Import/export HS code 560394: Extra-heavy treated nonwovens

Nonwoven fabrics weighing more than 150 g/m², treated for heavy-duty applications

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* 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 15,349,506
Netherlands 10,119,128
New Zealand 9,719,733
China 7,387,296
Switzerland 5,773,620

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 10,501,291 4,848,215 -5,653,076
Netherlands 3,053,215 7,065,913 +4,012,698
New Zealand 4,988,036 4,731,697 -256,339
China 4,221,520 3,165,776 -1,055,744
Switzerland 4,409,268 1,364,352 -3,044,916
United States 2,838,441 1,468,403 -1,370,038
France 1,333,798 2,195,842 +862,044
Italy 1,701,225 1,263,273 -437,952
Poland 532,221 1,883,487 +1,351,266
Belgium 1,125,039 1,200,788 +75,749

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 24,636,233
New Zealand 9,719,733
China 8,951,934
United States 6,739,818
Japan 3,215,764

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 12,509,581 12,126,652 -382,929
New Zealand 4,988,036 4,731,697 -256,339
China 4,998,519 3,953,415 -1,045,104
United States 5,434,348 1,305,470 -4,128,878
Japan 1,141,618 2,074,146 +932,528
Switzerland 1,637,599 1,417,928 -219,671
Italy 1,504,859 1,114,912 -389,947
Poland 663,964 1,924,415 +1,260,451
Slovenia 1,206,500 1,338,538 +132,038
Belgium 1,132,349 1,195,689 +63,340

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 35
Greater Manchester 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24
Lancashire 18

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
Inner London - West 20 20 +0
Greater Manchester 23 25 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 22 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 21 +7
Lancashire 15 14 -1
West Yorkshire 16 9 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 7 -4
West Midlands 13 12 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 9 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 11 +0

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) 42,763,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,989,899
Air transport 6,834,108
Road transport 659,304
Other 138,608

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) 22,524,611 20,238,925 -2,285,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,121,909 10,867,990 -1,253,919
Air transport 4,243,093 2,591,015 -1,652,078
Road transport 115,036 544,268 +429,232
Other 89,902 48,706 -41,196
Rail transport 0 5,435 +5,435

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,896,145
London Gateway Port 11,059,951
Immingham Docks 9,357,946
Felixstowe 4,979,028
Killingholme 4,754,706

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 9,853,291 9,042,854 -810,437
London Gateway Port 5,664,003 5,395,948 -268,055
Immingham Docks 4,314,067 5,043,879 +729,812
Felixstowe 2,527,342 2,451,686 -75,656
Killingholme 2,314,004 2,440,702 +126,698
Purfleet 2,868,019 21,040 -2,846,979
Eurotunnel 1,384,539 1,185,917 -198,622
London Heathrow Airport 1,586,636 891,835 -694,801
Liverpool Docks 1,451,150 845,478 -605,672
Southampton 1,001,298 912,021 -89,277

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 118
Other manufacturing 56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Specialised construction activities 34
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 72
2025-11 82
2025-10 81
2025-09 90
2025-08 80

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 184
54m+ 123
15m-54m 52
0-1m 45
Other 25

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 £
United States 15,545,204
Germany 5,205,797
China 4,787,694
Ireland 2,101,827
Italy 1,987,934

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 £
United States 8,603,275 6,941,929 -1,661,346
Germany 3,154,687 2,051,110 -1,103,577
China 2,760,896 2,026,798 -734,098
Ireland 1,201,630 900,197 -301,433
Italy 971,082 1,016,852 +45,770
Lithuania 624,688 1,117,658 +492,970
Malaysia 881,394 713,130 -168,264
South Africa 565,235 979,391 +414,156
Thailand 791,789 386,898 -404,891
Turkey 799,001 191,987 -607,014

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 £
XI 63,806
Germany 3,302
Denmark 1,151
United States 409
Belgium 307

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 £
XI 32,693 31,113 -1,580
Germany 3,205 97 -3,108
Denmark 1,093 58 -1,035
United States 372 37 -335
Belgium 0 307 +307
China 49 62 +13

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) 23,200,645
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,042,677
Air transport 6,056,883
Other 103,370
Road transport 1,703

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) 11,637,826 11,562,819 -75,007
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,155,225 6,887,452 -1,267,773
Air transport 4,932,335 1,124,548 -3,807,787
Other 62,197 41,173 -21,024
Road transport 1,703 0 -1,703

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,490,415
Southampton 7,325,894
London Gateway Port 6,740,428
Felixstowe 5,352,620
London Heathrow Airport 5,166,884

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 5,563,968 4,926,447 -637,521
Southampton 1,490,857 5,835,037 +4,344,180
London Gateway Port 3,264,625 3,475,803 +211,178
Felixstowe 4,756,355 596,265 -4,160,090
London Heathrow Airport 4,553,257 613,627 -3,939,630
Liverpool Docks 1,653,350 1,741,571 +88,221
Immingham Docks 1,441,450 1,030,189 -411,261
Heysham 835,174 640,358 -194,816
Dover 431,154 29,934 -401,220
Manchester Airport 167,262 219,606 +52,344

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 560394

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

Description: Nonwoven fabrics weighing more than 150 g/m², treated for heavy-duty applications