Import/export HS code 701961: Woven glass fiber fabrics (rovings)

Closed woven fabrics made from glass fiber rovings

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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 £
United States 1,533,365
France 1,520,418
Germany 1,083,823
Turkey 927,101
Poland 725,657

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 543,535 989,830 +446,295
France 691,162 829,256 +138,094
Germany 507,732 576,091 +68,359
Turkey 534,337 392,764 -141,573
Poland 411,061 314,596 -96,465
China 119,454 488,717 +369,263
Egypt 481,519 110,819 -370,700
Italy 44,021 228,377 +184,356
Taiwan 119,752 118,346 -1,406
Ireland 202,077 27,557 -174,520

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 2,171,856
France 1,327,877
Turkey 927,101
Poland 873,108
China 727,969

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 798,173 1,373,683 +575,510
France 601,683 726,194 +124,511
Turkey 534,337 392,764 -141,573
Poland 463,701 409,407 -54,294
China 128,433 599,536 +471,103
Egypt 481,519 0 -481,519
Spain 217,333 120,728 -96,605
Germany 94,016 227,136 +133,120
Taiwan 110,773 120,192 +9,419
Ireland 135,335 21,081 -114,254

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Greater Manchester 4

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 5 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 5 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1

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) 3,863,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,601,956
Air transport 1,542,793
Other 245,006
Road transport 14,561

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) 1,802,053 2,061,809 +259,756
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,509,355 1,092,601 -416,754
Air transport 488,764 1,054,029 +565,265
Other 80,519 164,487 +83,968
Road transport 2,533 12,028 +9,495

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,425,184
Eurotunnel 1,337,811
London Heathrow Airport 1,206,223
Felixstowe 1,022,988
Southampton 767,123

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 757,308 667,876 -89,432
Eurotunnel 474,613 863,198 +388,585
London Heathrow Airport 428,912 777,311 +348,399
Felixstowe 386,289 636,699 +250,410
Southampton 420,441 346,682 -73,759
London Gateway Port 530,310 33,706 -496,604
Harwich 105,736 382,372 +276,636
East Midlands Airport 38,355 249,914 +211,559
000 80,519 164,487 +83,968
Newhaven 163,552 0 -163,552

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
21
Other manufacturing
7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
4
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 15
2026-04 16
2026-03 12
2026-02 12
2026-01 11

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+ 27
1m-15m 23
15m-54m 15
0-1m 8
Other 2

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 £
Germany 1,572,150
Sweden 1,318,710
Malaysia 901,024
Ireland 655,327
India 279,088

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 £
Germany 1,506,707 65,443 -1,441,264
Sweden 765,710 553,000 -212,710
Malaysia 310,463 590,561 +280,098
Ireland 367,339 287,988 -79,351
India 133,111 145,977 +12,866
Thailand 272,877 0 -272,877
China 144,275 75,364 -68,911
Philippines 134,345 78,246 -56,099
Netherlands 124,354 54,703 -69,651
Latvia 160,268 0 -160,268

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 £
Czechia 41,076
XK 6,080
Austria 2,698
XI 139
Poland 16

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 £
Czechia 27,366 13,710 -13,656
XK 0 6,080 +6,080
Austria 0 2,698 +2,698
XI 110 29 -81
Poland 0 16 +16

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,448,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,862,458
Air transport 1,250,330
Other 51,211

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,622,709 826,274 -2,796,435
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 806,143 1,056,315 +250,172
Air transport 680,554 569,776 -110,778
Other 28,096 23,115 -4,981

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,546,095
Dover 1,395,605
Immingham Docks 1,247,967
London Heathrow Airport 745,461
Southampton 728,162

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,292,878 253,217 -1,039,661
Dover 1,392,818 2,787 -1,390,031
Immingham Docks 577,922 670,045 +92,123
London Heathrow Airport 420,771 324,690 -96,081
Southampton 649,962 78,200 -571,762
London Gateway Port 100,689 557,472 +456,783
Holyhead 326,622 229,920 -96,702
Belfast Airport 125,618 53,211 -72,407
Aberdeen Airport 56,096 84,373 +28,277
Manchester Airport 32,282 57,092 +24,810

Quick facts

HS code: 701961

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

Description: Closed woven fabrics made from glass fiber rovings