Import/export HS code 56074911: Braided ropes and cords

Ropes and cords that are braided for extra strength, used in heavy-duty tasks

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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 £
China 1,883,655
Netherlands 1,130,226
France 761,457
Germany 760,930
Portugal 696,669

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 892,190 991,465 +99,275
Netherlands 533,725 596,501 +62,776
France 412,162 349,295 -62,867
Germany 459,755 301,175 -158,580
Portugal 469,748 226,921 -242,827
Belgium 82,342 499,927 +417,585
Denmark 293,267 270,836 -22,431
Slovakia 254,622 277,518 +22,896
Lithuania 285,042 142,849 -142,193
India 228,393 186,166 -42,227

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 2,166,469
Portugal 1,700,954
Belgium 638,016
Germany 615,653
Slovakia 582,227

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 1,042,424 1,124,045 +81,621
Portugal 915,059 785,895 -129,164
Belgium 150,918 487,098 +336,180
Germany 324,095 291,558 -32,537
Slovakia 316,628 265,599 -51,029
India 246,461 199,983 -46,478
Denmark 196,268 241,775 +45,507
Czechia 208,231 225,187 +16,956
Greece 322,626 93,360 -229,266
Lithuania 249,148 133,885 -115,263

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
West Midlands 7
Greater Manchester 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6

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
North Eastern Scotland 6 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 3 -3
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
Kent 5 6 +1
Cheshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Devon 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,573,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,108,813
Air transport 862,655
Other 126,514
Road transport 2,664

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) 1,999,533 2,574,394 +574,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,410,309 1,698,504 -711,805
Air transport 459,816 402,839 -56,977
Other 74,808 51,706 -23,102
Road transport 2,664 0 -2,664

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,583,099
Dover 1,405,198
Immingham Docks 1,261,805
Eurotunnel 1,069,692
Southampton 787,112

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 816,655 766,444 -50,211
Dover 554,706 850,492 +295,786
Immingham Docks 707,051 554,754 -152,297
Eurotunnel 461,260 608,432 +147,172
Southampton 532,959 254,153 -278,806
London 189,284 263,409 +74,125
London Gateway Port 153,615 247,993 +94,378
Dover / Eurotunnel 90,222 224,982 +134,760
Birmingham Airport 58,010 234,644 +176,634
Greenock 189,274 29,031 -160,243

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 39
Other manufacturing 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 20
2025-09 19
2025-08 19
2025-07 19

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 54
54m+ 35
15m-54m 15
Other 11
0-1m 9

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 £
China 2,245,765
United States 1,185,935
Netherlands 774,588
France 652,393
Italy 550,044

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 £
China 2,216,946 28,819 -2,188,127
United States 643,005 542,930 -100,075
Netherlands 317,414 457,174 +139,760
France 321,664 330,729 +9,065
Italy 293,908 256,136 -37,772
Spain 306,104 176,766 -129,338
Estonia 118,075 335,516 +217,441
Norway 192,648 194,608 +1,960
Australia 196,922 147,942 -48,980
Portugal 35,148 301,152 +266,004

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 £
Taiwan 7,351
China 3,075
XI 356
XU 309
Ireland 107

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 £
Taiwan 5,273 2,078 -3,195
China 854 2,221 +1,367
XI 0 356 +356
XU 123 186 +63
Ireland 66 41 -25

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) 4,287,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,870,793
Air transport 2,979,429
Other 11,198
Road transport 10,931

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) 2,072,295 2,214,951 +142,656
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,143,530 727,263 -2,416,267
Air transport 1,467,706 1,511,723 +44,017
Other 6,316 4,882 -1,434
Road transport 4,928 6,003 +1,075

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,426,686
Grangemouth Docks 2,295,716
London Heathrow Airport 1,224,862
East Midlands Airport 829,746
Liverpool Docks 678,829

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 1,809,775 1,616,911 -192,864
Grangemouth Docks 2,238,322 57,394 -2,180,928
London Heathrow Airport 720,709 504,153 -216,556
East Midlands Airport 332,555 497,191 +164,636
Liverpool Docks 457,597 221,232 -236,365
ZLC 238,782 255,964 +17,182
Felixstowe 46,422 297,194 +250,772
London Gateway Port 174,486 99,454 -75,032
London Stansted Airport 97,796 128,773 +30,977
Immingham Docks 82,043 134,428 +52,385

Quick facts

HS code: 56074911

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

Description: Ropes and cords that are braided for extra strength, used in heavy-duty tasks