Import/export HS code 511290: Various woven fabrics of combed wool or fine animal hair

Woven fabrics made from combed wool or fine animal hair, not classified by weight or blend, used in various textile applications

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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 £
China 5,692,097
Chile 3,181,154
Italy 2,601,652
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 450,643
Belgium 319,784

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 £
China 2,778,670 2,913,427 +134,757
Chile 1,678,584 1,502,570 -176,014
Italy 1,041,011 1,560,641 +519,630
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 441,522 9,121 -432,401
Belgium 172,920 146,864 -26,056
France 163,412 134,111 -29,301
United States 151,517 64,960 -86,557
Czechia 120,516 3,165 -117,351
Turkey 68,435 40,143 -28,292
Netherlands 73,085 17,116 -55,969

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 £
China 6,140,217
Chile 3,252,933
Italy 2,620,301
Belgium 306,248
France 264,674

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 £
China 3,222,246 2,917,971 -304,275
Chile 1,750,363 1,502,570 -247,793
Italy 1,058,528 1,561,773 +503,245
Belgium 164,207 142,041 -22,166
France 147,604 117,070 -30,534
Turkey 71,835 45,913 -25,922
United States 95,499 21,991 -73,508
Denmark 112,532 0 -112,532
Norway 36,666 38,506 +1,840
United Kingdom 49,669 17,044 -32,625

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 41
Inner London - East 11
West Yorkshire 8
Greater Manchester 6
Outer London - West and North West 6

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 26 33 +7
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,791,481
Air transport 4,498,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,997,912
Other 3,574

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,584,833 3,206,648 -378,185
Air transport 2,391,643 2,106,645 -284,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 790,626 1,207,286 +416,660
Other 0 3,574 +3,574

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,456,249
Glasgow Airport 3,144,114
London Gateway Port 2,868,559
Dover 1,306,791
East Midlands Airport 585,075

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 £
Felixstowe 2,748,381 707,868 -2,040,513
Glasgow Airport 1,690,144 1,453,970 -236,174
London Gateway Port 522,392 2,346,167 +1,823,775
Dover 558,445 748,346 +189,901
East Midlands Airport 287,738 297,337 +9,599
London 118,143 301,738 +183,595
Thamesport 261,773 123,326 -138,447
London Stansted Airport 154,600 174,460 +19,860
London Heathrow Airport 141,584 79,269 -62,315
Eurotunnel 65,091 62,877 -2,214

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 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of textiles 13
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 27
2026-03 17
2026-02 23
2026-01 20

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 53
54m+ 22
0-1m 19
15m-54m 10
Other 8

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 £
United States 1,744,128
Italy 1,283,863
France 967,396
Denmark 476,210
Saudi Arabia 395,135

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 £
United States 1,028,969 715,159 -313,810
Italy 595,985 687,878 +91,893
France 303,702 663,694 +359,992
Denmark 254,084 222,126 -31,958
Saudi Arabia 328,476 66,659 -261,817
Netherlands 84,210 293,770 +209,560
Morocco 6,401 295,657 +289,256
China 70,609 163,999 +93,390
Japan 112,050 116,165 +4,115
Belgium 44,718 154,955 +110,237

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 5,927,225
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,634,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,523

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 2,677,811 3,249,414 +571,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 623,890 1,011,011 +387,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,209 102,314 +1,105

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,125,294
London Heathrow Airport 999,024
Dover / Eurotunnel 887,278
ZLC 619,718
London Stansted Airport 548,763

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 1,408,353 1,716,941 +308,588
London Heathrow Airport 315,764 683,260 +367,496
Dover / Eurotunnel 220,714 666,564 +445,850
ZLC 316,093 303,625 -12,468
London Stansted Airport 288,609 260,154 -28,455
Manchester Airport 303,037 170,118 -132,919
Immingham Docks 250,639 222,126 -28,513
Dover 146,136 122,321 -23,815
London Gateway Port 98,729 19,299 -79,430
Glasgow Airport 2,236 97,789 +95,553

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 511290

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from combed wool or fine animal hair, not classified by weight or blend, used in various textile applications