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 16,093,018
Italy 12,821,850
Belgium 11,623,352
Netherlands 6,089,255
Poland 5,378,176

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 8,908,015 7,185,003 -1,723,012
Italy 6,620,830 6,201,020 -419,810
Belgium 6,335,561 5,287,791 -1,047,770
Netherlands 3,171,267 2,917,988 -253,279
Poland 2,620,420 2,757,756 +137,336
United States 2,497,582 1,998,437 -499,145
Czechia 2,171,091 2,285,099 +114,008
France 2,195,982 2,251,653 +55,671
China 1,187,439 1,575,328 +387,889
Turkey 1,030,283 1,222,229 +191,946

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 17,400,325
Italy 13,056,935
France 7,299,221
Belgium 6,243,780
Poland 6,135,737

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 9,805,158 7,595,167 -2,209,991
Italy 6,897,265 6,159,670 -737,595
France 3,186,695 4,112,526 +925,831
Belgium 3,695,671 2,548,109 -1,147,562
Poland 2,894,999 3,240,738 +345,739
Czechia 2,669,475 2,425,532 -243,943
China 2,214,493 2,231,319 +16,826
United States 2,044,663 2,021,365 -23,298
Luxembourg 1,651,350 1,348,166 -303,184
Netherlands 1,300,044 1,313,613 +13,569

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 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Greater Manchester 22
West Yorkshire 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21

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 29 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 13 -7
Greater Manchester 20 18 -2
West Yorkshire 17 15 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 14 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 15 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 15 +0
Lancashire 16 16 +0
Inner London - West 14 12 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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) 55,027,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,026,365
Air transport 6,216,945
Other 1,293,395
Road transport 1,043,552

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) 29,533,409 25,494,461 -4,038,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,331,963 10,694,402 +1,362,439
Air transport 3,113,983 3,102,962 -11,021
Other 749,447 543,948 -205,499
Road transport 168,643 874,909 +706,266
Rail transport 0 4,459 +4,459

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 25,591,807
Immingham Docks 15,628,116
Felixstowe 6,734,217
Eurotunnel 4,108,338
Hull 3,399,242

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 13,036,658 12,555,149 -481,509
Immingham Docks 7,247,742 8,380,374 +1,132,632
Felixstowe 3,513,577 3,220,640 -292,937
Eurotunnel 2,490,435 1,617,903 -872,532
Hull 2,101,579 1,297,663 -803,916
London 1,702,684 1,418,381 -284,303
Killingholme 2,082,527 451,948 -1,630,579
Harwich 1,557,705 924,511 -633,194
London Heathrow Airport 1,446,795 1,031,375 -415,420
Purfleet 1,201,113 995,069 -206,044

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
131
Other manufacturing
47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
34
Specialised construction activities
29
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 107
2026-04 108
2026-03 121
2026-02 113
2026-01 105

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 194
54m+ 119
15m-54m 62
0-1m 40
Other 24

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 10,219,167
Ireland 5,339,478
Denmark 2,758,208
New Zealand 2,230,150
Germany 2,174,713

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 1,559,889 8,659,278 +7,099,389
Ireland 3,147,933 2,191,545 -956,388
Denmark 1,567,443 1,190,765 -376,678
New Zealand 922,043 1,308,107 +386,064
Germany 1,222,755 951,958 -270,797
France 857,159 955,393 +98,234
Viet Nam 550,927 434,538 -116,389
Netherlands 470,295 470,512 +217
Kazakhstan 366,401 570,362 +203,961
Spain 457,954 418,618 -39,336

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 127,853
XI 93,788
Germany 7,339
Denmark 2,974
Belgium 566

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 60,165 67,688 +7,523
XI 49,586 44,202 -5,384
Germany 586 6,753 +6,167
Denmark 0 2,974 +2,974
Belgium 566 0 -566
United States 140 0 -140

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) 19,661,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,508,735
Air transport 1,563,508
Other 549,267

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) 5,985,077 13,676,828 +7,691,751
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,956,963 7,551,772 -1,405,191
Air transport 612,421 951,087 +338,666
Other 265,932 283,335 +17,403

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 10,301,997
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,900,670
Immingham Docks 4,480,453
Holyhead 2,859,877
Southampton 2,002,361

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 £
London 1,948,478 8,353,519 +6,405,041
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,215,549 3,685,121 +469,572
Immingham Docks 2,400,325 2,080,128 -320,197
Holyhead 1,697,488 1,162,389 -535,099
Southampton 597,055 1,405,306 +808,251
Grangemouth Docks 1,145,374 654,149 -491,225
London Gateway Port 644,887 951,889 +307,002
Felixstowe 909,136 594,508 -314,628
Avonmouth Docks 0 935,268 +935,268
Ayr Harbour 456,966 354,196 -102,770

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