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.
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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 £
China 4,368,534
Sri Lanka 1,064,138
Malaysia 874,887
Belgium 561,753
Viet Nam 476,669

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 2,628,531 1,740,003 -888,528
Sri Lanka 664,034 400,104 -263,930
Malaysia 581,934 292,953 -288,981
Belgium 307,285 254,468 -52,817
Viet Nam 299,655 177,014 -122,641
Germany 187,070 194,456 +7,386
Italy 147,824 232,250 +84,426
India 161,794 186,434 +24,640
United States 257,574 88,544 -169,030
Switzerland 93,547 187,030 +93,483

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 4,652,223
Sri Lanka 1,077,231
Malaysia 874,887
Thailand 510,891
Viet Nam 510,729

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 2,766,588 1,885,635 -880,953
Sri Lanka 677,127 400,104 -277,023
Malaysia 581,934 292,953 -288,981
Thailand 270,971 239,920 -31,051
Viet Nam 322,469 188,260 -134,209
United States 284,210 90,929 -193,281
Switzerland 133,427 205,487 +72,060
India 148,150 186,434 +38,284
Germany 146,019 183,722 +37,703
Italy 160,574 165,406 +4,832

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 16
West Midlands 12
Inner London - West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9

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 15 14 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 13 +3
West Midlands 10 6 -4
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0

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) 6,453,209
Air transport 2,308,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,271,816
Road transport 233,711
Other 92,495

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) 3,922,737 2,530,472 -1,392,265
Air transport 1,365,404 943,291 -422,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 631,648 640,168 +8,520
Road transport 93,446 140,265 +46,819
Other 47,752 44,743 -3,009

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,559,867
Southampton 1,155,683
London Gateway Port 1,032,771
London Heathrow Airport 770,192
London 575,517

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 2,230,028 1,329,839 -900,189
Southampton 802,047 353,636 -448,411
London Gateway Port 516,585 516,186 -399
London Heathrow Airport 506,549 263,643 -242,906
London 319,669 255,848 -63,821
East Midlands Airport 280,583 294,915 +14,332
Manchester Airport 357,504 196,461 -161,043
Dover 217,706 236,209 +18,503
ZLC 110,644 201,966 +91,322
Eurotunnel 119,620 156,486 +36,866

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 44
Manufacture of textiles 12
Other manufacturing 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 31
2025-10 28
2025-09 33
2025-08 30

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
15m-54m 32
0-1m 26
54m+ 26
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 £
India 565,016
Morocco 460,886
United States 400,928
Ireland 398,445
Brazil 243,060

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 £
India 413,794 151,222 -262,572
Morocco 275,120 185,766 -89,354
United States 255,138 145,790 -109,348
Ireland 235,951 162,494 -73,457
Brazil 160,795 82,265 -78,530
Bangladesh 122,489 103,954 -18,535
Canada 158,557 52,628 -105,929
Sweden 78,510 93,866 +15,356
South Africa 9,813 132,984 +123,171
France 29,099 103,795 +74,696

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 119,365
Nicaragua 57,429
South Korea 29,154
China 2,794
Belgium 82

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 90,911 28,454 -62,457
Nicaragua 0 57,429 +57,429
South Korea 24,898 4,256 -20,642
China 1,128 1,666 +538
Belgium 0 82 +82
Switzerland 36 44 +8
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,546,028
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,447,844
Air transport 1,196,080
Other 281,376
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,037,455 508,573 -528,882
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 791,431 656,413 -135,018
Air transport 611,313 584,767 -26,546
Other 129,328 152,048 +22,720
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 701,492
Liverpool Docks 609,359
East Midlands Airport 586,979
London Gateway Port 506,468
Southampton 403,696

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 360,478 341,014 -19,464
Liverpool Docks 460,482 148,877 -311,605
East Midlands Airport 307,121 279,858 -27,263
London Gateway Port 168,253 338,215 +169,962
Southampton 391,976 11,720 -380,256
000 129,328 152,048 +22,720
London Heathrow Airport 132,591 118,222 -14,369
Portsmouth 148,469 100,147 -48,322
Manchester Airport 96,328 54,653 -41,675
Dover 95,235 44,860 -50,375

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