Import/export HS code 560749: Various ropes and cords

Other types of ropes and cords not specified elsewhere, used for various purposes

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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 10,148,607
India 4,634,014
China 4,577,048
Spain 2,125,048
France 2,043,330

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 4,942,650 5,205,957 +263,307
India 2,734,882 1,899,132 -835,750
China 2,448,529 2,128,519 -320,010
Spain 1,184,657 940,391 -244,266
France 1,665,767 377,563 -1,288,204
Netherlands 702,718 1,206,617 +503,899
Lithuania 920,356 965,834 +45,478
Germany 845,605 912,071 +66,466
United States 766,529 942,941 +176,412
Turkey 767,435 643,105 -124,330

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 12,663,188
China 5,036,082
India 4,835,732
Lithuania 2,733,473
Spain 2,107,191

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 6,451,861 6,211,327 -240,534
China 2,668,887 2,367,195 -301,692
India 2,862,029 1,973,703 -888,326
Lithuania 1,157,119 1,576,354 +419,235
Spain 1,200,745 906,446 -294,299
United States 829,992 1,111,161 +281,169
Germany 763,280 812,788 +49,508
Turkey 767,435 641,796 -125,639
Viet Nam 457,586 591,947 +134,361
Slovakia 533,565 337,640 -195,925

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 16
Greater Manchester 13
North Eastern Scotland 13
Devon 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12

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 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
North Eastern Scotland 10 8 -2
Devon 9 11 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 8 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 10 6 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 11 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2

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) 22,525,731
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,773,201
Air transport 3,012,711
Other 468,131
Road transport 40,463

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) 12,500,604 10,025,127 -2,475,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,610,083 7,163,118 -446,965
Air transport 1,196,872 1,815,839 +618,967
Other 357,097 111,034 -246,063
Road transport 9,447 31,016 +21,569

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,314,336
Dover 6,246,002
London 5,263,611
Greenock 2,801,613
Immingham Docks 2,664,880

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 3,510,839 2,803,497 -707,342
Dover 3,061,282 3,184,720 +123,438
London 2,751,891 2,511,720 -240,171
Greenock 1,818,293 983,320 -834,973
Immingham Docks 1,480,917 1,183,963 -296,954
Liverpool Docks 1,324,971 1,274,969 -50,002
London Gateway Port 735,298 1,132,750 +397,452
Southampton 1,122,556 732,922 -389,634
Eurotunnel 650,046 979,112 +329,066
Grangemouth Docks 956,571 583,270 -373,301

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
98
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
43
Other manufacturing
35
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
21
Specialised construction activities
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 46
2026-04 64
2026-03 62
2026-02 58
2026-01 48

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 147
54m+ 69
15m-54m 37
Other 30
0-1m 27

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 £
United States 22,879,703
Netherlands 1,361,660
Ireland 1,060,757
Israel 978,344
Germany 845,879

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 £
United States 11,124,528 11,755,175 +630,647
Netherlands 542,767 818,893 +276,126
Ireland 503,223 557,534 +54,311
Israel 289,865 688,479 +398,614
Germany 510,649 335,230 -175,419
France 392,128 445,128 +53,000
Spain 305,435 248,348 -57,087
Italy 306,215 242,448 -63,767
Estonia 254,357 276,105 +21,748
Australia 321,934 187,792 -134,142

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 216,170
Ireland 46,898
France 38,703
China 7,894
Taiwan 4,820

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 108,844 107,326 -1,518
Ireland 23,857 23,041 -816
France 18,250 20,453 +2,203
China 4,635 3,259 -1,376
Taiwan 2,458 2,362 -96
Canada 0 2,573 +2,573
XI 302 1,357 +1,055
United States 86 72 -14
Nicaragua 39 0 -39

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 25,324,132
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,772,258
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,422,856
Other 320,234
Road transport 12,285

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 £
Air transport 12,163,712 13,160,420 +996,708
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,660,416 3,111,842 -548,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,913,648 1,509,208 -404,440
Other 159,609 160,625 +1,016
Road transport 9,011 3,274 -5,737

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 18,005,317
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,283,670
London Heathrow Airport 3,051,473
East Midlands Airport 2,370,041
ZLC 1,573,712

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 £
London Stansted Airport 8,679,698 9,325,619 +645,921
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,372,631 1,911,039 -461,592
London Heathrow Airport 1,439,601 1,611,872 +172,271
East Midlands Airport 1,096,805 1,273,236 +176,431
ZLC 750,370 823,342 +72,972
Liverpool Docks 499,729 637,202 +137,473
London Gateway Port 549,187 225,882 -323,305
Immingham Docks 413,907 343,783 -70,124
Felixstowe 467,195 256,339 -210,856
Holyhead 272,013 339,464 +67,451

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 560749

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

Description: Other types of ropes and cords not specified elsewhere, used for various purposes