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 28,505,778
Poland 8,704,792
Germany 2,560,232
Pakistan 1,731,717
Netherlands 899,529

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 16,969,601 11,536,177 -5,433,424
Poland 8,084,102 620,690 -7,463,412
Germany 2,139,689 420,543 -1,719,146
Pakistan 870,130 861,587 -8,543
Netherlands 442,770 456,759 +13,989
Belgium 503,779 204,200 -299,579
Sweden 330,428 318,966 -11,462
Israel 319,375 102,372 -217,003
Mexico 277,468 141,324 -136,144
India 64,140 238,486 +174,346

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 28,773,902
Poland 10,516,865
Pakistan 1,731,717
Germany 998,348
Sweden 653,895

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 17,141,903 11,631,999 -5,509,904
Poland 9,901,966 614,899 -9,287,067
Pakistan 870,130 861,587 -8,543
Germany 537,873 460,475 -77,398
Sweden 336,926 316,969 -19,957
Netherlands 214,800 218,743 +3,943
Israel 319,375 102,372 -217,003
Mexico 277,468 141,324 -136,144
South Korea 179,823 169,412 -10,411
United States 121,842 208,884 +87,042

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Inner London - West 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Outer London - West and North West 10

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 2 -7
West Midlands 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Cheshire 6 4 -2
Essex 6 6 +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) 32,417,281
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,279,756
Air transport 927,103
Other 385,243
Road transport 22,385

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) 18,864,287 13,552,994 -5,311,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,876,359 1,403,397 -9,472,962
Air transport 488,538 438,565 -49,973
Other 301,129 84,114 -217,015
Road transport 2,220 20,165 +17,945

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,216,914
Southampton 11,974,246
London 8,509,522
London Gateway Port 4,647,034
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,459,694

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 9,168,573 5,048,341 -4,120,232
Southampton 7,839,708 4,134,538 -3,705,170
London 7,860,259 649,263 -7,210,996
London Gateway Port 1,079,225 3,567,809 +2,488,584
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,234,031 225,663 -2,008,368
Immingham Docks 461,465 463,407 +1,942
Belfast Port 222,053 472,376 +250,323
London Heathrow Airport 285,183 290,074 +4,891
000 301,129 84,114 -217,015
Dover 198,812 82,034 -116,778

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 84
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 13
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 38
2025-10 48
2025-09 40
2025-08 38
2025-07 39

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+ 52
0-1m 28
15m-54m 25
Other 16

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 3,831,952
Netherlands 743,569
France 224,406
Germany 172,699
Sweden 129,213

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 2,098,869 1,733,083 -365,786
Netherlands 447,141 296,428 -150,713
France 145,476 78,930 -66,546
Germany 133,769 38,930 -94,839
Sweden 71,105 58,108 -12,997
Spain 62,547 58,296 -4,251
Saudi Arabia 16,597 77,700 +61,103
United Arab Emirates 34,030 52,291 +18,261
Lithuania 41,391 43,705 +2,314
United States 9,893 64,667 +54,774

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 930,244
China 103,315
XU 49,364
Germany 14,694
Netherlands 8,910

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 480,500 449,744 -30,756
China 64,598 38,717 -25,881
XU 17,778 31,586 +13,808
Germany 3,100 11,594 +8,494
Netherlands 8,736 174 -8,562
Turkey 3,474 667 -2,807
Ireland 1,710 0 -1,710
Switzerland 883 552 -331
Viet Nam 239 67 -172
Indonesia 79 1 -78

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) 3,638,187
Other 1,114,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,082,725
Air transport 375,008
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) 1,819,623 1,818,564 -1,059
Other 581,132 533,134 -47,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 780,520 302,205 -478,315
Air transport 181,459 193,549 +12,090
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 1,413,616
000 1,114,266
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,062,951
Liverpool Docks 870,711
Milford 245,847

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 949,480 464,136 -485,344
000 581,132 533,134 -47,998
Dover / Eurotunnel 633,726 429,225 -204,501
Liverpool Docks 503,048 367,663 -135,385
Milford 11,195 234,652 +223,457
Felixstowe 73,915 147,050 +73,135
Heysham 62,473 146,402 +83,929
London Gateway Port 94,086 109,604 +15,518
Immingham Docks 111,979 87,286 -24,693
Dover 112,852 58,645 -54,207

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