Import/export HS code 56039390: Various heavyweight treated nonwovens

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 9,454,219
China 8,887,762
United States 7,596,235
Netherlands 3,287,991
Belgium 2,898,975

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 4,193,413 5,260,806 +1,067,393
China 4,612,972 4,274,790 -338,182
United States 4,223,576 3,372,659 -850,917
Netherlands 2,119,397 1,168,594 -950,803
Belgium 1,130,767 1,768,208 +637,441
France 1,027,372 972,092 -55,280
Spain 565,184 1,306,659 +741,475
Poland 821,647 801,372 -20,275
Switzerland 1,274,655 253,000 -1,021,655
Italy 467,117 420,188 -46,929

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 10,737,189
Germany 10,056,441
China 9,234,985
Netherlands 2,550,940
Spain 1,995,691

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 5,734,579 5,002,610 -731,969
Germany 4,347,054 5,709,387 +1,362,333
China 4,771,210 4,463,775 -307,435
Netherlands 1,783,939 767,001 -1,016,938
Spain 626,820 1,368,871 +742,051
Poland 712,185 698,477 -13,708
France 702,635 503,381 -199,254
Italy 626,935 479,805 -147,130
Belgium 624,749 435,812 -188,937
Switzerland 271,490 296,397 +24,907

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
West Yorkshire 14
West Midlands 13
Inner London - West 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 10 11 +1
Lancashire 11 10 -1
West Yorkshire 11 11 +0
West Midlands 9 10 +1
Inner London - West 10 6 -4
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Cheshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 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) 22,557,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,029,727
Air transport 5,884,490
Road transport 356,596
Other 95,180

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) 10,553,665 12,003,497 +1,449,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,998,280 6,031,447 -966,833
Air transport 3,243,038 2,641,452 -601,586
Road transport 242,200 114,396 -127,804
Other 56,580 38,600 -17,980
Rail transport 4,360 0 -4,360

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,355,075
Immingham Docks 7,003,307
Dover 6,775,202
Southampton 3,710,141
London Heathrow Airport 3,031,922

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 4,119,031 3,236,044 -882,987
Immingham Docks 3,196,154 3,807,153 +610,999
Dover 2,737,841 4,037,361 +1,299,520
Southampton 1,877,733 1,832,408 -45,325
London Heathrow Airport 1,836,866 1,195,056 -641,810
Purfleet 1,320,173 1,179,301 -140,872
Dover / Eurotunnel 939,320 763,288 -176,032
Killingholme 761,626 554,639 -206,987
London Gateway Port 419,128 665,351 +246,223
Hull 332,255 563,266 +231,011

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
32
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
2026-05 49
2026-04 54
2026-03 47
2026-02 57
2026-01 50

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 92
54m+ 65
15m-54m 29
0-1m 19
Other 14

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 1,285,422
Italy 631,151
United States 530,119
Germany 530,087
Ireland 476,664

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 529,500 755,922 +226,422
Italy 417,372 213,779 -203,593
United States 412,787 117,332 -295,455
Germany 279,522 250,565 -28,957
Ireland 250,588 226,076 -24,512
Israel 140,954 113,932 -27,022
Romania 94,750 99,971 +5,221
China 102,816 52,758 -50,058
France 72,782 27,004 -45,778
United Arab Emirates 54,761 44,791 -9,970

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 32,231
XI 4,568
China 3,724

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 12,499 19,732 +7,233
XI 3,683 885 -2,798
China 1,072 2,652 +1,580

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) 2,350,237
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,065,311
Air transport 279,727
Other 41,864

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) 1,252,652 1,097,585 -155,067
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,192,773 872,538 -320,235
Air transport 150,623 129,104 -21,519
Other 17,359 24,505 +7,146

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,444,302
Southampton 1,334,126
London Gateway Port 845,280
Liverpool Docks 302,050
London Heathrow Airport 209,740

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 857,885 586,417 -271,468
Southampton 453,465 880,661 +427,196
London Gateway Port 692,414 152,866 -539,548
Liverpool Docks 190,708 111,342 -79,366
London Heathrow Airport 119,728 90,012 -29,716
Holyhead 82,387 72,092 -10,295
Heysham 27,093 72,660 +45,567
Immingham Docks 18,593 44,389 +25,796
Felixstowe 22,845 20,651 -2,194
000 17,359 24,505 +7,146

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