Import/export HS code 701962: Various glass fiber fabrics (rovings)

Closed fabrics made from glass fiber rovings, not woven

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* 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 14,321,847
Poland 12,966,960
France 5,639,775
Denmark 4,678,466
Spain 4,566,535

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 4,441,981 9,879,866 +5,437,885
Poland 5,786,909 7,180,051 +1,393,142
France 3,082,764 2,557,011 -525,753
Denmark 4,483,893 194,573 -4,289,320
Spain 608,846 3,957,689 +3,348,843
Turkey 2,531,209 675,850 -1,855,359
Finland 769,834 2,007,949 +1,238,115
Ireland 517,958 1,519,441 +1,001,483
Germany 887,476 1,005,950 +118,474
Belgium 848,411 471,894 -376,517

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 14,331,365
Poland 12,172,277
Spain 5,793,009
Denmark 4,683,585
France 4,476,030

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 4,444,145 9,887,220 +5,443,075
Poland 5,730,876 6,441,401 +710,525
Spain 1,371,911 4,421,098 +3,049,187
Denmark 4,504,233 179,352 -4,324,881
France 2,458,524 2,017,506 -441,018
Turkey 2,531,209 707,795 -1,823,414
Finland 769,834 2,021,884 +1,252,050
United States 586,547 2,104,246 +1,517,699
Germany 750,747 886,321 +135,574
Lithuania 835,500 462,609 -372,891

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 5
Cheshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Devon 2

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
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Devon 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,575,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,545,656
Road transport 11,146,994
Air transport 974,245
Other 867,421

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,809,396 13,765,791 +4,956,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,655,781 10,889,875 +234,094
Road transport 5,745,924 5,401,070 -344,854
Air transport 275,506 698,739 +423,233
Other 307,271 560,150 +252,879

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,291,022
ZLC 11,484,432
Dover 8,687,093
Immingham Docks 7,643,492
London 2,784,189

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 5,879,088 9,411,934 +3,532,846
ZLC 5,745,924 5,738,508 -7,416
Dover 3,767,913 4,919,180 +1,151,267
Immingham Docks 5,160,266 2,483,226 -2,677,040
London 784,962 1,999,227 +1,214,265
Portsmouth 546,358 1,809,990 +1,263,632
Eurotunnel 876,611 1,349,319 +472,708
Holyhead 132,910 904,140 +771,230
London Gateway Port 339,540 654,139 +314,599
000 307,271 560,150 +252,879

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
11
Specialised construction activities
5
Civil engineering
3
Manufacture of textiles
3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 12
2026-03 10
2026-02 11
2026-01 12

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+ 21
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 5
0-1m 4
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 £
Denmark 1,226,637
Ireland 490,152
Germany 128,141
Poland 124,911
Australia 123,848

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 £
Denmark 42,897 1,183,740 +1,140,843
Ireland 254,911 235,241 -19,670
Germany 44,811 83,330 +38,519
Poland 84,040 40,871 -43,169
Australia 64,615 59,233 -5,382
Lithuania 114,506 6,586 -107,920
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54,308 1,104 -53,204
Spain 45,114 9,521 -35,593
United Arab Emirates 35,785 18,613 -17,172
Japan 11,134 32,810 +21,676

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 £
XI 2,206
Germany 72
Ireland 60

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 £
XI 1,584 622 -962
Germany 72 0 -72
Ireland 0 60 +60

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) 1,602,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 448,235
Air transport 431,557
Other 56,670

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) 410,143 1,192,528 +782,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,441 378,794 +309,353
Air transport 280,289 151,268 -129,021
Other 48,872 7,798 -41,074

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,008,285
Dover / Eurotunnel 491,253
Heysham 251,226
London Stansted Airport 217,561
London Gateway Port 118,627

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 £
Immingham Docks 37,195 971,090 +933,895
Dover / Eurotunnel 193,597 297,656 +104,059
Heysham 125,092 126,134 +1,042
London Stansted Airport 124,448 93,113 -31,335
London Gateway Port 59,394 59,233 -161
Holyhead 57,009 61,185 +4,176
East Midlands Airport 80,197 25,659 -54,538
London Heathrow Airport 61,862 30,048 -31,814
000 48,872 7,798 -41,074
Harwich 0 31,467 +31,467

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 701962

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

Description: Closed fabrics made from glass fiber rovings, not woven