Import/export HS code 560122: Man-made fiber wadding

Wadding made from synthetic or artificial fibers, used in textiles and padding

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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 £
France 32,370,174
Hungary 4,828,623
China 4,320,988
Poland 2,853,800
Netherlands 2,783,262

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 £
France 19,694,119 12,676,055 -7,018,064
Hungary 4,562,250 266,373 -4,295,877
China 1,865,553 2,455,435 +589,882
Poland 1,624,880 1,228,920 -395,960
Netherlands 584,833 2,198,429 +1,613,596
Lebanon 1,354,228 758,308 -595,920
United States 774,617 791,568 +16,951
India 501,434 934,852 +433,418
Belgium 162,970 917,412 +754,442
Italy 583,663 490,243 -93,420

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 £
Austria 34,874,639
Hungary 4,720,581
China 4,433,229
Poland 3,040,917
Lebanon 2,112,536

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 £
Austria 19,463,872 15,410,767 -4,053,105
Hungary 4,453,017 267,564 -4,185,453
China 1,916,220 2,517,009 +600,789
Poland 1,696,725 1,344,192 -352,533
Lebanon 1,354,228 758,308 -595,920
United States 764,392 770,562 +6,170
India 480,177 908,237 +428,060
Italy 808,007 549,582 -258,425
France 734,501 85,309 -649,192
Germany 321,719 232,591 -89,128

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6

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 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 4 +1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
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) 44,845,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,541,287
Air transport 2,342,519
Other 178,125
Road transport 31,915

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) 27,050,044 17,795,088 -9,254,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,824,149 4,717,138 -107,011
Air transport 1,124,214 1,218,305 +94,091
Other 96,318 81,807 -14,511
Road transport 31,915 0 -31,915

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 33,667,897
Killingholme 4,552,995
Felixstowe 4,481,702
Eurotunnel 3,305,392
Southampton 2,220,663

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 20,272,319 13,395,578 -6,876,741
Killingholme 1,871,022 2,681,973 +810,951
Felixstowe 2,739,004 1,742,698 -996,306
Eurotunnel 2,990,078 315,314 -2,674,764
Southampton 849,434 1,371,229 +521,795
London Heathrow Airport 862,355 735,365 -126,990
Harwich 816,581 578,132 -238,449
Hull 692,107 617,342 -74,765
Dover / Eurotunnel 742,841 415,379 -327,462
London Gateway Port 197,613 896,811 +699,198

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Other manufacturing 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 24
2025-09 19
2025-08 19
2025-07 25

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 42
54m+ 33
0-1m 13
15m-54m 11
Other 6

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 9,770,826
Finland 2,394,283
Austria 1,707,651
Germany 1,582,414
Ireland 1,527,331

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 9,233,060 537,766 -8,695,294
Finland 2,393,363 920 -2,392,443
Austria 1,201,491 506,160 -695,331
Germany 889,448 692,966 -196,482
Ireland 836,739 690,592 -146,147
Italy 469,363 35,960 -433,403
Slovakia 169,243 105,877 -63,366
Romania 77,850 184,900 +107,050
Switzerland 106,044 134,614 +28,570
United States 226,665 8,360 -218,305

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 £
XU 268,285
Austria 10,014
China 9,706
XI 4,337
Germany 1,974

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 £
XU 157,739 110,546 -47,193
Austria 5,653 4,361 -1,292
China 7,356 2,350 -5,006
XI 2,375 1,962 -413
Germany 0 1,974 +1,974
Spain 104 0 -104
Turkey 19 8 -11

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,338,763
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,284,948
Other 294,447
Air transport 116,699
Road transport 5,025

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,254,683 84,080 -10,170,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,878,538 3,406,410 -2,472,128
Other 173,246 121,201 -52,045
Air transport 80,360 36,339 -44,021
Road transport 5,025 0 -5,025

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,849,645
Felixstowe 5,252,589
London 5,162,857
Immingham Docks 799,621
Holyhead 606,534

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 3,604,348 2,245,297 -1,359,051
Felixstowe 5,233,541 19,048 -5,214,493
London 5,157,620 5,237 -5,152,383
Immingham Docks 430,801 368,820 -61,981
Holyhead 365,684 240,850 -124,834
Liverpool Docks 283,735 196,639 -87,096
Harwich 339,127 34,154 -304,973
Hull 240,116 90,349 -149,767
000 173,246 121,201 -52,045
Dover 178,150 55,192 -122,958

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 560122

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

Description: Wadding made from synthetic or artificial fibers, used in textiles and padding