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 1,288,786
United States 1,262,686
Egypt 1,088,499
Germany 1,030,742
Turkey 970,030

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 700,177 588,609 -111,568
United States 584,516 678,170 +93,654
Egypt 1,080,941 7,558 -1,073,383
Germany 272,426 758,316 +485,890
Turkey 430,247 539,783 +109,536
Poland 492,466 359,300 -133,166
China 108,177 513,513 +405,336
Ireland 57,004 173,265 +116,261
Spain 56,914 149,759 +92,845
Taiwan 71,903 104,767 +32,864

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 1,944,292
France 1,162,475
Egypt 1,080,941
Turkey 968,390
Poland 936,246

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 742,046 1,202,246 +460,200
France 613,886 548,589 -65,297
Egypt 1,080,941 0 -1,080,941
Turkey 428,607 539,783 +111,176
Poland 557,284 378,962 -178,322
China 103,326 530,050 +426,724
Spain 56,914 313,311 +256,397
Germany 91,649 111,425 +19,776
Taiwan 70,964 95,788 +24,824
Ireland 50,648 106,403 +55,755

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 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 5 1 -4
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Essex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0

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) 3,636,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,271,945
Air transport 1,144,587
Other 167,938
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) 1,604,729 2,031,417 +426,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,901,685 1,370,260 -531,425
Air transport 544,949 599,638 +54,689
Other 35,598 132,340 +96,742
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 1,368,313
London Gateway Port 1,163,438
Felixstowe 1,082,675
Eurotunnel 1,066,677
London Heathrow Airport 1,040,550

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 769,448 598,865 -170,583
London Gateway Port 1,080,941 82,497 -998,444
Felixstowe 472,169 610,506 +138,337
Eurotunnel 442,916 623,761 +180,845
London Heathrow Airport 476,426 564,124 +87,698
Southampton 176,860 581,203 +404,343
Harwich 78,634 427,127 +348,493
000 35,598 132,340 +96,742
London 138,406 26,477 -111,929
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 22
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
2026-01 11
2025-11 15
2025-10 10
2025-09 13
2025-08 4

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 12
0-1m 8
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 1,706,937
Sweden 1,302,755
Malaysia 817,287
Ireland 561,265
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 366,252 1,340,685 +974,433
Sweden 435,822 866,933 +431,111
Malaysia 457,578 359,709 -97,869
Ireland 230,125 331,140 +101,015
China 185,936 137,174 -48,762
India 78,334 205,819 +127,485
Thailand 0 272,877 +272,877
Philippines 17,322 184,756 +167,434
Poland 52,703 128,409 +75,706
Netherlands 76,046 88,343 +12,297

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 56,212
XK 5,256
Austria 297
XI 126

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 37,315 18,897 -18,418
XK 0 5,256 +5,256
Austria 0 297 +297
XI 0 126 +126

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) 4,512,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,576,515
Air transport 1,374,604
Other 62,785

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) 1,342,946 3,169,939 +1,826,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 623,171 953,344 +330,173
Air transport 514,228 860,376 +346,148
Other 37,646 25,139 -12,507

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,561,059
Dover 1,394,255
Immingham Docks 1,133,592
Southampton 765,628
London Heathrow Airport 759,677

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 336,303 1,224,756 +888,453
Dover 358,258 1,035,997 +677,739
Immingham Docks 460,998 672,594 +211,596
Southampton 306,632 458,996 +152,364
London Heathrow Airport 260,652 499,025 +238,373
Holyhead 252,342 285,036 +32,694
London Gateway Port 95,968 353,546 +257,578
Belfast Airport 17,322 161,507 +144,185
London Stansted Airport 165,011 4,812 -160,199
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