Import/export HS code 63071030: Nonwoven cleaning cloths

Cleaning cloths made from nonwoven fabrics, often disposable and lightweight

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 27,480,632
Poland 8,330,582
Pakistan 1,746,361
Germany 1,371,219
Netherlands 840,380

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 17,280,652 10,199,980 -7,080,672
Poland 8,299,589 30,993 -8,268,596
Pakistan 973,340 773,021 -200,319
Germany 1,017,934 353,285 -664,649
Netherlands 449,320 391,060 -58,260
Sweden 315,147 314,816 -331
Belgium 422,162 188,411 -233,751
Mexico 247,165 127,456 -119,709
Israel 288,756 76,807 -211,949
India 215,050 81,648 -133,402

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 27,684,062
Poland 9,036,362
Pakistan 1,746,361
Germany 906,696
Sweden 633,512

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 17,426,528 10,257,534 -7,168,994
Poland 9,035,258 1,104 -9,034,154
Pakistan 973,340 773,021 -200,319
Germany 512,247 394,449 -117,798
Sweden 320,693 312,819 -7,874
Netherlands 245,399 163,123 -82,276
Mexico 247,165 127,456 -119,709
Israel 288,756 76,807 -211,949
South Korea 200,491 130,675 -69,816
India 215,050 81,648 -133,402

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Inner London - West 10
West Midlands 9

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 11 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
West Midlands 8 4 -4
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Cheshire 8 5 -3
Essex 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 7 2 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -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) 31,259,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,626,637
Air transport 825,996
Other 380,468
Road transport 23,770

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) 19,446,287 11,813,647 -7,632,640
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,002,972 623,665 -9,379,307
Air transport 426,200 399,796 -26,404
Other 307,490 72,978 -234,512
Road transport 2,220 21,550 +19,330

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,332,676
Southampton 11,514,239
London 7,680,559
London Gateway Port 4,949,232
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,725,299

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 9,059,433 4,273,243 -4,786,190
Southampton 8,303,568 3,210,671 -5,092,897
London 7,469,264 211,295 -7,257,969
London Gateway Port 1,240,755 3,708,477 +2,467,722
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,690,130 35,169 -1,654,961
Immingham Docks 424,676 428,314 +3,638
Belfast Port 358,613 262,283 -96,330
London Heathrow Airport 257,965 254,127 -3,838
000 307,490 72,978 -234,512
Dover 196,420 57,249 -139,171

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 82
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
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
2026-01 36
2025-11 38
2025-10 48
2025-09 40
2025-08 38

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 78
54m+ 48
0-1m 28
15m-54m 25
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 £
Ireland 3,608,209
Netherlands 779,456
France 211,817
Germany 160,119
Spain 119,704

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 2,058,910 1,549,299 -509,611
Netherlands 490,208 289,248 -200,960
France 148,231 63,586 -84,645
Germany 132,070 28,049 -104,021
Spain 65,511 54,193 -11,318
Sweden 47,791 58,108 +10,317
United Arab Emirates 38,879 48,491 +9,612
Saudi Arabia 3,740 79,425 +75,685
Lithuania 45,128 36,464 -8,664
United States 26,743 47,817 +21,074

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 881,333
China 93,127
Germany 13,940
Netherlands 5,844
Turkey 2,933

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 497,420 383,913 -113,507
China 60,236 32,891 -27,345
Germany 9,694 4,246 -5,448
Netherlands 5,681 163 -5,518
Turkey 2,389 544 -1,845
Ireland 1,710 0 -1,710
Switzerland 1,158 277 -881
Viet Nam 174 66 -108
Israel 35 0 -35
Poland 0 32 +32

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) 3,489,157
Other 1,045,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,032,387
Air transport 352,083

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) 1,839,928 1,649,229 -190,699
Other 592,817 452,912 -139,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 750,707 281,680 -469,027
Air transport 164,136 187,947 +23,811

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,293,775
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,065,655
000 1,045,729
Liverpool Docks 845,738
Milford 245,847

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 862,444 431,331 -431,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 671,909 393,746 -278,163
000 592,817 452,912 -139,905
Liverpool Docks 521,646 324,092 -197,554
Milford 17,335 228,512 +211,177
Felixstowe 79,134 144,113 +64,979
London Gateway Port 110,042 88,853 -21,189
Heysham 71,741 126,742 +55,001
Immingham Docks 84,541 86,370 +1,829
Dover 117,923 41,513 -76,410

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