Import/export HS code 56039390: Various heavyweight treated nonwovens

Heavyweight nonwoven fabrics treated but not coated, used in industrial 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 8,765,601
China 8,750,823
United States 7,234,591
Netherlands 3,640,631
Belgium 2,416,716

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 4,174,506 4,591,095 +416,589
China 4,786,859 3,963,964 -822,895
United States 4,248,546 2,986,045 -1,262,501
Netherlands 2,596,737 1,043,894 -1,552,843
Belgium 810,855 1,605,861 +795,006
France 1,085,356 872,586 -212,770
Switzerland 1,460,955 373,035 -1,087,920
Spain 466,570 1,299,030 +832,460
Poland 695,996 783,145 +87,149
Italy 467,150 377,437 -89,713

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 £
United States 9,729,219
China 9,349,902
Germany 9,062,662
Netherlands 2,972,314
Spain 1,858,028

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 £
United States 5,687,131 4,042,088 -1,645,043
China 5,070,639 4,279,263 -791,376
Germany 4,197,606 4,865,056 +667,450
Netherlands 2,295,051 677,263 -1,617,788
Spain 531,790 1,326,238 +794,448
France 798,539 576,191 -222,348
Poland 612,141 637,720 +25,579
Italy 518,840 526,464 +7,624
Belgium 611,180 413,582 -197,598
Switzerland 283,233 277,290 -5,943

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 16
Lancashire 14
Greater Manchester 13
West Yorkshire 13
West Midlands 12

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 11 9 -2
Lancashire 11 8 -3
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 11 10 -1
West Midlands 6 9 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Cheshire 4 7 +3

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) 21,199,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,046,223
Air transport 5,205,427
Road transport 450,576
Other 92,938

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) 10,847,926 10,351,259 -496,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,057,661 5,988,562 -1,069,099
Air transport 3,223,874 1,981,553 -1,242,321
Road transport 239,031 211,545 -27,486
Other 30,208 62,730 +32,522
Rail transport 12,088 0 -12,088

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,728,635
Immingham Docks 6,670,918
Dover 6,294,470
Southampton 3,573,515
London Heathrow Airport 2,739,533

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 £
Felixstowe 4,265,477 3,463,158 -802,319
Immingham Docks 3,517,230 3,153,688 -363,542
Dover 2,813,067 3,481,403 +668,336
Southampton 1,895,444 1,678,071 -217,373
London Heathrow Airport 1,860,393 879,140 -981,253
Purfleet 1,029,460 982,655 -46,805
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,026,522 668,227 -358,295
Killingholme 817,848 600,360 -217,488
London Gateway Port 504,405 559,162 +54,757
Eurotunnel 514,488 373,216 -141,272

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 60
Other manufacturing 34
Manufacture of textiles 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 50
2025-11 51
2025-10 50
2025-09 57
2025-08 47

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 85
54m+ 66
15m-54m 30
0-1m 19
Other 15

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 £
Mexico 1,006,658
United States 804,409
Italy 609,801
Ireland 517,679
Germany 428,888

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 £
Mexico 249,392 757,266 +507,874
United States 666,555 137,854 -528,701
Italy 181,515 428,286 +246,771
Ireland 316,405 201,274 -115,131
Germany 297,616 131,272 -166,344
Netherlands 198,190 29,184 -169,006
Israel 143,173 73,872 -69,301
Romania 64,468 138,650 +74,182
South Korea 171,000 0 -171,000
China 79,594 50,324 -29,270

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 £
Germany 32,138
XI 4,207
China 2,027

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 £
Germany 15,679 16,459 +780
XI 3,054 1,153 -1,901
China 1,128 899 -229

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,586,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,013,406
Air transport 254,110
Other 38,877

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,509,117 1,077,106 -432,011
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 990,844 1,022,562 +31,718
Air transport 167,908 86,202 -81,706
Other 19,861 19,016 -845

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,398,001
Southampton 1,140,921
London Gateway Port 1,066,641
Liverpool Docks 334,036
Immingham Docks 221,792

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 633,901 764,100 +130,199
Southampton 250,902 890,019 +639,117
London Gateway Port 923,570 143,071 -780,499
Liverpool Docks 246,343 87,693 -158,650
Immingham Docks 212,676 9,116 -203,560
Holyhead 121,602 83,940 -37,662
London Heathrow Airport 115,402 56,463 -58,939
Heysham 8,166 42,004 +33,838
Felixstowe 17,390 26,106 +8,716
000 19,861 19,016 -845

Quick facts

HS code: 56039390

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

Description: Heavyweight nonwoven fabrics treated but not coated, used in industrial applications