Import/export HS code 56081180: Various fishing nets

Fishing nets made from materials not specified elsewhere, such as synthetic or mixed fibers

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* 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 £
India 6,137,639
Turkey 742,143
Peru 573,749
Greece 556,951
Norway 438,299

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 £
India 4,135,162 2,002,477 -2,132,685
Turkey 24,070 718,073 +694,003
Peru 0 573,749 +573,749
Greece 341,678 215,273 -126,405
Norway 112,015 326,284 +214,269
China 133,356 100,120 -33,236
Slovakia 137,304 45,274 -92,030
Canada 173,504 0 -173,504
Portugal 78,600 71,302 -7,298
Lithuania 118,131 13,742 -104,389

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 £
India 6,633,613
Turkey 807,073
Peru 573,749
Greece 556,951
China 291,152

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 £
India 4,343,032 2,290,581 -2,052,451
Turkey 24,070 783,003 +758,933
Peru 0 573,749 +573,749
Greece 341,678 215,273 -126,405
China 180,073 111,079 -68,994
Portugal 78,600 71,302 -7,298
Slovakia 94,511 43,268 -51,243
Lithuania 111,370 14,625 -96,745
Spain 59,236 58,490 -746
Italy 71,116 17,722 -53,394

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Highlands and Islands 6
Inner London - West 4
East Central Scotland 2
Greater Manchester 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2

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
Highlands and Islands 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +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) 6,311,331
Air transport 2,124,682
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,286,449
Other 9,347

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) 3,576,107 2,735,224 -840,883
Air transport 1,164,105 960,577 -203,528
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 736,897 549,552 -187,345
Other 1,247 8,100 +6,853

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,944,978
Southampton 2,427,818
Glasgow Airport 1,723,689
Dover 483,893
Immingham Docks 429,619

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 Gateway Port 668,821 2,276,157 +1,607,336
Southampton 2,413,760 14,058 -2,399,702
Glasgow Airport 906,668 817,021 -89,647
Dover 369,026 114,867 -254,159
Immingham Docks 71,707 357,912 +286,205
Eurotunnel 259,509 121,249 -138,260
Grangemouth Docks 209,779 112,865 -96,914
Felixstowe 114,265 182,276 +68,011
Thamesport 99,266 96,520 -2,746
London Heathrow Airport 134,599 28,615 -105,984

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 9
Other manufacturing 7
Fishing and aquaculture 5
Manufacture of textiles 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 3
2025-10 6
2025-09 3
2025-08 3

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 16
15m-54m 6
0-1m 4
54m+ 4
Other 3

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 £
Norway 86,028
Lithuania 54,306
Ireland 23,092
Viet Nam 23,000
Netherlands 21,070

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 £
Norway 86,028 0 -86,028
Lithuania 54,306 0 -54,306
Ireland 5,073 18,019 +12,946
Viet Nam 10,600 12,400 +1,800
Netherlands 16,860 4,210 -12,650
Singapore 0 15,470 +15,470
Canada 12,650 0 -12,650
Germany 5,421 6,405 +984
Malta 3,050 0 -3,050
France 0 2,625 +2,625

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 £
Ireland 14,159

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 £
Ireland 5,073 9,086 +4,013

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,587
Air transport 31,386
Other 14,159

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,628 16,720 -79,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 80,800 15,787 -65,013
Air transport 12,650 18,736 +6,086
Other 5,073 9,086 +4,013

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 106,180
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,970
Immingham Docks 18,582
ZLC 17,536
000 14,159

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 93,780 12,400 -81,380
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,940 9,030 -54,910
Immingham Docks 16,438 2,144 -14,294
ZLC 0 17,536 +17,536
000 5,073 9,086 +4,013
London Heathrow Airport 12,650 0 -12,650
Holyhead 0 4,613 +4,613
Ayr Harbour 0 4,320 +4,320
Grimsby 2,848 0 -2,848
East Midlands Airport 0 1,200 +1,200

Quick facts

HS code: 56081180

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

Description: Fishing nets made from materials not specified elsewhere, such as synthetic or mixed fibers