Import/export HS code 63071030: Nonwoven cleaning cloths

Cleaning cloths made from nonwoven fabrics, often disposable and lightweight

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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 28,881,503
Poland 6,152,594
Pakistan 2,138,139
Germany 1,145,183
Netherlands 941,840

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 15,754,776 13,126,727 -2,628,049
Poland 6,130,352 22,242 -6,108,110
Pakistan 961,746 1,176,393 +214,647
Germany 579,820 565,363 -14,457
Netherlands 462,757 479,083 +16,326
Sweden 326,730 334,237 +7,507
Belgium 252,617 295,013 +42,396
India 218,145 81,015 -137,130
Mexico 183,275 112,715 -70,560
Israel 259,249 30,478 -228,771

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 29,127,357
Poland 6,317,615
Pakistan 2,138,139
Germany 1,096,695
Sweden 664,516

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 15,900,709 13,226,648 -2,674,061
Poland 6,316,511 1,104 -6,315,407
Pakistan 961,746 1,176,393 +214,647
Germany 496,911 599,784 +102,873
Sweden 331,387 333,129 +1,742
Netherlands 245,699 219,236 -26,463
Belgium 144,705 197,685 +52,980
South Korea 148,616 154,021 +5,405
India 218,145 81,015 -137,130
Mexico 183,275 112,715 -70,560

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Cheshire 8

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
Greater Manchester 14 14 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 12 +2
Inner London - West 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 2 -5
Cheshire 8 5 -3
Essex 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
West Midlands 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 2 -5

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) 32,973,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,151,815
Air transport 941,098
Other 331,652
Road transport 38,230

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) 17,806,162 15,167,759 -2,638,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,328,213 823,602 -6,504,611
Air transport 400,316 540,782 +140,466
Other 274,270 57,382 -216,888
Road transport 2,220 36,010 +33,790

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,547,589
Southampton 11,149,345
London Gateway Port 6,824,974
London 5,817,287
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,004,880

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 8,523,226 5,024,363 -3,498,863
Southampton 6,793,415 4,355,930 -2,437,485
London Gateway Port 1,847,264 4,977,710 +3,130,446
London 5,583,447 233,840 -5,349,607
Dover / Eurotunnel 970,580 34,300 -936,280
Immingham Docks 411,157 474,161 +63,004
Belfast Port 319,472 376,741 +57,269
London Heathrow Airport 258,291 341,583 +83,292
000 274,270 57,382 -216,888
Dover 170,942 151,833 -19,109

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
85
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
51
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
15
Other manufacturing
12
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 40
2026-04 36
2026-03 39
2026-02 42
2026-01 36

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 84
54m+ 54
0-1m 27
15m-54m 25
Other 15

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 £
Ireland 3,690,508
Netherlands 778,373
France 174,544
Spain 126,495
Saudi Arabia 124,209

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 £
Ireland 2,056,401 1,634,107 -422,294
Netherlands 451,732 326,641 -125,091
France 120,908 53,636 -67,272
Spain 69,525 56,970 -12,555
Saudi Arabia 3,740 120,469 +116,729
Sweden 62,976 40,723 -22,253
Lithuania 44,631 53,654 +9,023
Germany 65,869 30,048 -35,821
United Arab Emirates 36,355 44,939 +8,584
United States 18,786 54,612 +35,826

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 949,645
China 90,046
Germany 14,015
Netherlands 1,639
Turkey 1,604

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 437,528 512,117 +74,589
China 48,008 42,038 -5,970
Germany 12,828 1,187 -11,641
Netherlands 1,448 191 -1,257
Turkey 1,159 445 -714
Switzerland 1,303 0 -1,303
Viet Nam 42 45 +3
Israel 35 0 -35
Poland 0 32 +32
Spain 0 14 +14

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) 3,559,044
Other 1,119,066
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 979,140
Air transport 367,248

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) 1,983,022 1,576,022 -407,000
Other 514,290 604,776 +90,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 665,929 313,211 -352,718
Air transport 156,110 211,138 +55,028

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,256,782
000 1,119,066
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,056,195
Liverpool Docks 869,207
Felixstowe 250,352

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 £
Holyhead 770,898 485,884 -285,014
000 514,290 604,776 +90,486
Dover / Eurotunnel 567,687 488,508 -79,179
Liverpool Docks 502,138 367,069 -135,069
Felixstowe 131,467 118,885 -12,582
Milford 136,623 111,181 -25,442
Heysham 110,183 98,836 -11,347
London Gateway Port 117,174 70,401 -46,773
Immingham Docks 114,491 59,240 -55,251
Dover 110,116 30,009 -80,107

Quick facts

HS code: 63071030

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

Description: Cleaning cloths made from nonwoven fabrics, often disposable and lightweight