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 7,823,567
Germany 3,110,697
China 2,400,164
Netherlands 2,042,165
Poland 1,530,632

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 4,290,785 3,532,782 -758,003
Germany 1,489,725 1,620,972 +131,247
China 1,329,161 1,071,003 -258,158
Netherlands 866,763 1,175,402 +308,639
Poland 888,820 641,812 -247,008
Canada 1,128,325 27,379 -1,100,946
Luxembourg 667,022 237,575 -429,447
Ireland 517,625 354,160 -163,465
Norway 365,321 206,678 -158,643
France 250,309 250,283 -26

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 10,362,008
China 3,089,215
Germany 2,205,452
Poland 1,592,852
Belgium 1,279,508

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 6,180,413 4,181,595 -1,998,818
China 1,437,109 1,652,106 +214,997
Germany 1,107,686 1,097,766 -9,920
Poland 951,406 641,446 -309,960
Belgium 623,637 655,871 +32,234
Luxembourg 341,039 299,920 -41,119
Norway 357,625 206,678 -150,947
Netherlands 327,198 227,162 -100,036
India 21,059 333,855 +312,796
Ireland 163,200 166,800 +3,600

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 11
West Yorkshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Kent 5 3 -2
Suffolk 5 5 +0
West of England 3 2 -1

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) 10,568,527
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,124,729
Air transport 2,190,738
Other 1,275,951
Road transport 260,975

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) 5,805,929 4,762,598 -1,043,331
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,928,477 4,196,252 -732,225
Air transport 1,116,757 1,073,981 -42,776
Other 647,209 628,742 -18,467
Road transport 149,788 111,187 -38,601

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 5,283,602
Felixstowe 2,861,842
Dover 2,600,139
Belfast Port 1,927,591
Immingham Docks 1,775,530

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 3,401,023 1,882,579 -1,518,444
Felixstowe 1,432,700 1,429,142 -3,558
Dover 1,204,318 1,395,821 +191,503
Belfast Port 986,458 941,133 -45,325
Immingham Docks 671,022 1,104,508 +433,486
000 647,209 628,742 -18,467
London Heathrow Airport 307,909 818,322 +510,413
Harwich 608,673 470,146 -138,527
Eurotunnel 378,926 443,222 +64,296
Killingholme 735,127 68,724 -666,403

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 30
Manufacture of textiles 14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 24
2025-10 30
2025-09 23
2025-08 28

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 69
54m+ 32
15m-54m 23
0-1m 9
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 17,555,262
Malaysia 13,290,242
France 11,500,509
Germany 10,441,782
United States 7,504,620

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 9,079,605 8,475,657 -603,948
Malaysia 12,974,500 315,742 -12,658,758
France 4,887,854 6,612,655 +1,724,801
Germany 5,361,692 5,080,090 -281,602
United States 3,013,772 4,490,848 +1,477,076
Ireland 2,375,643 3,156,496 +780,853
South Korea 1,746,420 1,665,467 -80,953
Italy 1,375,334 1,502,101 +126,767
Finland 762,894 1,981,118 +1,218,224
Taiwan 791,178 1,195,146 +403,968

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 17,828,507
XI 11,262,612
United States 1,044,127
Germany 34,458
China 15,582

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 12,333,768 5,494,739 -6,839,029
XI 87,859 11,174,753 +11,086,894
United States 891,447 152,680 -738,767
Germany 10,565 23,893 +13,328
China 1,113 14,469 +13,356
Austria 6,192 2,433 -3,759
Israel 201 168 -33
Switzerland 161 161 +0

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) 47,477,928
Other 35,008,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,704,709
Air transport 2,003,961

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) 29,237,573 18,240,355 -10,997,218
Other 16,217,846 18,790,793 +2,572,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,729,911 3,974,798 +1,244,887
Air transport 1,135,827 868,134 -267,693

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 35,008,639
Belfast Port 29,313,180
Southampton 11,293,090
London Gateway Port 3,952,845
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,871,870

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 16,217,846 18,790,793 +2,572,947
Belfast Port 21,985,573 7,327,607 -14,657,966
Southampton 5,119,630 6,173,460 +1,053,830
London Gateway Port 1,313,287 2,639,558 +1,326,271
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,432,664 1,439,206 +6,542
Felixstowe 601,790 2,141,452 +1,539,662
Fishguard 776,620 1,147,004 +370,384
London Heathrow Airport 378,598 604,296 +225,698
Manchester Airport 605,157 204,198 -400,959
Milford 108,549 492,994 +384,445

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