Import/export HS code 560130: Textile flock, dust, and mill neps

Short textile fibers, dust, and mill neps, often used in padding or filling

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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 £
Germany 1,727,373
Netherlands 1,617,325
China 1,342,066
Spain 505,473
Austria 214,526

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 £
Germany 967,145 760,228 -206,917
Netherlands 872,644 744,681 -127,963
China 652,797 689,269 +36,472
Spain 252,918 252,555 -363
Austria 178,842 35,684 -143,158
Turkey 125,511 87,157 -38,354
France 32,996 59,969 +26,973
Italy 43,069 33,510 -9,559
South Korea 65,137 0 -65,137
United States 26,769 35,772 +9,003

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 1,581,250
Germany 1,562,149
Netherlands 1,386,909
Spain 539,223
Japan 226,940

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 828,641 752,609 -76,032
Germany 855,200 706,949 -148,251
Netherlands 768,583 618,326 -150,257
Spain 281,602 257,621 -23,981
Japan 109,237 117,703 +8,466
Ukraine 178,842 34,273 -144,569
Turkey 125,511 87,157 -38,354
United States 53,817 62,994 +9,177
Italy 44,078 33,510 -10,568
Singapore 33,597 0 -33,597

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
West Yorkshire 6
Inner London - West 5
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 2 5 +3
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 0 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +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) 3,898,821
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,194,611
Air transport 815,048
Road transport 155,505

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) 2,076,895 1,821,926 -254,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 754,597 440,014 -314,583
Air transport 383,172 431,876 +48,704
Road transport 105,247 50,258 -54,989

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,120,511
Dover 808,665
Immingham Docks 693,661
Liverpool Docks 403,850
Thamesport 363,584

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 £
Middlesbrough 594,996 525,515 -69,481
Dover 447,712 360,953 -86,759
Immingham Docks 298,643 395,018 +96,375
Liverpool Docks 219,450 184,400 -35,050
Thamesport 321,428 42,156 -279,272
Luton Airport 63,502 263,646 +200,144
Harwich 139,536 171,291 +31,755
London 129,728 138,916 +9,188
Southampton 136,918 129,841 -7,077
Felixstowe 160,078 90,363 -69,715

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 13
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of textiles 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 8
2025-10 7
2025-09 10
2025-08 6

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
54m+ 19
15m-54m 11
0-1m 5
Other 1

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 £
China 16,741,704
Germany 15,616,839
Japan 11,024,119
Denmark 5,888,995
Italy 2,416,600

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 £
China 5,014,215 11,727,489 +6,713,274
Germany 8,093,525 7,523,314 -570,211
Japan 5,985,571 5,038,548 -947,023
Denmark 2,851,191 3,037,804 +186,613
Italy 942,267 1,474,333 +532,066
France 1,020,239 1,056,910 +36,671
India 177,583 1,383,061 +1,205,478
United States 236,774 1,310,901 +1,074,127
Viet Nam 103,285 985,695 +882,410
Ukraine 616,356 472,545 -143,811

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) 37,948,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,034,386
Air transport 536,827

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) 14,842,256 23,106,732 +8,264,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,197,491 13,836,895 +2,639,404
Air transport 121,114 415,713 +294,599

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 21,215,017
Immingham Docks 19,391,523
Southampton 7,043,971
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,994,568
London Gateway Port 6,082,301

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 £
Felixstowe 6,981,308 14,233,709 +7,252,401
Immingham Docks 9,649,688 9,741,835 +92,147
Southampton 4,590,980 2,452,991 -2,137,989
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,092,188 3,902,380 +810,192
London Gateway Port 317,723 5,764,578 +5,446,855
Dover 667,365 505,241 -162,124
Portsmouth 152,867 159,340 +6,473
Poole 262,317 0 -262,317
Manchester Airport 33,426 199,837 +166,411
Liverpool Docks 70,266 93,176 +22,910

Quick facts

HS code: 560130

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

Description: Short textile fibers, dust, and mill neps, often used in padding or filling