Though there is paracord and there is paracord, if you check evilbay some are not as strong.
UK stuff was possibly less
This really is the best Paracord in the World. We import hundreds of thousands of feet every month from a top US manufacturer and it is a real cut above British Cord.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/550-PARACO...wAAOxye2lSUuNc