Import/export HS code 560394: Extra-heavy treated nonwovens

Nonwoven fabrics weighing more than 150 g/m², treated for 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 17,178,377
New Zealand 10,169,970
Netherlands 10,060,161
China 7,530,671
Switzerland 5,956,381

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 12,149,896 5,028,481 -7,121,415
New Zealand 4,288,426 5,881,544 +1,593,118
Netherlands 2,194,783 7,865,378 +5,670,595
China 3,999,455 3,531,216 -468,239
Switzerland 3,088,759 2,867,622 -221,137
United States 3,357,064 1,545,197 -1,811,867
France 1,328,881 2,325,604 +996,723
Italy 1,660,815 1,335,433 -325,382
Belgium 1,089,294 1,258,278 +168,984
Poland 470,978 1,698,413 +1,227,435

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 26,431,501
New Zealand 10,177,357
China 8,981,514
United States 7,321,936
Japan 3,392,304

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 13,431,232 13,000,269 -430,963
New Zealand 4,295,813 5,881,544 +1,585,731
China 4,716,103 4,265,411 -450,692
United States 4,595,829 2,726,107 -1,869,722
Japan 1,229,876 2,162,428 +932,552
Switzerland 1,637,945 1,587,427 -50,518
Italy 1,498,683 1,173,875 -324,808
Slovenia 1,255,982 1,389,961 +133,979
Belgium 1,101,746 1,251,297 +149,551
Poland 556,227 1,782,910 +1,226,683

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
Greater Manchester 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25
Lancashire 19

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
Inner London - West 20 21 +1
Greater Manchester 25 24 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 25 +7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 19 +3
Lancashire 17 15 -2
West Yorkshire 16 11 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 8 -3
West Midlands 14 12 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 11 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 11 +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) 44,519,017
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,367,405
Air transport 7,335,162
Road transport 540,521
Other 154,469

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) 21,655,408 22,863,609 +1,208,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,907,285 12,460,120 +552,835
Air transport 4,584,263 2,750,899 -1,833,364
Road transport 100,245 440,276 +340,031
Other 102,799 51,670 -51,129
Rail transport 0 5,435 +5,435

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,816,265
London Gateway Port 11,392,796
Immingham Docks 9,152,946
Felixstowe 4,954,399
Killingholme 4,787,144

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 10,976,056 9,840,209 -1,135,847
London Gateway Port 4,891,261 6,501,535 +1,610,274
Immingham Docks 4,039,654 5,113,292 +1,073,638
Felixstowe 2,434,146 2,520,253 +86,107
Killingholme 1,941,524 2,845,620 +904,096
Purfleet 1,469,697 1,419,362 -50,335
Eurotunnel 1,419,864 1,248,621 -171,243
London Heathrow Airport 1,788,482 870,439 -918,043
Liverpool Docks 1,502,038 1,012,787 -489,251
Southampton 1,051,655 987,974 -63,681

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 119
Other manufacturing 56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Specialised construction activities 35
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 82
2025-10 81
2025-09 90
2025-08 80
2025-07 81

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 191
54m+ 120
15m-54m 56
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 £
United States 16,266,946
Germany 5,876,338
China 5,023,680
Italy 2,095,207
Ireland 2,050,341

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 £
United States 8,427,245 7,839,701 -587,544
Germany 3,451,275 2,425,063 -1,026,212
China 2,808,677 2,215,003 -593,674
Italy 1,084,496 1,010,711 -73,785
Ireland 1,149,830 900,511 -249,319
Lithuania 772,638 1,181,006 +408,368
Malaysia 784,236 818,473 +34,237
South Africa 576,937 1,023,660 +446,723
Thailand 745,021 478,089 -266,932
Turkey 656,138 282,500 -373,638

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 70,405
XU 39,451
Germany 3,643
Denmark 2,040
United States 524

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 36,030 34,375 -1,655
XU 29,820 9,631 -20,189
Germany 3,458 185 -3,273
Denmark 1,982 58 -1,924
United States 420 104 -316
Belgium 0 307 +307
China 61 55 -6

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) 24,466,874
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,795,635
Air transport 6,769,408
Other 116,486
Road transport 1,703

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) 11,454,872 13,012,002 +1,557,130
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,428,818 7,366,817 -1,062,001
Air transport 5,552,717 1,216,691 -4,336,026
Other 71,771 44,715 -27,056
Road transport 1,703 0 -1,703

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,803,256
Southampton 7,410,026
London Gateway Port 6,763,829
London Heathrow Airport 5,851,834
Felixstowe 5,696,823

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 5,604,319 5,198,937 -405,382
Southampton 1,601,358 5,808,668 +4,207,310
London Gateway Port 2,754,048 4,009,781 +1,255,733
London Heathrow Airport 5,189,830 662,004 -4,527,826
Felixstowe 4,259,168 1,437,655 -2,821,513
Liverpool Docks 1,769,801 1,778,036 +8,235
Immingham Docks 1,242,839 1,244,893 +2,054
Heysham 775,910 696,710 -79,200
Dover 943,940 49,442 -894,498
Manchester Airport 142,065 268,668 +126,603

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 560394

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

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