Import/export HS code 56075030: Thin synthetic ropes and cords

Synthetic ropes and cords measuring 50,000 decitex or less, used for lightweight tasks

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 £
China 713,725
Germany 616,847
Japan 418,873
United States 352,269
France 278,636

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 446,218 267,507 -178,711
Germany 324,190 292,657 -31,533
Japan 174,867 244,006 +69,139
United States 207,129 145,140 -61,989
France 140,259 138,377 -1,882
Sri Lanka 83,610 89,640 +6,030
Canada 51,060 75,964 +24,904
Spain 31,150 64,028 +32,878
Denmark 69,864 22,958 -46,906
Portugal 54,276 21,128 -33,148

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 724,237
Japan 425,258
United States 377,837
Germany 306,884
France 228,745

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 451,960 272,277 -179,683
Japan 177,714 247,544 +69,830
United States 214,586 163,251 -51,335
Germany 179,125 127,759 -51,366
France 111,488 117,257 +5,769
Sri Lanka 86,642 96,890 +10,248
Ukraine 101,098 63,386 -37,712
Spain 55,392 82,252 +26,860
Canada 48,228 73,834 +25,606
India 36,151 51,775 +15,624

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
West Midlands 5
Essex 4

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
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 5 1 -4
Essex 1 3 +2
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,608,179
Air transport 885,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 583,654
Other 119,763
Road transport 1,847

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) 894,514 713,665 -180,849
Air transport 448,967 436,484 -12,483
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 294,908 288,746 -6,162
Other 54,405 65,358 +10,953
Road transport 0 1,847 +1,847

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 786,259
Felixstowe 406,360
Dover 250,965
London Heathrow Airport 250,533
East Midlands Airport 193,921

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 £
Southampton 377,912 408,347 +30,435
Felixstowe 226,296 180,064 -46,232
Dover 81,385 169,580 +88,195
London Heathrow Airport 162,932 87,601 -75,331
East Midlands Airport 80,497 113,424 +32,927
Birmingham Airport 79,510 111,249 +31,739
Thamesport 149,992 36,276 -113,716
Eurotunnel 101,737 38,937 -62,800
London Stansted Airport 30,377 109,739 +79,362
000 54,405 65,358 +10,953

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 31
Other manufacturing 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of textiles 5
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
2026-01 14
2025-11 24
2025-10 15
2025-09 22
2025-08 19

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 40
54m+ 31
15m-54m 13
Other 8
0-1m 7

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 6,091,985
Canada 418,517
China 326,135
Netherlands 185,390
Estonia 136,239

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 2,834,458 3,257,527 +423,069
Canada 230,369 188,148 -42,221
China 225,694 100,441 -125,253
Netherlands 184,460 930 -183,530
Estonia 78,364 57,875 -20,489
Romania 65,740 61,718 -4,022
India 46,005 60,343 +14,338
Japan 65,543 27,200 -38,343
Australia 68,480 12,116 -56,364
Thailand 29,413 33,041 +3,628

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 £
Ukraine 940
China 310
Germany 137
United States 68
South Africa 42

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 £
Ukraine 143 797 +654
China 217 93 -124
Germany 18 119 +101
United States 61 7 -54
South Africa 0 42 +42
XI 0 19 +19

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 6,255,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,174,509
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 557,266
Road transport 3,003
Other 2,768

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 3,179,012 3,076,513 -102,499
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 523,666 650,843 +127,177
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 340,104 217,162 -122,942
Road transport 3,003 0 -3,003
Other 792 1,976 +1,184

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,319,839
ZLC 1,737,831
London Stansted Airport 943,051
Liverpool Docks 570,483
Dover / Eurotunnel 276,057

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 1,407,319 1,912,520 +505,201
ZLC 1,085,795 652,036 -433,759
London Stansted Airport 546,160 396,891 -149,269
Liverpool Docks 82,483 488,000 +405,517
Dover / Eurotunnel 241,928 34,129 -207,799
Grangemouth Docks 184,741 85,558 -99,183
Felixstowe 140,833 111,201 -29,632
East Midlands Airport 133,779 99,909 -33,870
Dover 85,019 112,330 +27,311
London Gateway Port 65,826 13,319 -52,507

Quick facts

HS code: 56075030

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

Description: Synthetic ropes and cords measuring 50,000 decitex or less, used for lightweight tasks