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 £
China 11,329,916
Poland 10,967,605
Denmark 6,709,132
France 6,193,343
Turkey 4,970,148

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 £
China 5,721,516 5,608,400 -113,116
Poland 6,088,091 4,879,514 -1,208,577
Denmark 5,200,626 1,508,506 -3,692,120
France 3,606,044 2,587,299 -1,018,745
Turkey 4,019,487 950,661 -3,068,826
Spain 91,492 2,400,784 +2,309,292
Germany 1,210,843 789,207 -421,636
Finland 779,464 937,954 +158,490
Belgium 754,533 633,498 -121,035
Ireland 472,200 779,923 +307,723

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 11,339,434
Poland 10,845,633
Denmark 6,724,380
Turkey 5,000,891
France 4,531,848

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 5,723,680 5,615,754 -107,926
Poland 6,008,844 4,836,789 -1,172,055
Denmark 5,200,626 1,523,754 -3,676,872
Turkey 4,019,487 981,404 -3,038,083
France 2,662,964 1,868,884 -794,080
Spain 689,071 2,999,579 +2,310,508
Germany 947,374 1,022,438 +75,064
Lithuania 1,444,820 406,010 -1,038,810
Finland 779,464 944,341 +164,877
United States 570,243 799,101 +228,858

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 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Cheshire 2
Devon 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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) 21,367,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,068,850
Road transport 10,830,723
Air transport 746,864
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) 13,222,778 8,144,247 -5,078,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,090,434 8,978,416 -1,112,018
Road transport 6,052,524 4,778,199 -1,274,325
Air transport 349,027 397,837 +48,810
Other 272,187 265,011 -7,176

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,538,272
ZLC 10,890,537
Immingham Docks 8,512,847
Dover 7,703,515
Eurotunnel 1,768,067

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 8,126,643 5,411,629 -2,715,014
ZLC 6,071,736 4,818,801 -1,252,935
Immingham Docks 6,193,315 2,319,532 -3,873,783
Dover 4,026,770 3,676,745 -350,025
Eurotunnel 844,540 923,527 +78,987
London 768,493 961,410 +192,917
Portsmouth 15,469 1,674,295 +1,658,826
Grangemouth Docks 1,299,135 76,414 -1,222,721
London Gateway Port 97,187 854,310 +757,123
Liverpool Docks 640,845 144,727 -496,118

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
Manufacture of textiles 3
Other manufacturing 3
Specialised construction activities 3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
2025-09 8
2025-08 9

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+ 21
1m-15m 8
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 718,415
Ireland 407,117
Lithuania 146,315
Germany 141,868
Poland 112,870

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 35,542 682,873 +647,331
Ireland 206,742 200,375 -6,367
Lithuania 115,814 30,501 -85,313
Germany 55,876 85,992 +30,116
Poland 78,642 34,228 -44,414
Australia 21,580 52,991 +31,411
Spain 50,604 11,504 -39,100
United Arab Emirates 25,432 28,966 +3,534
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 54,308 +54,308
Belgium 12,098 15,388 +3,290

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 £
XI 2,310
Germany 72

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 £
XI 1,593 717 -876
Germany 72 0 -72

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) 1,215,332
Air transport 412,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 207,712
Other 59,790

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) 386,636 828,696 +442,060
Air transport 195,321 217,316 +21,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,173 193,539 +179,366
Other 53,534 6,256 -47,278

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 601,642
Dover / Eurotunnel 383,868
London Stansted Airport 191,130
Heysham 171,677
East Midlands Airport 143,415

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 36,489 565,153 +528,664
Dover / Eurotunnel 198,983 184,885 -14,098
London Stansted Airport 78,826 112,304 +33,478
Heysham 85,470 86,207 +737
East Midlands Airport 99,151 44,264 -54,887
Holyhead 67,738 71,343 +3,605
London Gateway Port 12,129 54,976 +42,847
London Heathrow Airport 7,554 54,308 +46,754
000 53,534 6,256 -47,278
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