Import/export HS code 560750: Synthetic fiber ropes and cords

Ropes and cords made from synthetic fibers like nylon or polyester, used for durability

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  • 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 £
Belgium 10,710,795
France 5,044,100
China 4,754,783
United States 3,890,542
Germany 2,832,095

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 £
Belgium 3,273,820 7,436,975 +4,163,155
France 2,569,703 2,474,397 -95,306
China 2,596,290 2,158,493 -437,797
United States 1,501,357 2,389,185 +887,828
Germany 1,412,491 1,419,604 +7,113
South Africa 1,101,363 1,668,413 +567,050
Netherlands 1,315,575 698,409 -617,166
Italy 771,232 918,615 +147,383
Spain 732,454 688,686 -43,768
Czechia 649,446 653,694 +4,248

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 £
Belgium 10,434,109
China 5,460,117
United States 3,829,526
South Africa 2,769,776
Czechia 2,386,115

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 £
Belgium 3,124,684 7,309,425 +4,184,741
China 2,976,459 2,483,658 -492,801
United States 1,530,844 2,298,682 +767,838
South Africa 1,101,363 1,668,413 +567,050
Czechia 1,201,777 1,184,338 -17,439
Germany 1,124,414 1,116,620 -7,794
Spain 923,621 813,002 -110,619
Italy 768,748 921,603 +152,855
France 750,033 932,482 +182,449
Madagascar 785,869 622,095 -163,774

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23
West Midlands 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19

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
Inner London - West 20 26 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 18 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13 17 +4
West Midlands 15 14 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 17 +6
Essex 12 14 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16 14 -2
Greater Manchester 15 11 -4
Outer London - West and North West 13 8 -5
North Eastern Scotland 11 9 -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) 23,394,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,633,475
Air transport 8,188,804
Other 775,623
Road transport 329,218

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) 9,312,014 14,082,709 +4,770,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,105,886 5,527,589 -1,578,297
Air transport 3,581,066 4,607,738 +1,026,672
Other 350,727 424,896 +74,169
Road transport 84,454 244,764 +160,310

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Lerwick 9,600,014
Dover 4,620,769
Felixstowe 3,740,021
London Gateway Port 3,636,216
Eurotunnel 3,027,049

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 £
Lerwick 2,389,963 7,210,051 +4,820,088
Dover 2,311,298 2,309,471 -1,827
Felixstowe 2,176,805 1,563,216 -613,589
London Gateway Port 1,381,997 2,254,219 +872,222
Eurotunnel 1,739,315 1,287,734 -451,581
London Heathrow Airport 1,191,264 1,372,218 +180,954
Southampton 1,062,430 1,279,214 +216,784
Immingham Docks 1,324,461 847,793 -476,668
East Midlands Airport 916,390 948,456 +32,066
London Stansted Airport 946,902 630,730 -316,172

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 145
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 79
Other manufacturing 50
Manufacture of textiles 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 93
2026-03 97
2026-02 90
2026-01 83
2025-12 68

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 211
54m+ 140
15m-54m 62
0-1m 58
Other 42

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 12,436,471
Netherlands 4,693,446
Spain 3,722,706
France 3,282,960
Norway 1,697,408

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 5,205,542 7,230,929 +2,025,387
Netherlands 2,077,767 2,615,679 +537,912
Spain 3,353,985 368,721 -2,985,264
France 716,168 2,566,792 +1,850,624
Norway 1,122,333 575,075 -547,258
Italy 759,845 923,670 +163,825
United Arab Emirates 700,905 666,258 -34,647
Angola 502,163 650,034 +147,871
Germany 497,205 555,697 +58,492
Canada 549,389 424,725 -124,664

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 £
China 115,773
XI 84,809
Nicaragua 37,102
France 34,922
Germany 11,064

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 £
China 58,327 57,446 -881
XI 69,995 14,814 -55,181
Nicaragua 0 37,102 +37,102
France 21,021 13,901 -7,120
Germany 8,070 2,994 -5,076
South Africa 1,388 2,961 +1,573
Sweden 977 2,509 +1,532
Netherlands 1,106 1,407 +301
United States 1,305 757 -548
Ireland 500 1,133 +633

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 20,035,697
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,460,749
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,051,381
Other 378,354
Road transport 890

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 9,084,891 10,950,806 +1,865,915
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,528,559 8,932,190 +403,631
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,525,226 6,526,155 +929
Other 195,600 182,754 -12,846
Road transport 0 890 +890

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,178,170
Grangemouth Docks 9,347,822
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,805,523
London Stansted Airport 3,376,928
East Midlands Airport 2,867,213

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 Heathrow Airport 4,073,899 6,104,271 +2,030,372
Grangemouth Docks 5,194,688 4,153,134 -1,041,554
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,746,690 3,058,833 -687,857
London Stansted Airport 1,892,082 1,484,846 -407,236
East Midlands Airport 1,491,218 1,375,995 -115,223
Immingham Docks 1,124,755 1,701,192 +576,437
ZLC 1,124,337 1,413,807 +289,470
Felixstowe 946,841 1,432,279 +485,438
London Gateway Port 1,588,331 711,596 -876,735
Liverpool Docks 370,945 1,156,352 +785,407

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 560750

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

Description: Ropes and cords made from synthetic fibers like nylon or polyester, used for durability