Import/export HS code 56031310: Coated heavyweight nonwovens

Heavyweight nonwoven fabrics that are coated or covered for added durability

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 £
United States 7,125,727
Germany 3,655,665
China 2,539,165
Netherlands 2,336,052
Poland 2,063,501

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 £
United States 4,510,524 2,615,203 -1,895,321
Germany 1,502,640 2,153,025 +650,385
China 1,362,968 1,176,197 -186,771
Netherlands 933,206 1,402,846 +469,640
Poland 937,767 1,125,734 +187,967
Luxembourg 692,383 704,052 +11,669
Ireland 575,598 407,425 -168,173
Canada 838,636 13,553 -825,083
Norway 302,392 221,605 -80,787
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 182,009 339,084 +157,075

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 £
United States 9,648,108
China 3,301,571
Germany 2,533,821
Poland 2,110,411
Belgium 1,506,975

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 £
United States 6,080,295 3,567,813 -2,512,482
China 1,546,430 1,755,141 +208,711
Germany 1,182,887 1,350,934 +168,047
Poland 955,896 1,154,515 +198,619
Belgium 776,347 730,628 -45,719
Luxembourg 358,448 360,805 +2,357
Netherlands 301,146 253,287 -47,859
Norway 305,054 221,605 -83,449
India 129,896 292,273 +162,377
Turkey 119,122 262,330 +143,208

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
West Yorkshire 9
Inner London - West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
West Yorkshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 6 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Kent 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +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) 10,692,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,042,015
Air transport 2,090,932
Other 1,869,619
Road transport 269,053

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) 5,148,614 5,543,991 +395,377
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,074,603 3,967,412 -2,107,191
Air transport 954,146 1,136,786 +182,640
Other 692,797 1,176,822 +484,025
Road transport 121,613 147,440 +25,827

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 4,360,918
Dover 3,272,562
Felixstowe 3,144,503
Immingham Docks 2,248,624
Belfast Port 2,015,522

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 £
Liverpool Docks 3,334,500 1,026,418 -2,308,082
Dover 1,353,136 1,919,426 +566,290
Felixstowe 1,643,568 1,500,935 -142,633
Immingham Docks 803,297 1,445,327 +642,030
Belfast Port 1,161,140 854,382 -306,758
000 692,797 1,176,822 +484,025
London Heathrow Airport 399,023 888,457 +489,434
Harwich 619,633 585,552 -34,081
Eurotunnel 414,521 442,498 +27,977
Killingholme 695,659 0 -695,659

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 31
Other manufacturing 29
Manufacture of textiles 14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 31
2026-03 25
2026-02 28
2026-01 21
2025-12 15

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 70
54m+ 33
15m-54m 26
0-1m 7
Other 6

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 19,178,046
France 12,795,193
Germany 11,467,341
Malaysia 11,425,046
United States 7,370,407

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 9,738,281 9,439,765 -298,516
France 5,171,020 7,624,173 +2,453,153
Germany 5,127,622 6,339,719 +1,212,097
Malaysia 11,247,923 177,123 -11,070,800
United States 4,116,305 3,254,102 -862,203
Ireland 2,575,223 4,381,111 +1,805,888
South Korea 1,637,432 2,171,200 +533,768
Italy 1,333,925 2,011,728 +677,803
Finland 1,384,725 1,911,852 +527,127
Taiwan 1,074,905 1,569,716 +494,811

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 17,328,166
Luxembourg 15,506,660
United States 1,163,431
Germany 38,454
China 19,122

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 1,784,326 15,543,840 +13,759,514
Luxembourg 11,607,450 3,899,210 -7,708,240
United States 920,716 242,715 -678,001
Germany 9,924 28,530 +18,606
China 2,837 16,285 +13,448
Austria 4,596 2,182 -2,414
Israel 201 168 -33
Switzerland 322 0 -322

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) 50,566,092
Other 39,011,572
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,179,600
Air transport 2,072,734

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) 29,071,915 21,494,177 -7,577,738
Other 17,100,483 21,911,089 +4,810,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,775,876 5,403,724 +2,627,848
Air transport 1,572,810 499,924 -1,072,886

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 39,011,572
Belfast Port 27,871,947
Southampton 13,963,637
London Gateway Port 5,635,642
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,446,894

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 17,100,483 21,911,089 +4,810,606
Belfast Port 21,300,921 6,571,026 -14,729,895
Southampton 5,221,305 8,742,332 +3,521,027
London Gateway Port 1,323,509 4,312,133 +2,988,624
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,312,721 2,134,173 +821,452
Felixstowe 1,014,032 1,900,081 +886,049
Fishguard 832,775 1,723,976 +891,201
London Heathrow Airport 633,563 404,396 -229,167
Manchester Airport 799,908 11,199 -788,709
Milford 184,205 443,915 +259,710

Quick facts

HS code: 56031310

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

Description: Heavyweight nonwoven fabrics that are coated or covered for added durability