Import/export HS code 46012990: Various miscellaneous plaiting products

Other items made from plaiting materials, not specifically classified

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  • 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 £
China 2,580,437
Spain 1,511,993
Germany 840,502
Ukraine 420,954
Poland 377,242

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 £
China 1,068,693 1,511,744 +443,051
Spain 616,337 895,656 +279,319
Germany 486,340 354,162 -132,178
Ukraine 188,840 232,114 +43,274
Poland 230,002 147,240 -82,762
Netherlands 220,657 105,950 -114,707
India 88,994 80,279 -8,715
Viet Nam 36,136 73,692 +37,556
France 39,645 2,580 -37,065
Japan 17,051 10,582 -6,469

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 £
China 4,261,268
Germany 990,251
Ukraine 502,483
Poland 338,634
India 170,337

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 £
China 1,791,139 2,470,129 +678,990
Germany 592,181 398,070 -194,111
Ukraine 261,569 240,914 -20,655
Poland 200,194 138,440 -61,754
India 88,994 81,343 -7,651
Viet Nam 44,684 78,481 +33,797
Japan 17,051 9,459 -7,592
Bangladesh 7,059 4,090 -2,969
Taiwan 0 8,348 +8,348
Hungary 0 7,666 +7,666

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 5
West Midlands 4
Devon 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2

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
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Devon 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
West Central Scotland 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Cumbria 0 1 +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) 4,223,057
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,965,575
Other 165,680
Air transport 109,437

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) 1,771,048 2,452,009 +680,961
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,066,197 899,378 -166,819
Other 97,006 68,674 -28,332
Air transport 78,522 30,915 -47,607

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,883,739
Felixstowe 1,557,575
Dover 815,071
Southampton 608,152
Grangemouth Docks 472,389

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 £
Liverpool Docks 723,703 1,160,036 +436,333
Felixstowe 764,006 793,569 +29,563
Dover 423,403 391,668 -31,735
Southampton 277,611 330,541 +52,930
Grangemouth Docks 269,689 202,700 -66,989
London Gateway Port 10,918 313,060 +302,142
Harwich 119,305 50,079 -69,226
000 97,006 68,674 -28,332
Immingham Docks 65,402 33,241 -32,161
Eurotunnel 60,208 0 -60,208

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 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 3
Specialised construction activities 2
Fishing and aquaculture 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 7
2025-10 4
2025-09 5
2025-08 3

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
54m+ 13
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 6
Other 6
0-1m 5

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 £
Spain 159,284
Ireland 36,609
Germany 5,347
France 5,020
Bermuda 4,674

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 £
Spain 0 159,284 +159,284
Ireland 15,656 20,953 +5,297
Germany 1,980 3,367 +1,387
France 3,094 1,926 -1,168
Bermuda 4,674 0 -4,674
Greece 4,496 0 -4,496
Saudi Arabia 2,023 0 -2,023
Netherlands 1,889 0 -1,889
Malta 0 1,837 +1,837
Australia 1,375 0 -1,375

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 1,480
India 830
XI 649
Viet Nam 630

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 1,318 162 -1,156
India 830 0 -830
XI 409 240 -169
Viet Nam 458 172 -286

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) 204,236
Air transport 12,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,674
Other 3,896

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) 18,416 185,820 +167,404
Air transport 11,235 874 -10,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,674 0 -4,674
Other 3,223 673 -2,550

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 167,940
Holyhead 18,161
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,278
East Midlands Airport 8,966
Heysham 8,514

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 £
Liverpool Docks 6,174 161,766 +155,592
Holyhead 5,929 12,232 +6,303
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,074 5,204 +130
East Midlands Airport 8,092 874 -7,218
Heysham 5,004 3,510 -1,494
000 3,223 673 -2,550
Milford 0 2,056 +2,056
London Heathrow Airport 2,023 0 -2,023
Dover 909 1,052 +143
London Stansted Airport 1,120 0 -1,120

Quick facts

HS code: 46012990

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

Description: Other items made from plaiting materials, not specifically classified