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 9,769,472
China 9,254,158
United States 8,095,891
Netherlands 3,617,117
Belgium 2,830,050

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 4,133,951 5,635,521 +1,501,570
China 4,890,406 4,363,752 -526,654
United States 4,502,941 3,592,950 -909,991
Netherlands 2,396,423 1,220,694 -1,175,729
Belgium 919,091 1,910,959 +991,868
France 1,090,522 1,099,473 +8,951
Spain 513,542 1,427,106 +913,564
Poland 783,966 912,011 +128,045
Switzerland 1,345,485 295,713 -1,049,772
Italy 434,956 478,742 +43,786

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 11,204,528
Germany 10,186,727
China 9,754,003
Netherlands 2,890,678
Spain 2,045,602

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 5,972,110 5,232,418 -739,692
Germany 4,223,826 5,962,901 +1,739,075
China 5,142,024 4,611,979 -530,045
Netherlands 2,061,334 829,344 -1,231,990
Spain 561,469 1,484,133 +922,664
Poland 696,984 767,788 +70,804
France 757,272 646,296 -110,976
Belgium 663,707 478,802 -184,905
Italy 511,994 627,997 +116,003
Switzerland 241,090 339,110 +98,020

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 17
Lancashire 14
West Yorkshire 14
West Midlands 13
Greater Manchester 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 10 -1
Lancashire 11 10 -1
West Yorkshire 11 12 +1
West Midlands 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 10 6 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Cheshire 5 8 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 8 +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) 23,436,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,669,189
Air transport 6,225,430
Road transport 387,815
Other 96,976

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) 10,657,008 12,779,246 +2,122,238
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,196,017 6,473,172 -722,845
Air transport 3,494,962 2,730,468 -764,494
Road transport 215,355 172,460 -42,895
Other 32,018 64,958 +32,940
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 7,682,831
Immingham Docks 7,301,667
Dover 6,991,739
Southampton 4,027,538
London Heathrow Airport 3,368,313

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 4,333,056 3,349,775 -983,281
Immingham Docks 3,373,290 3,928,377 +555,087
Dover 2,770,998 4,220,741 +1,449,743
Southampton 2,010,657 2,016,881 +6,224
London Heathrow Airport 2,059,932 1,308,381 -751,551
Purfleet 1,172,784 1,212,771 +39,987
Dover / Eurotunnel 942,605 823,894 -118,711
Killingholme 812,643 640,158 -172,485
London Gateway Port 363,359 732,210 +368,851
Hull 252,988 675,530 +422,542

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 61
Other manufacturing 33
Manufacture of textiles 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 54
2026-03 47
2026-02 57
2026-01 50
2025-12 32

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 89
54m+ 69
15m-54m 31
0-1m 20
Other 17

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 1,220,448
United States 673,858
Italy 630,029
Germany 547,283
Ireland 534,550

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 429,967 790,481 +360,514
United States 555,157 118,701 -436,456
Italy 414,394 215,635 -198,759
Germany 275,605 271,678 -3,927
Ireland 322,468 212,082 -110,386
Israel 143,582 112,199 -31,383
Romania 67,962 131,857 +63,895
South Korea 171,000 0 -171,000
China 88,846 65,417 -23,429
France 77,876 24,295 -53,581

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 34,178
XI 4,522
China 3,143

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 13,437 20,741 +7,304
XI 3,683 839 -2,844
China 1,050 2,093 +1,043

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) 2,487,538
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,173,453
Air transport 306,048
Other 43,172

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) 1,369,988 1,117,550 -252,438
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,247,828 925,625 -322,203
Air transport 163,669 142,379 -21,290
Other 18,170 25,002 +6,832

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,491,538
Southampton 1,353,417
London Gateway Port 957,348
Liverpool Docks 334,740
London Heathrow Airport 224,770

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 847,309 644,229 -203,080
Southampton 430,183 923,234 +493,051
London Gateway Port 829,644 127,704 -701,940
Liverpool Docks 219,272 115,468 -103,804
London Heathrow Airport 123,643 101,127 -22,516
Holyhead 127,990 74,898 -53,092
Heysham 25,068 51,531 +26,463
Immingham Docks 18,593 44,389 +25,796
Felixstowe 22,845 20,651 -2,194
000 18,170 25,002 +6,832

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