Import/export HS code 560410: Rubber thread and cord with textile cover

Rubber threads or cords wrapped with textile materials, commonly used in clothing or elastic products

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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 £
China 4,567,934
Sri Lanka 1,032,533
Malaysia 842,655
Belgium 606,357
Italy 462,897

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 £
China 2,611,494 1,956,440 -655,054
Sri Lanka 599,068 433,465 -165,603
Malaysia 561,231 281,424 -279,807
Belgium 307,613 298,744 -8,869
Italy 231,692 231,205 -487
Viet Nam 222,420 223,542 +1,122
Germany 183,681 222,727 +39,046
United States 223,171 136,300 -86,871
India 171,372 158,175 -13,197
Switzerland 98,274 193,637 +95,363

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 £
China 4,895,775
Sri Lanka 1,050,004
Malaysia 842,655
Thailand 561,139
Viet Nam 477,177

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 £
China 2,794,662 2,101,113 -693,549
Sri Lanka 616,539 433,465 -183,074
Malaysia 561,231 281,424 -279,807
Thailand 276,850 284,289 +7,439
Viet Nam 248,972 228,205 -20,767
Italy 244,453 166,636 -77,817
United States 249,807 137,220 -112,587
Germany 162,623 207,462 +44,839
Switzerland 125,162 215,335 +90,173
India 157,728 158,175 +447

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
West Midlands 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
West Yorkshire 10

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 17 13 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 10 +0
West Midlands 10 7 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 9 4 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
East Central Scotland 5 4 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,652,817
Air transport 2,346,627
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,515,969
Road transport 245,045
Other 89,290

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,879,034 2,773,783 -1,105,251
Air transport 1,297,261 1,049,366 -247,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 725,067 790,902 +65,835
Road transport 98,173 146,872 +48,699
Other 53,309 35,981 -17,328

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,615,729
London Gateway Port 1,182,520
Southampton 1,058,721
London Heathrow Airport 715,402
East Midlands Airport 643,365

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 2,224,965 1,390,764 -834,201
London Gateway Port 539,229 643,291 +104,062
Southampton 704,046 354,675 -349,371
London Heathrow Airport 422,891 292,511 -130,380
East Midlands Airport 306,238 337,127 +30,889
London 314,317 273,363 -40,954
Dover 241,665 305,679 +64,014
Manchester Airport 354,563 163,393 -191,170
Eurotunnel 212,960 139,144 -73,816
ZLC 113,985 208,573 +94,588

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 81
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of textiles 12
Other manufacturing 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 33
2026-03 28
2026-02 23
2026-01 25
2025-12 26

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 93
15m-54m 30
0-1m 28
54m+ 27
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 £
Morocco 517,171
Ireland 435,826
Brazil 267,880
Bangladesh 262,190
United States 258,749

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 £
Morocco 303,920 213,251 -90,669
Ireland 241,838 193,988 -47,850
Brazil 95,945 171,935 +75,990
Bangladesh 170,529 91,661 -78,868
United States 223,659 35,090 -188,569
Sweden 76,739 130,946 +54,207
India 44,152 151,222 +107,070
Canada 123,149 58,593 -64,556
South Africa 8,517 132,984 +124,467
France 37,644 99,640 +61,996

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 £
Nicaragua 84,720
XI 71,325
South Korea 29,540
China 3,493
Portugal 762

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 £
Nicaragua 0 84,720 +84,720
XI 50,691 20,634 -30,057
South Korea 24,898 4,642 -20,256
China 1,045 2,448 +1,403
Portugal 0 762 +762
Belgium 0 82 +82
Switzerland 48 28 -20
Czechia 0 74 +74
Ireland 7 5 -2

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) 1,480,772
Air transport 1,291,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 989,585
Other 290,750
Road transport 6,103

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) 809,931 670,841 -139,090
Air transport 667,559 623,882 -43,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 529,398 460,187 -69,211
Other 98,087 192,663 +94,576
Road transport 6,103 0 -6,103

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 669,463
East Midlands Airport 579,563
London Gateway Port 550,238
Liverpool Docks 421,973
000 290,750

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 337,467 331,996 -5,471
East Midlands Airport 339,046 240,517 -98,529
London Gateway Port 129,436 420,802 +291,366
Liverpool Docks 410,318 11,655 -398,663
000 98,087 192,663 +94,576
London Heathrow Airport 116,349 163,740 +47,391
Portsmouth 177,371 90,097 -87,274
Manchester Airport 128,277 53,454 -74,823
ZLC 49,453 76,691 +27,238
Immingham Docks 40,823 72,617 +31,794

Quick facts

HS code: 560410

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

Description: Rubber threads or cords wrapped with textile materials, commonly used in clothing or elastic products