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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* 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 1,373,189
Germany 1,018,912
Ireland 945,088
Netherlands 683,437
India 563,054

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 738,640 634,549 -104,091
Germany 564,017 454,895 -109,122
Ireland 469,038 476,050 +7,012
Netherlands 431,212 252,225 -178,987
India 257,135 305,919 +48,784
France 160,181 75,541 -84,640
China 81,047 128,656 +47,609
Italy 113,678 70,329 -43,349
Nepal 75,289 77,256 +1,967
Belgium 79,351 51,796 -27,555

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 1,404,438
Germany 952,022
Netherlands 684,729
Nepal 678,154
Austria 498,851

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 739,595 664,843 -74,752
Germany 522,150 429,872 -92,278
Netherlands 382,202 302,527 -79,675
Nepal 283,836 394,318 +110,482
Austria 306,629 192,222 -114,407
India 217,569 268,585 +51,016
Italy 168,637 65,600 -103,037
China 85,217 146,080 +60,863
France 112,775 69,812 -42,963
Belgium 159,063 1,494 -157,569

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Yorkshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 1 -4
Cumbria 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Lancashire 4 3 -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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,911,440
Air transport 1,539,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,235,292
Road transport 66,487
Other 321

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) 1,515,431 1,396,009 -119,422
Air transport 813,344 725,911 -87,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 748,032 487,260 -260,772
Road transport 44,709 21,778 -22,931
Other 57 264 +207

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,125,096
Birmingham Airport 867,518
East Midlands Airport 336,147
Felixstowe 319,966
Immingham Docks 295,763

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 1,183,071 942,025 -241,046
Birmingham Airport 393,026 474,492 +81,466
East Midlands Airport 197,176 138,971 -58,205
Felixstowe 233,815 86,151 -147,664
Immingham Docks 124,559 171,204 +46,645
London Gateway Port 95,060 165,688 +70,628
London Stansted Airport 172,626 41,810 -130,816
Eurotunnel 86,397 103,226 +16,829
Liverpool Docks 111,393 74,827 -36,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,275 86,787 -7,488

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 19
Manufacture of textiles 12
Other manufacturing 11
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
2026-01 11
2025-11 9
2025-10 16
2025-09 13
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 40
54m+ 16
0-1m 12
15m-54m 7
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 1,818,380
Ireland 1,073,292
Germany 378,102
Hungary 137,916
United States 95,432

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 810,818 1,007,562 +196,744
Ireland 548,482 524,810 -23,672
Germany 73,607 304,495 +230,888
Hungary 17,850 120,066 +102,216
United States 64,628 30,804 -33,824
Sweden 67,506 10,744 -56,762
Saudi Arabia 72,330 3,904 -68,426
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 35,147 35,025 -122
Slovakia 37,440 12,720 -24,720
Austria 22,729 19,139 -3,590

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) 3,510,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 329,407
Air transport 325,557
Other 45

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) 1,484,341 2,026,244 +541,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 260,738 68,669 -192,069
Air transport 186,866 138,691 -48,175
Other 24 21 -3

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,093,510
Holyhead 574,666
Liverpool Docks 386,204
Felixstowe 186,964
Immingham Docks 169,812

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 879,561 1,213,949 +334,388
Holyhead 357,255 217,411 -139,844
Liverpool Docks 107,931 278,273 +170,342
Felixstowe 3,935 183,029 +179,094
Immingham Docks 72,184 97,628 +25,444
East Midlands Airport 99,987 46,716 -53,271
Dover 56,682 41,886 -14,796
Heysham 77,587 15,343 -62,244
ZLC 41,815 42,794 +979
Avonmouth Docks 72,330 0 -72,330

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