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 809,122
Italy 300,491
Viet Nam 177,327
Austria 131,775
China 62,554

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 406,818 402,304 -4,514
Italy 194,171 106,320 -87,851
Viet Nam 80,910 96,417 +15,507
Austria 86,685 45,090 -41,595
China 25,328 37,226 +11,898
Denmark 24,814 36,746 +11,932
South Korea 0 61,094 +61,094
Spain 35,822 16,892 -18,930
Netherlands 3,747 26,898 +23,151
Germany 8,668 18,218 +9,550

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 812,798
Italy 404,277
Viet Nam 178,369
China 114,407
Netherlands 61,360

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 410,494 402,304 -8,190
Italy 295,304 108,973 -186,331
Viet Nam 80,910 97,459 +16,549
China 46,104 68,303 +22,199
Netherlands 24,700 36,660 +11,960
South Korea 0 61,094 +61,094
Austria 12,445 45,090 +32,645
Spain 35,822 16,892 -18,930
India 1,072 10,301 +9,229
Germany 1,238 7,866 +6,628

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
Outer London - West and North West 5
Outer London - East and North East 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 14 9 -5
Outer London - West and North West 1 4 +3
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
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) 1,225,467
Air transport 303,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 257,800
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) 617,036 608,431 -8,605
Air transport 210,498 93,457 -117,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,472 167,328 +76,856
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 592,377
London Gateway Port 539,288
Dover 119,222
London Heathrow Airport 118,522
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 263,279 329,098 +65,819
London Gateway Port 327,998 211,290 -116,708
Dover 66,191 53,031 -13,160
London Heathrow Airport 93,025 25,497 -67,528
Southampton 0 114,673 +114,673
East Midlands Airport 75,495 22,563 -52,932
Eurotunnel 15,356 29,455 +14,099
Thamesport 25,759 17,661 -8,098
London Stansted Airport 14,279 16,758 +2,479
Birmingham Airport 7,704 20,674 +12,970

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
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 9
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 9

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 17
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 216,187
Italy 97,728
Romania 74,098
Bulgaria 24,221
United States 22,564

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 149,303 66,884 -82,419
Italy 77,593 20,135 -57,458
Romania 50,357 23,741 -26,616
Bulgaria 24,221 0 -24,221
United States 19,564 3,000 -16,564
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
China 2,662 0 -2,662

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 336,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 124,948

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 252,093 84,177 -167,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,007 30,941 -63,066

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 286,687
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,129
London Heathrow Airport 23,069
London Stansted Airport 16,460
ZLC 10,054

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 228,981 57,706 -171,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 92,188 30,941 -61,247
London Heathrow Airport 6,801 16,268 +9,467
London Stansted Airport 11,632 4,828 -6,804
ZLC 4,679 5,375 +696
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