Import/export HS code 560221: Wool or fine animal hair felt

Felt made from wool or fine animal hair, commonly used in crafts and industrial applications

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Spain 1,521,413
Ireland 1,101,978
Germany 1,096,677
Netherlands 670,449
India 637,682

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 £
Spain 812,689 708,724 -103,965
Ireland 477,019 624,959 +147,940
Germany 584,468 512,209 -72,259
Netherlands 435,286 235,163 -200,123
India 307,894 329,788 +21,894
China 118,524 164,087 +45,563
France 143,724 82,095 -61,629
Italy 89,964 77,502 -12,462
Belgium 129,653 1,494 -128,159
Nepal 44,739 77,253 +32,514

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 £
Spain 1,556,049
Germany 1,039,178
Netherlands 684,623
Nepal 640,473
India 541,622

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 £
Spain 813,644 742,405 -71,239
Germany 559,122 480,056 -79,066
Netherlands 450,403 234,220 -216,183
Nepal 272,651 367,822 +95,171
India 268,328 273,294 +4,966
Austria 295,245 244,340 -50,905
China 122,694 184,989 +62,295
Italy 126,560 77,688 -48,872
France 98,007 73,175 -24,832
Belgium 145,238 1,494 -143,744

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 1 -4
Cumbria 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 4 0 -4
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Lancashire 4 4 +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) 3,150,775
Air transport 1,756,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,274,253
Road transport 58,525
Other 331

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) 1,683,205 1,467,570 -215,635
Air transport 827,836 928,980 +101,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 727,358 546,895 -180,463
Road transport 35,558 22,967 -12,591
Other 210 121 -89

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,288,934
Birmingham Airport 904,497
East Midlands Airport 485,903
Felixstowe 316,144
Immingham Docks 302,233

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 1,281,043 1,007,891 -273,152
Birmingham Airport 397,486 507,011 +109,525
East Midlands Airport 193,350 292,553 +99,203
Felixstowe 199,699 116,445 -83,254
Immingham Docks 110,734 191,499 +80,765
London Gateway Port 144,925 138,335 -6,590
Dover / Eurotunnel 118,517 123,843 +5,326
Eurotunnel 112,721 85,234 -27,487
London Stansted Airport 153,659 43,967 -109,692
Southampton 31,418 154,823 +123,405

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of textiles 12
Other manufacturing 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 9
2026-02 10
2026-01 11
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 41
54m+ 17
0-1m 12
15m-54m 8
Other 7

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 £
Netherlands 2,191,016
Ireland 1,207,871
Germany 448,017
Hungary 182,399
Poland 128,439

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 £
Netherlands 882,610 1,308,406 +425,796
Ireland 581,395 626,476 +45,081
Germany 289,263 158,754 -130,509
Hungary 19,290 163,109 +143,819
Poland 4,095 124,344 +120,249
United States 69,381 26,342 -43,039
Saudi Arabia 72,330 3,904 -68,426
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,085 35,025 +940
Sweden 57,833 9,569 -48,264
Slovakia 37,440 12,720 -24,720

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,270,171
Air transport 341,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 304,446
Other 51

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,816,835 2,453,336 +636,501
Air transport 194,414 147,447 -46,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 239,513 64,933 -174,580
Other 24 27 +3

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,739,259
Holyhead 634,801
Liverpool Docks 465,911
Felixstowe 186,964
Immingham Docks 164,648

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 952,255 1,787,004 +834,749
Holyhead 390,421 244,380 -146,041
Liverpool Docks 121,403 344,508 +223,105
Felixstowe 186,964 0 -186,964
Immingham Docks 130,059 34,589 -95,470
East Midlands Airport 99,491 43,176 -56,315
ZLC 43,881 45,306 +1,425
London Heathrow Airport 32,822 46,990 +14,168
Heysham 62,956 15,343 -47,613
Dover 28,143 49,035 +20,892

Quick facts

HS code: 560221

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

Description: Felt made from wool or fine animal hair, commonly used in crafts and industrial applications