Import/export HS code 56012210: Thin rolls of man-made fiber wadding

Rolls of man-made fiber wadding with a diameter of 8mm or less

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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 £
France 27,395,202
Netherlands 3,319,421
Belgium 1,516,284
Poland 923,459
Hungary 913,203

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 £
France 15,360,765 12,034,437 -3,326,328
Netherlands 1,470,423 1,848,998 +378,575
Belgium 97,518 1,418,766 +1,321,248
Poland 785,483 137,976 -647,507
Hungary 786,174 127,029 -659,145
United States 572,789 5,626 -567,163
Germany 217,527 199,714 -17,813
China 126,370 124,977 -1,393
Lithuania 127,881 38,241 -89,640
Romania 32,871 50,638 +17,767

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 £
Austria 32,330,632
Poland 1,098,237
Hungary 826,697
United States 569,118
China 260,644

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 £
Austria 17,041,256 15,289,376 -1,751,880
Poland 818,530 279,707 -538,823
Hungary 681,871 144,826 -537,045
United States 563,492 5,626 -557,866
China 135,667 124,977 -10,690
Lithuania 127,881 38,241 -89,640
Germany 80,278 44,857 -35,421
Croatia 111,912 3,689 -108,223
France 12,136 51,393 +39,257
Turkey 57,074 0 -57,074

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 3
Greater Manchester 3
Inner London - West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Devon 2

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 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Devon 2 0 -2
Essex 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Cumbria 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0

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) 34,560,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 629,572
Air transport 568,155
Other 13,849

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) 18,894,157 15,666,659 -3,227,498
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 276,570 353,002 +76,432
Air transport 555,954 12,201 -543,753
Other 11,725 2,124 -9,601

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 27,124,861
Killingholme 4,512,656
Eurotunnel 1,329,352
Dover / Eurotunnel 770,057
London Heathrow Airport 562,839

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 £
Dover 14,886,672 12,238,189 -2,648,483
Killingholme 1,912,074 2,600,582 +688,508
Eurotunnel 1,278,913 50,439 -1,228,474
Dover / Eurotunnel 600,588 169,469 -431,119
London Heathrow Airport 554,049 8,790 -545,259
Harwich 134,457 373,774 +239,317
Immingham Docks 67,692 367,355 +299,663
Felixstowe 124,664 83,838 -40,826
London 122,420 30,783 -91,637
London Gateway Port 1,351 96,771 +95,420

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
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Other manufacturing
4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 5
2026-03 6
2026-01 5
2025-11 2

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 13
54m+ 6
15m-54m 5
0-1m 4
Other 1

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 £
Netherlands 3,129,765
Finland 1,373,363
Ireland 593,712
Austria 277,933
Romania 134,986

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 £
Netherlands 3,104,288 25,477 -3,078,811
Finland 1,373,363 0 -1,373,363
Ireland 287,208 306,504 +19,296
Austria 274,369 3,564 -270,805
Romania 0 134,986 +134,986
United States 117,100 0 -117,100
Poland 90,357 2,245 -88,112
Turkey 2,148 33,393 +31,245
Spain 34,224 1,165 -33,059
Bulgaria 26,850 0 -26,850

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 £
Austria 7,839
XI 4,054

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 £
Austria 4,404 3,435 -969
XI 2,537 1,517 -1,020

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,454,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,269,324
Other 128,457
Air transport 31,351

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,417,325 36,874 -4,380,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 840,162 429,162 -411,000
Other 68,420 60,037 -8,383
Air transport 17,110 14,241 -2,869

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 4,140,209
Dover / Eurotunnel 697,099
Holyhead 274,550
Liverpool Docks 153,800
London Gateway Port 139,318

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 £
London 4,137,663 2,546 -4,135,117
Dover / Eurotunnel 545,713 151,386 -394,327
Holyhead 117,585 156,965 +39,380
Liverpool Docks 97,301 56,499 -40,802
London Gateway Port 107,136 32,182 -74,954
000 68,420 60,037 -8,383
Harwich 83,297 10,660 -72,637
Hull 85,142 0 -85,142
Felixstowe 35,833 0 -35,833
Heysham 2,378 33,232 +30,854

Quick facts

HS code: 56012210

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

Description: Rolls of man-made fiber wadding with a diameter of 8mm or less