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 £
United States 940,220
China 769,319
Germany 696,600
Japan 456,665
France 301,175

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 £
United States 199,624 740,596 +540,972
China 453,884 315,435 -138,449
Germany 328,725 367,875 +39,150
Japan 143,484 313,181 +169,697
France 158,980 142,195 -16,785
Spain 70,035 108,578 +38,543
Sri Lanka 115,673 50,538 -65,135
Canada 71,455 81,094 +9,639
Portugal 53,608 25,660 -27,948
Denmark 59,575 10,166 -49,409

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 £
United States 974,694
China 802,504
Japan 467,861
Germany 320,911
France 249,510

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 £
United States 219,540 755,154 +535,614
China 451,891 350,613 -101,278
Japan 147,834 320,027 +172,193
Germany 168,521 152,390 -16,131
France 124,594 124,916 +322
Spain 98,385 119,965 +21,580
Ukraine 96,476 103,132 +6,656
Sri Lanka 129,978 53,509 -76,469
Canada 71,455 61,515 -9,940
India 36,094 45,951 +9,857

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Greater Manchester 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
West Midlands 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 5 1 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 2 +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) 1,690,766
Air transport 1,612,557
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 627,778
Other 140,309
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) 856,219 834,547 -21,672
Air transport 532,146 1,080,411 +548,265
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 333,715 294,063 -39,652
Other 55,450 84,859 +29,409
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 826,637
Aberdeen Airport 560,058
Felixstowe 441,509
London Heathrow Airport 330,946
Dover 244,050

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 317,993 508,644 +190,651
Aberdeen Airport 6,439 553,619 +547,180
Felixstowe 262,749 178,760 -83,989
London Heathrow Airport 182,536 148,410 -34,126
Dover 105,085 138,965 +33,880
Birmingham Airport 80,587 160,034 +79,447
East Midlands Airport 107,814 107,560 -254
Eurotunnel 100,246 81,646 -18,600
Thamesport 143,429 33,483 -109,946
London Stansted Airport 64,355 80,402 +16,047

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of textiles 6
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 20
2026-03 18
2026-02 22
2026-01 14
2025-12 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 45
54m+ 33
15m-54m 14
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 7,398,717
Canada 463,754
China 285,826
Estonia 146,855
India 143,614

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 3,104,508 4,294,209 +1,189,701
Canada 240,564 223,190 -17,374
China 186,580 99,246 -87,334
Estonia 78,364 68,491 -9,873
India 59,319 84,295 +24,976
Romania 68,428 52,957 -15,471
Japan 65,578 19,550 -46,028
Thailand 41,169 42,801 +1,632
Australia 66,559 12,116 -54,443
France 24,450 43,541 +19,091

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 802
China 378
Germany 145
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 148 654 +506
China 150 228 +78
Germany 14 131 +117
United States 68 0 -68
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 7,385,256
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,472,492
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 438,861
Other 3,067

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 3,426,415 3,958,841 +532,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 554,244 918,248 +364,004
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,720 286,141 +133,421
Other 648 2,419 +1,771

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,130,845
ZLC 1,979,019
London Stansted Airport 986,197
Liverpool Docks 916,228
East Midlands Airport 264,305

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 1,775,226 2,355,619 +580,393
ZLC 844,960 1,134,059 +289,099
London Stansted Airport 652,773 333,424 -319,349
Liverpool Docks 130,517 785,711 +655,194
East Midlands Airport 139,480 124,825 -14,655
Felixstowe 187,043 63,070 -123,973
Grangemouth Docks 138,139 85,558 -52,581
Dover 92,522 120,178 +27,656
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,959 87,603 +37,644
London Gateway Port 67,029 12,116 -54,913

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