Import/export HS code 63071030: Nonwoven cleaning cloths

Cleaning cloths made from nonwoven fabrics, often disposable and lightweight

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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 28,370,111
Poland 8,499,228
Germany 2,003,793
Pakistan 1,761,201
Netherlands 870,558

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 16,876,436 11,493,675 -5,382,761
Poland 8,329,524 169,704 -8,159,820
Germany 1,605,342 398,451 -1,206,891
Pakistan 897,520 863,681 -33,839
Netherlands 425,775 444,783 +19,008
Belgium 473,230 201,554 -271,676
Sweden 292,974 340,281 +47,307
Mexico 280,001 127,456 -152,545
Israel 288,756 76,807 -211,949
India 149,977 146,721 -3,256

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 28,587,175
Poland 9,817,447
Pakistan 1,761,201
Germany 952,889
Sweden 636,804

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 17,020,308 11,566,867 -5,453,441
Poland 9,679,215 138,232 -9,540,983
Pakistan 897,520 863,681 -33,839
Germany 498,463 454,426 -44,037
Sweden 298,520 338,284 +39,764
Netherlands 219,022 199,492 -19,530
Mexico 280,001 127,456 -152,545
Israel 288,756 76,807 -211,949
South Korea 191,035 140,131 -50,904
United States 147,266 173,481 +26,215

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Inner London - West 11
West Midlands 9

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
Greater Manchester 14 11 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
West Midlands 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Cheshire 6 5 -1
Essex 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 2 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 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) 32,232,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,463,331
Air transport 871,850
Other 385,109
Road transport 23,770

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) 18,905,026 13,327,928 -5,577,098
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,579,572 883,759 -9,695,813
Air transport 453,954 417,896 -36,058
Other 301,464 83,645 -217,819
Road transport 2,220 21,550 +19,330

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,142,686
Southampton 11,636,846
London 8,294,211
London Gateway Port 4,949,232
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,898,819

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 9,184,055 4,958,631 -4,225,424
Southampton 7,730,895 3,905,951 -3,824,944
London 7,957,718 336,493 -7,621,225
London Gateway Port 1,189,150 3,760,082 +2,570,932
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,841,216 57,603 -1,783,613
Immingham Docks 428,398 469,145 +40,747
Belfast Port 272,603 348,293 +75,690
London Heathrow Airport 260,641 264,978 +4,337
000 301,464 83,645 -217,819
Dover 206,675 72,087 -134,588

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 82
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Other manufacturing 12
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 38
2025-10 48
2025-09 40
2025-08 38

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 79
54m+ 51
0-1m 28
15m-54m 25
Other 13

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 3,810,692
Netherlands 799,710
France 221,797
Germany 170,398
Spain 123,448

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 2,103,218 1,707,474 -395,744
Netherlands 481,376 318,334 -163,042
France 152,329 69,468 -82,861
Germany 137,255 33,143 -104,112
Spain 65,309 58,139 -7,170
Sweden 48,993 58,108 +9,115
Saudi Arabia 16,597 79,425 +62,828
United Arab Emirates 34,030 53,340 +19,310
Lithuania 47,685 36,464 -11,221
United States 18,011 56,549 +38,538

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 950,225
China 99,331
Germany 14,547
Netherlands 7,441
Turkey 3,603

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 498,422 451,803 -46,619
China 63,120 36,211 -26,909
Germany 5,765 8,782 +3,017
Netherlands 7,267 174 -7,093
Turkey 2,998 605 -2,393
Ireland 1,710 0 -1,710
Switzerland 1,158 277 -881
Viet Nam 240 66 -174
Israel 35 0 -35
Poland 0 32 +32

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) 3,651,158
Other 1,126,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,069,333
Air transport 379,163
Road transport 8,803

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) 1,868,164 1,782,994 -85,170
Other 596,536 529,503 -67,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 761,949 307,384 -454,565
Air transport 180,226 198,937 +18,711
Road transport 8,803 0 -8,803

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,380,872
000 1,126,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,096,763
Liverpool Docks 880,814
Felixstowe 248,247

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 £
Holyhead 911,846 469,026 -442,820
000 596,536 529,503 -67,033
Dover / Eurotunnel 675,856 420,907 -254,949
Liverpool Docks 517,516 363,298 -154,218
Felixstowe 85,290 162,957 +77,667
Milford 17,335 228,512 +211,177
London Gateway Port 98,564 108,626 +10,062
Heysham 67,058 131,425 +64,367
Immingham Docks 85,790 87,286 +1,496
Dover 122,900 46,742 -76,158

Quick facts

HS code: 63071030

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

Description: Cleaning cloths made from nonwoven fabrics, often disposable and lightweight