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 9,694,155
India 4,681,255
China 4,389,437
France 2,459,725
Spain 2,057,245

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 5,236,165 4,457,990 -778,175
India 2,674,764 2,006,491 -668,273
China 2,246,414 2,143,023 -103,391
France 1,927,360 532,365 -1,394,995
Spain 1,055,852 1,001,393 -54,459
Germany 830,153 866,438 +36,285
Lithuania 872,809 700,338 -172,471
Ireland 1,318,915 224,175 -1,094,740
Netherlands 819,677 706,173 -113,504
United States 740,051 569,597 -170,454

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 11,667,430
India 4,917,491
China 4,819,652
Spain 2,073,216
Lithuania 1,959,738

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 6,764,487 4,902,943 -1,861,544
India 2,891,129 2,026,362 -864,767
China 2,475,790 2,343,862 -131,928
Spain 1,053,426 1,019,790 -33,636
Lithuania 1,084,589 875,149 -209,440
Germany 681,347 773,307 +91,960
United States 775,159 675,108 -100,051
Ireland 1,208,051 116,918 -1,091,133
Turkey 552,048 629,132 +77,084
Slovakia 662,799 338,373 -324,426

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15
West Midlands 15
Greater Manchester 14
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13
North Eastern Scotland 13

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13 6 -7
West Midlands 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 8 -4
North Eastern Scotland 10 6 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 11 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 9 8 -1
Devon 11 8 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 22,187,684
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,818,472
Air transport 2,397,016
Other 923,450
Road transport 36,759

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) 12,456,019 9,731,665 -2,724,354
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,025,715 5,792,757 -2,232,958
Air transport 1,191,361 1,205,655 +14,294
Other 594,966 328,484 -266,482
Road transport 8,161 28,598 +20,437

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,578,240
London 5,229,480
Dover 5,180,157
Greenock 3,052,421
Immingham Docks 2,261,564

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 3,398,568 3,179,672 -218,896
London 2,338,924 2,890,556 +551,632
Dover 3,127,787 2,052,370 -1,075,417
Greenock 1,994,206 1,058,215 -935,991
Immingham Docks 1,275,684 985,880 -289,804
Liverpool Docks 1,261,927 642,619 -619,308
Southampton 1,214,095 665,630 -548,465
Grangemouth Docks 1,020,907 669,116 -351,791
Eurotunnel 758,654 931,210 +172,556
London Gateway Port 531,015 741,502 +210,487

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 96
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Other manufacturing 35
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 48
2025-11 47
2025-10 67
2025-09 47
2025-08 51

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 140
54m+ 71
15m-54m 37
Other 31
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 21,189,411
Netherlands 1,163,948
Ireland 982,357
France 721,086
Germany 710,536

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 11,449,943 9,739,468 -1,710,475
Netherlands 489,631 674,317 +184,686
Ireland 521,295 461,062 -60,233
France 370,869 350,217 -20,652
Germany 474,886 235,650 -239,236
Israel 10,242 620,010 +609,768
Spain 408,594 196,555 -212,039
Italy 316,005 211,210 -104,795
Australia 306,780 211,310 -95,470
Estonia 166,575 326,319 +159,744

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 245,835
Ireland 44,814
France 40,717
China 8,272
Taiwan 7,351

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 142,916 102,919 -39,997
Ireland 24,665 20,149 -4,516
France 22,787 17,930 -4,857
China 4,965 3,307 -1,658
Taiwan 5,801 1,550 -4,251
XI 455 609 +154
United States 57 54 -3
Nicaragua 0 39 +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 23,408,764
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,241,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,150,151
Other 349,558
Road transport 17,656

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 12,189,409 11,219,355 -970,054
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,411,569 2,830,106 -581,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,815,482 1,334,669 -480,813
Other 201,806 147,752 -54,054
Road transport 13,077 4,579 -8,498

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 16,108,022
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,163,852
London Heathrow Airport 3,144,648
East Midlands Airport 1,957,810
ZLC 1,846,823

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 8,864,356 7,243,666 -1,620,690
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,266,167 1,897,685 -368,482
London Heathrow Airport 1,446,288 1,698,360 +252,072
East Midlands Airport 800,110 1,157,700 +357,590
ZLC 852,283 994,540 +142,257
Liverpool Docks 421,348 575,962 +154,614
London Gateway Port 520,118 223,695 -296,423
Felixstowe 459,777 241,095 -218,682
Immingham Docks 349,026 183,040 -165,986
Holyhead 259,660 252,238 -7,422

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