Import/export HS code 56039290: Various medium-weight treated nonwovens

Medium-weight nonwoven fabrics treated but not coated, used in diverse applications

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  • 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 40,898,418
Spain 30,347,915
China 22,605,626
Finland 10,515,311
Belgium 7,754,982

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 19,806,630 21,091,788 +1,285,158
Spain 13,798,225 16,549,690 +2,751,465
China 13,011,413 9,594,213 -3,417,200
Finland 7,106,341 3,408,970 -3,697,371
Belgium 1,389,325 6,365,657 +4,976,332
Switzerland 6,200,444 471,585 -5,728,859
Taiwan 2,684,749 3,237,245 +552,496
Netherlands 1,694,683 3,088,128 +1,393,445
France 2,265,334 2,188,629 -76,705
Turkey 1,172,960 2,134,106 +961,146

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 40,547,226
Spain 30,502,211
China 28,731,439
United States 17,196,435
Finland 10,731,302

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 19,604,917 20,942,309 +1,337,392
Spain 13,956,271 16,545,940 +2,589,669
China 15,936,294 12,795,145 -3,141,149
United States 8,712,941 8,483,494 -229,447
Finland 7,322,332 3,408,970 -3,913,362
France 1,993,261 2,049,685 +56,424
Netherlands 1,138,968 2,526,578 +1,387,610
Turkey 1,178,143 2,136,479 +958,336
Poland 1,282,586 1,177,762 -104,824
Italy 811,717 802,151 -9,566

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16
West Yorkshire 13
Inner London - West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10

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
Greater Manchester 15 11 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
West Yorkshire 10 12 +2
Inner London - West 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Lancashire 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 8 +2
Outer London - East and North East 7 7 +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) 103,698,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,716,212
Air transport 1,813,678
Other 104,306
Road transport 59,343

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) 51,319,626 52,379,002 +1,059,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,650,082 19,066,130 -1,583,952
Air transport 980,621 833,057 -147,564
Other 94,686 9,620 -85,066
Road transport 59,343 0 -59,343

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 39,496,826
Immingham Docks 20,051,479
Felixstowe 16,751,648
Purfleet 12,423,027
London Gateway Port 9,450,047

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 18,132,184 21,364,642 +3,232,458
Immingham Docks 10,931,369 9,120,110 -1,811,259
Felixstowe 10,567,920 6,183,728 -4,384,192
Purfleet 5,923,055 6,499,972 +576,917
London Gateway Port 2,003,791 7,446,256 +5,442,465
Hull 4,538,848 3,760,320 -778,528
Killingholme 2,388,306 4,636,799 +2,248,493
Southampton 4,018,586 2,310,145 -1,708,441
Liverpool Docks 2,979,760 3,142,017 +162,257
Harwich 3,700,856 2,264,225 -1,436,631

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 72
Other manufacturing 37
Manufacture of textiles 22
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 53
2026-03 54
2026-02 56
2026-01 44
2025-12 46

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 99
54m+ 61
15m-54m 32
0-1m 17
Other 11

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 1,149,549
Netherlands 1,059,252
United States 616,924
Germany 577,789
France 207,749

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 549,963 599,586 +49,623
Netherlands 572,760 486,492 -86,268
United States 120,327 496,597 +376,270
Germany 378,010 199,779 -178,231
France 171,042 36,707 -134,335
Denmark 96,729 94,704 -2,025
Malaysia 187,384 0 -187,384
Sweden 111,327 15,160 -96,167
Belgium 50,954 56,128 +5,174
Italy 43,743 32,013 -11,730

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 £
Switzerland 18,785
Netherlands 1,801
China 30

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 £
Switzerland 8,571 10,214 +1,643
Netherlands 1,801 0 -1,801
China 30 0 -30

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) 3,285,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,187,731
Air transport 243,943
Other 20,616

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) 1,742,910 1,542,586 -200,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 658,780 528,951 -129,829
Air transport 90,818 153,125 +62,307
Other 10,402 10,214 -188

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,310,983
Liverpool Docks 892,716
Immingham Docks 493,204
Dover 401,927
Southampton 275,423

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 796,501 514,482 -282,019
Liverpool Docks 540,436 352,280 -188,156
Immingham Docks 330,395 162,809 -167,586
Dover 246,358 155,569 -90,789
Southampton 13,845 261,578 +247,733
Holyhead 113,272 155,907 +42,635
London Gateway Port 153,780 86,309 -67,471
London 3,818 176,452 +172,634
London Heathrow Airport 31,836 117,049 +85,213
Felixstowe 110,523 31,517 -79,006

Quick facts

HS code: 56039290

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

Description: Medium-weight nonwoven fabrics treated but not coated, used in diverse applications