Import/export HS code 560210: Needleloom and stitch-bonded fabrics

Fabrics made using needleloom or stitch-bonding techniques, often used for industrial or decorative purposes

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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 £
Germany 12,434,455
Netherlands 5,848,599
Belgium 5,056,552
France 5,021,186
Italy 3,423,890

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 7,258,391 5,176,064 -2,082,327
Netherlands 1,367,561 4,481,038 +3,113,477
Belgium 2,183,763 2,872,789 +689,026
France 2,389,841 2,631,345 +241,504
Italy 1,480,872 1,943,018 +462,146
China 1,676,110 1,540,195 -135,915
United States 1,045,129 1,234,415 +189,286
India 516,993 521,170 +4,177
Denmark 387,293 537,896 +150,603
Ireland 384,182 491,196 +107,014

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 £
Germany 16,257,310
Belgium 4,678,215
France 4,676,315
China 3,708,635
Italy 3,419,498

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 £
Germany 7,415,380 8,841,930 +1,426,550
Belgium 1,776,924 2,901,291 +1,124,367
France 2,296,911 2,379,404 +82,493
China 2,125,483 1,583,152 -542,331
Italy 1,498,858 1,920,640 +421,782
United States 961,761 1,669,782 +708,021
Netherlands 1,107,580 639,020 -468,560
Denmark 574,063 506,219 -67,844
India 522,776 522,061 -715
Spain 387,973 433,883 +45,910

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 20
Greater Manchester 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Inner London - West 16

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
West Yorkshire 15 13 -2
Greater Manchester 12 15 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 11 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 14 +3
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Lancashire 10 9 -1
West Midlands 11 7 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 9 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - East 7 6 -1

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) 30,757,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,564,486
Air transport 2,125,418
Other 477,291
Road transport 56,918

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) 14,177,718 16,579,974 +2,402,256
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,646,051 4,918,435 +272,384
Air transport 1,054,624 1,070,794 +16,170
Other 262,744 214,547 -48,197
Road transport 7,161 49,757 +42,596

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,281,444
Felixstowe 10,357,894
Immingham Docks 4,605,682
Eurotunnel 3,059,274
Southampton 2,752,709

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 4,199,403 7,082,041 +2,882,638
Felixstowe 5,643,699 4,714,195 -929,504
Immingham Docks 1,948,699 2,656,983 +708,284
Eurotunnel 1,561,465 1,497,809 -63,656
Southampton 1,274,231 1,478,478 +204,247
Killingholme 1,405,205 843,423 -561,782
London Gateway Port 502,067 921,335 +419,268
London 343,251 628,556 +285,305
London Heathrow Airport 479,293 464,287 -15,006
Liverpool Docks 382,350 423,740 +41,390

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 79
Other manufacturing 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of textiles 26
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 42
2026-03 45
2026-02 51
2026-01 49
2025-12 43

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 136
54m+ 69
15m-54m 42
0-1m 26
Other 18

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 £
France 9,481,716
Netherlands 3,846,337
Denmark 3,508,883
Turkey 3,334,018
Spain 3,120,012

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 £
France 4,978,010 4,503,706 -474,304
Netherlands 2,026,133 1,820,204 -205,929
Denmark 1,651,232 1,857,651 +206,419
Turkey 1,582,005 1,752,013 +170,008
Spain 1,684,693 1,435,319 -249,374
Germany 1,729,506 1,246,803 -482,703
Sweden 1,354,110 1,611,886 +257,776
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,118,803 1,564,988 +446,185
India 1,690,559 765,793 -924,766
Poland 1,285,451 1,040,796 -244,655

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 24,975
China 4,649
Ireland 3,334
Belgium 768
Switzerland 543

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 4,996 19,979 +14,983
China 3,862 787 -3,075
Ireland 3,325 9 -3,316
Belgium 0 768 +768
Switzerland 342 201 -141
Poland 136 0 -136

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) 36,093,784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,886,028
Air transport 2,780,401
Other 85,619

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) 19,229,507 16,864,277 -2,365,230
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,504,523 7,381,505 -1,123,018
Air transport 1,107,214 1,673,187 +565,973
Other 37,600 48,019 +10,419

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,623,162
Immingham Docks 8,065,297
London Gateway Port 6,462,435
Harwich 2,525,551
Southampton 2,508,284

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,928,945 12,694,217 -1,234,728
Immingham Docks 3,755,680 4,309,617 +553,937
London Gateway Port 2,802,489 3,659,946 +857,457
Harwich 1,360,613 1,164,938 -195,675
Southampton 1,760,960 747,324 -1,013,636
Felixstowe 1,875,986 306,514 -1,569,472
London Heathrow Airport 682,518 1,199,703 +517,185
Portsmouth 619,461 550,164 -69,297
Dover 290,441 219,069 -71,372
Liverpool Docks 347,955 145,506 -202,449

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 560210

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

Description: Fabrics made using needleloom or stitch-bonding techniques, often used for industrial or decorative purposes