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 8,642,609
India 3,053,236
Spain 2,058,586
China 2,040,799
Ireland 1,498,169

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 4,269,550 4,373,059 +103,509
India 1,658,487 1,394,749 -263,738
Spain 817,298 1,241,288 +423,990
China 1,068,181 972,618 -95,563
Ireland 1,024,999 473,170 -551,829
Lithuania 633,076 592,829 -40,247
France 941,917 196,657 -745,260
Viet Nam 386,918 429,094 +42,176
Germany 301,580 498,741 +197,161
Denmark 485,667 271,390 -214,277

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 £
Portugal 9,203,191
India 3,107,003
China 2,107,112
Spain 2,077,015
Lithuania 1,596,315

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 4,853,718 4,349,473 -504,245
India 1,714,535 1,392,468 -322,067
China 1,112,786 994,326 -118,460
Spain 817,298 1,259,717 +442,419
Lithuania 855,611 740,704 -114,907
Ireland 935,216 381,115 -554,101
Viet Nam 419,227 429,094 +9,867
Germany 292,361 487,430 +195,069
Denmark 248,187 181,566 -66,621
South Korea 37,319 288,129 +250,810

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 5 -1
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 3 -3
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) 14,990,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,759,167
Other 815,338
Air transport 621,465
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) 7,757,693 7,232,308 -525,385
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,339,952 3,419,215 -920,737
Other 535,155 280,183 -254,972
Air transport 206,585 414,880 +208,295
Road transport 8,161 7,627 -534

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 4,512,602
Felixstowe 4,239,842
Dover 3,257,886
Greenock 2,837,865
Liverpool Docks 1,672,061

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 1,801,588 2,711,014 +909,426
Felixstowe 2,036,658 2,203,184 +166,526
Dover 2,037,919 1,219,967 -817,952
Greenock 1,472,478 1,365,387 -107,091
Liverpool Docks 867,006 805,055 -61,951
Holyhead 952,610 147,260 -805,350
Grangemouth Docks 660,281 312,684 -347,597
Southampton 457,183 390,185 -66,998
Immingham Docks 411,766 430,110 +18,344
000 535,155 280,183 -254,972

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 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
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
2026-01 26
2025-11 21
2025-10 30
2025-09 24
2025-08 22

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 63
54m+ 27
15m-54m 17
0-1m 14
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 744,165
United States 487,295
Netherlands 383,639
Germany 222,490
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 400,647 343,518 -57,129
United States 141,148 346,147 +204,999
Netherlands 145,616 238,023 +92,407
Germany 129,482 93,008 -36,474
Australia 115,241 67,922 -47,319
Spain 96,301 67,576 -28,725
Canada 48,455 53,474 +5,019
South Korea 100,000 0 -100,000
Togo 42,706 54,272 +11,566
Angola 77,849 16,135 -61,714

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 46,333
France 41,378
China 2,955
XI 551

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 24,538 21,795 -2,743
France 21,108 20,270 -838
China 1,729 1,226 -503
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) 1,372,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,026,451
Air transport 607,291
Other 341,490
Road transport 16,172

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) 620,244 752,615 +132,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 613,994 412,457 -201,537
Air transport 225,628 381,663 +156,035
Other 193,521 147,969 -45,552
Road transport 16,172 0 -16,172

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 683,284
London Gateway Port 408,205
Holyhead 382,428
000 341,490
Liverpool Docks 212,575

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 349,008 334,276 -14,732
London Gateway Port 313,278 94,927 -218,351
Holyhead 198,182 184,246 -13,936
000 193,521 147,969 -45,552
Liverpool Docks 44,237 168,338 +124,101
ZLC 101,278 75,361 -25,917
London 76,671 97,344 +20,673
London Heathrow Airport 42,327 130,157 +87,830
Felixstowe 22,325 109,687 +87,362
Southampton 63,564 37,397 -26,167

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