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 1,788,308
United States 1,513,360
Spain 965,655
Netherlands 930,306
Sri Lanka 419,264

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 1,109,032 679,276 -429,756
United States 665,974 847,386 +181,412
Spain 505,403 460,252 -45,151
Netherlands 752,380 177,926 -574,454
Sri Lanka 172,640 246,624 +73,984
France 178,593 148,199 -30,394
Germany 128,036 122,046 -5,990
India 68,513 148,325 +79,812
Norway 48,684 111,555 +62,871
Canada 71,091 39,919 -31,172

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 1,951,881
United States 1,404,133
Spain 1,180,052
India 589,960
Netherlands 462,260

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 1,198,116 753,765 -444,351
United States 638,184 765,949 +127,765
Spain 646,661 533,391 -113,270
India 283,367 306,593 +23,226
Netherlands 441,288 20,972 -420,316
Sri Lanka 172,640 199,303 +26,663
Lithuania 125,287 66,800 -58,487
Japan 23,703 128,397 +104,694
United Kingdom 76,138 71,486 -4,652
Germany 65,206 47,200 -18,006

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 17
Inner London - West 16
West Midlands 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
West Yorkshire 13

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 10 -2
Inner London - West 7 13 +6
West Midlands 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 7 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Essex 3 7 +4
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +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 2,809,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,742,969
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,619,834
Road transport 184,856
Other 47,141

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 1,304,875 1,504,656 +199,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,521,025 1,221,944 -299,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,172,380 447,454 -724,926
Road transport 10,110 174,746 +164,636
Other 32,526 14,615 -17,911

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,085,624
Immingham Docks 916,487
Felixstowe 891,073
London Stansted Airport 713,079
Dover 549,580

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 517,853 567,771 +49,918
Immingham Docks 701,623 214,864 -486,759
Felixstowe 623,234 267,839 -355,395
London Stansted Airport 453,083 259,996 -193,087
Dover 345,235 204,345 -140,890
Southampton 328,917 174,059 -154,858
East Midlands Airport 213,142 242,944 +29,802
499 6,116 347,836 +341,720
Eurotunnel 249,462 61,795 -187,667
London Gateway Port 123,541 171,871 +48,330

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 68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Other manufacturing 26
Manufacture of textiles 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 32
2026-03 36
2026-02 30
2026-01 31
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 94
54m+ 64
0-1m 31
15m-54m 30
Other 16

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 3,203,135
Netherlands 1,326,649
Germany 571,811
Norway 550,378
France 460,243

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 1,075,273 2,127,862 +1,052,589
Netherlands 804,506 522,143 -282,363
Germany 252,618 319,193 +66,575
Norway 522,203 28,175 -494,028
France 138,495 321,748 +183,253
China 66,249 373,655 +307,406
Israel 0 260,657 +260,657
Turkey 20,867 215,442 +194,575
Spain 109,362 105,836 -3,526
Ireland 100,223 102,939 +2,716

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 71,185
XI 18,684
Nicaragua 14,630
Portugal 545
Ireland 475

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 38,103 33,082 -5,021
XI 16,936 1,748 -15,188
Nicaragua 0 14,630 +14,630
Portugal 545 0 -545
Ireland 261 214 -47
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 5,980,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,748,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 526,468
Other 110,381

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 1,881,868 4,098,818 +2,216,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,844,749 904,050 -940,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 223,088 303,380 +80,292
Other 55,941 54,440 -1,501

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,603,927
London Stansted Airport 1,944,384
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,699,726
East Midlands Airport 1,007,831
Immingham Docks 552,647

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 428,918 2,175,009 +1,746,091
London Stansted Airport 829,069 1,115,315 +286,246
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,096,891 602,835 -494,056
East Midlands Airport 467,915 539,916 +72,001
Immingham Docks 527,525 25,122 -502,403
Felixstowe 102,506 174,737 +72,231
Tyne 129,437 140,895 +11,458
000 55,941 54,440 -1,501
ZLC 53,757 48,737 -5,020
Southampton 24,291 70,588 +46,297

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