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 1,500,707
Ireland 1,138,486
Germany 1,072,074
Netherlands 662,575
India 620,102

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 850,418 650,289 -200,129
Ireland 487,622 650,864 +163,242
Germany 562,955 509,119 -53,836
Netherlands 432,760 229,815 -202,945
India 291,419 328,683 +37,264
China 128,603 210,322 +81,719
France 169,550 58,898 -110,652
Italy 76,237 78,364 +2,127
Belgium 131,147 0 -131,147
Nepal 43,728 73,495 +29,767

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 1,535,343
Germany 1,017,002
Netherlands 683,876
Nepal 626,528
Austria 525,516

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 851,373 683,970 -167,403
Germany 538,620 478,382 -60,238
Netherlands 455,004 228,872 -226,132
Nepal 289,741 336,787 +47,046
Austria 287,758 237,758 -50,000
India 251,853 272,189 +20,336
China 132,773 231,224 +98,451
Ireland 0 193,398 +193,398
Italy 112,833 76,123 -36,710
France 122,822 50,989 -71,833

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 5
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - West and North West 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 2 6 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 1 -4
Cumbria 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 4 0 -4
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) 3,094,686
Air transport 1,804,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,309,421
Road transport 55,512
Other 320

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) 1,698,393 1,396,293 -302,100
Air transport 857,801 946,561 +88,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 723,113 586,308 -136,805
Road transport 35,515 19,997 -15,518
Other 226 94 -132

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,251,625
Birmingham Airport 895,556
East Midlands Airport 555,368
London Gateway Port 350,621
Immingham Docks 295,106

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 1,279,493 972,132 -307,361
Birmingham Airport 413,736 481,820 +68,084
East Midlands Airport 218,528 336,840 +118,312
London Gateway Port 144,092 206,529 +62,437
Immingham Docks 111,952 183,154 +71,202
Felixstowe 167,964 99,637 -68,327
Dover / Eurotunnel 118,517 123,843 +5,326
Eurotunnel 138,581 58,061 -80,520
Southampton 44,883 148,927 +104,044
London Stansted Airport 143,078 40,427 -102,651

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
20
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
2026-05 11
2026-04 12
2026-03 9
2026-02 10
2026-01 11

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+ 17
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 2,291,386
Ireland 1,221,470
Germany 459,490
Hungary 205,842
Poland 145,128

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 914,805 1,376,581 +461,776
Ireland 570,896 650,574 +79,678
Germany 289,263 170,227 -119,036
Hungary 19,290 186,552 +167,262
Poland 4,095 141,033 +136,938
Saudi Arabia 72,330 3,904 -68,426
Sweden 56,676 13,708 -42,968
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,085 35,025 +940
United States 34,586 26,681 -7,905
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) 4,433,574
Air transport 340,639
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 281,541
Other 50

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) 1,843,363 2,590,211 +746,848
Air transport 193,514 147,125 -46,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 206,927 74,614 -132,313
Other 28 22 -6

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,901,361
Holyhead 661,003
Liverpool Docks 444,483
Felixstowe 188,018
Immingham Docks 171,670

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 998,895 1,902,466 +903,571
Holyhead 382,307 278,696 -103,611
Liverpool Docks 112,878 331,605 +218,727
Felixstowe 186,964 1,054 -185,910
Immingham Docks 128,902 42,768 -86,134
East Midlands Airport 94,117 45,239 -48,878
ZLC 43,881 45,306 +1,425
London Heathrow Airport 36,355 46,648 +10,293
Dover 27,234 49,035 +21,801
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