Import/export HS code 56031410: Coated extra-heavy nonwovens

Extra-heavy nonwoven fabrics that are coated or covered for maximum 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 £
Germany 5,019,912
Italy 1,318,602
Luxembourg 1,218,260
China 1,110,194
Japan 829,212

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 3,024,641 1,995,271 -1,029,370
Italy 689,560 629,042 -60,518
Luxembourg 726,299 491,961 -234,338
China 736,854 373,340 -363,514
Japan 155,929 673,283 +517,354
Turkey 329,456 227,106 -102,350
Poland 127,730 370,720 +242,990
India 361,457 97,554 -263,903
Czechia 325,708 106,138 -219,570
France 137,983 282,564 +144,581

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 4,582,329
China 1,503,358
Italy 1,369,018
Luxembourg 1,266,026
Japan 1,031,485

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 2,847,649 1,734,680 -1,112,969
China 812,995 690,363 -122,632
Italy 728,985 640,033 -88,952
Luxembourg 717,048 548,978 -168,070
Japan 180,317 851,168 +670,851
Turkey 337,278 235,831 -101,447
Poland 136,291 384,325 +248,034
Czechia 325,708 189,879 -135,829
India 380,635 115,844 -264,791
United States 277,056 199,772 -77,284

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 13
West Yorkshire 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9

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
Lancashire 11 7 -4
West Yorkshire 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 9 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,768,409
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,959,035
Air transport 1,485,429
Road transport 242,137
Other 162,641

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) 5,069,431 3,698,978 -1,370,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,015,963 1,943,072 -72,891
Air transport 750,185 735,244 -14,941
Road transport 100,475 141,662 +41,187
Other 35,689 126,952 +91,263

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,273,753
Felixstowe 2,254,894
Immingham Docks 1,254,031
Eurotunnel 1,128,469
Grangemouth Docks 612,698

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 2,861,346 1,412,407 -1,448,939
Felixstowe 1,315,325 939,569 -375,756
Immingham Docks 438,409 815,622 +377,213
Eurotunnel 710,510 417,959 -292,551
Grangemouth Docks 47,274 565,424 +518,150
Southampton 388,696 134,592 -254,104
London 165,629 343,134 +177,505
Birmingham Airport 221,454 279,241 +57,787
Thamesport 212,254 222,028 +9,774
Harwich 166,210 229,743 +63,533

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 54
Other manufacturing 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Manufacture of leather and related products 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 27
2025-10 33
2025-09 36
2025-08 28
2025-07 32

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 82
54m+ 30
0-1m 23
15m-54m 23
Other 13

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 £
Ireland 2,179,396
Denmark 2,025,612
Germany 1,200,628
Hungary 1,112,345
United Arab Emirates 802,636

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 £
Ireland 1,253,372 926,024 -327,348
Denmark 921,181 1,104,431 +183,250
Germany 594,414 606,214 +11,800
Hungary 1,112,345 0 -1,112,345
United Arab Emirates 641,655 160,981 -480,674
France 302,556 443,738 +141,182
Viet Nam 102,135 483,445 +381,310
Australia 204,697 159,437 -45,260
United States 41,860 186,674 +144,814
Switzerland 162,874 30,203 -132,671

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 227,265
Czechia 111,614
XI 37,613
Germany 3,840
Nicaragua 3,019

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 83,207 144,058 +60,851
Czechia 48,832 62,782 +13,950
XI 13,786 23,827 +10,041
Germany 220 3,620 +3,400
Nicaragua 3,019 0 -3,019

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) 7,093,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,849,757
Air transport 598,598
Other 383,351

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) 4,219,286 2,874,121 -1,345,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,565,402 1,284,355 -281,047
Air transport 356,092 242,506 -113,586
Other 149,064 234,287 +85,223

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,325,297
Immingham Docks 2,246,709
Holyhead 1,237,272
London Gateway Port 1,041,543
Grangemouth Docks 480,031

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 2,276,158 1,049,139 -1,227,019
Immingham Docks 1,009,248 1,237,461 +228,213
Holyhead 771,312 465,960 -305,352
London Gateway Port 841,952 199,591 -642,361
Grangemouth Docks 39,592 440,439 +400,847
Southampton 61,792 343,321 +281,529
000 149,064 234,287 +85,223
London Heathrow Airport 218,386 83,014 -135,372
Heysham 265,693 28,681 -237,012
Hull 161,455 75,124 -86,331

Quick facts

HS code: 56031410

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

Description: Extra-heavy nonwoven fabrics that are coated or covered for maximum durability