Import/export HS code 560130: Textile flock, dust, and mill neps

Short textile fibers, dust, and mill neps, often used in padding or filling

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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 £
Netherlands 1,810,575
Germany 1,806,939
China 1,430,763
Spain 490,143
Turkey 260,129

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 £
Netherlands 834,652 975,923 +141,271
Germany 855,437 951,502 +96,065
China 790,764 639,999 -150,765
Spain 264,311 225,832 -38,479
Turkey 121,042 139,087 +18,045
Austria 144,988 34,273 -110,715
France 69,150 34,918 -34,232
Italy 73,614 2,762 -70,852
South Korea 65,137 0 -65,137
United States 32,315 26,541 -5,774

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 1,672,494
Germany 1,638,931
Netherlands 1,555,374
Spain 512,347
Turkey 260,129

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 966,313 706,181 -260,132
Germany 783,252 855,679 +72,427
Netherlands 743,950 811,424 +67,474
Spain 289,544 222,803 -66,741
Turkey 121,042 139,087 +18,045
Japan 96,433 163,687 +67,254
Ukraine 143,577 34,273 -109,304
United States 59,363 53,763 -5,600
Italy 74,623 2,762 -71,861
Singapore 33,597 0 -33,597

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
West Yorkshire 7
Inner London - West 6
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
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
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 1 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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) 4,312,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,142,284
Air transport 842,217
Road transport 144,723

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) 2,054,827 2,258,161 +203,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 719,753 422,531 -297,222
Air transport 461,896 380,321 -81,575
Road transport 117,509 27,214 -90,295

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,226,023
Immingham Docks 886,162
Dover 770,529
Liverpool Docks 448,802
Luton Airport 364,230

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 £
Middlesbrough 491,967 734,056 +242,089
Immingham Docks 318,741 567,421 +248,680
Dover 500,872 269,657 -231,215
Liverpool Docks 244,219 204,583 -39,636
Luton Airport 108,123 256,107 +147,984
Harwich 60,629 282,455 +221,826
London 208,676 127,712 -80,964
Southampton 137,414 127,990 -9,424
Felixstowe 213,036 43,867 -169,169
Thamesport 202,832 52,603 -150,229

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
Other manufacturing 10
Manufacture of textiles 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 14
2026-03 9
2026-02 7
2026-01 7
2025-12 6

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 25
54m+ 22
15m-54m 10
0-1m 5
Other 2

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 £
Japan 20,417,178
China 16,835,905
Germany 16,156,272
Denmark 6,142,557
Italy 2,681,000

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 £
Japan 5,943,079 14,474,099 +8,531,020
China 11,074,801 5,761,104 -5,313,697
Germany 8,381,941 7,774,331 -607,610
Denmark 3,004,945 3,137,612 +132,667
Italy 1,160,938 1,520,062 +359,124
France 1,009,517 1,050,351 +40,834
India 335,799 1,302,579 +966,780
United States 1,142,166 426,783 -715,383
Viet Nam 303,607 791,884 +488,277
Ukraine 500,192 588,584 +88,392

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) 45,866,054
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,970,077
Air transport 548,816

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) 21,343,998 24,522,056 +3,178,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,655,499 14,314,578 +659,079
Air transport 294,273 254,543 -39,730

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 20,931,694
Immingham Docks 20,289,673
Southampton 16,687,467
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,204,990
London Gateway Port 6,499,104

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 £
Felixstowe 12,115,619 8,816,075 -3,299,544
Immingham Docks 10,355,142 9,934,531 -420,611
Southampton 5,091,487 11,595,980 +6,504,493
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,206,582 3,998,408 +791,826
London Gateway Port 3,018,628 3,480,476 +461,848
Dover 555,476 656,663 +101,187
Portsmouth 162,972 170,948 +7,976
Manchester Airport 189,447 25,847 -163,600
Poole 187,684 0 -187,684
Liverpool Docks 70,266 93,176 +22,910

Quick facts

HS code: 560130

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

Description: Short textile fibers, dust, and mill neps, often used in padding or filling