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 2,629,572
France 1,433,367
Spain 1,234,147
India 702,721
Poland 439,217

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 1,422,059 1,207,513 -214,546
France 696,071 737,296 +41,225
Spain 482,871 751,276 +268,405
India 551,972 150,749 -401,223
Poland 230,882 208,335 -22,547
Viet Nam 367,456 39,310 -328,146
United States 84,278 236,052 +151,774
Italy 152,735 121,429 -31,306
Estonia 77,001 158,676 +81,675
Ireland 113,453 87,532 -25,921

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 2,799,549
Spain 2,302,749
India 702,721
Philippines 440,269
Viet Nam 432,443

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 1,440,621 1,358,928 -81,693
Spain 1,088,963 1,213,786 +124,823
India 551,972 150,749 -401,223
Philippines 230,066 210,203 -19,863
Viet Nam 384,825 47,618 -337,207
United States 84,282 239,786 +155,504
Estonia 89,012 178,991 +89,979
Italy 146,827 107,832 -38,995
United Kingdom 11,656 236,712 +225,056
Turkey 49,233 153,189 +103,956

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
Inner London - West 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 7 4 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Essex 5 2 -3
North Eastern Scotland 3 5 +2
Northern Ireland 4 4 +0
Devon 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -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) 4,152,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,996,501
Air transport 1,356,461
Other 62,281

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) 1,772,756 2,380,222 +607,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,487,870 1,508,631 -979,239
Air transport 549,383 807,078 +257,695
Other 44,352 17,929 -26,423

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,589,572
Felixstowe 1,442,277
Eurotunnel 1,162,755
Southampton 942,007
London Gateway Port 858,332

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 £
Dover 534,255 1,055,317 +521,062
Felixstowe 902,102 540,175 -361,927
Eurotunnel 586,931 575,824 -11,107
Southampton 715,914 226,093 -489,821
London Gateway Port 371,130 487,202 +116,072
Grangemouth Docks 544,085 69,193 -474,892
East Midlands Airport 253,408 258,390 +4,982
Portsmouth 192,543 133,419 -59,124
Immingham Docks 117,215 137,754 +20,539
London 24,993 196,517 +171,524

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
38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
14
Air transport
9
Manufacture of textiles
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 16
2026-03 20
2026-02 15
2026-01 16

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 58
54m+ 37
0-1m 17
15m-54m 17
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 2,033,085
Ukraine 913,340
United States 447,114
Sweden 290,944
Ireland 181,159

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 1,732,217 300,868 -1,431,349
Ukraine 0 913,340 +913,340
United States 7,165 439,949 +432,784
Sweden 8,550 282,394 +273,844
Ireland 105,837 75,322 -30,515
United Arab Emirates 101,924 2,122 -99,802
Saudi Arabia 19,914 80,019 +60,105
Netherlands 52,826 26,035 -26,791
Japan 43,905 3,356 -40,549
Qatar 9,016 28,833 +19,817

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 36,707
China 3,739
Turkey 237
Ireland 177
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 32,384 4,323 -28,061
China 2,775 964 -1,811
Turkey 237 0 -237
Ireland 135 42 -93
Germany 38 15 -23

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) 3,501,412
Air transport 731,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 329,663
Other 40,981

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) 1,884,393 1,617,019 -267,374
Air transport 215,896 515,741 +299,845
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,915 272,748 +215,833
Other 35,637 5,344 -30,293

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,843,860
Immingham Docks 470,117
East Midlands Airport 340,091
Manchester Airport 157,850
London Heathrow Airport 148,599

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 1,762,089 1,081,771 -680,318
Immingham Docks 11,933 458,184 +446,251
East Midlands Airport 37,095 302,996 +265,901
Manchester Airport 95,268 62,582 -32,686
London Heathrow Airport 35,067 113,532 +78,465
London Gateway Port 50,412 79,848 +29,436
Southampton 0 111,448 +111,448
Liverpool Docks 53,721 37,897 -15,824
Felixstowe 2,336 46,857 +44,521
000 35,637 5,344 -30,293

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