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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 2,018,802
Netherlands 1,564,463
Portugal 718,215
France 665,878
Denmark 664,267

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 958,783 1,060,019 +101,236
Netherlands 525,571 1,038,892 +513,321
Portugal 399,873 318,342 -81,531
France 465,316 200,562 -264,754
Denmark 270,048 394,219 +124,171
Germany 347,189 264,856 -82,333
Lithuania 219,822 335,278 +115,456
Belgium 132,039 420,880 +288,841
Iceland 0 528,304 +528,304
Slovakia 318,981 208,222 -110,759

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 2,305,475
Portugal 2,102,651
Lithuania 893,525
Slovakia 599,267
Belgium 573,719

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 1,067,522 1,237,953 +170,431
Portugal 922,853 1,179,798 +256,945
Lithuania 221,649 671,876 +450,227
Slovakia 353,426 245,841 -107,585
Belgium 150,948 422,771 +271,823
Germany 284,099 242,418 -41,681
India 290,072 226,312 -63,760
Czechia 251,292 240,120 -11,172
Denmark 171,079 234,693 +63,614
Greece 304,107 98,536 -205,571

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 8
West Midlands 7
Cheshire 6
Greater Manchester 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 6 +1
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Kent 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1

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) 5,294,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,083,839
Air transport 1,049,788
Other 58,603
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) 2,000,866 3,293,953 +1,293,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,359,824 1,724,015 -635,809
Air transport 445,739 604,049 +158,310
Other 41,769 16,834 -24,935
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 2,024,017
Felixstowe 1,643,879
Immingham Docks 1,363,775
Eurotunnel 959,465
Southampton 779,058

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 663,283 1,360,734 +697,451
Felixstowe 953,702 690,177 -263,525
Immingham Docks 542,713 821,062 +278,349
Eurotunnel 387,493 571,972 +184,479
Southampton 438,998 340,060 -98,938
Birmingham Airport 87,054 420,135 +333,081
London Gateway Port 193,747 303,655 +109,908
London 218,631 163,565 -55,066
Dover / Eurotunnel 115,124 240,330 +125,206
Greenock 179,763 16,040 -163,723

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 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 24
2026-03 20
2026-02 24
2026-01 15
2025-12 13

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+ 36
15m-54m 18
Other 13
0-1m 8

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 997,627
United States 971,514
France 733,205
Italy 574,611
Estonia 513,669

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 368,783 628,844 +260,061
United States 723,180 248,334 -474,846
France 334,699 398,506 +63,807
Italy 308,457 266,154 -42,303
Estonia 205,900 307,769 +101,869
Norway 237,001 165,425 -71,576
Spain 242,912 152,153 -90,759
Portugal 303,509 36,469 -267,040
Australia 186,649 136,677 -49,972
Angola 300,703 5,103 -295,600

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 8,357
China 3,260
XI 976
Ireland 86

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 5,427 2,930 -2,497
China 1,725 1,535 -190
XI 0 976 +976
Ireland 55 31 -24

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) 4,701,058
Air transport 2,907,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,614,540
Other 12,941
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) 2,521,595 2,179,463 -342,132
Air transport 1,511,997 1,395,161 -116,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 763,681 850,859 +87,178
Other 7,297 5,644 -1,653
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 3,587,756
London Heathrow Airport 1,123,765
East Midlands Airport 867,963
Liverpool Docks 497,773
ZLC 474,504

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 2,002,494 1,585,262 -417,232
London Heathrow Airport 581,065 542,700 -38,365
East Midlands Airport 336,227 531,736 +195,509
Liverpool Docks 319,294 178,479 -140,815
ZLC 282,467 192,037 -90,430
Immingham Docks 133,200 308,423 +175,223
Felixstowe 249,134 70,991 -178,143
London Gateway Port 159,397 102,360 -57,037
London Stansted Airport 133,607 115,737 -17,870
Southampton 14,790 181,910 +167,120

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