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 7,690,074
Germany 5,706,044
France 2,837,904
China 1,320,673
Switzerland 730,429

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 4,486,988 3,203,086 -1,283,902
Germany 3,607,858 2,098,186 -1,509,672
France 618,549 2,219,355 +1,600,806
China 572,750 747,923 +175,173
Switzerland 336,698 393,731 +57,033
Belgium 446,667 166,548 -280,119
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 130,746 391,781 +261,035
Italy 172,709 144,755 -27,954
Spain 110,286 201,807 +91,521
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 7,123,008
Germany 5,648,607
France 3,053,120
China 1,350,313
Mexico 830,443

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 4,255,198 2,867,810 -1,387,388
Germany 3,382,942 2,265,665 -1,117,277
France 666,592 2,386,528 +1,719,936
China 577,131 773,182 +196,051
Mexico 546,933 283,510 -263,423
United Kingdom 276,480 522,535 +246,055
Switzerland 321,986 392,683 +70,697
Belgium 358,881 127,841 -231,040
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 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6
Lancashire 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5

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 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Merseyside 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Essex 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Kent 4 2 -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) 9,503,374
Air transport 7,417,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,746,393
Road transport 704,173
Other 17,017

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) 4,619,649 4,883,725 +264,076
Air transport 4,170,531 3,246,550 -923,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,204,951 1,541,442 -663,509
Road transport 320,207 383,966 +63,759
Other 1,303 15,714 +14,411

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,726,243
London Heathrow Airport 5,939,196
Southampton 1,257,059
Felixstowe 1,110,841
Eurotunnel 939,230

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 3,600,883 3,125,360 -475,523
London Heathrow Airport 3,504,986 2,434,210 -1,070,776
Southampton 799,958 457,101 -342,857
Felixstowe 497,401 613,440 +116,039
Eurotunnel 73,232 865,998 +792,766
Harwich 349,583 554,756 +205,173
Dover / Eurotunnel 616,304 130,213 -486,091
ZLC 320,207 405,916 +85,709
Liverpool Docks 412,348 222,669 -189,679
London Stansted Airport 296,570 318,685 +22,115

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 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 8
Air transport 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 16
2025-10 13
2025-09 17
2025-08 15

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+ 45
1m-15m 38
0-1m 10
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 30,129,075
Singapore 12,479,938
United States 10,058,531
Germany 9,643,408
United Arab Emirates 6,074,651

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 11,727,941 18,401,134 +6,673,193
Singapore 5,454,723 7,025,215 +1,570,492
United States 5,868,602 4,189,929 -1,678,673
Germany 5,334,739 4,308,669 -1,026,070
United Arab Emirates 2,846,302 3,228,349 +382,047
Canada 653,003 650,939 -2,064
Spain 527,308 705,733 +178,425
Japan 588,519 475,739 -112,780
France 864,379 147,259 -717,120
India 396,697 368,239 -28,458

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 141,706
Netherlands 4,671

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 0 141,706 +141,706
Netherlands 0 4,671 +4,671

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 66,163,764
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,018,151
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 409,014
Other 146,377

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 29,048,890 37,114,874 +8,065,984
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,705,450 5,312,701 -1,392,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 350,361 58,653 -291,708
Other 0 146,377 +146,377

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 48,381,310
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,361,563
Birmingham Airport 8,351,144
East Midlands Airport 4,525,642
London Stansted Airport 3,758,513

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 22,296,011 26,085,299 +3,789,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,745,845 4,615,718 -1,130,127
Birmingham Airport 1,340,803 7,010,341 +5,669,538
East Midlands Airport 2,544,768 1,980,874 -563,894
London Stansted Airport 2,839,521 918,992 -1,920,529
Manchester Airport 5,791 1,045,593 +1,039,802
Dover 887,493 32,638 -854,855
Liverpool Docks 75,804 236,934 +161,130
Immingham Docks 204,347 35,822 -168,525
Heysham 11,786 172,068 +160,282

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