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

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  • 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 5,249,637
Chile 1,689,925
China 1,005,059
Belgium 371,333
Germany 127,816

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 2,987,515 2,262,122 -725,393
Chile 633,653 1,056,272 +422,619
China 616,639 388,420 -228,219
Belgium 157,234 214,099 +56,865
Germany 48,988 78,828 +29,840
United States 74,453 29,588 -44,865
Czechia 11,061 46,695 +35,634
France 13,382 42,342 +28,960
Japan 15,252 28,006 +12,754
India 34,973 5,611 -29,362

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 5,467,995
Chile 1,717,043
China 1,008,234
United Kingdom 258,291
Germany 120,610

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 3,052,362 2,415,633 -636,729
Chile 657,401 1,059,642 +402,241
China 618,761 389,473 -229,288
United Kingdom 126,326 131,965 +5,639
Germany 43,853 76,757 +32,904
Turkey 26,813 35,064 +8,251
India 34,973 5,611 -29,362
Japan 6,382 26,140 +19,758
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 22,199 10,095 -12,104
Portugal 19,242 7,620 -11,622

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 33
West Yorkshire 12
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - East and North East 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

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 24 21 -3
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 3 6 +3
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,325,666
Air transport 2,942,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,616,812
Other 4,892

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) 1,954,505 1,371,161 -583,344
Air transport 1,352,463 1,590,117 +237,654
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,384,063 1,232,749 -151,314
Other 4,892 0 -4,892

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,954,578
East Midlands Airport 1,194,980
London Gateway Port 1,077,341
London 677,034
Thamesport 642,186

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 1,734,705 1,219,873 -514,832
East Midlands Airport 628,801 566,179 -62,622
London Gateway Port 166,245 911,096 +744,851
London 537,987 139,047 -398,940
Thamesport 478,574 163,612 -314,962
London Heathrow Airport 293,624 319,321 +25,697
Manchester Airport 203,174 196,905 -6,269
London Stansted Airport 175,338 182,613 +7,275
Felixstowe 256,209 69,512 -186,697
Birmingham Airport 23,406 299,533 +276,127

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 textiles 18
Manufacture of wearing apparel 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 21
2025-10 17
2025-09 12
2025-08 12

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 48
0-1m 21
54m+ 13
15m-54m 7
Other 4

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 13,312,566
Japan 6,081,590
Kuwait 4,683,559
China 3,501,838
Cambodia 2,335,196

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 6,905,611 6,406,955 -498,656
Japan 3,743,724 2,337,866 -1,405,858
Kuwait 2,392,600 2,290,959 -101,641
China 2,502,289 999,549 -1,502,740
Cambodia 1,124,924 1,210,272 +85,348
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,441,421 816,200 -625,221
Saudi Arabia 1,163,294 1,026,890 -136,404
South Korea 1,166,731 436,457 -730,274
France 1,024,004 466,590 -557,414
Netherlands 686,978 573,467 -113,511

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 32,373,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,720,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,556,258
Road transport 12,792

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 18,473,232 13,900,542 -4,572,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,584,218 5,136,396 -447,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,556,534 2,999,724 -556,810
Road transport 12,792 0 -12,792

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 14,844,531
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,709,407
Manchester Airport 8,057,130
London Heathrow Airport 7,375,377
London Gateway Port 3,731,845

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 8,381,636 6,462,895 -1,918,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,069,859 4,639,548 -430,311
Manchester Airport 4,420,260 3,636,870 -783,390
London Heathrow Airport 4,374,129 3,001,248 -1,372,881
London Gateway Port 2,101,895 1,629,950 -471,945
Southampton 1,300,630 973,847 -326,783
Dover 410,903 434,586 +23,683
ZLC 615,649 207,897 -407,752
London Stansted Airport 426,361 391,703 -34,658
Felixstowe 67,412 395,927 +328,515

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