Import/export HS code 56074919: Various ropes and cords

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 9,139,500
India 2,990,474
Spain 2,247,675
China 2,085,053
Ireland 1,490,368

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 4,495,370 4,644,130 +148,760
India 1,624,596 1,365,878 -258,718
Spain 1,087,658 1,160,017 +72,359
China 1,045,515 1,039,538 -5,977
Ireland 1,284,001 206,367 -1,077,634
Lithuania 664,875 657,624 -7,251
France 919,025 136,090 -782,935
Germany 399,443 562,167 +162,724
Viet Nam 438,519 519,349 +80,830
Denmark 460,131 242,494 -217,637

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 9,976,263
India 3,088,678
Spain 2,266,104
China 2,180,773
Lithuania 1,673,343

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 5,205,764 4,770,499 -435,265
India 1,673,995 1,414,683 -259,312
Spain 1,123,175 1,142,929 +19,754
China 1,098,213 1,082,560 -15,653
Lithuania 895,843 777,500 -118,343
Ireland 1,172,496 115,918 -1,056,578
Viet Nam 470,828 519,349 +48,521
Germany 380,751 556,446 +175,695
Denmark 214,769 178,292 -36,477
South Korea 91,579 233,869 +142,290

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Devon 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
West Midlands 7

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
Devon 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Highlands and Islands 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 5 +3
Greater Manchester 5 3 -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) 15,586,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,344,725
Air transport 779,639
Other 460,167
Road transport 15,788

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) 8,103,716 7,482,735 -620,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,897,622 3,447,103 -1,450,519
Air transport 231,558 548,081 +316,523
Other 365,358 94,809 -270,549
Road transport 9,174 6,614 -2,560

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 4,781,700
Felixstowe 4,097,835
Dover 3,455,834
Greenock 2,984,696
Liverpool Docks 1,974,682

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 2,075,571 2,706,129 +630,558
Felixstowe 2,093,461 2,004,374 -89,087
Dover 1,943,418 1,512,416 -431,002
Greenock 1,828,655 1,156,041 -672,614
Liverpool Docks 1,230,304 744,378 -485,926
Holyhead 927,725 137,647 -790,078
London Gateway Port 374,133 612,548 +238,415
Immingham Docks 468,804 475,659 +6,855
Southampton 435,009 491,340 +56,331
Grangemouth Docks 568,147 357,695 -210,452

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 48
Other manufacturing 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 12
Manufacture of textiles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 31
2026-03 34
2026-02 26
2026-01 26
2025-12 26

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 68
54m+ 29
0-1m 17
15m-54m 17
Other 15

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 869,162
United States 472,247
Netherlands 381,190
Germany 218,392
Australia 173,677

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 428,868 440,294 +11,426
United States 120,159 352,088 +231,929
Netherlands 152,513 228,677 +76,164
Germany 106,222 112,170 +5,948
Australia 110,249 63,428 -46,821
Spain 81,053 74,703 -6,350
South Korea 100,000 0 -100,000
Angola 77,849 19,673 -58,176
Togo 96,978 0 -96,978
Canada 43,198 52,799 +9,601

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 255,443
Ireland 49,504
France 42,723
China 3,157
Canada 2,573

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 142,090 113,353 -28,737
Ireland 24,984 24,520 -464
France 19,279 23,444 +4,165
China 1,805 1,352 -453
Canada 0 2,573 +2,573
XI 302 225 -77
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,461,796
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,030,908
Air transport 649,861
Other 355,011
Road transport 4,560

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) 645,453 816,343 +170,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 560,856 470,052 -90,804
Air transport 293,819 356,042 +62,223
Other 188,991 166,020 -22,971
Road transport 3,597 963 -2,634

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 677,988
Holyhead 491,655
London Gateway Port 379,573
000 355,011
Liverpool Docks 197,240

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 327,157 350,831 +23,674
Holyhead 225,513 266,142 +40,629
London Gateway Port 282,443 97,130 -185,313
000 188,991 166,020 -22,971
Liverpool Docks 43,139 154,101 +110,962
Felixstowe 26,683 160,139 +133,456
London Heathrow Airport 93,568 87,827 -5,741
ZLC 93,943 73,334 -20,609
Immingham Docks 37,999 72,475 +34,476
London 80,142 23,204 -56,938

Quick facts

HS code: 56074919

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

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