Import/export HS code 56075090: Various synthetic fiber ropes and cords

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

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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 £
China 1,748,275
United States 1,245,615
Netherlands 944,957
Spain 941,806
France 404,028

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 1,053,300 694,975 -358,325
United States 430,681 814,934 +384,253
Netherlands 719,651 225,306 -494,345
Spain 542,587 399,219 -143,368
France 273,592 130,436 -143,156
Sri Lanka 146,393 224,479 +78,086
India 134,453 125,159 -9,294
Germany 158,229 83,310 -74,919
Norway 9,558 125,009 +115,451
Canada 40,672 48,500 +7,828

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 1,885,200
United States 1,157,133
Spain 1,144,620
India 630,048
Netherlands 484,738

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 1,117,160 768,040 -349,120
United States 419,776 737,357 +317,581
Spain 658,156 486,464 -171,692
India 357,282 272,766 -84,516
Netherlands 460,994 23,744 -437,250
Sri Lanka 176,189 177,158 +969
Lithuania 34,909 151,294 +116,385
United Kingdom 25,069 129,254 +104,185
France 92,524 28,873 -63,651
Japan 20,122 96,852 +76,730

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 17
Inner London - West 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
West Midlands 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11

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 13 8 -5
Inner London - West 5 10 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 7 +3
Kent 4 7 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1

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) 2,688,997
Air transport 2,635,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,630,274
Other 89,515
Road transport 28,465

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) 1,529,037 1,159,960 -369,077
Air transport 1,056,594 1,579,399 +522,805
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,196,120 434,154 -761,966
Other 49,709 39,806 -9,903
Road transport 12,431 16,034 +3,603

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 990,633
Felixstowe 928,776
Immingham Docks 879,166
London Stansted Airport 686,288
Dover 553,880

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 Heathrow Airport 331,545 659,088 +327,543
Felixstowe 663,863 264,913 -398,950
Immingham Docks 582,693 296,473 -286,220
London Stansted Airport 328,144 358,144 +30,000
Dover 427,649 126,231 -301,418
Southampton 325,106 215,216 -109,890
East Midlands Airport 201,312 225,744 +24,432
Eurotunnel 216,663 113,247 -103,416
London Gateway Port 81,599 160,386 +78,787
Thamesport 148,575 86,238 -62,337

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 64
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Other manufacturing 21
Manufacture of textiles 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 22
2025-10 24
2025-09 20
2025-08 28

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 82
54m+ 57
0-1m 30
15m-54m 28
Other 18

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 2,832,537
Netherlands 1,272,037
Norway 594,817
Germany 510,753
France 427,715

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 1,141,844 1,690,693 +548,849
Netherlands 316,044 955,993 +639,949
Norway 575,335 19,482 -555,853
Germany 201,652 309,101 +107,449
France 110,641 317,074 +206,433
China 29,308 249,997 +220,689
Israel 0 260,657 +260,657
Spain 138,952 94,435 -44,517
Turkey 1,764 228,883 +227,119
Ireland 97,529 88,827 -8,702

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 68,345
XI 22,533
Nicaragua 12,831
Portugal 852
Ireland 367

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 36,444 31,901 -4,543
XI 20,785 1,748 -19,037
Nicaragua 0 12,831 +12,831
Portugal 852 0 -852
Ireland 279 88 -191
India 0 206 +206
Taiwan 27 3 -24
Turkey 0 12 +12

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 5,309,710
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,757,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 460,494
Other 105,329

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 1,884,288 3,425,422 +1,541,134
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,435,742 1,322,255 -113,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,015 261,479 +62,464
Other 58,507 46,822 -11,685

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,276,558
London Stansted Airport 1,794,101
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,688,718
East Midlands Airport 860,188
Immingham Docks 549,211

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 510,180 1,766,378 +1,256,198
London Stansted Airport 888,150 905,951 +17,801
Dover / Eurotunnel 684,702 1,004,016 +319,314
East Midlands Airport 357,076 503,112 +146,036
Immingham Docks 523,642 25,569 -498,073
Felixstowe 89,556 185,630 +96,074
Tyne 43,664 174,168 +130,504
000 58,507 46,822 -11,685
Warton Aerodrome 91,959 7,356 -84,603
ZLC 26,674 69,261 +42,587

Quick facts

HS code: 56075090

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

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