Import/export HS code 56074911: Braided ropes and cords

Ropes and cords that are braided for extra strength, used in heavy-duty tasks

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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 £
China 2,028,939
Netherlands 1,536,409
Iceland 689,046
Denmark 678,413
Portugal 641,197

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 1,057,438 971,501 -85,937
Netherlands 506,487 1,029,922 +523,435
Iceland 89,460 599,586 +510,126
Denmark 380,747 297,666 -83,081
Portugal 327,151 314,046 -13,105
Germany 311,150 250,207 -60,943
France 352,557 200,082 -152,475
Belgium 136,454 403,834 +267,380
Lithuania 185,344 351,005 +165,661
Slovakia 338,390 189,200 -149,190

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 2,273,411
Portugal 1,985,008
Lithuania 1,033,689
Slovakia 582,291
Belgium 546,359

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 1,125,005 1,148,406 +23,401
Portugal 791,332 1,193,676 +402,344
Lithuania 180,137 853,552 +673,415
Slovakia 333,194 249,097 -84,097
Belgium 143,499 402,860 +259,361
Germany 276,762 223,870 -52,892
India 286,853 197,832 -89,021
Czechia 219,825 236,356 +16,531
Greece 326,558 83,890 -242,668
Denmark 241,458 132,074 -109,384

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 7
West Midlands 7
Cheshire 6
Greater Manchester 6
Kent 6

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
North Eastern Scotland 5 5 +0
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Kent 6 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,246,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,843,810
Air transport 1,019,255
Other 48,941
Road transport 12,858

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,222,510 3,024,483 +801,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,251,010 1,592,800 -658,210
Air transport 383,491 635,764 +252,273
Other 34,167 14,774 -19,393
Road transport 0 12,858 +12,858

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,162,088
Felixstowe 1,531,256
Immingham Docks 1,252,874
Eurotunnel 890,453
Southampton 681,666

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 724,143 1,437,945 +713,802
Felixstowe 932,769 598,487 -334,282
Immingham Docks 674,379 578,495 -95,884
Eurotunnel 354,295 536,158 +181,863
Southampton 418,294 263,372 -154,922
London Gateway Port 245,127 325,569 +80,442
Birmingham Airport 81,386 457,528 +376,142
London 247,791 117,382 -130,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,236 247,948 +151,712
Liverpool Docks 92,737 95,393 +2,656

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
37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Other manufacturing
14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 24
2026-03 20
2026-02 24
2026-01 15

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 54
54m+ 34
15m-54m 18
Other 13
0-1m 6

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 £
Netherlands 935,085
United States 835,083
France 744,350
Italy 529,710
Estonia 529,512

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 £
Netherlands 378,928 556,157 +177,229
United States 629,865 205,218 -424,647
France 334,392 409,958 +75,566
Italy 303,469 226,241 -77,228
Estonia 253,407 276,105 +22,698
Spain 243,616 153,682 -89,934
Norway 276,078 112,402 -163,676
Portugal 305,207 36,853 -268,354
Angola 289,823 6,672 -283,151
Germany 113,184 180,965 +67,781

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 £
Taiwan 4,820
China 3,367
XI 1,132
Ireland 61

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 £
Taiwan 2,458 2,362 -96
China 1,930 1,437 -493
XI 0 1,132 +1,132
Ireland 20 41 +21

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,525,158
Air transport 2,865,077
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,518,414
Other 9,655
Road transport 7,725

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,461,612 2,063,546 -398,066
Air transport 1,568,420 1,296,657 -271,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 898,286 620,128 -278,158
Other 4,501 5,154 +653
Road transport 5,414 2,311 -3,103

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,400,426
London Heathrow Airport 1,142,912
East Midlands Airport 867,678
ZLC 460,719
Immingham Docks 436,779

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,916,771 1,483,655 -433,116
London Heathrow Airport 558,778 584,134 +25,356
East Midlands Airport 390,180 477,498 +87,318
ZLC 333,878 126,841 -207,037
Immingham Docks 167,734 269,045 +101,311
Liverpool Docks 269,422 145,281 -124,141
Felixstowe 260,506 58,256 -202,250
London Gateway Port 154,456 122,486 -31,970
London Stansted Airport 136,590 93,664 -42,926
Southampton 115,902 80,567 -35,335

Quick facts

HS code: 56074911

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

Description: Ropes and cords that are braided for extra strength, used in heavy-duty tasks