Import/export HS code 701915: Chemically bonded glass fiber mats

Mats made by chemically bonding glass fibers together

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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 £
Ireland 3,812,946
China 3,454,436
Belgium 3,139,199
Thailand 1,837,887
Spain 1,259,808

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 £
Ireland 1,636,711 2,176,235 +539,524
China 1,657,417 1,797,019 +139,602
Belgium 1,802,964 1,336,235 -466,729
Thailand 996,561 841,326 -155,235
Spain 824,654 435,154 -389,500
Germany 914,847 286,207 -628,640
Egypt 511,216 257,394 -253,822
India 405,766 227,030 -178,736
Italy 232,805 245,842 +13,037
Czechia 281,810 126,637 -155,173

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 4,846,383
Italy 2,178,869
Thailand 1,833,675
Germany 1,304,251
India 1,045,288

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 2,522,573 2,323,810 -198,763
Italy 1,094,992 1,083,877 -11,115
Thailand 1,001,332 832,343 -168,989
Germany 992,284 311,967 -680,317
India 582,872 462,416 -120,456
Egypt 423,941 227,149 -196,792
Taiwan 469,627 118,624 -351,003
Belgium 334,608 117,092 -217,516
Czechia 281,810 126,637 -155,173
Turkey 245,803 133,143 -112,660

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 1 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Devon 2 0 -2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Lincolnshire 1 2 +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) 7,933,953
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,739,904
Other 3,701,722
Air transport 104,514

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) 4,177,771 3,756,182 -421,589
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,243,803 2,496,101 -1,747,702
Other 1,614,412 2,087,310 +472,898
Air transport 62,354 42,160 -20,194

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,915,838
Dover 4,244,159
000 3,701,722
London Gateway Port 1,322,768
Southampton 949,588

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 2,736,156 2,179,682 -556,474
Dover 2,924,735 1,319,424 -1,605,311
000 1,614,412 2,087,310 +472,898
London Gateway Port 609,470 713,298 +103,828
Southampton 527,011 422,577 -104,434
London 468,243 417,593 -50,650
Purfleet 175,588 485,630 +310,042
Eurotunnel 303,724 180,219 -123,505
Belfast Port 182,531 298,643 +116,112
Dover / Eurotunnel 350,239 7,891 -342,348

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 13
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Other manufacturing 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 10
2025-09 11
2025-08 11
2025-07 13

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
54m+ 24
1m-15m 19
15m-54m 9
Other 6
0-1m 3

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 12,287,859
United States 1,443,540
France 393,462
Germany 350,955
Italy 327,490

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 7,148,599 5,139,260 -2,009,339
United States 1,073,923 369,617 -704,306
France 271,323 122,139 -149,184
Germany 152,716 198,239 +45,523
Italy 146,625 180,865 +34,240
Netherlands 147,946 52,166 -95,780
Spain 61,062 108,144 +47,082
Finland 29,542 130,693 +101,151
Sweden 91,928 61,191 -30,737
China 0 140,373 +140,373

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 £
XU 313,950
Finland 6

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 £
XU 75,923 238,027 +162,104
Finland 6 0 -6

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) 13,725,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,918,169
Air transport 487,525
Other 313,956

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) 8,035,885 5,689,268 -2,346,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,269,509 648,660 -620,849
Air transport 194,653 292,872 +98,219
Other 75,929 238,027 +162,098

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 6,358,447
Holyhead 3,313,276
Heysham 2,867,667
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,330,051
London Gateway Port 502,212

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 £
Liverpool Docks 3,649,301 2,709,146 -940,155
Holyhead 2,187,937 1,125,339 -1,062,598
Heysham 1,479,802 1,387,865 -91,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 679,214 650,837 -28,377
London Gateway Port 428,748 73,464 -355,284
Immingham Docks 193,518 231,958 +38,440
Felixstowe 325,250 1,157 -324,093
000 75,929 238,027 +162,098
Dover 139,681 75,233 -64,448
London Heathrow Airport 43,494 160,779 +117,285

Quick facts

HS code: 701915

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

Description: Mats made by chemically bonding glass fibers together