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 £
France 1,552,353
United States 1,345,475
Germany 997,280
Turkey 987,536
Egypt 868,858

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 £
France 670,820 881,533 +210,713
United States 547,463 798,012 +250,549
Germany 290,081 707,199 +417,118
Turkey 480,081 507,455 +27,374
Egypt 758,039 110,819 -647,220
Poland 390,019 350,493 -39,526
China 146,599 485,987 +339,388
Italy 39,337 187,615 +148,278
Ireland 180,259 45,294 -134,965
Taiwan 122,536 92,547 -29,989

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 2,011,766
France 1,361,286
Turkey 987,536
Poland 887,963
Egypt 758,039

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 797,289 1,214,477 +417,188
France 584,699 776,587 +191,888
Turkey 480,081 507,455 +27,374
Poland 441,771 446,192 +4,421
Egypt 758,039 0 -758,039
China 141,748 605,785 +464,037
Spain 60,948 292,363 +231,415
Taiwan 121,597 85,414 -36,183
Germany 25,763 155,514 +129,751
Ireland 116,626 35,709 -80,917

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

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) 3,752,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,950,747
Air transport 1,363,289
Other 254,803
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) 1,514,946 2,237,060 +722,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,746,064 1,204,683 -541,381
Air transport 514,391 848,898 +334,507
Other 87,207 167,596 +80,389
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 1,406,244
London Heathrow Airport 1,249,340
Eurotunnel 1,222,025
Felixstowe 1,105,118
London Gateway Port 840,536

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 730,935 675,309 -55,626
London Heathrow Airport 446,601 802,739 +356,138
Eurotunnel 399,279 822,746 +423,467
Felixstowe 495,501 609,617 +114,116
London Gateway Port 796,004 44,532 -751,472
Southampton 283,905 470,223 +186,318
Harwich 95,852 408,177 +312,325
000 87,207 167,596 +80,389
Newhaven 0 163,552 +163,552
London 46,982 77,737 +30,755

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 22
Other manufacturing 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 12
2026-02 12
2026-01 11
2025-12 7

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 24
15m-54m 13
0-1m 8
Other 3

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 1,713,626
Sweden 1,414,888
Malaysia 881,964
Ireland 631,899
India 289,958

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 1,651,690 61,936 -1,589,754
Sweden 764,151 650,737 -113,414
Malaysia 378,496 503,468 +124,972
Ireland 299,704 332,195 +32,491
India 133,732 156,226 +22,494
Thailand 263,588 9,289 -254,299
China 179,909 75,364 -104,545
Philippines 79,339 133,252 +53,913
Netherlands 118,533 56,110 -62,423
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 47,936
XK 6,080
Austria 1,883
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 29,721 18,215 -11,506
XK 0 6,080 +6,080
Austria 0 1,883 +1,883
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) 4,608,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,731,014
Air transport 1,283,988
Other 57,256

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) 3,608,285 1,000,120 -2,608,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 848,931 882,083 +33,152
Air transport 566,026 717,962 +151,936
Other 30,209 27,047 -3,162

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,573,102
Dover 1,395,605
Immingham Docks 1,226,113
London Heathrow Airport 750,830
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 1,321,437 251,665 -1,069,772
Dover 1,372,630 22,975 -1,349,655
Immingham Docks 565,332 660,781 +95,449
London Heathrow Airport 381,609 369,221 -12,388
Southampton 648,527 79,635 -568,892
London Gateway Port 145,367 495,461 +350,094
Holyhead 328,632 264,828 -63,804
Belfast Airport 70,612 108,217 +37,605
Aberdeen Airport 4,432 136,037 +131,605
Manchester Airport 32,282 49,256 +16,974

Quick facts

HS code: 701961

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

Description: Closed woven fabrics made from glass fiber rovings