Import/export HS code 56049090: Various rubber-coated yarns

Yarns or cords coated with rubber, not included in other categories, used in textiles or industrial 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 582,576
Germany 472,558
Portugal 209,512
Netherlands 97,110
Viet Nam 88,292

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 289,682 292,894 +3,212
Germany 463,122 9,436 -453,686
Portugal 92,738 116,774 +24,036
Netherlands 50,841 46,269 -4,572
Viet Nam 0 88,292 +88,292
Italy 30,846 28,586 -2,260
United States 17,471 31,141 +13,670
Turkey 0 23,754 +23,754
France 6,713 14,691 +7,978
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 19,771 +19,771

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 1,041,601
Viet Nam 88,292
Netherlands 78,756
United States 60,245
Italy 53,405

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 747,618 293,983 -453,635
Viet Nam 0 88,292 +88,292
Netherlands 48,114 30,642 -17,472
United States 22,304 37,941 +15,637
Italy 24,824 28,581 +3,757
Turkey 0 23,754 +23,754
Japan 16,017 5,877 -10,140
Taiwan 3,694 16,595 +12,901
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 19,771 +19,771
France 5,788 13,396 +7,608

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 1 2 +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) 660,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 535,934
Air transport 268,469
Other 213,603
Road transport 2,672

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) 270,659 390,201 +119,542
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 487,403 48,531 -438,872
Air transport 134,683 133,786 -897
Other 95,483 118,120 +22,637
Road transport 2,672 0 -2,672

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 290,419
Felixstowe 279,120
London Gateway Port 215,767
000 213,603
Eurotunnel 143,439

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 288,211 2,208 -286,003
Felixstowe 140,672 138,448 -2,224
London Gateway Port 15,492 200,275 +184,783
000 95,483 118,120 +22,637
Eurotunnel 132,943 10,496 -122,447
Southampton 73,353 45,686 -27,667
London Heathrow Airport 48,026 22,947 -25,079
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,963 15,541 -27,422
East Midlands Airport 11,605 39,193 +27,588
Thamesport 35,123 11,010 -24,113

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 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of textiles 7
Other manufacturing 3
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 8
2026-02 9
2026-01 6
2025-12 6

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 32
54m+ 15
15m-54m 13
0-1m 6
Other 3

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 £
Ireland 459,002
Cambodia 204,439
Saudi Arabia 53,685
India 41,530
United States 36,415

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 £
Ireland 204,008 254,994 +50,986
Cambodia 92,801 111,638 +18,837
Saudi Arabia 1,469 52,216 +50,747
India 14,864 26,666 +11,802
United States 33,165 3,250 -29,915
Latvia 0 34,004 +34,004
South Africa 32,174 0 -32,174
China 22,293 0 -22,293
Portugal 11,641 4,966 -6,675
Morocco 922 13,707 +12,785

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 £
Portugal 457,899

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 £
Portugal 203,990 253,909 +49,919

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 458,046
Air transport 250,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 233,810
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,268
Road transport 900

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 £
Other 204,008 254,038 +50,030
Air transport 120,008 130,303 +10,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 112,664 121,146 +8,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,418 27,850 +16,432
Road transport 900 0 -900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 458,046
London Heathrow Airport 95,163
London Gateway Port 95,153
Felixstowe 70,419
East Midlands Airport 64,709

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 £
000 204,008 254,038 +50,030
London Heathrow Airport 83,762 11,401 -72,361
London Gateway Port 9,360 85,793 +76,433
Felixstowe 43,943 26,476 -17,467
East Midlands Airport 22,156 42,553 +20,397
Liverpool Docks 54,831 956 -53,875
Warton Aerodrome 0 52,216 +52,216
Manchester Airport 10,371 20,895 +10,524
Portsmouth 0 13,707 +13,707
Southampton 4,530 8,877 +4,347

Quick facts

HS code: 56049090

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

Description: Yarns or cords coated with rubber, not included in other categories, used in textiles or industrial products