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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* 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 322,617
Viet Nam 177,327
Austria 142,635
Denmark 73,346

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 420,693 465,168 +44,475
Italy 167,474 155,143 -12,331
Viet Nam 80,910 96,417 +15,507
Austria 85,967 56,668 -29,299
Denmark 28,346 45,000 +16,654
Spain 35,822 29,299 -6,523
China 30,755 31,799 +1,044
South Korea 0 61,094 +61,094
Netherlands 3,747 28,481 +24,734
Germany 9,758 18,583 +8,825

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 418,191
Viet Nam 178,369
China 114,407
Austria 78,336

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 424,369 466,751 +42,382
Italy 258,666 159,525 -99,141
Viet Nam 80,910 97,459 +16,549
China 52,621 61,786 +9,165
Austria 21,668 56,668 +35,000
Netherlands 28,232 44,914 +16,682
Spain 35,822 29,299 -6,523
South Korea 0 61,094 +61,094
India 1,072 10,301 +9,229
Germany 1,238 9,321 +8,083

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Outer London - East and North East 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
West Yorkshire 4

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 15 9 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 4 +3
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 3 0 -3
Inner London - East 0 3 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
West Midlands 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +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) 1,329,734
Air transport 348,629
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 248,701
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) 614,483 715,251 +100,768
Air transport 198,164 150,465 -47,699
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 102,858 145,843 +42,985
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 678,577
London Gateway Port 552,719
East Midlands Airport 129,691
London Heathrow Airport 119,836
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 253,520 425,057 +171,537
London Gateway Port 358,792 193,927 -164,865
East Midlands Airport 66,332 63,359 -2,973
London Heathrow Airport 88,764 31,072 -57,692
Southampton 0 114,673 +114,673
Dover 51,457 54,760 +3,303
Thamesport 29,291 20,348 -8,943
Eurotunnel 15,356 29,455 +14,099
Birmingham Airport 8,794 27,788 +18,994
London Stansted Airport 14,279 20,281 +6,002

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 22
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Manufacture of textiles 6
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 2
2026-02 4
2026-01 7
2025-12 5

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 23
0-1m 18
54m+ 13
15m-54m 3
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 244,975
Romania 75,367
Italy 54,138
United States 22,564
Bulgaria 21,708

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 141,890 103,085 -38,805
Romania 50,357 25,010 -25,347
Italy 33,971 20,167 -13,804
United States 19,564 3,000 -16,564
Bulgaria 21,708 0 -21,708
Canada 0 10,081 +10,081
Lithuania 4,787 0 -4,787
Japan 4,222 0 -4,222
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,054 0 -3,054
Germany 2,871 0 -2,871

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 341,117
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 124,797

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 201,058 140,059 -60,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,494 33,303 -58,191

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 274,708
Dover / Eurotunnel 122,978
London Heathrow Airport 29,814
London Stansted Airport 16,460
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 176,766 97,942 -78,824
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,675 33,303 -56,372
London Heathrow Airport 6,801 23,013 +16,212
London Stansted Airport 11,632 4,828 -6,804
Manchester Airport 0 10,081 +10,081
ZLC 5,859 4,195 -1,664
Dover 1,819 0 -1,819

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