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 11,996,474
France 5,560,761
Turkey 1,020,313
Hungary 434,950
Ireland 408,496

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 6,141,042 5,855,432 -285,610
France 2,898,153 2,662,608 -235,545
Turkey 512,596 507,717 -4,879
Hungary 0 434,950 +434,950
Ireland 276,643 131,853 -144,790
China 150,067 100,375 -49,692
Netherlands 70,806 134,182 +63,376
Germany 128,174 42,460 -85,714
India 84,590 47,803 -36,787
Poland 27,130 45,270 +18,140

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 11,565,843
Hungary 5,775,055
Turkey 1,020,313
China 254,280
Germany 190,906

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 6,091,966 5,473,877 -618,089
Hungary 2,762,930 3,012,125 +249,195
Turkey 512,596 507,717 -4,879
China 153,905 100,375 -53,530
Germany 116,496 74,410 -42,086
India 84,590 47,803 -36,787
Spain 104,613 0 -104,613
Poland 29,315 71,867 +42,552
Czechia 28,658 62,688 +34,030
Netherlands 43,506 15,757 -27,749

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
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 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 0 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1
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) 11,406,442
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,084,667
Other 1,018,297
Air transport 18,432
Road transport 14,470

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) 5,755,885 5,650,557 -105,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,289,123 3,795,544 -493,579
Other 428,208 590,089 +161,881
Air transport 8,561 9,871 +1,310
Road transport 7,039 7,431 +392

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 6,770,487
Dover 4,671,950
Liverpool Docks 2,882,532
Eurotunnel 1,430,121
000 1,018,297

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 3,279,462 3,491,025 +211,563
Dover 2,062,664 2,609,286 +546,622
Liverpool Docks 1,113,885 1,768,647 +654,762
Eurotunnel 927,602 502,519 -425,083
000 428,208 590,089 +161,881
Belfast Port 403,752 557,111 +153,359
Middlesbrough 833,807 31,459 -802,348
Thamesport 591,314 0 -591,314
Felixstowe 208,396 83,651 -124,745
Southampton 132,574 141,139 +8,565

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 17
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 5

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 23
54m+ 13
15m-54m 8
Other 3
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 269,212
Guyana 126,361
United States 117,971
Portugal 85,327
Angola 39,816

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 146,947 122,265 -24,682
Guyana 34,745 91,616 +56,871
United States 117,971 0 -117,971
Portugal 925 84,402 +83,477
Angola 31,918 7,898 -24,020
Colombia 0 25,252 +25,252
Turkey 22,482 0 -22,482
Romania 15,086 5,626 -9,460
Ivory Coast 17,600 0 -17,600
Netherlands 11,860 2,007 -9,853

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 141,193
XI 51,657
Ireland 496
Spain 373
China 24

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 97,767 43,426 -54,341
XI 13,713 37,944 +24,231
Ireland 356 140 -216
Spain 373 0 -373
China 24 0 -24

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) 403,106
Other 194,244
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,412
Air transport 103,696

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) 209,173 193,933 -15,240
Other 112,734 81,510 -31,224
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,578 53,834 -13,744
Air transport 59,507 44,189 -15,318

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 207,644
000 194,244
London Gateway Port 114,245
Manchester Airport 41,610
London Heathrow Airport 39,738

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 £
Liverpool Docks 116,683 90,961 -25,722
000 112,734 81,510 -31,224
London Gateway Port 14,386 99,859 +85,473
Manchester Airport 41,464 146 -41,318
London Heathrow Airport 3,367 36,371 +33,004
Holyhead 27,296 6,783 -20,513
Heysham 0 27,413 +27,413
London 18,690 7,799 -10,891
Belfast Port 22,482 0 -22,482
Dover 17,645 0 -17,645

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