Import/export HS code 560314: Extra-heavy nonwovens

Nonwoven fabrics weighing more than 150 g/m², used in heavy-duty applications

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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 £
Germany 18,157,691
Italy 12,927,858
Belgium 11,472,164
Netherlands 5,716,937
Poland 5,141,398

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 10,651,930 7,505,761 -3,146,169
Italy 5,914,890 7,012,968 +1,098,078
Belgium 5,642,454 5,829,710 +187,256
Netherlands 3,012,099 2,704,838 -307,261
Poland 2,622,880 2,518,518 -104,362
United States 2,884,970 2,065,642 -819,328
France 2,779,255 2,009,299 -769,956
Czechia 2,279,459 2,138,653 -140,806
Luxembourg 1,654,069 878,116 -775,953
China 1,385,120 992,536 -392,584

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 18,888,065
Italy 13,262,585
France 7,390,678
Belgium 6,548,897
Poland 5,743,992

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 11,320,074 7,567,991 -3,752,083
Italy 6,198,806 7,063,779 +864,973
France 3,567,584 3,823,094 +255,510
Belgium 3,607,053 2,941,844 -665,209
Poland 3,003,614 2,740,378 -263,236
Czechia 2,842,539 2,504,144 -338,395
United States 2,656,890 1,815,591 -841,299
China 2,244,371 1,864,662 -379,709
Luxembourg 1,646,375 1,551,958 -94,417
Austria 1,470,128 916,553 -553,575

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 30
West Yorkshire 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Greater Manchester 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 25 +1
West Yorkshire 21 17 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 16 -2
Greater Manchester 20 16 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 16 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 13 -4
Lancashire 16 16 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 14 -2
Inner London - West 12 13 +1
West Midlands 13 13 +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) 57,732,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,869,964
Air transport 6,568,944
Other 1,196,472
Road transport 868,898

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) 32,196,046 25,536,836 -6,659,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,217,568 9,652,396 +434,828
Air transport 3,577,071 2,991,873 -585,198
Other 113,146 1,083,326 +970,180
Road transport 153,710 715,188 +561,478

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 26,553,949
Immingham Docks 14,634,411
Felixstowe 7,036,530
Eurotunnel 4,740,599
Hull 4,004,100

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 14,541,602 12,012,347 -2,529,255
Immingham Docks 7,238,819 7,395,592 +156,773
Felixstowe 4,141,682 2,894,848 -1,246,834
Eurotunnel 2,656,618 2,083,981 -572,637
Hull 1,561,369 2,442,731 +881,362
London Heathrow Airport 1,960,963 1,159,643 -801,320
London 1,515,318 1,533,202 +17,884
Killingholme 1,979,350 845,203 -1,134,147
Harwich 1,663,801 1,022,006 -641,795
Purfleet 1,219,537 952,377 -267,160

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 128
Other manufacturing 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Specialised construction activities 29
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 105
2025-11 105
2025-10 116
2025-09 105
2025-08 109

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 187
54m+ 125
15m-54m 61
0-1m 47
Other 26

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 £
Kyrgyzstan 6,046,153
Ireland 5,339,145
Germany 2,563,157
Denmark 2,479,303
France 2,072,810

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 £
Kyrgyzstan 0 6,046,153 +6,046,153
Ireland 3,154,020 2,185,125 -968,895
Germany 1,484,141 1,079,016 -405,125
Denmark 1,394,416 1,084,887 -309,529
France 1,138,506 934,304 -204,202
New Zealand 678,035 1,067,130 +389,095
Kazakhstan 263,177 948,410 +685,233
Hungary 980,991 57,943 -923,048
Netherlands 478,661 539,611 +60,950
United Arab Emirates 677,602 236,937 -440,665

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 £
Czechia 124,485
XI 93,392
Germany 7,694
Belgium 6,001
Nicaragua 2,079

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 £
Czechia 57,597 66,888 +9,291
XI 46,263 47,129 +866
Germany 2,527 5,167 +2,640
Belgium 6,001 0 -6,001
Nicaragua 2,079 0 -2,079
Italy 246 0 -246
United States 0 140 +140
China 36 0 -36

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) 17,207,447
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,016,316
Air transport 1,367,547
Other 563,370

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) 9,842,648 7,364,799 -2,477,849
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,830,900 10,185,416 +4,354,516
Air transport 731,031 636,516 -94,515
Other 265,061 298,309 +33,248

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,085,959
London 6,711,103
Immingham Docks 4,045,940
Holyhead 2,785,627
London Gateway Port 2,727,281

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 4,845,565 3,240,394 -1,605,171
London 305,772 6,405,331 +6,099,559
Immingham Docks 2,149,173 1,896,767 -252,406
Holyhead 1,551,685 1,233,942 -317,743
London Gateway Port 2,079,520 647,761 -1,431,759
Felixstowe 1,060,849 506,891 -553,958
Grangemouth Docks 727,273 613,337 -113,936
Southampton 242,758 1,032,768 +790,010
Heysham 547,755 216,010 -331,745
London Heathrow Airport 414,653 267,004 -147,649

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 560314

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

Description: Nonwoven fabrics weighing more than 150 g/m², used in heavy-duty applications