Import/export HS code 560391: Lightweight treated nonwovens

Nonwoven fabrics weighing 25 g/m² or less, treated for specific uses like medical or hygiene products

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 £
Netherlands 1,669,555
Germany 1,601,153
China 1,486,177
France 928,012
United States 638,069

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 £
Netherlands 66,635 1,602,920 +1,536,285
Germany 839,015 762,138 -76,877
China 712,737 773,440 +60,703
France 489,885 438,127 -51,758
United States 325,925 312,144 -13,781
Poland 43,100 280,675 +237,575
Canada 85,912 134,028 +48,116
Sweden 87,808 9,517 -78,291
Ireland 53,454 41,667 -11,787
Italy 39,425 49,223 +9,798

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 2,071,513
China 1,916,174
Germany 1,117,785
France 921,130
Japan 527,337

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 313,886 1,757,627 +1,443,741
China 852,375 1,063,799 +211,424
Germany 543,227 574,558 +31,331
France 489,885 431,245 -58,640
Japan 292,997 234,340 -58,657
Poland 66,635 260,622 +193,987
Italy 56,025 55,500 -525
Sweden 87,808 9,517 -78,291
Turkey 12,995 11,545 -1,450
Canada 0 16,783 +16,783

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 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
West Midlands 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2

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 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Lancashire 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,750,523
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,533,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,895,755
Other 87,810

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 £
Air transport 540,898 2,209,625 +1,668,727
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,345,602 1,187,862 -157,740
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 842,689 1,053,066 +210,377
Other 53,454 34,356 -19,098

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 1,982,200
Felixstowe 1,245,014
Dover 1,057,581
London Heathrow Airport 487,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 377,409

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 £
Birmingham Airport 167,574 1,814,626 +1,647,052
Felixstowe 553,177 691,837 +138,660
Dover 478,492 579,089 +100,597
London Heathrow Airport 252,937 234,652 -18,285
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,221 327,188 +276,967
Immingham Docks 241,662 56,948 -184,714
Liverpool Docks 99,810 182,149 +82,339
Eurotunnel 163,574 99,067 -64,507
Portsmouth 209,820 27,049 -182,771
Southampton 64,069 129,283 +65,214

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 17
Other manufacturing 7
Manufacture of textiles 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 13
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 9

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
54m+ 20
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 9
Other 4
0-1m 2

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 1,021,054
Sweden 806,281
Germany 712,174
United States 590,619
Belgium 148,308

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 998,709 22,345 -976,364
Sweden 705,030 101,251 -603,779
Germany 389,482 322,692 -66,790
United States 397,844 192,775 -205,069
Belgium 66,193 82,115 +15,922
Taiwan 63,022 72,648 +9,626
Spain 97,697 13,280 -84,417
Poland 56,218 17,550 -38,668
Hungary 31,755 33,749 +1,994
China 44,631 6,549 -38,082

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 £
XI 2,252

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 £
XI 697 1,555 +858

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) 2,959,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 874,868
Air transport 116,098
Other 2,252

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) 2,356,182 603,297 -1,752,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 551,607 323,261 -228,346
Air transport 67,570 48,528 -19,042
Other 697 1,555 +858

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,164,069
Milford 873,623
Southampton 697,773
Immingham Docks 413,758
Dover 194,689

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 801,793 362,276 -439,517
Milford 873,623 0 -873,623
Southampton 413,283 284,490 -128,793
Immingham Docks 312,507 101,251 -211,256
Dover 129,123 65,566 -63,557
Harwich 81,418 44,939 -36,479
Holyhead 112,919 13,295 -99,624
London Heathrow Airport 51,164 37,738 -13,426
Portsmouth 75,695 10,220 -65,475
Felixstowe 63,618 2,092 -61,526

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 560391

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

Description: Nonwoven fabrics weighing 25 g/m² or less, treated for specific uses like medical or hygiene products