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 1,744,968
Netherlands 1,657,980
China 1,336,235
Spain 518,500
Austria 249,808

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 963,319 781,649 -181,670
Netherlands 942,030 715,950 -226,080
China 589,438 746,797 +157,359
Spain 239,108 279,392 +40,284
Austria 173,804 76,004 -97,800
Turkey 134,282 92,844 -41,438
France 31,112 64,187 +33,075
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 £
Germany 1,598,258
China 1,570,347
Netherlands 1,444,596
Spain 554,584
Ukraine 248,397

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 £
Germany 896,582 701,676 -194,906
China 757,515 812,832 +55,317
Netherlands 846,610 597,986 -248,624
Spain 268,017 286,567 +18,550
Ukraine 173,804 74,593 -99,211
Turkey 134,282 92,844 -41,438
Japan 97,626 106,138 +8,512
United States 74,633 49,745 -24,888
Italy 44,078 33,510 -10,568
Singapore 0 33,597 +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 1 3 +2
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) 4,011,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,214,264
Air transport 808,747
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) 2,213,701 1,797,729 -415,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 734,624 479,640 -254,984
Air transport 287,652 521,095 +233,443
Road transport 95,864 59,641 -36,223

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,153,979
Dover 882,857
Immingham Docks 708,339
Liverpool Docks 403,850
Thamesport 377,068

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 697,908 456,071 -241,837
Dover 489,658 393,199 -96,459
Immingham Docks 352,601 355,738 +3,137
Liverpool Docks 192,996 210,854 +17,858
Thamesport 295,864 81,204 -214,660
Harwich 175,058 160,205 -14,853
Luton Airport 0 315,148 +315,148
London 79,400 189,244 +109,844
Southampton 163,835 103,965 -59,870
Felixstowe 163,878 79,601 -84,277

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
2025-11 8
2025-10 7
2025-09 10
2025-08 6
2025-07 12

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 22
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 16,772,210
Germany 16,125,414
Japan 10,737,410
Denmark 5,846,732
Italy 2,336,226

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 4,521,552 12,250,658 +7,729,106
Germany 8,145,976 7,979,438 -166,538
Japan 6,140,605 4,596,805 -1,543,800
Denmark 2,775,563 3,071,169 +295,606
Italy 967,355 1,368,871 +401,516
France 1,001,416 1,101,605 +100,189
United States 179,366 1,387,197 +1,207,831
India 178,786 1,383,061 +1,204,275
Ukraine 658,185 510,790 -147,395
Viet Nam 103,285 985,695 +882,410

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) 38,673,828
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,492,188
Air transport 519,853

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) 15,608,316 23,065,512 +7,457,196
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,075,186 14,417,002 +4,341,816
Air transport 122,317 397,536 +275,219

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 21,108,023
Immingham Docks 19,455,541
Southampton 6,943,274
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,863,251
London Gateway Port 6,090,425

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 6,587,434 14,520,589 +7,933,155
Immingham Docks 9,102,581 10,352,960 +1,250,379
Southampton 4,595,085 2,348,189 -2,246,896
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,152,759 3,710,492 +557,733
London Gateway Port 320,579 5,769,846 +5,449,267
Dover 713,886 543,486 -170,400
Killingholme 528,063 0 -528,063
Portsmouth 92,906 204,035 +111,129
Poole 262,317 0 -262,317
Manchester Airport 33,426 199,837 +166,411

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