Import/export HS code 560749: Various ropes and cords

Other types of ropes and cords not specified elsewhere, used for various purposes

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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 10,074,386
India 4,807,316
China 4,532,206
France 2,505,566
Spain 2,129,361

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 5,145,802 4,928,584 -217,218
India 2,616,145 2,191,171 -424,974
China 2,201,166 2,331,040 +129,874
France 1,864,772 640,794 -1,223,978
Spain 862,456 1,266,905 +404,449
Germany 839,596 947,629 +108,033
Lithuania 855,693 779,201 -76,492
Ireland 1,061,404 513,664 -547,740
Netherlands 821,672 727,158 -94,514
United States 768,802 592,875 -175,927

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 12,047,908
India 5,053,193
China 4,965,161
Spain 2,145,332
Lithuania 2,050,984

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 6,620,480 5,427,428 -1,193,052
India 2,842,151 2,211,042 -631,109
China 2,411,715 2,553,446 +141,731
Spain 860,032 1,285,300 +425,268
Lithuania 1,080,055 970,929 -109,126
United States 813,206 698,152 -115,054
Germany 609,141 870,808 +261,667
Ireland 955,609 394,243 -561,366
Turkey 549,592 665,416 +115,824
Slovakia 679,661 360,086 -319,575

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15
West Midlands 15
Greater Manchester 14
North Eastern Scotland 14
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 7 -7
West Midlands 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
North Eastern Scotland 11 7 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 9 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 11 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Devon 10 9 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2

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) 22,966,650
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,255,573
Air transport 2,489,421
Other 971,444
Road transport 36,759

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) 12,102,267 10,864,383 -1,237,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,610,177 6,645,396 -964,781
Air transport 1,210,302 1,279,119 +68,817
Other 634,120 337,324 -296,796
Road transport 8,161 28,598 +20,437

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,853,166
London 5,400,189
Dover 5,314,594
Greenock 3,141,439
Immingham Docks 2,341,724

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 3,345,126 3,508,040 +162,914
London 2,088,347 3,311,842 +1,223,495
Dover 3,031,398 2,283,196 -748,202
Greenock 1,724,967 1,416,472 -308,495
Immingham Docks 1,313,727 1,027,997 -285,730
Liverpool Docks 1,117,822 902,484 -215,338
Southampton 1,242,246 692,835 -549,411
Eurotunnel 842,193 971,284 +129,091
Grangemouth Docks 988,860 728,466 -260,394
London Gateway Port 467,447 818,749 +351,302

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 96
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Other manufacturing 35
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 48
2025-11 47
2025-10 68
2025-09 47
2025-08 51

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 140
54m+ 71
15m-54m 37
Other 32
0-1m 28

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 22,128,911
Netherlands 1,184,550
Ireland 1,006,613
France 776,297
Germany 769,254

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 11,078,043 11,050,868 -27,175
Netherlands 457,192 727,358 +270,166
Ireland 522,094 484,519 -37,575
France 381,344 394,953 +13,609
Germany 530,080 239,174 -290,906
Spain 437,408 205,983 -231,425
Israel 7,536 622,716 +615,180
Australia 345,384 228,644 -116,740
Italy 262,589 271,230 +8,641
Estonia 141,255 351,639 +210,384

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 249,161
Ireland 46,435
France 41,378
China 8,462
Taiwan 7,351

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 145,663 103,498 -42,165
Ireland 24,599 21,836 -2,763
France 21,108 20,270 -838
China 4,104 4,358 +254
Taiwan 5,801 1,550 -4,251
XI 455 609 +154
United States 57 54 -3
Nicaragua 0 39 +39

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 24,208,749
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,456,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,614,740
Other 355,365
Road transport 31,885

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 £
Air transport 11,636,164 12,572,585 +936,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,222,717 3,233,848 +11,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,248,920 1,365,820 -883,100
Other 201,926 153,439 -48,487
Road transport 25,882 6,003 -19,879

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 16,669,189
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,351,444
London Heathrow Airport 3,262,269
East Midlands Airport 1,984,968
ZLC 1,955,091

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 £
London Stansted Airport 8,687,792 7,981,397 -706,395
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,313,829 2,037,615 -276,214
London Heathrow Airport 1,522,636 1,739,633 +216,997
East Midlands Airport 435,358 1,549,610 +1,114,252
ZLC 905,926 1,049,165 +143,239
Liverpool Docks 806,503 583,040 -223,463
London Gateway Port 548,713 233,921 -314,792
Felixstowe 228,200 472,672 +244,472
Immingham Docks 338,539 198,655 -139,884
Holyhead 263,870 264,857 +987

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 560749

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

Description: Other types of ropes and cords not specified elsewhere, used for various purposes