Import/export HS code 960719: Various slide fasteners

Slide fasteners not fitted with metal chain scoops

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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 £
China 2,156,731
Germany 1,035,278
Turkey 685,512
Belgium 501,283
Taiwan 295,910

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 995,692 1,161,039 +165,347
Germany 632,817 402,461 -230,356
Turkey 345,556 339,956 -5,600
Belgium 222,145 279,138 +56,993
Taiwan 166,453 129,457 -36,996
United States 106,863 84,537 -22,326
Italy 92,534 36,434 -56,100
Romania 64,178 61,108 -3,070
France 63,103 37,501 -25,602
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,116 65,284 +31,168

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 2,376,498
Turkey 825,456
Germany 737,160
Taiwan 310,382
United Kingdom 224,593

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 1,116,340 1,260,158 +143,818
Turkey 443,896 381,560 -62,336
Germany 422,536 314,624 -107,912
Taiwan 193,080 117,302 -75,778
United Kingdom 114,447 110,146 -4,301
United States 105,032 83,662 -21,370
Italy 121,588 42,481 -79,107
Romania 59,912 57,154 -2,758
Belgium 50,090 56,165 +6,075
Estonia 47,080 55,346 +8,266

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

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

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 11 10 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 8 -4
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
Inner London - East 5 7 +2
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 6 +3
Outer London - East and North East 6 3 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
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 2,689,549
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,376,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 584,921
Other 176,621
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 1,373,653 1,315,896 -57,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,179,980 1,196,259 +16,279
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 341,854 243,067 -98,787
Other 56,414 120,207 +63,793
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 1,509,001
Manchester Airport 641,115
East Midlands Airport 593,546
Birmingham Airport 541,296
London Heathrow Airport 526,059

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 753,174 755,827 +2,653
Manchester Airport 229,598 411,517 +181,919
East Midlands Airport 279,088 314,458 +35,370
Birmingham Airport 243,845 297,451 +53,606
London Heathrow Airport 383,017 143,042 -239,975
Thamesport 282,242 105,889 -176,353
London Gateway Port 82,610 303,567 +220,957
Eurotunnel 200,449 63,614 -136,835
Dover 109,307 139,774 +30,467
London Stansted Airport 157,281 87,295 -69,986

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of textiles 17
Other manufacturing 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 21
2025-09 23
2025-08 22
2025-07 25

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 34
54m+ 31
15m-54m 13
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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,615,548
Germany 1,814,767
Denmark 1,761,466
China 1,723,035
Thailand 1,067,173

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 2,613,206 3,002,342 +389,136
Germany 1,439,036 375,731 -1,063,305
Denmark 900,538 860,928 -39,610
China 1,351,405 371,630 -979,775
Thailand 519,722 547,451 +27,729
Viet Nam 333,832 654,396 +320,564
Finland 54,170 387,320 +333,150
Hungary 111,609 224,623 +113,014
Cambodia 55,950 265,855 +209,905
France 180,461 132,582 -47,879

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 246
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 236 10 -226
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 12,792,768
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,400,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,622,431
Road transport 59,420
Other 324

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 6,457,781 6,334,987 -122,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,028,565 1,372,192 -656,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 804,085 818,346 +14,261
Road transport 59,420 0 -59,420
Other 314 10 -304

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,586,442
East Midlands Airport 2,497,797
Manchester Airport 2,237,451
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,210,695
ZLC 1,393,706

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 3,108,356 3,478,086 +369,730
East Midlands Airport 1,133,487 1,364,310 +230,823
Manchester Airport 1,636,861 600,590 -1,036,271
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,605,263 605,432 -999,831
ZLC 537,809 855,897 +318,088
Dover 362,396 702,332 +339,936
Immingham Docks 615,255 299,340 -315,915
London Gateway Port 69,556 291,235 +221,679
Southampton 37,215 202,444 +165,229
Felixstowe 60,155 25,327 -34,828

Quick facts

HS code: 960719

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

Description: Slide fasteners not fitted with metal chain scoops