Import/export HS code 56081990: Various nets

Miscellaneous nets made from different materials, not classified under other codes

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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 £
China 2,832,870
France 1,585,740
Spain 1,231,410
India 708,651
Poland 545,502

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 1,549,306 1,283,564 -265,742
France 757,865 827,875 +70,010
Spain 445,621 785,789 +340,168
India 505,284 203,367 -301,917
Poland 300,498 245,004 -55,494
Viet Nam 401,634 42,314 -359,320
United States 37,518 285,294 +247,776
Italy 133,014 159,106 +26,092
Ireland 134,645 86,380 -48,265
Estonia 77,001 114,242 +37,241

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 2,990,501
Spain 2,476,954
India 708,651
Philippines 548,011
Viet Nam 469,625

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 1,561,112 1,429,389 -131,723
Spain 1,126,094 1,350,860 +224,766
India 505,284 203,367 -301,917
Philippines 285,970 262,041 -23,929
Viet Nam 419,003 50,622 -368,381
United States 42,695 278,165 +235,470
Italy 122,159 142,823 +20,664
Estonia 89,012 152,844 +63,832
United Kingdom 12,647 226,138 +213,491
Turkey 60,086 147,884 +87,798

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Essex 6
Inner London - West 6

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Essex 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 1 6 +5
Northern Ireland 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Devon 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
North Eastern Scotland 3 4 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,453,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,248,251
Air transport 1,323,613
Other 59,452

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,899,225 2,554,403 +655,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,609,739 1,638,512 -971,227
Air transport 526,633 796,980 +270,347
Other 42,539 16,913 -25,626

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,659,809
Dover 1,615,367
Eurotunnel 1,285,734
Southampton 1,012,930
London Gateway Port 851,572

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 £
Felixstowe 1,017,844 641,965 -375,879
Dover 513,595 1,101,772 +588,177
Eurotunnel 621,878 663,856 +41,978
Southampton 708,425 304,505 -403,920
London Gateway Port 361,517 490,055 +128,538
Grangemouth Docks 544,085 69,193 -474,892
East Midlands Airport 242,078 270,003 +27,925
Portsmouth 160,749 173,447 +12,698
Immingham Docks 112,577 145,087 +32,510
Harwich 156,529 50,106 -106,423

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 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Air transport 9
Manufacture of textiles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 20
2026-02 15
2026-01 16
2025-12 12

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 57
54m+ 35
0-1m 18
15m-54m 16
Other 13

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 £
Poland 2,028,909
Ukraine 666,087
United States 394,855
Ireland 201,128
United Arab Emirates 104,046

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 £
Poland 1,732,217 296,692 -1,435,525
Ukraine 0 666,087 +666,087
United States 8,133 386,722 +378,589
Ireland 62,402 138,726 +76,324
United Arab Emirates 88,599 15,447 -73,152
Saudi Arabia 22,143 80,019 +57,876
Netherlands 49,642 29,333 -20,309
Norway 46,587 31,881 -14,706
Oman 55,407 0 -55,407
Japan 28,105 19,156 -8,949

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 £
XI 36,774
China 3,725
Turkey 237
Ireland 135
Germany 53

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 £
XI 11,874 24,900 +13,026
China 424 3,301 +2,877
Turkey 237 0 -237
Ireland 135 0 -135
Germany 35 18 -17

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,029,403
Air transport 717,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 348,648
Other 42,515

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,893,820 1,135,583 -758,237
Air transport 208,611 508,520 +299,909
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,359 242,289 +135,930
Other 14,296 28,219 +13,923

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,591,687
East Midlands Airport 307,222
Immingham Docks 236,851
Manchester Airport 159,818
London Heathrow Airport 154,096

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,752,371 839,316 -913,055
East Midlands Airport 34,763 272,459 +237,696
Immingham Docks 59,201 177,650 +118,449
Manchester Airport 97,236 62,582 -34,654
London Heathrow Airport 33,447 120,649 +87,202
London Gateway Port 55,224 77,853 +22,629
Southampton 44,509 86,156 +41,647
Liverpool Docks 2,554 90,230 +87,676
Holyhead 32,046 22,850 -9,196
Felixstowe 3,764 43,705 +39,941

Quick facts

HS code: 56081990

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

Description: Miscellaneous nets made from different materials, not classified under other codes