Import/export HS code 560410: Rubber thread and cord with textile cover

Rubber threads or cords wrapped with textile materials, commonly used in clothing or elastic products

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  • 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 £
China 4,702,657
Sri Lanka 1,058,654
Malaysia 880,027
Belgium 611,338
Viet Nam 503,901

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 £
China 2,602,320 2,100,337 -501,983
Sri Lanka 629,504 429,150 -200,354
Malaysia 581,715 298,312 -283,403
Belgium 332,931 278,407 -54,524
Viet Nam 238,677 265,224 +26,547
Italy 192,499 232,250 +39,751
Germany 160,600 234,769 +74,169
United States 247,053 148,109 -98,944
India 185,157 158,348 -26,809
Switzerland 109,801 165,289 +55,488

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 £
China 4,988,334
Sri Lanka 1,072,938
Malaysia 880,027
Thailand 559,880
Viet Nam 537,961

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 £
China 2,707,843 2,280,491 -427,352
Sri Lanka 643,788 429,150 -214,638
Malaysia 581,715 298,312 -283,403
Thailand 295,547 264,333 -31,214
Viet Nam 258,663 279,298 +20,635
United States 261,774 147,400 -114,374
Italy 222,482 165,406 -57,076
Germany 134,989 207,387 +72,398
Switzerland 133,047 200,380 +67,333
India 170,322 158,348 -11,974

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
West Midlands 12
Inner London - West 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10

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
Greater Manchester 16 14 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 13 +3
West Midlands 10 7 -3
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1

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) 6,761,354
Air transport 2,419,052
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,388,911
Road transport 211,970
Other 136,862

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) 3,776,287 2,985,067 -791,220
Air transport 1,330,353 1,088,699 -241,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 675,282 713,629 +38,347
Road transport 76,812 135,158 +58,346
Other 85,567 51,295 -34,272

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,833,380
Southampton 1,225,266
London Gateway Port 1,002,677
London Heathrow Airport 839,331
London 613,047

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 £
Felixstowe 2,150,294 1,683,086 -467,208
Southampton 760,605 464,661 -295,944
London Gateway Port 463,045 539,632 +76,587
London Heathrow Airport 529,302 310,029 -219,273
London 319,415 293,632 -25,783
Manchester Airport 343,027 243,668 -99,359
East Midlands Airport 271,290 314,288 +42,998
Dover 220,049 252,451 +32,402
Eurotunnel 159,325 157,003 -2,322
ZLC 94,010 196,859 +102,849

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 82
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of textiles 12
Other manufacturing 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 28
2025-09 33
2025-08 30
2025-07 43

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 93
15m-54m 32
54m+ 28
0-1m 25
Other 15

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 £
India 565,016
Morocco 537,963
Ireland 432,066
United States 429,091
Canada 246,363

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 £
India 374,463 190,553 -183,910
Morocco 320,480 217,483 -102,997
Ireland 214,876 217,190 +2,314
United States 280,928 148,163 -132,765
Canada 193,723 52,640 -141,083
Brazil 131,102 113,065 -18,037
Bangladesh 96,501 134,204 +37,703
Sweden 110,545 115,656 +5,111
France 33,055 109,176 +76,121
South Africa 2,551 119,044 +116,493

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 141,222
XU 73,904
Nicaragua 57,429
South Korea 28,989
China 2,972

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 106,314 34,908 -71,406
XU 12,409 61,495 +49,086
Nicaragua 0 57,429 +57,429
South Korea 14,125 14,864 +739
China 1,090 1,882 +792
Switzerland 25 60 +35
Belgium 0 82 +82
Czechia 0 74 +74
Ireland 7 5 -2

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) 1,655,355
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,530,126
Air transport 1,229,054
Other 304,769
Road transport 9,967

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) 1,087,467 567,888 -519,579
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 779,931 750,195 -29,736
Air transport 572,582 656,472 +83,890
Other 133,970 170,799 +36,829
Road transport 7,140 2,827 -4,313

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 755,708
Liverpool Docks 636,743
East Midlands Airport 585,726
London Gateway Port 509,650
Southampton 401,690

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 393,074 362,634 -30,440
Liverpool Docks 482,512 154,231 -328,281
East Midlands Airport 300,386 285,340 -15,046
London Gateway Port 140,635 369,015 +228,380
Southampton 394,164 7,526 -386,638
000 133,970 170,799 +36,829
Portsmouth 172,061 108,463 -63,598
London Heathrow Airport 92,113 160,251 +68,138
Manchester Airport 73,257 80,230 +6,973
Dover 100,178 48,114 -52,064

Quick facts

HS code: 560410

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

Description: Rubber threads or cords wrapped with textile materials, commonly used in clothing or elastic products