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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* 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 10,624,857
France 5,106,999
China 4,596,092
United States 2,943,317
Germany 2,717,886

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 8,135,268 +5,645,679
France 2,736,853 2,370,146 -366,707
China 2,465,577 2,130,515 -335,062
United States 1,154,996 1,788,321 +633,325
Germany 1,442,986 1,274,900 -168,086
South Africa 1,131,142 1,295,103 +163,961
Netherlands 903,748 1,108,225 +204,477
Italy 608,514 964,107 +355,593
Spain 579,843 732,953 +153,110
Czechia 673,736 522,212 -151,524

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 10,383,687
China 5,214,810
United States 2,889,252
South Africa 2,593,859
Czechia 2,234,909

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 2,418,844 7,964,843 +5,545,999
China 2,825,825 2,388,985 -436,840
United States 1,174,826 1,714,426 +539,600
South Africa 1,298,756 1,295,103 -3,653
Czechia 1,209,083 1,025,826 -183,257
Germany 1,146,086 1,019,971 -126,115
France 867,707 795,219 -72,488
Spain 754,007 862,368 +108,361
Italy 605,089 959,543 +354,454
Madagascar 882,230 601,696 -280,534

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
Inner London - West 26
Essex 21
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20
West Midlands 20

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 18 -2
Inner London - West 15 18 +3
Essex 11 16 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 15 +5
West Midlands 15 13 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16 14 -2
Greater Manchester 17 11 -6
North Eastern Scotland 13 8 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 14 +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) 23,190,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,343,103
Air transport 6,965,063
Other 791,458
Road transport 170,720

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) 9,795,054 13,395,735 +3,600,681
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,088,206 6,254,897 +166,691
Air transport 2,866,063 4,099,000 +1,232,937
Other 380,944 410,514 +29,570
Road transport 88,401 82,319 -6,082

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Lerwick 9,600,014
Dover 4,391,653
Felixstowe 4,151,444
London Gateway Port 3,302,084
Eurotunnel 3,153,073

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 2,310,401 2,081,252 -229,149
Felixstowe 2,611,932 1,539,512 -1,072,420
London Gateway Port 1,540,839 1,761,245 +220,406
Eurotunnel 1,710,064 1,443,009 -267,055
London Heathrow Airport 746,913 1,575,573 +828,660
Immingham Docks 897,611 1,118,453 +220,842
Southampton 1,093,685 895,019 -198,666
Thamesport 1,029,728 632,305 -397,423
London Stansted Airport 898,968 760,681 -138,287

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 149
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 69
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
2025-11 79
2025-10 97
2025-09 81
2025-08 93
2025-07 96

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 203
54m+ 132
15m-54m 60
0-1m 57
Other 39

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 10,510,598
Netherlands 4,288,858
Spain 3,729,439
France 3,253,718
Norway 1,799,551

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 4,610,644 5,899,954 +1,289,310
Netherlands 1,809,944 2,478,914 +668,970
Spain 3,339,262 390,177 -2,949,085
France 677,385 2,576,333 +1,898,948
Norway 1,216,514 583,037 -633,477
Italy 863,228 813,010 -50,218
Angola 321,073 763,295 +442,222
China 547,804 507,494 -40,310
United Arab Emirates 680,262 270,160 -410,102
Belgium 427,333 520,922 +93,589

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 115,152
XI 98,006
XU 55,999
France 50,788
Nicaragua 24,036

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 62,386 52,766 -9,620
XI 78,534 19,472 -59,062
XU 24,276 31,723 +7,447
France 35,553 15,235 -20,318
Nicaragua 0 24,036 +24,036
Germany 3,018 8,844 +5,826
South Africa 266 2,509 +2,243
Netherlands 1,444 1,245 -199
United States 1,393 988 -405
Sweden 651 1,388 +737

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 17,970,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,436,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,490,521
Other 370,172
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 7,860,508 10,109,734 +2,249,226
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,153,854 8,283,096 +129,242
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,917,055 6,573,466 +656,411
Other 209,892 160,280 -49,612
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 8,760,592
London Heathrow Airport 8,587,626
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,009,011
London Stansted Airport 3,200,189
East Midlands Airport 2,665,872

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 5,090,589 3,670,003 -1,420,586
London Heathrow Airport 3,191,578 5,396,048 +2,204,470
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,322,864 3,686,147 +363,283
London Stansted Airport 1,736,915 1,463,274 -273,641
East Midlands Airport 1,053,913 1,611,959 +558,046
ZLC 1,382,157 1,195,974 -186,183
Felixstowe 959,623 1,466,398 +506,775
London Gateway Port 1,257,783 1,147,016 -110,767
Immingham Docks 1,146,010 1,134,742 -11,268
Liverpool Docks 303,479 778,623 +475,144

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