Import/export HS code 560750: Synthetic fiber ropes and cords

Ropes and cords made from synthetic fibers like nylon or polyester, used for durability

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  • 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 £
Belgium 10,643,608
France 5,000,048
China 4,567,262
United States 3,017,722
Germany 2,702,063

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 £
Belgium 2,489,589 8,154,019 +5,664,430
France 2,632,887 2,367,161 -265,726
China 2,478,741 2,088,521 -390,220
United States 1,258,345 1,759,377 +501,032
Germany 1,425,657 1,276,406 -149,251
South Africa 944,825 1,433,138 +488,313
Netherlands 1,270,660 739,811 -530,849
Italy 646,001 944,926 +298,925
Spain 640,554 691,026 +50,472
Czechia 657,111 556,187 -100,924

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 £
Belgium 10,390,654
China 5,197,196
United States 2,954,321
South Africa 2,538,266
Czechia 2,233,296

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 £
Belgium 2,422,900 7,967,754 +5,544,854
China 2,840,325 2,356,871 -483,454
United States 1,273,751 1,680,570 +406,819
South Africa 1,105,128 1,433,138 +328,010
Czechia 1,145,033 1,088,263 -56,770
Germany 1,145,402 1,018,785 -126,617
France 839,555 805,314 -34,241
Spain 788,536 834,678 +46,142
Italy 639,657 945,356 +305,699
Madagascar 794,346 650,261 -144,085

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21
West Midlands 20
Essex 19

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
Inner London - West 19 20 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 16 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 16 +6
West Midlands 15 12 -3
Essex 10 15 +5
Greater Manchester 16 11 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 13 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 13 +2
North Eastern Scotland 12 8 -4
Outer London - West and North West 12 10 -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) 23,137,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,231,100
Air transport 7,088,130
Other 770,241
Road transport 175,528

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) 9,774,567 13,362,760 +3,588,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,343,021 5,888,079 -454,942
Air transport 2,940,409 4,147,721 +1,207,312
Other 384,609 385,632 +1,023
Road transport 85,513 90,015 +4,502

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Lerwick 9,600,014
Dover 4,379,693
Felixstowe 4,012,941
London Gateway Port 3,280,983
Eurotunnel 3,098,564

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 £
Lerwick 2,389,963 7,210,051 +4,820,088
Dover 2,285,950 2,093,743 -192,207
Felixstowe 2,645,175 1,367,766 -1,277,409
London Gateway Port 1,367,201 1,913,782 +546,581
Eurotunnel 1,698,182 1,400,382 -297,800
London Heathrow Airport 844,294 1,530,391 +686,097
Southampton 1,047,943 1,063,667 +15,724
Immingham Docks 1,188,051 802,519 -385,532
East Midlands Airport 676,846 985,731 +308,885
Thamesport 1,028,968 616,275 -412,693

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 147
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 70
Other manufacturing 45
Manufacture of textiles 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 83
2025-11 79
2025-10 97
2025-09 81
2025-08 93

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 201
54m+ 133
15m-54m 61
0-1m 58
Other 42

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 10,899,479
Netherlands 4,404,537
Spain 3,723,949
France 3,254,110
Norway 1,735,961

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 4,797,283 6,102,196 +1,304,913
Netherlands 1,777,333 2,627,204 +849,871
Spain 3,352,832 371,117 -2,981,715
France 760,054 2,494,056 +1,734,002
Norway 1,143,406 592,555 -550,851
Italy 844,434 839,547 -4,887
Angola 321,994 762,374 +440,380
China 564,307 513,610 -50,697
Germany 473,009 504,403 +31,394
Belgium 517,370 429,594 -87,776

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 £
China 111,303
XI 90,249
France 44,713
Nicaragua 24,036
Germany 11,862

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 £
China 62,108 49,195 -12,913
XI 73,344 16,905 -56,439
France 30,025 14,688 -15,337
Nicaragua 0 24,036 +24,036
Germany 3,018 8,844 +5,826
South Africa 266 2,509 +2,243
Netherlands 1,595 1,092 -503
United States 1,343 869 -474
Sweden 165 1,388 +1,223
Ukraine 143 797 +654

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 17,975,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,813,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,635,376
Other 357,790
Road transport 12,378

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 7,932,216 10,043,636 +2,111,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,293,745 8,519,280 +225,535
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,008,886 6,626,490 +617,604
Other 201,741 156,049 -45,692
Road transport 11,488 890 -10,598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 9,063,993
London Heathrow Airport 8,675,061
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,033,632
London Stansted Airport 3,192,021
East Midlands Airport 2,697,048

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 5,118,895 3,945,098 -1,173,797
London Heathrow Airport 3,276,012 5,399,049 +2,123,037
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,387,210 3,646,422 +259,212
London Stansted Airport 1,698,403 1,493,618 -204,785
East Midlands Airport 1,078,794 1,618,254 +539,460
ZLC 1,412,760 1,079,785 -332,975
London Gateway Port 1,280,909 1,152,615 -128,294
Felixstowe 1,003,169 1,421,868 +418,699
Immingham Docks 1,085,988 1,275,816 +189,828
Liverpool Docks 371,622 835,951 +464,329

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 560750

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

Description: Ropes and cords made from synthetic fibers like nylon or polyester, used for durability