Import/export HS code 960719: Various slide fasteners

Slide fasteners not fitted with metal chain scoops

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
China 2,253,060
Germany 1,038,173
Turkey 666,784
Belgium 519,322
Taiwan 296,218

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 1,064,664 1,188,396 +123,732
Germany 638,189 399,984 -238,205
Turkey 322,110 344,674 +22,564
Belgium 223,295 296,027 +72,732
Taiwan 165,276 130,942 -34,334
United States 137,426 52,957 -84,469
Italy 90,293 39,363 -50,930
Romania 64,712 61,713 -2,999
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,116 70,058 +35,942
Spain 30,881 68,500 +37,619

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 2,478,841
Turkey 799,970
Germany 748,085
Taiwan 300,475
United Kingdom 227,300

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 1,183,471 1,295,370 +111,899
Turkey 404,873 395,097 -9,776
Germany 434,319 313,766 -120,553
Taiwan 191,605 108,870 -82,735
United Kingdom 114,539 112,761 -1,778
United States 133,009 53,674 -79,335
Italy 120,552 44,131 -76,421
Belgium 51,470 69,050 +17,580
Romania 58,705 59,500 +795
Estonia 53,209 57,265 +4,056

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Inner London - West 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Inner London - East 9
West Midlands 8

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 10 12 +2
Inner London - West 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 8 -3
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 6 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,676,282
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,473,556
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 581,808
Other 176,182
Road transport 1,737

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 £
Air transport 1,394,311 1,281,971 -112,340
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,215,957 1,257,599 +41,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 344,745 237,063 -107,682
Other 61,168 115,014 +53,846
Road transport 0 1,737 +1,737

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,594,378
Manchester Airport 651,956
East Midlands Airport 560,365
Birmingham Airport 556,070
London Heathrow Airport 503,410

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 794,272 800,106 +5,834
Manchester Airport 246,212 405,744 +159,532
East Midlands Airport 259,149 301,216 +42,067
Birmingham Airport 255,225 300,845 +45,620
London Heathrow Airport 357,639 145,771 -211,868
London Gateway Port 82,610 316,816 +234,206
Thamesport 277,427 110,746 -166,681
Eurotunnel 205,805 56,926 -148,879
London Stansted Airport 159,308 99,586 -59,722
Dover 107,940 136,769 +28,829

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 53
Manufacture of wearing apparel 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of textiles 16
Other manufacturing 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 23
2025-10 21
2025-09 23
2025-08 22

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 79
0-1m 32
54m+ 32
15m-54m 12
Other 6

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 5,890,677
Denmark 1,806,084
China 1,464,691
Germany 1,451,027
Viet Nam 1,019,485

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 2,756,246 3,134,431 +378,185
Denmark 925,716 880,368 -45,348
China 1,052,488 412,203 -640,285
Germany 1,055,864 395,163 -660,701
Viet Nam 316,075 703,410 +387,335
Thailand 470,120 548,070 +77,950
Finland 78,743 378,890 +300,147
Hungary 162,588 173,644 +11,056
Cambodia 81,292 240,513 +159,221
Italy 210,690 95,955 -114,735

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 £
China 244
XI 78

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 £
China 234 10 -224
XI 78 0 -78

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 12,801,729
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,073,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,710,268
Road transport 26,817
Other 322

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 6,446,571 6,355,158 -91,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,690,244 1,382,802 -307,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 863,319 846,949 -16,370
Road transport 26,817 0 -26,817
Other 312 10 -302

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,639,458
East Midlands Airport 2,535,973
Manchester Airport 2,062,691
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,830,160
ZLC 1,456,977

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 3,293,395 3,346,063 +52,668
East Midlands Airport 1,246,835 1,289,138 +42,303
Manchester Airport 1,280,283 782,408 -497,875
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,257,204 572,956 -684,248
ZLC 555,532 901,445 +345,913
Dover 373,805 740,286 +366,481
Immingham Docks 656,538 319,393 -337,145
London Gateway Port 69,556 291,235 +221,679
Southampton 40,672 229,372 +188,700
Felixstowe 78,533 6,949 -71,584

Quick facts

HS code: 960719

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

Description: Slide fasteners not fitted with metal chain scoops