Import/export HS code 701962: Various glass fiber fabrics (rovings)

Closed fabrics made from glass fiber rovings, not woven

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* 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 £
Poland 10,820,474
China 10,529,758
Denmark 6,742,907
France 6,083,764
Turkey 4,837,172

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 £
Poland 5,864,131 4,956,343 -907,788
China 5,485,815 5,043,943 -441,872
Denmark 4,782,705 1,960,202 -2,822,503
France 3,522,174 2,561,590 -960,584
Turkey 3,668,619 1,168,553 -2,500,066
Spain 91,492 1,925,982 +1,834,490
Germany 1,199,704 578,711 -620,993
Finland 521,308 1,018,821 +497,513
Belgium 689,094 698,937 +9,843
Ireland 438,748 635,792 +197,044

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 £
Poland 10,698,502
China 10,539,276
Denmark 6,758,155
Turkey 4,837,172
France 4,418,636

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 £
Poland 5,784,884 4,913,618 -871,266
China 5,487,979 5,051,297 -436,682
Denmark 4,782,705 1,975,450 -2,807,255
Turkey 3,668,619 1,168,553 -2,500,066
France 2,516,355 1,902,281 -614,074
Spain 626,771 2,587,077 +1,960,306
Lithuania 1,629,828 308,080 -1,321,748
Germany 908,856 888,042 -20,814
Finland 521,308 1,025,208 +503,900
United States 504,031 689,885 +185,854

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 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
West Yorkshire 3
Cheshire 2
Devon 2

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 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Devon 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 20,815,735
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,625,900
Road transport 10,727,202
Air transport 724,706
Other 537,198

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) 12,897,556 7,918,179 -4,979,377
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,102,759 8,523,141 -579,618
Road transport 5,831,572 4,895,630 -935,942
Air transport 271,360 453,346 +181,986
Other 238,735 298,463 +59,728

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,573,666
ZLC 10,731,593
Immingham Docks 8,445,215
Dover 7,548,973
London 1,536,812

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 7,438,155 5,135,511 -2,302,644
ZLC 5,835,963 4,895,630 -940,333
Immingham Docks 5,722,924 2,722,291 -3,000,633
Dover 4,042,007 3,506,966 -535,041
London 498,255 1,038,557 +540,302
Eurotunnel 736,890 766,978 +30,088
Portsmouth 15,469 1,469,708 +1,454,239
Grangemouth Docks 1,383,855 0 -1,383,855
London Gateway Port 97,187 839,336 +742,149
Liverpool Docks 683,402 144,727 -538,675

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 11
Other manufacturing 5
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
2025-09 8
2025-08 9
2025-07 11

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+ 23
1m-15m 10
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4
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 £
Denmark 554,699
Ireland 389,341
Germany 163,928
Lithuania 148,042
Poland 129,543

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 £
Denmark 35,542 519,157 +483,615
Ireland 211,947 177,394 -34,553
Germany 65,038 98,890 +33,852
Lithuania 78,933 69,109 -9,824
Poland 95,315 34,228 -61,087
Australia 21,580 52,991 +31,411
Spain 51,702 11,504 -40,198
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 54,308 +54,308
United Arab Emirates 20,935 32,103 +11,168
Belgium 4,613 22,873 +18,260

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 60,376
XI 2,308
Germany 1,647

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 47,102 13,274 -33,828
XI 1,569 739 -830
Germany 1,647 0 -1,647

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) 1,037,148
Air transport 438,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 207,712
Other 64,331

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) 397,905 639,243 +241,338
Air transport 170,543 267,611 +97,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,173 193,539 +179,366
Other 50,318 14,013 -36,305

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 437,926
Dover / Eurotunnel 390,718
London Stansted Airport 201,763
East Midlands Airport 159,659
Heysham 152,067

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 £
Immingham Docks 36,489 401,437 +364,948
Dover / Eurotunnel 213,463 177,255 -36,208
London Stansted Airport 54,347 147,416 +93,069
East Midlands Airport 98,852 60,807 -38,045
Heysham 85,470 66,597 -18,873
Holyhead 64,527 72,846 +8,319
London Gateway Port 12,129 54,976 +42,847
000 50,318 14,013 -36,305
London Heathrow Airport 7,554 54,308 +46,754
Harwich 0 31,467 +31,467

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 701962

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

Description: Closed fabrics made from glass fiber rovings, not woven