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 1,338,908
Germany 790,771
China 522,743
France 404,093
Ireland 296,126

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 498,180 840,728 +342,548
Germany 507,313 283,458 -223,855
China 281,172 241,571 -39,601
France 193,121 210,972 +17,851
Ireland 148,873 147,253 -1,620
Portugal 81,524 58,862 -22,662
Lithuania 110,220 0 -110,220
Spain 60,531 1,126 -59,405
Philippines 60,592 0 -60,592
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 1,338,908
China 611,418
Czechia 391,781
Spain 316,952
Portugal 244,482

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 498,180 840,728 +342,548
China 327,650 283,768 -43,882
Czechia 253,608 138,173 -115,435
Spain 221,214 95,738 -125,476
Portugal 115,152 129,330 +14,178
Germany 70,610 113,779 +43,169
Morocco 153,773 2,703 -151,070
Lithuania 110,220 0 -110,220
Philippines 60,592 0 -60,592
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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 4 -3
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Devon 1 3 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Essex 0 2 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 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) 2,077,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,336,908
Other 303,844
Air transport 201,235

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) 986,110 1,091,800 +105,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 830,087 506,821 -323,266
Other 143,439 160,405 +16,966
Air transport 135,871 65,364 -70,507

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,087,309
Felixstowe 727,806
Dover 657,651
000 303,844
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 380,762 706,547 +325,785
Felixstowe 430,398 297,408 -132,990
Dover 421,082 236,569 -184,513
000 143,439 160,405 +16,966
Eurotunnel 138,981 134,933 -4,048
Dover / Eurotunnel 193,983 23,140 -170,843
London Gateway Port 84,949 92,562 +7,613
London 90,195 7,889 -82,306
East Midlands Airport 50,277 35,014 -15,263
Immingham Docks 28,101 47,182 +19,081

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 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
2025-11 5
2025-10 7
2025-09 5
2025-08 6
2025-07 9

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 22
15m-54m 10
54m+ 10
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 116,775
France 92,014
United Arab Emirates 83,636
Spain 74,040
Netherlands 43,156

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 34,080 82,695 +48,615
France 45,000 47,014 +2,014
United Arab Emirates 65,386 18,250 -47,136
Spain 52,460 21,580 -30,880
Netherlands 22,744 20,412 -2,332
Germany 9,559 8,897 -662
Qatar 1,279 11,865 +10,586
United States 6,286 4,682 -1,604
Czechia 7,111 3,755 -3,356
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 £
XU 12,203
India 5,703
Finland 2,492
Ireland 704
China 255

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 £
XU 7,425 4,778 -2,647
India 2,390 3,313 +923
Finland 0 2,492 +2,492
Ireland 0 704 +704
China 208 47 -161

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 276,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 226,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,466
Other 21,357
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 151,242 125,359 -25,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,118 114,535 +2,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,661 12,805 -10,856
Other 10,023 11,334 +1,311
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 176,761
Dover / Eurotunnel 90,267
Manchester Airport 80,064
Holyhead 26,559
Milford 24,104

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 78,954 97,807 +18,853
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,533 20,734 -48,799
Manchester Airport 64,278 15,786 -48,492
Holyhead 2,446 24,113 +21,667
Milford 5,144 18,960 +13,816
Immingham Docks 17,840 3,772 -14,068
000 10,023 11,334 +1,311
Liverpool Docks 10,016 10,936 +920
Heysham 0 17,237 +17,237
London Heathrow Airport 6,992 10,222 +3,230

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