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 37,441,429
Spain 29,006,854
China 21,677,461
Finland 9,386,211
Belgium 8,049,378

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 17,630,842 19,810,587 +2,179,745
Spain 14,473,901 14,532,953 +59,052
China 12,664,600 9,012,861 -3,651,739
Finland 6,748,005 2,638,206 -4,109,799
Belgium 2,259,814 5,789,564 +3,529,750
Taiwan 3,317,366 2,608,769 -708,597
Switzerland 4,732,127 247,038 -4,485,089
Netherlands 1,957,302 2,974,684 +1,017,382
France 1,980,640 2,185,355 +204,715
Turkey 1,216,349 2,237,562 +1,021,213

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 37,068,530
Spain 29,100,253
China 27,748,376
United States 16,109,631
Finland 9,602,202

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 17,490,605 19,577,925 +2,087,320
Spain 14,639,445 14,460,808 -178,637
China 16,139,351 11,609,025 -4,530,326
United States 8,109,437 8,000,194 -109,243
Finland 6,963,996 2,638,206 -4,325,790
France 1,709,605 2,214,256 +504,651
Netherlands 1,373,561 2,427,928 +1,054,367
Turkey 1,219,167 2,239,935 +1,020,768
Poland 1,176,661 966,351 -210,310
Italy 830,775 822,917 -7,858

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
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 13 12 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
West Yorkshire 11 9 -2
Inner London - West 11 8 -3
Lancashire 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 7 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 10 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Outer London - East and North East 8 7 -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) 96,519,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,765,072
Air transport 1,592,428
Other 62,218
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) 48,439,658 48,079,781 -359,877
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,378,196 17,386,876 -3,991,320
Air transport 806,615 785,813 -20,802
Other 53,845 8,373 -45,472
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 37,577,607
Immingham Docks 18,443,670
Felixstowe 16,326,148
Purfleet 11,441,629
London Gateway Port 10,139,606

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 18,677,210 18,900,397 +223,187
Immingham Docks 9,620,373 8,823,297 -797,076
Felixstowe 10,419,322 5,906,826 -4,512,496
Purfleet 5,342,419 6,099,210 +756,791
London Gateway Port 3,230,224 6,909,382 +3,679,158
Hull 4,357,033 2,746,009 -1,611,024
Killingholme 2,322,879 4,716,882 +2,394,003
Southampton 3,797,303 2,037,240 -1,760,063
Liverpool Docks 2,994,795 2,654,861 -339,934
Harwich 2,906,229 1,947,827 -958,402

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
74
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 101
54m+ 63
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 1,125,659
Netherlands 1,021,462
United States 619,181
Germany 477,128
Malaysia 187,384

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 555,010 570,649 +15,639
Netherlands 626,153 395,309 -230,844
United States 191,552 427,629 +236,077
Germany 352,710 124,418 -228,292
Malaysia 187,384 0 -187,384
Denmark 98,548 82,848 -15,700
France 122,703 35,330 -87,373
Sweden 123,331 3,156 -120,175
Belgium 51,824 42,835 -8,989
Italy 39,781 33,203 -6,578

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 17,130
Netherlands 863
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 8,389 8,741 +352
Netherlands 863 0 -863
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) 3,093,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,155,015
Air transport 219,661
Other 18,023

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) 1,761,661 1,332,042 -429,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 656,710 498,305 -158,405
Air transport 141,869 77,792 -64,077
Other 9,282 8,741 -541

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,124,480
Liverpool Docks 893,314
Immingham Docks 478,356
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 711,825 412,655 -299,170
Liverpool Docks 541,031 352,283 -188,748
Immingham Docks 343,147 135,209 -207,938
Dover 268,559 133,368 -135,191
Southampton 13,845 265,448 +251,603
Holyhead 111,252 146,418 +35,166
London Gateway Port 162,740 77,349 -85,391
London 3,818 185,497 +181,679
London Heathrow Airport 96,763 49,916 -46,847
Felixstowe 110,508 15,594 -94,914

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