Import/export HS code 56075090: Various synthetic fiber ropes and cords

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

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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 £
China 1,633,352
United States 1,240,961
Spain 936,623
Netherlands 911,254
France 395,117

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 1,119,586 513,766 -605,820
United States 482,437 758,524 +276,087
Spain 588,114 348,509 -239,605
Netherlands 690,051 221,203 -468,848
France 276,145 118,972 -157,173
Sri Lanka 144,035 218,576 +74,541
India 110,213 125,159 +14,946
Germany 156,963 74,622 -82,341
Norway 28,628 105,939 +77,311
Canada 61,740 20,288 -41,452

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 1,767,051
United States 1,151,214
Spain 1,135,709
India 590,398
Netherlands 465,687

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 1,186,059 580,992 -605,067
United States 470,267 680,947 +210,680
Spain 708,097 427,612 -280,485
India 335,404 254,994 -80,410
Netherlands 442,922 22,765 -420,157
Sri Lanka 173,831 171,255 -2,576
Lithuania 34,909 151,294 +116,385
United Kingdom 80,734 72,439 -8,295
Japan 20,122 96,852 +76,730
France 88,355 27,859 -60,496

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Inner London - West 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
West Midlands 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 7 -5
Inner London - West 6 10 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
West Midlands 9 6 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Kent 4 7 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,595,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,538,913
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,589,353
Other 89,486
Road transport 25,239

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 £
Air transport 1,180,818 1,414,234 +233,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,579,964 958,949 -621,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,223,128 366,225 -856,903
Other 54,313 35,173 -19,140
Road transport 12,798 12,441 -357

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 987,023
Immingham Docks 875,065
Felixstowe 831,649
London Stansted Airport 670,871
Dover 543,974

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 Heathrow Airport 410,514 576,509 +165,995
Immingham Docks 604,348 270,717 -333,631
Felixstowe 623,953 207,696 -416,257
London Stansted Airport 359,429 311,442 -47,987
Dover 425,939 118,035 -307,904
Southampton 400,388 121,397 -278,991
East Midlands Airport 218,607 198,339 -20,268
Eurotunnel 259,148 58,897 -200,251
London Gateway Port 87,083 150,626 +63,543
Thamesport 124,634 86,238 -38,396

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 62
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Other manufacturing 21
Manufacture of textiles 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 22
2025-10 24
2025-09 20
2025-08 28

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 80
54m+ 56
0-1m 27
15m-54m 27
Other 17

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 2,771,993
Netherlands 1,254,077
Norway 594,817
Germany 508,078
France 422,828

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 1,179,185 1,592,808 +413,623
Netherlands 328,556 925,521 +596,965
Norway 575,335 19,482 -555,853
Germany 243,813 264,265 +20,452
France 128,862 293,966 +165,104
China 23,500 245,844 +222,344
Israel 0 260,657 +260,657
Spain 138,813 93,360 -45,453
Turkey 3,964 226,683 +222,719
Ireland 102,076 81,278 -20,798

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 65,738
XI 22,533
Nicaragua 12,831
Portugal 550
Ireland 324

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 38,153 27,585 -10,568
XI 20,785 1,748 -19,037
Nicaragua 0 12,831 +12,831
Portugal 550 0 -550
Ireland 263 61 -202
India 0 206 +206
Taiwan 30 0 -30
Turkey 0 12 +12

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 5,213,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,737,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 451,407
Other 102,327

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 1,951,109 3,262,026 +1,310,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,492,224 1,245,070 -247,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 205,311 246,096 +40,785
Other 59,864 42,463 -17,401

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,239,253
London Stansted Airport 1,754,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,669,256
East Midlands Airport 843,436
Immingham Docks 549,211

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 485,607 1,753,646 +1,268,039
London Stansted Airport 897,787 856,345 -41,442
Dover / Eurotunnel 721,713 947,543 +225,830
East Midlands Airport 422,408 421,028 -1,380
Immingham Docks 523,642 25,569 -498,073
Felixstowe 102,506 172,680 +70,174
Tyne 61,186 156,646 +95,460
000 59,864 42,463 -17,401
Warton Aerodrome 91,959 7,356 -84,603
ZLC 45,648 50,287 +4,639

Quick facts

HS code: 56075090

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

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