Import/export HS code 56031310: Coated heavyweight nonwovens

Heavyweight nonwoven fabrics that are coated or covered for added durability

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
United States 8,329,969
Germany 3,218,545
China 2,485,744
Netherlands 2,161,728
Poland 1,532,417

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 £
United States 4,398,652 3,931,317 -467,335
Germany 1,341,435 1,877,110 +535,675
China 1,322,768 1,162,976 -159,792
Netherlands 914,689 1,247,039 +332,350
Poland 787,646 744,771 -42,875
Canada 1,128,325 27,379 -1,100,946
Luxembourg 684,230 274,797 -409,433
Ireland 561,488 372,094 -189,394
France 336,066 267,778 -68,288
Norway 324,886 254,416 -70,470

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 £
United States 11,021,581
China 3,174,795
Germany 2,246,596
Poland 1,630,065
Belgium 1,338,905

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 £
United States 6,386,008 4,635,573 -1,750,435
China 1,397,730 1,777,065 +379,335
Germany 881,912 1,364,684 +482,772
Poland 882,953 747,112 -135,841
Belgium 647,250 691,655 +44,405
Luxembourg 369,074 299,920 -69,154
Norway 317,190 254,416 -62,774
Netherlands 299,325 255,035 -44,290
India 21,059 333,855 +312,796
Ireland 180,450 169,189 -11,261

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 11
West Yorkshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 7 3 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Kent 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Suffolk 5 5 +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) 11,167,467
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,490,808
Air transport 2,214,478
Other 1,403,608
Road transport 280,818

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) 5,898,749 5,268,718 -630,031
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,772,602 4,718,206 -54,396
Air transport 1,114,683 1,099,795 -14,888
Other 731,700 671,908 -59,792
Road transport 161,959 118,859 -43,100

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 5,759,037
Felixstowe 2,960,745
Dover 2,732,266
Belfast Port 1,927,591
Immingham Docks 1,815,835

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 3,639,987 2,119,050 -1,520,937
Felixstowe 1,412,544 1,548,201 +135,657
Dover 1,236,341 1,495,925 +259,584
Belfast Port 886,219 1,041,372 +155,153
Immingham Docks 623,993 1,191,842 +567,849
000 731,700 671,908 -59,792
London Heathrow Airport 298,509 840,214 +541,705
Harwich 454,141 638,867 +184,726
Eurotunnel 400,322 474,086 +73,764
Killingholme 717,622 86,229 -631,393

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 31
Other manufacturing 30
Manufacture of textiles 14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 24
2025-10 30
2025-09 23
2025-08 28

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 69
54m+ 33
15m-54m 26
0-1m 9
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 £
China 18,014,957
Malaysia 14,352,144
France 11,986,048
Germany 10,791,559
United States 7,504,620

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 8,931,809 9,083,148 +151,339
Malaysia 13,696,527 655,617 -13,040,910
France 4,972,231 7,013,817 +2,041,586
Germany 4,908,682 5,882,877 +974,195
United States 2,579,193 4,925,427 +2,346,234
Ireland 2,232,463 3,413,875 +1,181,412
South Korea 1,604,093 1,807,794 +203,701
Italy 1,400,197 1,619,582 +219,385
Finland 595,810 2,148,202 +1,552,392
Taiwan 791,178 1,195,146 +403,968

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 £
Luxembourg 18,815,515
XI 11,262,897
United States 1,044,127
Germany 34,784
China 15,582

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 £
Luxembourg 12,707,795 6,107,720 -6,600,075
XI 68,133 11,194,764 +11,126,631
United States 891,447 152,680 -738,767
Germany 9,084 25,700 +16,616
China 445 15,137 +14,692
Austria 6,192 2,433 -3,759
Israel 139 230 +91
Switzerland 161 161 +0

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) 49,144,916
Other 36,126,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,839,826
Air transport 2,031,529

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) 28,783,106 20,361,810 -8,421,296
Other 15,473,361 20,653,252 +5,179,891
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,620,236 4,219,590 +1,599,354
Air transport 938,284 1,093,245 +154,961

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 36,126,613
Belfast Port 30,699,275
Southampton 11,453,793
London Gateway Port 4,058,574
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,976,502

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 £
000 15,473,361 20,653,252 +5,179,891
Belfast Port 22,014,049 8,685,226 -13,328,823
Southampton 4,998,419 6,455,374 +1,456,955
London Gateway Port 1,180,614 2,877,960 +1,697,346
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,327,400 1,649,102 +321,702
Felixstowe 507,370 2,235,872 +1,728,502
Fishguard 754,038 1,169,586 +415,548
London Heathrow Airport 290,797 718,693 +427,896
Manchester Airport 504,889 304,466 -200,423
Milford 135,323 492,994 +357,671

Quick facts

HS code: 56031310

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

Description: Heavyweight nonwoven fabrics that are coated or covered for added durability