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 £
Germany 1,613,853
Netherlands 1,573,755
China 1,304,585
Spain 480,965
Austria 214,526

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 £
Germany 892,848 721,005 -171,843
Netherlands 899,062 674,693 -224,369
China 698,235 606,350 -91,885
Spain 275,732 205,233 -70,499
Austria 180,253 34,273 -145,980
Turkey 113,008 87,157 -25,851
France 30,526 57,811 +27,285
Italy 70,610 5,969 -64,641
South Korea 65,137 0 -65,137
United States 27,787 34,754 +6,967

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 1,543,769
Germany 1,448,629
Netherlands 1,343,339
Spain 510,087
Japan 226,940

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 874,079 669,690 -204,389
Germany 780,903 667,726 -113,177
Netherlands 795,001 548,338 -246,663
Spain 301,946 208,141 -93,805
Japan 109,237 117,703 +8,466
Ukraine 178,842 34,273 -144,569
Turkey 113,008 87,157 -25,851
United States 54,835 61,976 +7,141
Italy 71,619 5,969 -65,650
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 6
Inner London - West 5
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 6 +2
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 0 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +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) 3,783,384
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,089,322
Air transport 799,564
Road transport 155,505

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) 2,136,438 1,646,946 -489,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 706,924 382,398 -324,526
Air transport 406,672 392,892 -13,780
Road transport 105,247 50,258 -54,989

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,052,479
Dover 772,617
Immingham Docks 693,661
Liverpool Docks 375,853
Luton Airport 327,148

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 560,007 492,472 -67,535
Dover 496,109 276,508 -219,601
Immingham Docks 335,733 357,928 +22,195
Liverpool Docks 191,453 184,400 -7,053
Luton Airport 86,158 240,990 +154,832
Harwich 136,333 166,331 +29,998
Thamesport 245,195 42,156 -203,039
London 139,432 129,212 -10,220
Southampton 136,918 129,841 -7,077
Felixstowe 216,635 32,747 -183,888

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 12
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of textiles 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 8
2025-10 7
2025-09 10
2025-08 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 23
54m+ 19
15m-54m 11
0-1m 5
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 £
China 16,741,704
Germany 15,158,295
Japan 10,521,399
Denmark 5,775,775
Italy 2,288,392

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 £
China 5,890,737 10,850,967 +4,960,230
Germany 8,422,930 6,735,365 -1,687,565
Japan 5,528,290 4,993,109 -535,181
Denmark 2,931,584 2,844,191 -87,393
Italy 909,490 1,378,902 +469,412
France 950,257 974,706 +24,449
India 337,856 1,220,187 +882,331
United States 520,264 1,010,864 +490,600
Viet Nam 185,749 903,231 +717,482
Ukraine 653,286 356,434 -296,852

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) 36,925,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,518,962
Air transport 507,106

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) 15,562,287 21,362,872 +5,800,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,004,623 12,514,339 +509,716
Air transport 293,718 213,388 -80,330

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 20,665,236
Immingham Docks 18,924,471
Southampton 7,043,971
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,558,325
London Gateway Port 6,075,305

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 7,681,216 12,984,020 +5,302,804
Immingham Docks 10,188,486 8,735,985 -1,452,501
Southampton 4,592,146 2,451,825 -2,140,321
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,950,933 3,607,392 +656,459
London Gateway Port 706,020 5,369,285 +4,663,265
Dover 666,805 426,620 -240,185
Portsmouth 193,676 118,531 -75,145
Poole 262,317 0 -262,317
Manchester Airport 207,416 25,847 -181,569
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