or fine animal hair

Woven fabrics made from combed wool or fine animal hair, weighing less than 200 g/m², ideal for lightweight clothing

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 5,916,275
Chile 2,080,360
China 1,203,373
Belgium 402,653
Germany 142,566

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 3,090,781 2,825,494 -265,287
Chile 1,117,553 962,807 -154,746
China 741,856 461,517 -280,339
Belgium 187,949 214,704 +26,755
Germany 84,119 58,447 -25,672
United States 60,911 49,074 -11,837
Czechia 8,546 46,695 +38,149
France 42,375 12,635 -29,740
Portugal 20,395 32,589 +12,194
Japan 24,071 20,838 -3,233

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 6,142,043
Chile 2,125,691
China 1,208,286
United Kingdom 281,031
Germany 135,360

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 3,193,490 2,948,553 -244,937
Chile 1,141,301 984,390 -156,911
China 743,031 465,255 -277,776
United Kingdom 114,089 166,942 +52,853
Germany 77,113 58,247 -18,866
Turkey 47,491 12,772 -34,719
India 35,979 6,685 -29,294
Japan 15,201 24,884 +9,683
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 22,326 11,901 -10,425
Portugal 19,242 13,735 -5,507

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 37
West Yorkshire 11
Inner London - East 9
Essex 5
Outer London - East and North East 5

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 23 27 +4
West Yorkshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Essex 3 2 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +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) 3,641,102
Air transport 3,494,968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,118,164

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) 2,064,685 1,576,417 -488,268
Air transport 1,655,518 1,839,450 +183,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,770,786 1,347,378 -423,408

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,157,125
London Gateway Port 1,545,226
East Midlands Airport 1,378,158
London Heathrow Airport 841,860
London 691,498

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 £
Dover 1,854,038 1,303,087 -550,951
London Gateway Port 582,840 962,386 +379,546
East Midlands Airport 670,209 707,949 +37,740
London Heathrow Airport 342,654 499,206 +156,552
London 562,667 128,831 -433,836
Thamesport 470,537 210,488 -260,049
Manchester Airport 292,093 160,130 -131,963
London Stansted Airport 173,428 253,743 +80,315
Birmingham Airport 153,164 188,949 +35,785
Felixstowe 246,980 89,525 -157,455

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of wearing apparel 19
Manufacture of textiles 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 22
2026-03 16
2026-02 17
2026-01 9
2025-12 15

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 51
0-1m 20
54m+ 16
15m-54m 8
Other 5

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 14,880,552
Japan 6,840,537
Kuwait 4,727,405
China 3,024,753
Cambodia 2,997,070

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 7,346,099 7,534,453 +188,354
Japan 3,832,958 3,007,579 -825,379
Kuwait 2,447,051 2,280,354 -166,697
China 1,656,972 1,367,781 -289,191
Cambodia 1,440,279 1,556,791 +116,512
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,338,511 858,861 -479,650
Saudi Arabia 1,136,475 1,045,594 -90,881
France 925,573 758,326 -167,247
South Korea 1,000,799 610,966 -389,833
United States 746,825 576,988 -169,837

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 33,598,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,094,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,290,709
Road transport 6,760

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 18,002,796 15,595,910 -2,406,886
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,945,591 6,149,128 +203,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,686,136 3,604,573 -81,563
Road transport 6,760 0 -6,760

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 15,495,421
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,048,585
London Heathrow Airport 8,145,965
Manchester Airport 7,853,318
London Gateway Port 3,565,633

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 8,447,459 7,047,962 -1,399,497
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,407,978 5,640,607 +232,629
London Heathrow Airport 4,416,707 3,729,258 -687,449
Manchester Airport 3,928,190 3,925,128 -3,062
London Gateway Port 2,378,500 1,187,133 -1,191,367
Southampton 1,183,148 1,910,633 +727,485
Dover 409,494 444,778 +35,284
ZLC 595,662 244,794 -350,868
London Stansted Airport 381,470 391,540 +10,070
Felixstowe 37,891 506,807 +468,916

Quick facts

HS code: 511211

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from combed wool or fine animal hair, weighing less than 200 g/m², ideal for lightweight clothing