Import/export HS code 56081919: Various nets

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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 £
India 1,381,523
Germany 779,736
China 557,031
France 419,684
Ireland 287,067

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 £
India 611,902 769,621 +157,719
Germany 518,656 261,080 -257,576
China 289,163 267,868 -21,295
France 202,642 217,042 +14,400
Ireland 151,109 135,958 -15,151
Portugal 81,524 72,896 -8,628
Netherlands 10,666 56,822 +46,156
Philippines 60,592 0 -60,592
Spain 53,002 1,126 -51,876
Viet Nam 36,510 0 -36,510

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 £
India 1,381,523
China 633,182
Czechia 399,808
Spain 309,423
Portugal 243,992

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 £
India 611,902 769,621 +157,719
China 327,231 305,951 -21,280
Czechia 243,160 156,648 -86,512
Spain 236,547 72,876 -163,671
Portugal 100,628 143,364 +42,736
Germany 74,717 111,535 +36,818
Morocco 156,476 0 -156,476
Philippines 60,592 0 -60,592
Netherlands 3,902 53,343 +49,441
Viet Nam 37,638 0 -37,638

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
West Midlands 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Devon 3
Inner London - West 3

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Devon 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +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) 2,145,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,283,994
Other 294,785
Air transport 183,212

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) 1,095,575 1,049,574 -46,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 737,599 546,395 -191,204
Other 145,675 149,110 +3,435
Air transport 120,664 62,548 -58,116

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,129,924
Felixstowe 742,301
Dover 563,809
000 294,785
Eurotunnel 273,914

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 £
Southampton 452,617 677,307 +224,690
Felixstowe 472,364 269,937 -202,427
Dover 305,640 258,169 -47,471
000 145,675 149,110 +3,435
Eurotunnel 150,445 123,469 -26,976
Dover / Eurotunnel 196,139 19,525 -176,614
London Gateway Port 83,766 101,290 +17,524
London 90,195 10,473 -79,722
East Midlands Airport 44,720 33,738 -10,982
Immingham Docks 34,262 42,765 +8,503

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 5
2025-10 7
2025-09 5
2025-08 6

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 18
54m+ 12
15m-54m 11
Other 8
0-1m 7

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 118,026
France 88,854
United Arab Emirates 83,636
Spain 74,040
Netherlands 44,534

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 37,385 80,641 +43,256
France 41,840 47,014 +5,174
United Arab Emirates 69,670 13,966 -55,704
Spain 52,460 21,580 -30,880
Netherlands 22,744 21,790 -954
Germany 9,559 12,692 +3,133
United States 7,830 7,751 -79
Qatar 1,279 11,865 +10,586
Czechia 8,001 2,865 -5,136
Portugal 6,888 3,442 -3,446

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 £
India 5,083
Finland 2,492
Ireland 704
China 426

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 £
India 1,844 3,239 +1,395
Finland 0 2,492 +2,492
Ireland 0 704 +704
China 208 218 +10

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 276,649
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 238,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,095
Other 18,471
Road transport 975

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 151,127 125,522 -25,605
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,312 116,838 -4,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,725 7,370 -20,355
Other 7,072 11,399 +4,327
Road transport 975 0 -975

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 172,196
Dover / Eurotunnel 91,427
Manchester Airport 82,691
Holyhead 29,155
Milford 25,645

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 £
East Midlands Airport 73,011 99,185 +26,174
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,423 21,004 -49,419
Manchester Airport 64,278 18,413 -45,865
Holyhead 2,446 26,709 +24,263
Milford 9,824 15,821 +5,997
Immingham Docks 19,000 2,612 -16,388
Liverpool Docks 10,016 10,936 +920
London Heathrow Airport 11,276 7,924 -3,352
000 7,072 11,399 +4,327
Heysham 1,576 15,661 +14,085

Quick facts

HS code: 56081919

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

Description: Nets made from materials not specified elsewhere, used for non-fishing purposes