Import/export HS code 560741: Baler twine

Strong twine used in agriculture for baling hay or straw

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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 £
Portugal 12,451,896
France 5,560,761
Turkey 1,235,175
Hungary 434,950
Ireland 408,496

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 £
Portugal 6,386,085 6,065,811 -320,274
France 2,873,897 2,686,864 -187,033
Turkey 727,458 507,717 -219,741
Hungary 0 434,950 +434,950
Ireland 205,064 203,432 -1,632
China 146,286 114,719 -31,567
Netherlands 104,423 135,332 +30,909
Germany 125,588 45,046 -80,542
India 57,436 77,073 +19,637
Poland 27,130 45,270 +18,140

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 £
Portugal 12,051,560
Hungary 5,775,055
Turkey 1,235,175
China 264,843
Germany 190,906

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 £
Portugal 6,344,278 5,707,282 -636,996
Hungary 2,762,930 3,012,125 +249,195
Turkey 727,458 507,717 -219,741
China 152,306 112,537 -39,769
Germany 116,496 74,410 -42,086
India 57,436 77,073 +19,637
Spain 103,383 1,230 -102,153
Poland 29,315 71,867 +42,552
Czechia 28,658 62,688 +34,030
Netherlands 44,955 16,907 -28,048

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Northern Ireland 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
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
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Northern Ireland 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 0 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -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) 12,090,358
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,128,198
Other 1,018,297
Air transport 18,432
Road transport 14,470

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) 6,172,166 5,918,192 -253,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,323,072 3,805,126 -517,946
Other 356,629 661,668 +305,039
Air transport 6,379 12,053 +5,674
Road transport 4,453 10,017 +5,564

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 7,102,807
Dover 4,671,950
Liverpool Docks 2,889,534
Eurotunnel 1,462,178
Belfast Port 1,141,122

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 £
London 3,378,377 3,724,430 +346,053
Dover 2,061,434 2,610,516 +549,082
Liverpool Docks 1,120,887 1,768,647 +647,760
Eurotunnel 959,659 502,519 -457,140
Belfast Port 584,011 557,111 -26,900
000 356,629 661,668 +305,039
Middlesbrough 925,284 31,459 -893,825
Thamesport 591,314 0 -591,314
Felixstowe 236,004 100,363 -135,641
Southampton 120,533 165,859 +45,326

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 5

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 23
54m+ 14
15m-54m 8
Other 4
0-1m 1

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 270,271
Guyana 126,361
United States 119,426
Portugal 85,327
Angola 39,816

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 147,501 122,770 -24,731
Guyana 5,406 120,955 +115,549
United States 119,426 0 -119,426
Portugal 925 84,402 +83,477
Angola 31,918 7,898 -24,020
Ivory Coast 28,350 0 -28,350
Colombia 0 25,252 +25,252
Turkey 22,482 0 -22,482
Romania 15,086 5,626 -9,460
Netherlands 11,860 2,007 -9,853

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 £
Portugal 142,252
XI 51,657
Ireland 496
Spain 373
China 24

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 £
Portugal 98,826 43,426 -55,400
XI 13,218 38,439 +25,221
Ireland 356 140 -216
Spain 373 0 -373
China 14 10 -4

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) 414,795
Other 195,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,522
Air transport 105,151

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) 219,988 194,807 -25,181
Other 113,288 82,015 -31,273
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,688 53,834 -17,854
Air transport 30,611 74,540 +43,929

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 207,644
000 195,303
London Gateway Port 125,934
Manchester Airport 41,610
London Heathrow Airport 39,738

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 £
Liverpool Docks 116,683 90,961 -25,722
000 113,288 82,015 -31,273
London Gateway Port 26,075 99,859 +73,784
Manchester Airport 12,125 29,485 +17,360
London Heathrow Airport 3,367 36,371 +33,004
Holyhead 27,296 6,783 -20,513
Heysham 0 27,413 +27,413
London 18,690 7,799 -10,891
Belfast Port 22,482 0 -22,482
Dover 17,645 0 -17,645

Quick facts

HS code: 560741

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

Description: Strong twine used in agriculture for baling hay or straw