Import/export HS code 560313: Heavyweight nonwovens

Nonwoven fabrics weighing between 70 g/m² and 150 g/m², used in durable products like geotextiles

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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 £
Luxembourg 59,147,255
Germany 26,905,345
Poland 14,114,496
Belgium 13,228,854
Netherlands 10,940,888

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 £
Luxembourg 30,615,755 28,531,500 -2,084,255
Germany 14,963,585 11,941,760 -3,021,825
Poland 6,809,102 7,305,394 +496,292
Belgium 6,259,767 6,969,087 +709,320
Netherlands 5,340,299 5,600,589 +260,290
France 5,866,865 5,072,223 -794,642
Italy 4,804,698 4,836,670 +31,972
United States 6,378,121 3,255,353 -3,122,768
China 5,190,764 4,356,768 -833,996
South Africa 2,996,827 3,578,010 +581,183

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 28,831,711
Poland 15,855,412
United States 12,858,698
Belgium 12,765,396
China 11,996,946

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 16,452,580 12,379,131 -4,073,449
Poland 7,350,942 8,504,470 +1,153,528
United States 7,962,919 4,895,779 -3,067,140
Belgium 6,054,616 6,710,780 +656,164
China 6,398,642 5,598,304 -800,338
Italy 4,772,709 4,808,993 +36,284
Luxembourg 4,092,241 5,406,296 +1,314,055
South Africa 2,996,827 3,539,918 +543,091
Netherlands 3,420,516 2,757,840 -662,676
Czechia 3,469,582 1,845,038 -1,624,544

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 34
West Yorkshire 25
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22
Inner London - West 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19

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 24 29 +5
West Yorkshire 21 20 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 17 +1
Inner London - West 12 15 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 14 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 13 12 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 11 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 11 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 13 +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) 95,339,057
Other 52,701,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,158,445
Air transport 3,318,496
Road transport 311,306

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) 48,280,491 47,058,566 -1,221,925
Other 27,050,431 25,650,847 -1,399,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,816,878 17,341,567 -6,475,311
Air transport 1,919,890 1,398,606 -521,284
Road transport 166,094 145,212 -20,882
Rail transport 0 52,145 +52,145

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 52,701,278
Dover 41,734,616
Immingham Docks 20,973,425
Felixstowe 11,857,218
London Gateway Port 9,236,052

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 £
000 27,050,431 25,650,847 -1,399,584
Dover 22,711,333 19,023,283 -3,688,050
Immingham Docks 9,550,333 11,423,092 +1,872,759
Felixstowe 6,729,293 5,127,925 -1,601,368
London Gateway Port 3,996,479 5,239,573 +1,243,094
Killingholme 5,603,299 1,797,644 -3,805,655
Southampton 3,240,559 2,628,290 -612,269
London 2,734,585 3,120,381 +385,796
Purfleet 1,522,390 4,319,379 +2,796,989
Eurotunnel 2,871,910 2,812,639 -59,271

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
115
Other manufacturing
63
Manufacture of textiles
34
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 102
2026-04 116
2026-03 99
2026-02 98
2026-01 94

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 170
54m+ 119
15m-54m 67
0-1m 31
Other 20

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 24,231,184
France 15,053,820
Germany 12,961,925
Ireland 11,126,132
Malaysia 10,387,303

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 13,082,738 11,148,446 -1,934,292
France 6,980,765 8,073,055 +1,092,290
Germany 6,420,322 6,541,603 +121,281
Ireland 5,176,187 5,949,945 +773,758
Malaysia 10,199,122 188,181 -10,010,941
United States 5,134,590 4,279,598 -854,992
South Korea 1,746,438 1,902,272 +155,834
Finland 1,735,647 1,771,183 +35,536
Netherlands 1,694,370 1,701,785 +7,415
Italy 1,291,510 2,011,155 +719,645

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 19,578,239
Luxembourg 13,818,873
United States 1,247,619
Hungary 313,387
Greece 184,624

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 3,868,641 15,709,598 +11,840,957
Luxembourg 11,242,876 2,575,997 -8,666,879
United States 1,018,466 229,153 -789,313
Hungary 174,170 139,217 -34,953
Greece 99,739 84,885 -14,854
Czechia 54,352 68,429 +14,077
Germany 11,992 30,497 +18,505
Belgium 10,560 18,369 +7,809
China 5,045 15,378 +10,333
Ireland 16,936 1,050 -15,886

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) 61,562,278
Other 40,292,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,258,521
Air transport 2,834,901

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) 35,808,023 25,754,255 -10,053,768
Other 19,558,128 20,734,105 +1,175,977
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,520,648 10,737,873 +2,217,225
Air transport 2,060,372 774,529 -1,285,843

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 40,292,233
Belfast Port 27,672,742
Southampton 17,669,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,447,281
London Gateway Port 7,469,135

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 £
000 19,558,128 20,734,105 +1,175,977
Belfast Port 20,860,305 6,812,437 -14,047,868
Southampton 7,955,971 9,713,160 +1,757,189
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,452,928 4,994,353 +541,425
London Gateway Port 3,100,464 4,368,671 +1,268,207
Felixstowe 1,330,419 2,436,534 +1,106,115
Fishguard 841,415 1,708,926 +867,511
Immingham Docks 1,056,644 700,670 -355,974
Holyhead 809,255 902,049 +92,794
Grangemouth Docks 784,835 923,210 +138,375

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 560313

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

Description: Nonwoven fabrics weighing between 70 g/m² and 150 g/m², used in durable products like geotextiles