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 8,593,780
India 2,815,498
Spain 2,071,552
China 1,943,531
Lithuania 1,287,828

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 4,298,247 4,295,533 -2,714
India 1,572,895 1,242,603 -330,292
Spain 1,152,847 918,705 -234,142
China 994,423 949,108 -45,315
Lithuania 698,199 589,629 -108,570
Germany 465,832 519,947 +54,115
Viet Nam 421,597 481,338 +59,741
France 750,251 102,756 -647,495
Ireland 544,704 194,455 -350,249
Denmark 459,839 191,326 -268,513

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 9,310,469
India 2,883,116
China 2,069,837
Spain 2,054,677
Lithuania 1,622,147

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 4,904,138 4,406,331 -497,807
India 1,597,179 1,285,937 -311,242
China 1,077,707 992,130 -85,577
Spain 1,171,300 883,377 -287,923
Lithuania 940,169 681,978 -258,191
Germany 445,810 515,497 +69,687
Viet Nam 453,906 482,345 +28,439
Ireland 431,261 108,823 -322,438
Denmark 249,228 118,753 -130,475
South Korea 188,300 137,148 -51,152

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 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
West Midlands 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Devon 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 3 6 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 5 +3
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,435,037
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,316,667
Air transport 745,049
Other 399,545
Road transport 14,735

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) 7,854,066 6,580,971 -1,273,095
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,149,515 3,167,152 -982,363
Air transport 258,018 487,031 +229,013
Other 309,265 90,280 -218,985
Road transport 9,447 5,288 -4,159

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 4,447,313
Felixstowe 3,787,090
Dover 3,146,521
Greenock 2,580,691
Liverpool Docks 2,066,383

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 2,153,411 2,293,902 +140,491
Felixstowe 2,070,599 1,716,491 -354,108
Dover 1,816,735 1,329,786 -486,949
Greenock 1,614,008 966,683 -647,325
Liverpool Docks 1,148,205 918,178 -230,027
London Gateway Port 432,135 613,538 +181,403
Immingham Docks 540,304 404,672 -135,632
Southampton 526,424 383,526 -142,898
Grangemouth Docks 556,494 304,770 -251,724
Eurotunnel 158,840 259,044 +100,204

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
18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
12
Specialised construction activities
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 31
2026-03 34
2026-02 26
2026-01 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 65
54m+ 29
15m-54m 17
0-1m 16
Other 12

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 797,928
United States 531,625
Netherlands 378,955
Germany 221,338
Australia 186,440

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 380,099 417,829 +37,730
United States 129,480 402,145 +272,665
Netherlands 153,014 225,941 +72,927
Germany 105,558 115,780 +10,222
Australia 117,317 69,123 -48,194
Spain 53,540 87,690 +34,150
South Korea 100,000 0 -100,000
Togo 96,978 0 -96,978
Angola 73,435 19,673 -53,762
Canada 53,787 35,994 -17,793

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 46,837
France 38,703
China 2,650
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 108,844 107,326 -1,518
Ireland 23,837 23,000 -837
France 18,250 20,453 +2,203
China 1,435 1,215 -220
Canada 0 2,573 +2,573
XI 302 225 -77
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,435,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,061,198
Air transport 660,822
Other 308,544
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) 640,843 794,266 +153,423
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 602,713 458,485 -144,228
Air transport 306,864 353,958 +47,094
Other 153,752 154,792 +1,040
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 691,677
Holyhead 469,684
London Gateway Port 380,111
000 308,544
London Heathrow Airport 214,220

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 333,065 358,612 +25,547
Holyhead 211,503 258,181 +46,678
London Gateway Port 304,941 75,170 -229,771
000 153,752 154,792 +1,040
London Heathrow Airport 92,900 121,320 +28,420
Liverpool Docks 52,163 144,117 +91,954
Felixstowe 26,940 157,864 +130,924
ZLC 80,672 66,057 -14,615
Southampton 39,732 84,024 +44,292
Immingham Docks 39,758 65,627 +25,869

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