Import/export HS code 560741: Baler twine

Strong twine used in agriculture for baling hay or straw

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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 £
Portugal 12,139,972
France 5,073,592
Turkey 1,193,528
Ireland 449,082
Hungary 434,950

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 £
Portugal 6,081,647 6,058,325 -23,322
France 2,626,571 2,447,021 -179,550
Turkey 482,558 710,970 +228,412
Ireland 203,726 245,356 +41,630
Hungary 0 434,950 +434,950
China 133,323 107,958 -25,365
Netherlands 85,426 111,733 +26,307
Germany 129,634 51,555 -78,079
India 84,590 75,294 -9,296
Poland 56,614 28,089 -28,525

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 £
Portugal 11,685,972
Hungary 5,290,278
Turkey 1,193,528
China 240,129
Germany 201,461

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 £
Portugal 6,111,614 5,574,358 -537,256
Hungary 2,460,364 2,829,914 +369,550
Turkey 482,558 710,970 +228,412
China 132,171 107,958 -24,213
Germany 116,496 84,965 -31,531
India 84,590 75,294 -9,296
Poland 83,031 30,454 -52,577
Spain 102,221 0 -102,221
Czechia 59,094 32,252 -26,842
Netherlands 37,965 13,469 -24,496

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2

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
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 0 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -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) 12,197,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,088,988
Other 1,082,252
Air transport 22,042
Road transport 12,537

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) 5,766,333 6,430,993 +664,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,990,944 3,098,044 -892,900
Other 275,117 807,135 +532,018
Air transport 8,561 13,481 +4,920
Road transport 6,539 5,998 -541

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 6,764,765
Dover 4,335,548
Liverpool Docks 3,033,226
Eurotunnel 1,252,727
Belfast Port 1,134,078

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 £
London 3,311,283 3,453,482 +142,199
Dover 1,838,550 2,496,998 +658,448
Liverpool Docks 1,345,745 1,687,481 +341,736
Eurotunnel 856,027 396,700 -459,327
Belfast Port 373,714 760,364 +386,650
000 275,117 807,135 +532,018
Thamesport 553,147 194,141 -359,006
Middlesbrough 729,942 1,975 -727,967
Felixstowe 214,179 86,651 -127,528
Southampton 121,757 154,340 +32,583

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 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Other manufacturing 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 2
2025-12 4

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 22
54m+ 12
15m-54m 8
Other 2
0-1m 1

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 315,798
United States 133,376
Guyana 129,679
Portugal 84,402
Angola 25,982

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 135,878 179,920 +44,042
United States 117,971 15,405 -102,566
Guyana 117,819 11,860 -105,959
Portugal 84,402 0 -84,402
Angola 18,084 7,898 -10,186
Colombia 0 25,252 +25,252
India 0 20,773 +20,773
Romania 15,086 5,626 -9,460
Ivory Coast 17,600 0 -17,600
Netherlands 12,897 2,457 -10,440

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 137,878
XI 103,394
Finland 835
Ireland 496
China 432

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 94,452 43,426 -51,026
XI 9,703 93,691 +83,988
Finland 0 835 +835
Ireland 356 140 -216
China 24 408 +384
Spain 373 0 -373

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) 365,865
Other 243,909
Air transport 132,002
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 124,889

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) 339,408 26,457 -312,951
Other 105,409 138,500 +33,091
Air transport 61,157 70,845 +9,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,805 63,084 +1,279

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 243,909
Liverpool Docks 207,644
London Gateway Port 114,245
London Heathrow Airport 67,459
Manchester Airport 41,610

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 £
000 105,409 138,500 +33,091
Liverpool Docks 201,961 5,683 -196,278
London Gateway Port 97,460 16,785 -80,675
London Heathrow Airport 3,367 64,092 +60,725
Manchester Airport 41,464 146 -41,318
Holyhead 22,676 15,046 -7,630
Heysham 0 27,413 +27,413
London 19,727 6,762 -12,965
Dover 17,645 0 -17,645
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,035 6,546 -3,489

Quick facts

HS code: 560741

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

Description: Strong twine used in agriculture for baling hay or straw