Import/export HS code 56074919: Various ropes and cords

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Portugal 8,745,966
India 3,108,852
China 2,030,641
Spain 1,987,347
Ireland 1,523,153

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 4,408,829 4,337,137 -71,692
India 1,684,696 1,424,156 -260,540
China 1,021,910 1,008,731 -13,179
Spain 767,686 1,219,661 +451,975
Ireland 1,042,693 480,460 -562,233
Lithuania 638,383 610,446 -27,937
France 992,496 200,450 -792,046
Viet Nam 420,705 435,130 +14,425
Germany 310,507 487,183 +176,676
Denmark 474,681 287,676 -187,005

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 9,303,373
India 3,168,228
China 2,098,314
Spain 2,005,776
Lithuania 1,629,242

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 4,981,102 4,322,271 -658,831
India 1,738,499 1,429,729 -308,770
China 1,070,620 1,027,694 -42,926
Spain 767,686 1,238,090 +470,404
Lithuania 862,819 766,423 -96,396
Ireland 936,282 382,130 -554,152
Viet Nam 453,014 435,130 -17,884
Germany 298,230 477,207 +178,977
Denmark 243,154 180,955 -62,199
Slovakia 298,779 45,733 -253,046

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 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Devon 7
Highlands and Islands 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7

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 8 3 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Devon 5 7 +2
Highlands and Islands 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 6 2 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0

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) 14,956,437
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,912,325
Other 912,783
Air transport 609,730
Road transport 15,788

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) 7,659,801 7,296,636 -363,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,522,818 3,389,507 -1,133,311
Other 630,819 281,964 -348,855
Air transport 203,890 405,840 +201,950
Road transport 6,868 8,920 +2,052

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 4,570,440
Felixstowe 4,331,140
Dover 3,323,515
Greenock 2,771,692
Liverpool Docks 1,710,002

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 1,922,827 2,647,613 +724,786
Felixstowe 2,071,746 2,259,394 +187,648
Dover 2,108,884 1,214,631 -894,253
Greenock 1,422,866 1,348,826 -74,040
Liverpool Docks 892,726 817,276 -75,450
Holyhead 944,956 155,543 -789,413
Grangemouth Docks 660,281 312,684 -347,597
000 630,819 281,964 -348,855
Immingham Docks 430,126 431,652 +1,526
Southampton 460,667 370,682 -89,985

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 46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Other manufacturing 20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of textiles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 30
2025-09 24
2025-08 22
2025-07 36

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 62
54m+ 29
15m-54m 17
0-1m 15
Other 14

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 710,977
United States 497,625
Netherlands 369,933
Germany 203,738
Australia 183,163

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 404,075 306,902 -97,173
United States 146,554 351,071 +204,517
Netherlands 128,648 241,285 +112,637
Germany 129,932 73,806 -56,126
Australia 106,962 76,201 -30,761
Spain 98,939 39,578 -59,361
Canada 48,455 53,474 +5,019
South Korea 100,000 0 -100,000
Togo 42,706 54,272 +11,566
Angola 79,305 16,135 -63,170

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 227,632
Ireland 45,978
France 43,522
China 3,014
XU 1,073

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 148,989 78,643 -70,346
Ireland 25,620 20,358 -5,262
France 23,078 20,444 -2,634
China 1,685 1,329 -356
XU 28 1,045 +1,017
XI 455 96 -359
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,302,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,038,441
Air transport 596,324
Other 321,809
Road transport 17,060

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) 601,868 700,689 +98,821
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 617,382 421,059 -196,323
Air transport 221,097 375,227 +154,130
Other 199,855 121,954 -77,901
Road transport 17,060 0 -17,060

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 642,065
London Gateway Port 408,205
Holyhead 360,009
000 321,809
Liverpool Docks 218,316

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 331,224 310,841 -20,383
London Gateway Port 313,278 94,927 -218,351
Holyhead 188,494 171,515 -16,979
000 199,855 121,954 -77,901
Liverpool Docks 49,978 168,338 +118,360
London 84,267 97,344 +13,077
ZLC 99,353 78,174 -21,179
London Heathrow Airport 41,150 128,334 +87,184
Felixstowe 25,293 109,687 +84,394
Southampton 55,285 45,676 -9,609

Quick facts

HS code: 56074919

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

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