Import/export HS code 560890: Various knotted nets

Knotted nets not specified elsewhere, made from twine, cordage, rope, or textile materials

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 1,063,000
Spain 480,822
Austria 398,526
Norway 351,169
France 226,822

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 444,636 618,364 +173,728
Spain 292,210 188,612 -103,598
Austria 190,481 208,045 +17,564
Norway 9,220 341,949 +332,729
France 140,130 86,692 -53,438
India 85,172 136,788 +51,616
Viet Nam 75,396 141,695 +66,299
United States 95,644 80,011 -15,633
Netherlands 137,072 38,229 -98,843
Sri Lanka 32,578 136,976 +104,398

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 1,084,294
Spain 516,192
Norway 351,169
Austria 327,412
Viet Nam 277,449

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 460,693 623,601 +162,908
Spain 327,651 188,541 -139,110
Norway 9,220 341,949 +332,729
Austria 167,645 159,767 -7,878
Viet Nam 134,702 142,747 +8,045
India 85,172 136,788 +51,616
Sri Lanka 72,550 138,479 +65,929
United States 98,953 93,215 -5,738
France 45,438 54,108 +8,670
Turkey 29,427 50,017 +20,590

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6
Norfolk 6
Devon 4

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 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Norfolk 6 2 -4
Devon 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Kent 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Eastern Scotland 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,376,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 931,158
Air transport 692,953
Other 46,048

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) 853,975 1,522,864 +668,889
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 563,055 368,103 -194,952
Air transport 336,925 356,028 +19,103
Other 28,888 17,160 -11,728

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 946,819
Thamesport 460,273
Eurotunnel 388,970
London Gateway Port 358,656
Southampton 240,335

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 320,486 626,333 +305,847
Thamesport 235,511 224,762 -10,749
Eurotunnel 254,020 134,950 -119,070
London Gateway Port 31,701 326,955 +295,254
Southampton 151,371 88,964 -62,407
Aberdeen Docks 0 208,077 +208,077
Dover 121,689 72,341 -49,348
London Heathrow Airport 122,053 71,512 -50,541
London Stansted Airport 94,808 84,728 -10,080
Immingham Docks 106,667 51,102 -55,565

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 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Air transport 5
Fishing and aquaculture 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 10
2026-03 13
2026-02 9
2026-01 6
2025-12 10

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 42
54m+ 21
15m-54m 18
Other 12
0-1m 7

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 £
Germany 711,661
Canada 533,478
Spain 411,638
Singapore 392,669
United States 324,137

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 £
Germany 376,985 334,676 -42,309
Canada 334,255 199,223 -135,032
Spain 298,215 113,423 -184,792
Singapore 392,669 0 -392,669
United States 148,693 175,444 +26,751
Netherlands 232,719 48,213 -184,506
France 178,616 89,016 -89,600
Italy 80,263 74,647 -5,616
Norway 119,416 29,214 -90,202
Australia 93,726 16,000 -77,726

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 2,845
Ireland 172
India 26
Bangladesh 5

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 0 2,845 +2,845
Ireland 0 172 +172
India 0 26 +26
Bangladesh 0 5 +5

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) 1,856,134
Air transport 1,855,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 285,004
Other 9,307

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) 1,175,953 680,181 -495,772
Air transport 1,291,224 564,001 -727,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,565 114,439 -56,126
Other 5,973 3,334 -2,639

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,381,951
London Heathrow Airport 1,315,596
East Midlands Airport 321,087
Immingham Docks 243,759
Harwich 192,193

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 848,891 533,060 -315,831
London Heathrow Airport 951,058 364,538 -586,520
East Midlands Airport 165,130 155,957 -9,173
Immingham Docks 167,863 75,896 -91,967
Harwich 151,147 41,046 -110,101
London Gateway Port 76,522 102,741 +26,219
Glasgow Airport 74,188 12,192 -61,996
ZLC 53,182 0 -53,182
London Stansted Airport 26,383 24,994 -1,389
Liverpool Docks 46,357 1,140 -45,217

Quick facts

HS code: 560890

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

Description: Knotted nets not specified elsewhere, made from twine, cordage, rope, or textile materials