Import/export HS code 600610: Knitted fabrics of wool or fine animal hair

Fabrics made from wool or fine animal hair, used for clothing, blankets, or other textiles

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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 £
Turkey 885,861
Italy 337,774
Austria 131,169
Viet Nam 96,417
China 78,815

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 £
Turkey 532,079 353,782 -178,297
Italy 181,137 156,637 -24,500
Austria 80,744 50,425 -30,319
Viet Nam 41,204 55,213 +14,009
China 35,169 43,646 +8,477
Denmark 44,457 28,423 -16,034
Spain 47,397 14,150 -33,247
South Korea 0 61,094 +61,094
Netherlands 11,446 20,782 +9,336
Germany 8,520 18,583 +10,063

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 £
Turkey 891,120
Italy 418,395
China 129,169
Viet Nam 97,459
Austria 81,823

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 £
Turkey 535,755 355,365 -180,390
Italy 257,376 161,019 -96,357
China 63,235 65,934 +2,699
Viet Nam 41,204 56,255 +15,051
Austria 31,398 50,425 +19,027
Netherlands 44,343 28,337 -16,006
Spain 47,397 14,150 -33,247
South Korea 0 61,094 +61,094
Portugal 5,016 7,218 +2,202
India 11,373 0 -11,373

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Inner London - East 3

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 16 9 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 4 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 3 0 -3
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 3 +3
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Lancashire 1 2 +1
West Midlands 1 2 +1

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) 1,248,970
Air transport 352,440
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 270,499
Road transport 2,569

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) 657,325 591,645 -65,680
Air transport 204,177 148,263 -55,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 184,541 85,958 -98,583
Road transport 2,569 0 -2,569

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 597,667
London Gateway Port 540,015
East Midlands Airport 132,564
Dover 116,834
Southampton 114,673

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 255,332 342,335 +87,003
London Gateway Port 385,773 154,242 -231,531
East Midlands Airport 71,141 61,423 -9,718
Dover 75,170 41,664 -33,506
Southampton 53,579 61,094 +7,515
London Heathrow Airport 84,756 29,577 -55,179
Eurotunnel 24,287 26,011 +1,724
Thamesport 24,427 19,363 -5,064
Birmingham Airport 13,612 25,915 +12,303
London Stansted Airport 14,673 23,383 +8,710

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
23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18
Manufacture of wearing apparel
13
Manufacture of textiles
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 5
2026-03 2
2026-02 4
2026-01 7

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 21
0-1m 19
54m+ 14
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 £
France 242,558
Romania 75,367
Italy 49,530
United States 19,828
Bulgaria 12,115

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 £
France 147,589 94,969 -52,620
Romania 63,831 11,536 -52,295
Italy 37,847 11,683 -26,164
United States 16,828 3,000 -13,828
Bulgaria 12,115 0 -12,115
Canada 0 10,081 +10,081
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,054 0 -3,054
Germany 2,871 0 -2,871
China 2,662 0 -2,662
Spain 2,600 0 -2,600

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 324,856
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 113,385

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 195,555 129,301 -66,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,756 12,629 -88,127

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 258,294
Dover / Eurotunnel 113,385
London Heathrow Airport 31,567
London Stansted Airport 14,860
Manchester Airport 10,081

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 172,863 85,431 -87,432
Dover / Eurotunnel 100,756 12,629 -88,127
London Heathrow Airport 6,801 24,766 +17,965
London Stansted Airport 10,032 4,828 -5,204
Manchester Airport 0 10,081 +10,081
ZLC 5,859 4,195 -1,664

Quick facts

HS code: 600610

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

Description: Fabrics made from wool or fine animal hair, used for clothing, blankets, or other textiles