Import/export HS code 56031410: Coated extra-heavy nonwovens

Extra-heavy nonwoven fabrics that are coated or covered for maximum 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 £
Germany 4,514,851
Italy 1,223,916
Luxembourg 1,136,888
China 1,072,281
Japan 896,001

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 3,046,288 1,468,563 -1,577,725
Italy 645,593 578,323 -67,270
Luxembourg 786,892 349,996 -436,896
China 718,312 353,969 -364,343
Japan 262,912 633,089 +370,177
Turkey 371,914 113,630 -258,284
Poland 189,552 288,171 +98,619
India 414,516 35,833 -378,683
France 167,602 252,263 +84,661
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,017 215,524 +98,507

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 4,017,731
China 1,467,196
Italy 1,271,148
Luxembourg 1,235,685
Japan 1,139,831

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 2,831,976 1,185,755 -1,646,221
China 863,251 603,945 -259,306
Italy 677,208 593,940 -83,268
Luxembourg 723,666 512,019 -211,647
Japan 307,797 832,034 +524,237
Poland 233,440 286,346 +52,906
Turkey 380,639 113,630 -267,009
India 433,694 54,123 -379,571
Czechia 196,751 187,748 -9,003
United States 123,018 191,810 +68,792

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 13
Lancashire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
West Yorkshire 10
Inner London - West 8

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 6 11 +5
Lancashire 10 5 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 4 -3
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - East and North East 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 7,782,262
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,662,697
Air transport 1,388,519
Road transport 288,622
Other 181,434

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) 4,922,282 2,859,980 -2,062,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,984,634 1,678,063 -306,571
Air transport 835,484 553,035 -282,449
Road transport 152,585 136,037 -16,548
Other 51,151 130,283 +79,132

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,545,813
Felixstowe 2,126,354
Immingham Docks 1,305,984
Eurotunnel 948,503
Grangemouth Docks 680,363

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 2,600,153 945,660 -1,654,493
Felixstowe 1,390,045 736,309 -653,736
Immingham Docks 525,908 780,076 +254,168
Eurotunnel 609,753 338,750 -271,003
Grangemouth Docks 47,274 633,089 +585,815
London 161,697 366,995 +205,298
Southampton 494,007 24,505 -469,502
Birmingham Airport 273,164 187,918 -85,246
Harwich 281,945 100,989 -180,956
Thamesport 168,946 212,593 +43,647

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 50
Other manufacturing 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 27
2025-10 33
2025-09 36
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 75
54m+ 29
0-1m 22
15m-54m 22
Other 12

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 £
Denmark 1,917,494
Ireland 1,914,035
Germany 1,082,614
United Arab Emirates 836,179
France 747,354

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 £
Denmark 1,202,693 714,801 -487,892
Ireland 1,233,009 681,026 -551,983
Germany 624,216 458,398 -165,818
United Arab Emirates 646,801 189,378 -457,423
France 294,841 452,513 +157,672
Hungary 650,368 0 -650,368
Viet Nam 543,048 37,188 -505,860
Australia 163,792 147,943 -15,849
United States 35,573 178,471 +142,898
Switzerland 161,978 5,516 -156,462

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 105,868
XI 37,979
Germany 4,370

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 48,975 56,893 +7,918
XI 19,244 18,735 -509
Germany 220 4,150 +3,930

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) 6,294,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,528,919
Air transport 508,898
Other 362,319

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) 4,216,912 2,077,131 -2,139,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,711,868 817,051 -894,817
Air transport 292,296 216,602 -75,694
Other 143,713 218,606 +74,893

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,722,088
Immingham Docks 2,154,672
Holyhead 1,060,467
London Gateway Port 1,000,586
Grangemouth Docks 480,031

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 1,793,017 929,071 -863,946
Immingham Docks 1,323,982 830,690 -493,292
Holyhead 777,192 283,275 -493,917
London Gateway Port 821,716 178,870 -642,846
Grangemouth Docks 450,558 29,473 -421,085
Southampton 59,316 334,323 +275,007
000 143,713 218,606 +74,893
Heysham 208,165 14,167 -193,998
East Midlands Airport 49,638 165,770 +116,132
London Heathrow Airport 174,648 37,767 -136,881

Quick facts

HS code: 56031410

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

Description: Extra-heavy nonwoven fabrics that are coated or covered for maximum durability