Import/export HS code 70198090: Various glass wool products

Other products made from glass wool, not specified elsewhere

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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 £
United States 9,349,104
Germany 5,796,230
France 2,673,747
China 1,269,704
Switzerland 711,759

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 £
United States 6,094,541 3,254,563 -2,839,978
Germany 3,536,168 2,260,062 -1,276,106
France 565,591 2,108,156 +1,542,565
China 532,703 737,001 +204,298
Switzerland 304,858 406,901 +102,043
Belgium 493,915 175,861 -318,054
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,418 410,325 +401,907
Spain 82,940 227,027 +144,087
Italy 172,709 136,538 -36,171
Turkey 248,559 21,950 -226,609

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 8,703,502
Germany 5,697,150
France 2,882,187
China 1,292,854
Mexico 1,041,138

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 5,660,776 3,042,726 -2,618,050
Germany 3,275,944 2,421,206 -854,738
France 582,588 2,299,599 +1,717,011
China 538,811 754,043 +215,232
Mexico 700,451 340,687 -359,764
Switzerland 290,146 405,853 +115,707
United Kingdom 286,287 359,387 +73,100
Belgium 408,244 136,736 -271,508
Italy 185,574 114,817 -70,757
Turkey 249,707 26,082 -223,625

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6
Inner London - East 6
Lancashire 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
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Lancashire 5 3 -2
Merseyside 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Essex 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2

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) 9,433,945
Air transport 7,403,909
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,384,985
Road transport 685,503
Other 17,385

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) 4,472,869 4,961,076 +488,207
Air transport 4,090,508 3,313,401 -777,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,823,075 1,561,910 -2,261,165
Road transport 288,367 397,136 +108,769
Other 1,595 15,790 +14,195

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,818,907
London Heathrow Airport 6,048,332
Southampton 1,595,694
London Gateway Port 1,435,978
Felixstowe 1,107,975

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 3,536,070 3,282,837 -253,233
London Heathrow Airport 3,477,776 2,570,556 -907,220
Southampton 1,135,977 459,717 -676,260
London Gateway Port 1,326,012 109,966 -1,216,046
Felixstowe 483,832 624,143 +140,311
Eurotunnel 60,367 824,357 +763,990
Harwich 264,655 517,271 +252,616
Dover / Eurotunnel 626,358 136,241 -490,117
ZLC 288,367 419,086 +130,719
Liverpool Docks 407,345 230,693 -176,652

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Air transport 8
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 13
2025-09 17
2025-08 15
2025-07 16

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+ 46
1m-15m 38
0-1m 12
15m-54m 10
Other 10

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 28,378,226
Singapore 12,501,385
United States 10,432,084
Germany 9,774,429
United Arab Emirates 5,929,852

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,549,004 16,829,222 +5,280,218
Singapore 5,432,424 7,068,961 +1,636,537
United States 6,161,158 4,270,926 -1,890,232
Germany 5,144,931 4,629,498 -515,433
United Arab Emirates 2,834,443 3,095,409 +260,966
Spain 496,569 778,564 +281,995
Canada 636,706 604,037 -32,669
France 1,113,595 112,077 -1,001,518
Japan 621,625 529,944 -91,681
India 278,851 486,085 +207,234

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 £
Germany 112,206
Netherlands 2,851

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 £
Germany 0 112,206 +112,206
Netherlands 0 2,851 +2,851

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 64,240,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,478,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 524,578
Other 115,057

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 £
Air transport 28,949,133 35,290,973 +6,341,840
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,748,952 5,729,479 -1,019,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 465,925 58,653 -407,272
Other 0 115,057 +115,057

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 47,186,573
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,559,306
Birmingham Airport 7,777,358
East Midlands Airport 4,357,262
London Stansted Airport 4,096,581

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 22,658,881 24,527,692 +1,868,811
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,516,716 5,042,590 -474,126
Birmingham Airport 777,850 6,999,508 +6,221,658
East Midlands Airport 2,575,839 1,781,423 -794,416
London Stansted Airport 2,905,950 1,190,631 -1,715,319
Dover 1,143,882 32,638 -1,111,244
Manchester Airport 3,885 718,940 +715,055
Immingham Docks 297,345 35,822 -261,523
Liverpool Docks 75,804 236,934 +161,130
Heysham 11,786 161,974 +150,188

Quick facts

HS code: 70198090

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

Description: Other products made from glass wool, not specified elsewhere