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 5,099,154
China 1,609,751
Japan 1,425,114
Italy 1,382,165
Luxembourg 1,207,445

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 3,174,187 1,924,967 -1,249,220
China 652,874 956,877 +304,003
Japan 262,912 1,162,202 +899,290
Italy 669,513 712,652 +43,139
Luxembourg 755,857 451,588 -304,269
Poland 238,208 329,888 +91,680
Turkey 292,993 253,469 -39,524
France 172,836 371,051 +198,215
India 377,600 93,009 -284,591
Czechia 265,517 157,487 -108,030

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 4,538,764
China 2,052,321
Japan 1,672,203
Italy 1,437,363
Luxembourg 1,370,774

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 2,957,896 1,580,868 -1,377,028
China 829,206 1,223,115 +393,909
Japan 297,930 1,374,273 +1,076,343
Italy 702,623 734,740 +32,117
Luxembourg 696,887 673,887 -23,000
Poland 278,498 416,849 +138,351
Turkey 301,718 253,469 -48,249
United States 150,137 383,118 +232,981
India 415,068 111,859 -303,209
Austria 111,700 275,224 +163,524

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 9
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 12 +6
Lancashire 11 6 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 6 4 -2

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) 8,921,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,694,739
Air transport 1,807,343
Road transport 420,712
Other 286,537

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) 5,032,196 3,889,225 -1,142,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,968,873 2,725,866 +756,993
Air transport 770,987 1,036,356 +265,369
Road transport 156,354 264,358 +108,004
Other 76,189 210,348 +134,159

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,959,581
Felixstowe 2,345,396
Immingham Docks 1,658,675
Grangemouth Docks 1,230,287
Eurotunnel 1,052,921

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 2,721,952 1,237,629 -1,484,323
Felixstowe 1,346,525 998,871 -347,654
Immingham Docks 618,838 1,039,837 +420,999
Grangemouth Docks 47,274 1,183,013 +1,135,739
Eurotunnel 669,207 383,714 -285,493
London 171,327 401,306 +229,979
Southampton 457,091 105,673 -351,418
Birmingham Airport 285,710 234,907 -50,803
Manchester Airport 59,903 430,736 +370,833
Harwich 282,485 149,552 -132,933

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 51
Other manufacturing 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Manufacture of leather and related products 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 27
2026-03 29
2026-02 38
2026-01 29
2025-12 17

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 76
54m+ 32
15m-54m 23
0-1m 20
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 2,243,251
Denmark 2,201,319
Germany 1,225,776
Viet Nam 993,081
France 774,471

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 1,212,794 1,030,457 -182,337
Denmark 1,215,208 986,111 -229,097
Germany 621,553 604,223 -17,330
Viet Nam 543,048 450,033 -93,015
France 257,067 517,404 +260,337
United States 32,862 501,056 +468,194
Hungary 522,750 1,091 -521,659
Australia 219,200 99,589 -119,611
United Arab Emirates 77,486 212,625 +135,139
Switzerland 165,394 2,100 -163,294

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 128,562
XI 38,138
Germany 5,714

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 46,651 81,911 +35,260
XI 20,837 17,301 -3,536
Germany 220 5,494 +5,274

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) 6,784,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,777,401
Air transport 529,739
Other 426,742

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) 4,016,917 2,767,617 -1,249,300
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,156,716 1,620,685 +463,969
Air transport 260,627 269,112 +8,485
Other 146,253 280,489 +134,236

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,710,654
Immingham Docks 2,466,245
Holyhead 1,170,158
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,564,008 1,146,646 -417,362
Immingham Docks 1,360,250 1,105,995 -254,255
Holyhead 763,128 407,030 -356,098
Grangemouth Docks 455,558 486,573 +31,015
London Gateway Port 293,956 154,007 -139,949
000 146,253 280,489 +134,236
Southampton 56,587 361,276 +304,689
Felixstowe 141,391 275,719 +134,328
Ayr Harbour 0 257,153 +257,153
London Heathrow Airport 178,907 76,155 -102,752

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