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 40,677,061
Spain 30,719,691
China 22,581,683
Finland 10,191,047
Belgium 8,197,902

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 19,305,947 21,371,114 +2,065,167
Spain 14,074,102 16,645,589 +2,571,487
China 12,835,745 9,745,938 -3,089,807
Finland 7,089,976 3,101,071 -3,988,905
Belgium 1,846,528 6,351,374 +4,504,846
Taiwan 3,102,905 2,928,696 -174,209
Switzerland 5,567,595 251,106 -5,316,489
Netherlands 1,865,168 3,184,582 +1,319,414
France 2,141,137 2,297,423 +156,286
Turkey 1,268,719 2,434,733 +1,166,014

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 40,288,109
Spain 30,788,109
China 28,766,025
United States 17,239,394
Finland 10,407,038

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 19,158,876 21,129,233 +1,970,357
Spain 14,169,382 16,618,727 +2,449,345
China 16,122,627 12,643,398 -3,479,229
United States 8,649,562 8,589,832 -59,730
Finland 7,305,967 3,101,071 -4,204,896
France 1,874,423 2,323,583 +449,160
Netherlands 1,273,811 2,608,457 +1,334,646
Turkey 1,273,902 2,437,106 +1,163,204
Poland 1,203,730 1,118,150 -85,580
Italy 827,149 891,872 +64,723

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 15
West Yorkshire 13
Inner London - West 12
Lancashire 11

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 14 12 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
West Yorkshire 10 10 +0
Inner London - West 11 8 -3
Lancashire 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 10 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 5 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -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) 103,769,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,116,572
Air transport 1,758,307
Other 102,761
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) 50,814,883 52,954,128 +2,139,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,081,757 19,034,815 -2,046,942
Air transport 946,455 811,852 -134,603
Other 93,744 9,017 -84,727
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 39,407,268
Immingham Docks 20,608,046
Felixstowe 16,982,454
Purfleet 12,288,419
London Gateway Port 10,189,975

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 18,134,070 21,273,198 +3,139,128
Immingham Docks 11,167,624 9,440,422 -1,727,202
Felixstowe 10,258,096 6,724,358 -3,533,738
Purfleet 5,648,391 6,640,028 +991,637
London Gateway Port 3,091,817 7,098,158 +4,006,341
Hull 4,719,374 3,308,595 -1,410,779
Killingholme 2,320,674 4,899,517 +2,578,843
Southampton 3,830,768 2,317,803 -1,512,965
Liverpool Docks 2,782,642 3,136,148 +353,506
Harwich 3,134,284 2,095,785 -1,038,499

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
75
Other manufacturing
40
Manufacture of textiles
22
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
18
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
2026-05 59
2026-04 53
2026-03 54
2026-02 56
2026-01 44

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 103
54m+ 65
15m-54m 31
0-1m 18
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 1,178,628
Netherlands 1,068,297
United States 619,181
Germany 530,246
France 193,518

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 565,086 613,542 +48,456
Netherlands 637,752 430,545 -207,207
United States 191,552 427,629 +236,077
Germany 347,918 182,328 -165,590
France 156,413 37,105 -119,308
Denmark 100,286 90,650 -9,636
Malaysia 187,384 0 -187,384
Sweden 123,331 3,156 -120,175
Belgium 27,267 67,392 +40,125
Italy 41,481 33,203 -8,278

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 18,087
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 8,116 9,971 +1,855
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) 3,274,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,169,366
Air transport 224,571
Other 19,918

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) 1,781,847 1,492,751 -289,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 648,487 520,879 -127,608
Air transport 143,341 81,230 -62,111
Other 9,947 9,971 +24

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,254,301
Liverpool Docks 927,359
Immingham Docks 492,707
Dover 401,927
Southampton 279,293

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 755,794 498,507 -257,287
Liverpool Docks 563,956 363,403 -200,553
Immingham Docks 349,696 143,011 -206,685
Dover 262,747 139,180 -123,567
Southampton 13,845 265,448 +251,603
Holyhead 107,581 160,316 +52,735
London Gateway Port 153,780 86,309 -67,471
London 3,818 185,497 +181,679
London Heathrow Airport 101,673 49,916 -51,757
Felixstowe 105,165 20,937 -84,228

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