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 1,832,863
Germany 1,582,530
China 1,381,021
Spain 470,889
Turkey 236,874

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 833,659 999,204 +165,545
Germany 701,182 881,348 +180,166
China 863,625 517,396 -346,229
Spain 279,296 191,593 -87,703
Turkey 105,855 131,019 +25,164
Austria 144,232 0 -144,232
France 73,869 66,925 -6,944
Japan 13,765 121,946 +108,181
Italy 75,018 1,358 -73,660
South Korea 50,784 0 -50,784

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 £
Netherlands 1,608,254
China 1,557,021
Germany 1,457,444
Spain 493,093
Japan 259,160

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 £
Netherlands 747,860 860,394 +112,534
China 986,731 570,290 -416,441
Germany 658,264 799,180 +140,916
Spain 295,742 197,351 -98,391
Japan 95,959 163,201 +67,242
Turkey 105,855 131,019 +25,164
Ukraine 142,821 0 -142,821
United Kingdom 0 121,946 +121,946
United States 65,046 48,341 -16,705
Italy 76,027 1,358 -74,669

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - West 6
West Yorkshire 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 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Lancashire 3 0 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 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) 4,142,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,153,217
Air transport 826,367
Road transport 121,468

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) 1,937,118 2,205,196 +268,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 618,323 534,894 -83,429
Air transport 601,106 225,261 -375,845
Road transport 102,322 19,146 -83,176

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,064,417
Immingham Docks 943,028
Dover 774,290
Liverpool Docks 419,242
Luton Airport 412,935

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 391,077 673,340 +282,263
Immingham Docks 320,753 622,275 +301,522
Dover 514,649 259,641 -255,008
Liverpool Docks 189,006 230,236 +41,230
Luton Airport 281,103 131,832 -149,271
Harwich 68,651 274,459 +205,808
Southampton 108,991 224,167 +115,176
London 193,859 123,504 -70,355
Felixstowe 209,996 41,157 -168,839
Thamesport 174,329 56,468 -117,861

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
8
Manufacture of textiles
7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 14
2026-03 9
2026-02 7
2026-01 7

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
54m+ 23
1m-15m 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 19,376,364
China 16,564,227
Germany 15,346,574
Denmark 5,887,063
Italy 2,689,922

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 5,315,230 14,061,134 +8,745,904
China 15,383,468 1,180,759 -14,202,709
Germany 7,896,497 7,450,077 -446,420
Denmark 3,048,754 2,838,309 -210,445
Italy 1,253,160 1,436,762 +183,602
France 1,047,287 895,227 -152,060
India 1,258,909 323,256 -935,653
United States 1,380,879 191,803 -1,189,076
South Korea 516,542 765,772 +249,230
Viet Nam 1,039,208 56,283 -982,925

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) 44,872,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,168,443
Air transport 576,057

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) 27,401,447 17,470,904 -9,930,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,783,882 13,384,561 -399,321
Air transport 311,582 264,475 -47,107

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,698,329
Felixstowe 19,648,496
Southampton 17,042,847
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,794,689
London Gateway Port 6,725,416

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 £
Immingham Docks 10,206,442 9,491,887 -714,555
Felixstowe 15,863,142 3,785,354 -12,077,788
Southampton 5,022,645 12,020,202 +6,997,557
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,224,664 3,570,025 +345,361
London Gateway Port 5,726,003 999,413 -4,726,590
Dover 626,742 662,207 +35,465
Portsmouth 162,972 170,948 +7,976
Manchester Airport 189,447 31,139 -158,308
Liverpool Docks 85,620 77,822 -7,798
Poole 160,271 0 -160,271

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