Import/export HS code 560290: Various felt products

Miscellaneous felt products not covered by other codes, used in diverse applications

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
China 4,376,438
Turkey 2,151,106
Nepal 1,713,875
Belgium 845,189
Spain 764,494

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 £
China 1,852,733 2,523,705 +670,972
Turkey 1,235,962 915,144 -320,818
Nepal 632,323 1,081,552 +449,229
Belgium 448,301 396,888 -51,413
Spain 287,179 477,315 +190,136
United States 539,720 208,931 -330,789
Italy 289,095 240,148 -48,947
France 250,059 163,713 -86,346
India 217,677 145,745 -71,932
Netherlands 188,778 174,011 -14,767

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 £
China 4,508,489
Turkey 2,199,249
Nepal 2,097,151
Italy 929,244
Belgium 870,431

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 1,890,072 2,618,417 +728,345
Turkey 1,242,952 956,297 -286,655
Nepal 860,053 1,237,098 +377,045
Italy 488,561 440,683 -47,878
Belgium 471,104 399,327 -71,777
Spain 288,200 479,298 +191,098
United States 540,846 195,473 -345,373
Germany 192,850 271,921 +79,071
Netherlands 149,490 105,169 -44,321
France 104,039 32,653 -71,386

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
West Yorkshire 15
Inner London - West 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Outer London - West and North West 11

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 10 11 +1
West Yorkshire 10 12 +2
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 9 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
West Midlands 6 4 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,739,280
Air transport 3,036,675
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,976,804
Road transport 371,468
Other 63,037

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,561,131 3,178,149 -382,982
Air transport 1,138,224 1,898,451 +760,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,431,699 1,545,105 +113,406
Road transport 192,142 179,326 -12,816
Other 34,972 28,065 -6,907

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,287,646
London Gateway Port 1,636,060
London Heathrow Airport 1,517,687
Dover 1,075,761
Southampton 1,032,505

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 £
Felixstowe 1,886,576 1,401,070 -485,506
London Gateway Port 708,269 927,791 +219,522
London Heathrow Airport 681,593 836,094 +154,501
Dover 363,019 712,742 +349,723
Southampton 603,154 429,351 -173,803
London 494,799 271,825 -222,974
ZLC 221,517 237,462 +15,945
499 36,134 410,603 +374,469
Hull 230,977 161,784 -69,193
Birmingham Airport 161,241 216,619 +55,378

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
78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
54
Other manufacturing
18
Manufacture of textiles
12
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 34
2026-04 31
2026-03 29
2026-02 37
2026-01 34

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 103
54m+ 42
0-1m 29
15m-54m 26
Other 8

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 £
Dominican Republic 1,041,465
France 814,505
Egypt 797,440
Ireland 658,552
Czechia 445,589

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 £
Dominican Republic 575,919 465,546 -110,373
France 319,781 494,724 +174,943
Egypt 299,328 498,112 +198,784
Ireland 248,577 409,975 +161,398
Czechia 279,531 166,058 -113,473
Australia 90,333 145,934 +55,601
United States 28,595 167,469 +138,874
Saudi Arabia 179,886 0 -179,886
Netherlands 46,823 105,732 +58,909
Mexico 38,696 55,799 +17,103

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 £
Ireland 34,879
XI 7,564
India 863
China 164
Germany 91

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 £
Ireland 19,297 15,582 -3,715
XI 1,242 6,322 +5,080
India 863 0 -863
China 164 0 -164
Germany 46 45 -1

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) 2,585,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,314,649
Air transport 592,383
Other 45,396

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) 1,065,759 1,519,409 +453,650
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,055,580 1,259,069 +203,489
Air transport 369,183 223,200 -145,983
Other 22,593 22,803 +210

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,830,369
London Gateway Port 1,700,426
Holyhead 365,350
Felixstowe 266,227
Southampton 228,082

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 757,600 1,072,769 +315,169
London Gateway Port 829,267 871,159 +41,892
Holyhead 80,372 284,978 +204,606
Felixstowe 135,705 130,522 -5,183
Southampton 128,562 99,520 -29,042
London Heathrow Airport 82,310 116,297 +33,987
Manchester Airport 177,858 8,036 -169,822
London 0 153,060 +153,060
Milford 89,157 42,493 -46,664
Liverpool Docks 50,724 55,956 +5,232

Quick facts

HS code: 560290

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

Description: Miscellaneous felt products not covered by other codes, used in diverse applications