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 1,637,932
United States 1,483,940
Netherlands 933,850
Spain 883,750
Sri Lanka 434,164

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 1,017,014 620,918 -396,096
United States 706,409 777,531 +71,122
Netherlands 737,903 195,947 -541,956
Spain 442,672 441,078 -1,594
Sri Lanka 135,080 299,084 +164,004
France 170,063 121,435 -48,628
Germany 111,092 126,899 +15,807
India 107,087 101,861 -5,226
Norway 77,476 82,763 +5,287
Canada 39,561 43,716 +4,155

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 1,782,954
United States 1,381,114
Spain 1,067,558
India 602,309
Netherlands 451,419

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 1,099,710 683,244 -416,466
United States 668,120 712,994 +44,874
Spain 587,222 480,336 -106,886
India 332,201 270,108 -62,093
Netherlands 432,522 18,897 -413,625
Sri Lanka 135,080 251,763 +116,683
Lithuania 134,961 59,578 -75,383
Japan 39,105 120,690 +81,585
United Kingdom 64,924 76,647 +11,723
Germany 49,235 46,656 -2,579

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
West Midlands 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
West Yorkshire 12

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 9 11 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +0
West Midlands 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 8 +4
Kent 6 6 +0
Essex 3 7 +4

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 2,851,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,549,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,420,077
Road transport 184,856
Other 47,106

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 1,373,519 1,477,625 +104,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,450,185 1,099,054 -351,131
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,041,669 378,408 -663,261
Road transport 19,584 165,272 +145,688
Other 43,483 3,623 -39,860

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,133,355
Immingham Docks 946,823
Felixstowe 818,204
London Stansted Airport 698,762
East Midlands Airport 464,841

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 538,912 594,443 +55,531
Immingham Docks 735,998 210,825 -525,173
Felixstowe 568,271 249,933 -318,338
London Stansted Airport 426,918 271,844 -155,074
East Midlands Airport 202,886 261,955 +59,069
Southampton 228,729 178,269 -50,460
499 36,236 328,839 +292,603
Dover 183,860 170,760 -13,100
Eurotunnel 253,598 56,495 -197,103
London Gateway Port 143,298 136,397 -6,901

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
39
Other manufacturing
26
Manufacture of textiles
18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 32
2026-03 36
2026-02 30
2026-01 31

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+ 62
0-1m 33
15m-54m 28
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 3,099,607
Netherlands 1,334,230
Germany 564,092
France 453,376
China 439,904

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 1,201,380 1,898,227 +696,847
Netherlands 969,407 364,823 -604,584
Germany 253,837 310,255 +56,418
France 115,735 337,641 +221,906
China 125,457 314,447 +188,990
Israel 0 260,657 +260,657
Turkey 94,357 141,069 +46,712
Spain 114,807 104,903 -9,904
Ireland 110,410 90,510 -19,900
Italy 54,265 140,770 +86,505

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 67,068
XI 15,233
Nicaragua 14,630
Ireland 466
Portugal 399

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 38,044 29,024 -9,020
XI 15,233 0 -15,233
Nicaragua 0 14,630 +14,630
Ireland 252 214 -38
Portugal 399 0 -399
India 0 206 +206
Turkey 0 12 +12
Taiwan 9 0 -9

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 5,789,086
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,127,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 493,497
Other 106,270

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 2,264,643 3,524,443 +1,259,800
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,334,548 793,406 -541,142
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,855 354,642 +215,787
Other 54,008 52,262 -1,746

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,592,774
London Stansted Airport 1,843,811
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,561,217
East Midlands Airport 961,774
Felixstowe 278,503

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 802,338 1,790,436 +988,098
London Stansted Airport 850,242 993,569 +143,327
Dover / Eurotunnel 995,399 565,818 -429,581
East Midlands Airport 445,233 516,541 +71,308
Felixstowe 178,694 99,809 -78,885
Tyne 129,437 142,200 +12,763
Southampton 24,260 104,346 +80,086
ZLC 70,981 42,871 -28,110
000 54,008 52,262 -1,746
London Gatwick Airport 32,817 51,159 +18,342

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