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 1,887,863
Netherlands 1,157,091
Germany 750,533
France 712,233
Portugal 663,136

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 914,650 973,213 +58,563
Netherlands 596,448 560,643 -35,805
Germany 440,007 310,526 -129,481
France 366,077 346,156 -19,921
Portugal 450,024 213,112 -236,912
Belgium 91,469 486,148 +394,679
Denmark 285,792 264,026 -21,766
Slovakia 275,068 238,719 -36,349
India 249,540 194,140 -55,400
New Zealand 339,031 20,754 -318,277

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 2,175,796
Portugal 1,633,227
Belgium 632,390
Slovakia 583,261
Germany 579,950

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 1,027,163 1,148,633 +121,470
Portugal 925,543 707,684 -217,859
Belgium 160,045 472,345 +312,300
Slovakia 356,461 226,800 -129,661
Germany 274,923 305,027 +30,104
India 268,606 206,959 -61,647
Denmark 195,527 230,300 +34,773
Greece 322,626 103,025 -219,601
Czechia 176,640 231,800 +55,160
Lithuania 202,613 167,993 -34,620

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 5 -1
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
Inner London - West 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) 4,542,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,993,844
Air transport 817,658
Other 129,804
Road transport 12,858

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) 2,001,484 2,541,350 +539,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,351,603 1,642,241 -709,362
Air transport 412,912 404,746 -8,166
Other 83,622 46,182 -37,440
Road transport 0 12,858 +12,858

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,619,394
Dover 1,375,599
Immingham Docks 1,155,019
Eurotunnel 1,063,812
Southampton 792,139

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 801,334 818,060 +16,726
Dover 515,580 860,019 +344,439
Immingham Docks 632,837 522,182 -110,655
Eurotunnel 466,926 596,886 +129,960
Southampton 568,219 223,920 -344,299
London 176,848 247,501 +70,653
London Gateway Port 186,964 217,207 +30,243
Dover / Eurotunnel 92,998 222,206 +129,208
Birmingham Airport 58,010 246,107 +188,097
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 38
Other manufacturing 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
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
2026-01 15
2025-11 23
2025-10 21
2025-09 19
2025-08 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 53
54m+ 36
15m-54m 16
Other 13
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 £
United States 990,112
Netherlands 749,838
France 670,522
Italy 527,557
Estonia 491,944

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 464,905 525,207 +60,302
Netherlands 295,684 454,154 +158,470
France 320,789 349,733 +28,944
Italy 262,589 264,968 +2,379
Estonia 140,305 351,639 +211,334
Spain 332,828 131,431 -201,397
Norway 212,843 170,400 -42,443
Australia 195,138 151,432 -43,706
Portugal 33,382 303,562 +270,180
Angola 278,513 27,293 -251,220

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 3,116
XI 513
Ireland 102

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 5,801 1,550 -4,251
China 879 2,237 +1,358
XI 0 513 +513
Ireland 61 41 -20

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) 4,318,934
Air transport 3,061,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,590,186
Other 11,373
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) 2,045,256 2,273,678 +228,422
Air transport 1,501,461 1,560,165 +58,704
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 867,679 722,507 -145,172
Other 6,852 4,521 -2,331
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 3,464,899
London Heathrow Airport 1,294,791
East Midlands Airport 838,658
ZLC 503,727
Liverpool Docks 499,368

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 1,795,738 1,669,161 -126,577
London Heathrow Airport 749,615 545,176 -204,439
East Midlands Airport 345,988 492,670 +146,682
ZLC 238,974 264,753 +25,779
Liverpool Docks 271,557 227,811 -43,746
Felixstowe 42,115 297,194 +255,079
London Gateway Port 154,087 98,938 -55,149
London Stansted Airport 94,712 129,324 +34,612
Grangemouth Docks 166,194 57,394 -108,800
Immingham Docks 98,825 116,757 +17,932

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