Import/export HS code 701961: Woven glass fiber fabrics (rovings)

Closed woven fabrics made from glass fiber rovings

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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 £
France 1,361,287
Egypt 1,276,218
United States 1,267,121
Turkey 915,384
Poland 847,619

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 £
France 689,859 671,428 -18,431
Egypt 1,268,660 7,558 -1,261,102
United States 611,867 655,254 +43,387
Turkey 450,828 464,556 +13,728
Poland 574,909 272,710 -302,199
Germany 259,096 583,787 +324,691
China 120,726 490,934 +370,208
Ireland 11,737 202,197 +190,460
Spain 56,914 149,759 +92,845
Italy 62,296 118,311 +56,015

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 £
United States 1,748,271
Egypt 1,268,660
France 1,254,137
Poland 943,877
Turkey 913,744

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 £
United States 743,470 1,004,801 +261,331
Egypt 1,268,660 0 -1,268,660
France 622,729 631,408 +8,679
Poland 651,505 292,372 -359,133
Turkey 449,188 464,556 +15,368
China 115,875 507,471 +391,596
Spain 56,914 313,311 +256,397
Germany 104,246 111,425 +7,179
Taiwan 70,964 95,788 +24,824
Ireland 4,716 135,335 +130,619

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Greater Manchester 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 1 -4
Inner London - West 5 1 -4
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Lancashire 1 4 +3
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Essex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,540,704
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,394,245
Air transport 1,152,645
Other 168,603
Road transport 3,888

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,682,717 1,857,987 +175,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,098,037 1,296,208 -801,829
Air transport 574,012 578,633 +4,621
Other 36,263 132,340 +96,077
Road transport 3,888 0 -3,888

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,399,324
London Gateway Port 1,338,736
Eurotunnel 1,132,217
Felixstowe 1,091,379
London Heathrow Airport 1,043,106

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 £
Dover 852,975 546,349 -306,626
London Gateway Port 1,268,660 70,076 -1,198,584
Eurotunnel 443,820 688,397 +244,577
Felixstowe 500,726 590,653 +89,927
London Heathrow Airport 499,987 543,119 +43,132
Southampton 176,860 497,111 +320,251
Harwich 80,778 225,266 +144,488
London 143,969 26,477 -117,492
000 36,263 132,340 +96,077
Newhaven 0 163,552 +163,552

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 23
Specialised construction activities 7
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 15
2025-10 10
2025-09 13
2025-08 4
2025-07 19

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 28
54m+ 25
15m-54m 13
0-1m 7
Other 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 £
Germany 1,711,694
Sweden 1,298,854
Malaysia 770,007
Ireland 570,151
China 323,110

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 186,085 1,525,609 +1,339,524
Sweden 524,780 774,074 +249,294
Malaysia 457,578 312,429 -145,149
Ireland 290,467 279,684 -10,783
China 185,936 137,174 -48,762
India 66,897 218,985 +152,088
Thailand 0 272,877 +272,877
Philippines 17,322 184,756 +167,434
Poland 36,710 144,402 +107,692
Latvia 0 160,268 +160,268

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 £
Czechia 57,885
XK 5,256
XU 894
China 143
XI 110

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 £
Czechia 37,924 19,961 -17,963
XK 0 5,256 +5,256
XU 331 563 +232
China 143 0 -143
XI 0 110 +110

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) 4,506,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,542,544
Air transport 1,333,178
Other 64,288

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) 939,260 3,566,981 +2,627,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 733,126 809,418 +76,292
Air transport 498,838 834,340 +335,502
Other 38,398 25,890 -12,508

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,552,459
Dover 1,394,255
Immingham Docks 1,130,626
Southampton 759,665
London Heathrow Airport 709,580

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 232,123 1,320,336 +1,088,213
Dover 916 1,393,339 +1,392,423
Immingham Docks 550,891 579,735 +28,844
Southampton 306,632 453,033 +146,401
London Heathrow Airport 242,842 466,738 +223,896
Holyhead 310,688 231,053 -79,635
London Gateway Port 114,722 308,442 +193,720
Belfast Airport 17,322 161,507 +144,185
London Stansted Airport 158,489 12,459 -146,030
Felixstowe 95,594 12,442 -83,152

Quick facts

HS code: 701961

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

Description: Closed woven fabrics made from glass fiber rovings