Import/export HS code 701963: Plain woven glass fiber fabrics (yarns)

Closed woven fabrics made from glass fiber yarns, not coated or laminated

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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 5,906,194
China 3,767,732
Latvia 2,893,337
United States 1,466,390
Germany 825,045

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 2,584,475 3,321,719 +737,244
China 1,906,268 1,861,464 -44,804
Latvia 1,378,124 1,515,213 +137,089
United States 799,119 667,271 -131,848
Germany 505,062 319,983 -185,079
Italy 290,331 328,897 +38,566
India 32,873 188,941 +156,068
Poland 123,206 94,640 -28,566
Taiwan 211,498 0 -211,498
Netherlands 106,922 67,948 -38,974

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 £
France 5,490,045
China 3,923,836
Latvia 3,046,204
United States 1,466,390
Germany 1,102,506

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 £
France 2,342,125 3,147,920 +805,795
China 2,046,511 1,877,325 -169,186
Latvia 1,450,393 1,595,811 +145,418
United States 799,119 667,271 -131,848
Germany 664,248 438,258 -225,990
Italy 349,950 344,361 -5,589
India 32,873 188,941 +156,068
Poland 123,206 94,640 -28,566
Taiwan 101,570 0 -101,570
Netherlands 49,876 27,226 -22,650

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6

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
Greater Manchester 13 13 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 6 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2
Lancashire 3 3 +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) 10,592,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,228,212
Air transport 1,813,403
Other 8,832

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) 4,973,379 5,619,308 +645,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,132,483 2,095,729 -36,754
Air transport 1,009,576 803,827 -205,749
Other 5,277 3,555 -1,722

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,423,812
Eurotunnel 3,523,863
Felixstowe 2,436,165
Southampton 1,185,676
Manchester Airport 972,515

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 2,184,127 2,239,685 +55,558
Eurotunnel 1,517,280 2,006,583 +489,303
Felixstowe 1,619,805 816,360 -803,445
Southampton 376,344 809,332 +432,988
Manchester Airport 614,349 358,166 -256,183
Hull 141,880 673,712 +531,832
London Heathrow Airport 224,130 325,987 +101,857
Immingham Docks 246,964 265,753 +18,789
London Gateway Port 63,570 426,744 +363,174
Dover / Eurotunnel 73,041 313,733 +240,692

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
Manufacture of textiles 15
Other manufacturing 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 23
2025-10 26
2025-09 18
2025-08 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 31
54m+ 30
15m-54m 15
0-1m 10
Other 7

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 £
United States 1,767,322
Norway 617,026
Germany 551,084
France 369,318
Australia 349,498

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 £
United States 1,145,708 621,614 -524,094
Norway 174,605 442,421 +267,816
Germany 222,146 328,938 +106,792
France 201,133 168,185 -32,948
Australia 234,264 115,234 -119,030
China 123,591 165,773 +42,182
Ireland 109,232 164,253 +55,021
Canada 84,831 96,855 +12,024
Poland 75,728 68,744 -6,984
Czechia 60,820 64,179 +3,359

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 127,355
Germany 4,281
China 2,897

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 58,300 69,055 +10,755
Germany 3,328 953 -2,375
China 1,712 1,185 -527

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,791,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,018,752
Air transport 602,693
Other 141,803

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,573,923 1,217,893 -356,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 971,430 1,047,322 +75,892
Air transport 215,616 387,077 +171,461
Other 68,242 73,561 +5,319

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,577,082
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,366,654
Immingham Docks 648,629
Liverpool Docks 447,744
London Gateway Port 408,093

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 £
Southampton 1,076,297 500,785 -575,512
Dover / Eurotunnel 700,021 666,633 -33,388
Immingham Docks 193,572 455,057 +261,485
Liverpool Docks 179,356 268,388 +89,032
London Gateway Port 221,000 187,093 -33,907
London Heathrow Airport 147,654 190,286 +42,632
East Midlands Airport 41,982 101,482 +59,500
000 68,242 73,561 +5,319
Felixstowe 57,553 56,355 -1,198
Holyhead 11,710 78,108 +66,398

Quick facts

HS code: 701963

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

Description: Closed woven fabrics made from glass fiber yarns, not coated or laminated