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 4,777,912
China 1,491,114
Japan 1,375,002
Italy 1,363,333
Luxembourg 1,052,174

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 3,053,292 1,724,620 -1,328,672
China 528,206 962,908 +434,702
Japan 212,800 1,162,202 +949,402
Italy 690,388 672,945 -17,443
Luxembourg 678,600 373,574 -305,026
Poland 343,779 286,808 -56,971
France 163,360 396,833 +233,473
Turkey 222,643 301,497 +78,854
United States 126,597 358,836 +232,239
Switzerland 171,626 270,778 +99,152

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 4,264,689
China 1,993,982
Japan 1,641,567
Italy 1,402,580
Luxembourg 1,219,761

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 2,843,353 1,421,336 -1,422,017
China 777,254 1,216,728 +439,474
Japan 287,957 1,353,610 +1,065,653
Italy 712,077 690,503 -21,574
Luxembourg 643,366 576,395 -66,971
Poland 375,614 407,383 +31,769
United States 158,707 461,224 +302,517
Turkey 231,368 301,497 +70,129
India 352,582 112,935 -239,647
Austria 179,171 236,600 +57,429

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 14
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 7 13 +6
Lancashire 11 6 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 5 -4
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -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) 8,590,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,396,123
Air transport 1,779,142
Road transport 456,355
Other 280,938

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) 4,795,439 3,795,493 -999,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,745,759 2,650,364 +904,605
Air transport 823,892 955,250 +131,358
Road transport 157,835 298,520 +140,685
Other 89,488 191,450 +101,962

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,730,912
Felixstowe 2,067,155
Immingham Docks 1,668,801
Grangemouth Docks 1,183,013
Eurotunnel 857,559

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 2,595,580 1,135,332 -1,460,248
Felixstowe 1,081,983 985,172 -96,811
Immingham Docks 770,346 898,455 +128,109
Grangemouth Docks 0 1,183,013 +1,183,013
Eurotunnel 505,248 352,311 -152,937
London 203,955 466,941 +262,986
Southampton 457,091 105,673 -351,418
Birmingham Airport 360,806 180,294 -180,512
Manchester Airport 62,545 417,979 +355,434
ZLC 163,984 281,100 +117,116

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
54
Other manufacturing
27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 38
2026-04 27
2026-03 29
2026-02 38
2026-01 29

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 78
54m+ 32
15m-54m 21
0-1m 19
Other 10

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 £
Ireland 2,142,457
Denmark 2,129,492
Germany 1,201,148
Viet Nam 985,465
France 706,235

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 £
Ireland 1,159,175 983,282 -175,893
Denmark 1,337,094 792,398 -544,696
Germany 669,433 531,715 -137,718
Viet Nam 550,927 434,538 -116,389
France 301,730 404,505 +102,775
United States 194,089 328,981 +134,892
Australia 225,807 76,854 -148,953
United Arab Emirates 84,832 202,687 +117,855
Hungary 220,163 1,091 -219,072
Spain 116,554 0 -116,554

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 123,577
XI 34,014
Germany 5,662

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 55,889 67,688 +11,799
XI 20,388 13,626 -6,762
Germany 31 5,631 +5,600

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) 6,145,346
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,735,055
Air transport 516,640
Other 409,963

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) 3,757,171 2,388,175 -1,368,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,396,376 1,338,679 -57,697
Air transport 256,777 259,863 +3,086
Other 175,809 234,154 +58,345

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,346,615
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,289,191
Holyhead 1,054,046
Grangemouth Docks 942,131
London Gateway Port 447,963

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,456,617 889,998 -566,619
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,259,410 1,029,781 -229,629
Holyhead 718,584 335,462 -383,122
Grangemouth Docks 468,582 473,549 +4,967
London Gateway Port 331,334 116,629 -214,705
Southampton 269,369 159,908 -109,461
000 175,809 234,154 +58,345
Felixstowe 126,363 229,438 +103,075
Ayr Harbour 0 334,976 +334,976
London Heathrow Airport 174,132 64,975 -109,157

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