Import/export HS code 560314: Extra-heavy nonwovens

Nonwoven fabrics weighing more than 150 g/m², used in heavy-duty applications

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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 £
Germany 16,732,523
Italy 12,398,041
Belgium 11,047,603
Netherlands 5,422,716
Poland 4,932,400

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 £
Germany 9,891,647 6,840,876 -3,050,771
Italy 6,270,076 6,127,965 -142,111
Belgium 5,634,716 5,412,887 -221,829
Netherlands 2,942,133 2,480,583 -461,550
Poland 2,580,429 2,351,971 -228,458
France 2,737,982 1,901,086 -836,896
United States 2,618,355 1,928,631 -689,724
Czechia 2,256,252 1,981,449 -274,803
Luxembourg 1,583,714 806,366 -777,348
China 1,348,929 935,566 -413,363

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 17,705,011
Italy 12,657,319
France 7,049,300
Belgium 6,260,837
Poland 5,434,164

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 10,791,451 6,913,560 -3,877,891
Italy 6,527,409 6,129,910 -397,499
France 3,411,109 3,638,191 +227,082
Belgium 3,624,512 2,636,325 -988,187
Poland 2,864,105 2,570,059 -294,046
Czechia 2,861,625 2,280,833 -580,792
United States 2,300,219 1,707,218 -593,001
China 2,181,307 1,771,125 -410,182
Luxembourg 1,674,531 1,416,301 -258,230
Netherlands 1,172,633 1,040,788 -131,845

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29
West Yorkshire 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Greater Manchester 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 25 +2
West Yorkshire 22 16 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 16 -2
Greater Manchester 20 16 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 16 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 12 -5
Lancashire 17 16 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 12 -6
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 13 +3

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) 54,450,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,220,287
Air transport 6,128,223
Other 1,195,704
Road transport 868,898

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) 31,422,201 23,028,726 -8,393,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,139,441 9,080,846 -58,595
Air transport 3,462,293 2,665,930 -796,363
Other 112,832 1,082,872 +970,040
Road transport 172,182 696,716 +524,534

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,992,921
Immingham Docks 13,871,408
Felixstowe 6,619,536
Eurotunnel 4,657,791
Hull 3,914,451

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 £
Dover 13,908,794 11,084,127 -2,824,667
Immingham Docks 7,036,280 6,835,128 -201,152
Felixstowe 4,020,155 2,599,381 -1,420,774
Eurotunnel 3,017,879 1,639,912 -1,377,967
Hull 1,761,042 2,153,409 +392,367
London 1,597,135 1,417,598 -179,537
London Heathrow Airport 1,735,233 1,085,257 -649,976
Killingholme 2,030,814 666,460 -1,364,354
Harwich 1,531,299 1,000,647 -530,652
Southampton 1,277,405 783,683 -493,722

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 128
Other manufacturing 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 28
Specialised construction activities 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 105
2025-11 105
2025-10 116
2025-09 105
2025-08 109

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 185
54m+ 122
15m-54m 62
0-1m 45
Other 25

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 £
Kyrgyzstan 6,046,153
Ireland 5,218,489
Germany 2,416,515
Denmark 2,384,442
France 1,874,029

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 £
Kyrgyzstan 0 6,046,153 +6,046,153
Ireland 3,237,932 1,980,557 -1,257,375
Germany 1,457,866 958,649 -499,217
Denmark 1,561,164 823,278 -737,886
France 996,148 877,881 -118,267
New Zealand 650,660 955,440 +304,780
Kazakhstan 263,177 948,410 +685,233
Netherlands 425,958 506,758 +80,800
United Arab Emirates 678,135 233,962 -444,173
Hungary 825,424 57,943 -767,481

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 £
Czechia 118,909
XI 91,749
Germany 7,459
Belgium 6,001
Nicaragua 1,288

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 £
Czechia 54,803 64,106 +9,303
XI 48,532 43,217 -5,315
Germany 2,292 5,167 +2,875
Belgium 6,001 0 -6,001
Nicaragua 1,288 0 -1,288
Italy 246 0 -246
United States 0 140 +140
China 26 0 -26

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) 16,399,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,436,515
Air transport 1,334,193
Other 543,772

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) 9,800,831 6,599,113 -3,201,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,454,269 9,982,246 +4,527,977
Air transport 726,397 607,796 -118,601
Other 264,094 279,678 +15,584

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,405,131
London 6,711,103
Immingham Docks 3,909,870
Holyhead 2,730,576
London Gateway Port 2,548,406

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 4,358,401 3,046,730 -1,311,671
London 305,772 6,405,331 +6,099,559
Immingham Docks 2,336,183 1,573,687 -762,496
Holyhead 1,631,797 1,098,779 -533,018
London Gateway Port 1,933,276 615,130 -1,318,146
Felixstowe 899,677 483,959 -415,718
Grangemouth Docks 838,963 501,647 -337,316
Southampton 231,389 1,029,500 +798,111
Heysham 517,293 216,010 -301,283
London Heathrow Airport 420,504 253,619 -166,885

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 560314

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

Description: Nonwoven fabrics weighing more than 150 g/m², used in heavy-duty applications