Import/export HS code 56081990: Various nets

Miscellaneous nets made from different materials, not classified under other codes

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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 £
China 2,514,326
France 1,535,116
Spain 1,196,745
India 708,797
Viet Nam 624,100

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 1,174,811 1,339,515 +164,704
France 756,287 778,829 +22,542
Spain 510,275 686,470 +176,195
India 367,655 341,142 -26,513
Viet Nam 416,355 207,745 -208,610
Poland 246,747 275,632 +28,885
United States 34,256 238,418 +204,162
Italy 78,325 184,519 +106,194
Ireland 165,038 74,929 -90,109
Denmark 85,392 92,602 +7,210

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 2,545,294
Spain 2,393,747
India 708,797
Viet Nam 650,378
Philippines 535,254

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 1,185,022 1,360,272 +175,250
Spain 1,218,278 1,175,469 -42,809
India 367,655 341,142 -26,513
Viet Nam 433,444 216,934 -216,510
Philippines 204,616 330,638 +126,022
United States 37,203 232,420 +195,217
Estonia 130,933 95,338 -35,595
Italy 58,374 165,278 +106,904
Sri Lanka 153,850 62,665 -91,185
United Kingdom 10,285 187,577 +177,292

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8
Essex 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 6 +1
Essex 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 6 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Northern Ireland 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,333,576
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,953,897
Air transport 1,091,675
Other 69,964

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,140,675 2,192,901 +52,226
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,034,451 1,919,446 -115,005
Air transport 406,289 685,386 +279,097
Other 34,832 35,132 +300

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,594,155
Dover 1,427,763
Eurotunnel 1,380,095
Southampton 980,449
Grangemouth Docks 786,442

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 £
Felixstowe 898,744 695,411 -203,333
Dover 698,132 729,631 +31,499
Eurotunnel 633,167 746,928 +113,761
Southampton 307,745 672,704 +364,959
Grangemouth Docks 620,086 166,356 -453,730
London Gateway Port 200,803 440,693 +239,890
East Midlands Airport 142,651 232,299 +89,648
Portsmouth 150,031 216,197 +66,166
Immingham Docks 182,236 100,030 -82,206
Harwich 110,751 137,911 +27,160

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 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Air transport 10
Manufacture of textiles 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 17
2025-09 20
2025-08 19
2025-07 20

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 56
54m+ 31
0-1m 18
15m-54m 17
Other 11

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 £
Poland 1,760,567
Ireland 194,527
United States 165,045
Saudi Arabia 116,575
Norway 109,140

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 £
Poland 255,075 1,505,492 +1,250,417
Ireland 78,098 116,429 +38,331
United States 14,321 150,724 +136,403
Saudi Arabia 43,080 73,495 +30,415
Norway 109,140 0 -109,140
United Arab Emirates 65,681 36,243 -29,438
Netherlands 34,221 50,634 +16,413
Oman 55,407 0 -55,407
Japan 8,086 41,300 +33,214
Qatar 17,352 23,635 +6,283

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 £
XI 36,575
China 3,716
XU 1,591
Turkey 237
Ireland 135

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 £
XI 10,266 26,309 +16,043
China 296 3,420 +3,124
XU 1,523 68 -1,455
Turkey 237 0 -237
Ireland 68 67 -1
Germany 0 38 +38

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,147,213
Air transport 584,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 272,992
Other 42,292

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 465,022 1,682,191 +1,217,169
Air transport 237,544 346,784 +109,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 156,742 116,250 -40,492
Other 12,390 29,902 +17,512

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,874,217
East Midlands Airport 191,337
Manchester Airport 159,813
London Heathrow Airport 155,395
Immingham Docks 130,660

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 321,597 1,552,620 +1,231,023
East Midlands Airport 27,549 163,788 +136,239
Manchester Airport 95,627 64,186 -31,441
London Heathrow Airport 84,549 70,846 -13,703
Immingham Docks 117,683 12,977 -104,706
London Gateway Port 39,446 83,794 +44,348
Liverpool Docks 2,795 73,282 +70,487
Holyhead 49,353 14,245 -35,108
Southampton 44,509 0 -44,509
ZLC 16,305 26,627 +10,322

Quick facts

HS code: 56081990

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

Description: Miscellaneous nets made from different materials, not classified under other codes