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 1,200,018
France 1,178,170
Germany 1,014,320
Turkey 929,334
Egypt 865,080

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 533,164 666,854 +133,690
France 722,921 455,249 -267,672
Germany 368,555 645,765 +277,210
Turkey 468,578 460,756 -7,822
Egypt 857,522 7,558 -849,964
Poland 416,631 296,994 -119,637
China 146,599 444,681 +298,082
Ireland 92,500 137,769 +45,269
Spain 60,948 128,811 +67,863
Taiwan 122,536 49,302 -73,234

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 1,876,384
France 1,052,971
Turkey 927,694
Egypt 857,522
Poland 796,534

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 799,513 1,076,871 +277,358
France 636,800 416,171 -220,629
Turkey 466,938 460,756 -6,182
Egypt 857,522 0 -857,522
Poland 480,777 315,757 -165,020
China 141,748 461,218 +319,470
Spain 60,948 292,363 +231,415
Germany 87,714 100,176 +12,462
Taiwan 121,597 40,323 -81,274
Ireland 75,077 81,974 +6,897

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Inner London - West 4 0 -4
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Essex 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 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) 3,244,413
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,951,776
Air transport 1,096,903
Other 167,938
Road transport 2,533

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) 1,566,288 1,678,125 +111,837
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,866,728 1,085,048 -781,680
Air transport 506,334 590,569 +84,235
Other 40,997 126,941 +85,944
Road transport 2,533 0 -2,533

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,218,763
Felixstowe 1,052,265
London Heathrow Airport 998,694
Eurotunnel 954,117
London Gateway Port 940,019

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 769,175 449,588 -319,587
Felixstowe 566,295 485,970 -80,325
London Heathrow Airport 441,485 557,209 +115,724
Eurotunnel 451,425 502,692 +51,267
London Gateway Port 895,487 44,532 -850,955
Southampton 204,344 487,379 +283,035
Harwich 95,677 391,452 +295,775
000 40,997 126,941 +85,944
Newhaven 0 163,552 +163,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 102,340 27,280 -75,060

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 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Specialised construction activities 5
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 15
2025-10 10
2025-09 13
2025-08 4

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 26
54m+ 25
15m-54m 13
0-1m 7
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 1,704,726
Sweden 1,233,085
Malaysia 733,001
Ireland 539,679
China 323,110

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 1,454,070 250,656 -1,203,414
Sweden 699,067 534,018 -165,049
Malaysia 425,325 307,676 -117,649
Ireland 296,059 243,620 -52,439
China 288,814 34,296 -254,518
India 100,224 173,898 +73,674
Thailand 263,588 9,289 -254,299
Philippines 66,042 136,036 +69,994
Poland 130,647 50,465 -80,182
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 44,420
XK 5,256
Austria 297
XI 126

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 27,757 16,663 -11,094
XK 0 5,256 +5,256
Austria 0 297 +297
XI 110 16 -94

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) 4,491,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,368,023
Air transport 1,290,553
Other 50,993

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) 3,287,317 1,203,735 -2,083,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 874,242 493,781 -380,461
Air transport 685,357 605,196 -80,161
Other 28,272 22,721 -5,551

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,555,550
Dover 1,394,255
Immingham Docks 1,041,722
Southampton 765,628
London Heathrow Airport 695,082

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 1,119,398 436,152 -683,246
Dover 1,254,478 139,777 -1,114,701
Immingham Docks 565,332 476,390 -88,942
Southampton 695,356 70,272 -625,084
London Heathrow Airport 392,461 302,621 -89,840
Holyhead 326,967 201,698 -125,269
London Gateway Port 123,849 324,345 +200,496
Belfast Airport 57,315 121,514 +64,199
London Stansted Airport 165,011 4,812 -160,199
Aberdeen Airport 4,432 102,636 +98,204

Quick facts

HS code: 701961

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

Description: Closed woven fabrics made from glass fiber rovings