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 50,156,629
Germany 27,737,321
Poland 12,441,678
Belgium 12,029,665
United States 10,586,472

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 22,844,419 27,312,210 +4,467,791
Germany 16,579,558 11,157,763 -5,421,795
Poland 6,156,661 6,285,017 +128,356
Belgium 6,532,219 5,497,446 -1,034,773
United States 5,833,860 4,752,612 -1,081,248
France 5,779,306 4,790,704 -988,602
Netherlands 5,652,251 4,417,453 -1,234,798
China 4,801,947 3,819,289 -982,658
Italy 4,577,340 3,977,883 -599,457
South Africa 2,702,707 2,698,312 -4,395

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 29,189,478
United States 13,775,781
Poland 13,730,465
Belgium 11,456,883
China 10,628,533

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 16,901,986 12,287,492 -4,614,494
United States 7,908,277 5,867,504 -2,040,773
Poland 6,929,822 6,800,643 -129,179
Belgium 6,247,546 5,209,337 -1,038,209
China 5,626,590 5,001,943 -624,647
Luxembourg 4,190,293 4,616,002 +425,709
Italy 4,590,507 3,847,266 -743,241
Netherlands 3,822,655 2,587,766 -1,234,889
Czechia 3,544,245 2,217,229 -1,327,016
South Africa 2,720,004 2,660,220 -59,784

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 30
West Yorkshire 24
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Inner London - West 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 26 22 -4
West Yorkshire 19 21 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 15 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 15 -2
Inner London - West 14 13 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 13 12 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 13 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 12 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 12 -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) 89,337,756
Other 43,716,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,056,506
Air transport 3,470,270
Road transport 422,027

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) 48,336,896 41,000,860 -7,336,036
Other 19,773,261 23,943,608 +4,170,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,169,767 17,886,739 -5,283,028
Air transport 1,942,120 1,528,150 -413,970
Road transport 263,849 158,178 -105,671

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 43,716,869
Dover 40,819,496
Immingham Docks 18,112,812
Felixstowe 11,408,954
Killingholme 8,550,322

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 19,773,261 23,943,608 +4,170,347
Dover 23,080,660 17,738,836 -5,341,824
Immingham Docks 8,396,218 9,716,594 +1,320,376
Felixstowe 6,421,959 4,986,995 -1,434,964
Killingholme 5,447,337 3,102,985 -2,344,352
London Gateway Port 3,617,806 4,054,512 +436,706
Liverpool Docks 3,770,794 2,498,518 -1,272,276
Southampton 3,340,400 2,656,279 -684,121
Eurotunnel 3,187,315 2,186,480 -1,000,835
Hull 3,001,885 1,954,694 -1,047,191

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 114
Other manufacturing 62
Manufacture of textiles 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 94
2025-11 103
2025-10 107
2025-09 94
2025-08 107

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 171
54m+ 121
15m-54m 62
0-1m 34
Other 22

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 23,047,870
France 14,205,098
Malaysia 13,292,317
Germany 12,310,896
Ireland 10,676,341

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 12,667,172 10,380,698 -2,286,474
France 6,518,796 7,686,302 +1,167,506
Malaysia 12,974,500 317,817 -12,656,683
Germany 6,318,442 5,992,454 -325,988
Ireland 5,755,233 4,921,108 -834,125
United States 3,530,226 5,432,053 +1,901,827
South Korea 1,757,737 1,669,584 -88,153
Netherlands 1,600,749 1,438,024 -162,725
Poland 1,636,504 1,279,441 -357,063
Italy 1,388,796 1,503,855 +115,059

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 £
Luxembourg 18,780,159
XI 12,022,665
United States 1,108,361
Hungary 309,541
Greece 211,571

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 £
Luxembourg 13,175,831 5,604,328 -7,571,503
XI 99,886 11,922,779 +11,822,893
United States 937,340 171,021 -766,319
Hungary 158,829 150,712 -8,117
Greece 139,218 72,353 -66,865
Czechia 72,410 56,616 -15,794
Germany 14,224 24,438 +10,214
Ireland 29,992 4,137 -25,855
Belgium 12,920 7,884 -5,036
China 1,128 14,469 +13,341

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) 59,433,080
Other 37,644,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,713,624
Air transport 2,873,433

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) 36,263,998 23,169,082 -13,094,916
Other 17,656,209 19,988,242 +2,332,033
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,891,159 8,822,465 -68,694
Air transport 1,380,663 1,492,770 +112,107

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 37,644,451
Belfast Port 30,247,516
Southampton 16,034,757
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,244,349
London Gateway Port 5,346,882

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 17,656,209 19,988,242 +2,332,033
Belfast Port 22,354,243 7,893,273 -14,460,970
Southampton 8,061,132 7,973,625 -87,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,448,231 3,796,118 -1,652,113
London Gateway Port 2,345,258 3,001,624 +656,366
Felixstowe 799,595 2,542,366 +1,742,771
Fishguard 814,745 1,158,159 +343,414
Immingham Docks 858,015 919,973 +61,958
Holyhead 803,535 923,003 +119,468
Ayr Harbour 974,079 448,312 -525,767

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