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 14,234,664
Poland 13,276,623
France 5,964,710
Denmark 5,512,987
Turkey 4,316,377

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 5,232,140 9,002,524 +3,770,384
Poland 6,270,580 7,006,043 +735,463
France 3,179,592 2,785,118 -394,474
Denmark 5,056,584 456,403 -4,600,181
Turkey 3,697,911 618,466 -3,079,445
Spain 195,046 4,020,141 +3,825,095
Finland 735,573 1,780,255 +1,044,682
Germany 1,045,214 929,660 -115,554
Ireland 473,211 1,474,651 +1,001,440
Belgium 811,705 554,646 -257,059

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 14,244,182
Poland 12,450,307
Denmark 5,518,106
Spain 5,443,558
France 4,623,705

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 5,234,304 9,009,878 +3,775,574
Poland 6,202,273 6,248,034 +45,761
Denmark 5,056,584 461,522 -4,595,062
Spain 882,362 4,561,196 +3,678,834
France 2,418,346 2,205,359 -212,987
Turkey 3,697,911 650,411 -3,047,500
United States 547,730 2,097,803 +1,550,073
Finland 735,573 1,794,190 +1,058,617
Germany 863,512 837,366 -26,146
Lithuania 1,146,204 507,737 -638,467

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Cheshire 2
Devon 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 2 5 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Cheshire 2 0 -2
Devon 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,046,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,671,809
Road transport 11,620,869
Air transport 998,016
Other 806,974

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) 11,944,041 11,102,318 -841,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,757,094 12,914,715 +3,157,621
Road transport 6,185,756 5,435,113 -750,643
Air transport 290,631 707,385 +416,754
Other 289,241 517,733 +228,492

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,066,821
ZLC 11,835,226
Dover 8,754,093
Immingham Docks 8,459,652
London 2,579,853

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 7,709,586 8,357,235 +647,649
ZLC 6,185,756 5,649,470 -536,286
Dover 3,814,426 4,939,667 +1,125,241
Immingham Docks 5,807,479 2,652,173 -3,155,306
London 771,490 1,808,363 +1,036,873
Portsmouth 121,531 2,168,831 +2,047,300
Eurotunnel 832,599 1,331,384 +498,785
Holyhead 106,193 901,767 +795,574
London Gateway Port 239,433 754,246 +514,813
Grangemouth Docks 807,965 97,005 -710,960

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 10
Specialised construction activities 5
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3
Civil engineering 3
Manufacture of textiles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 10
2026-02 11
2026-01 12
2025-12 9

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+ 23
1m-15m 7
15m-54m 5
0-1m 3
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 £
Denmark 1,202,501
Ireland 445,448
Germany 128,141
Australia 126,093
Poland 124,911

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 35,542 1,166,959 +1,131,417
Ireland 258,447 187,001 -71,446
Germany 44,811 83,330 +38,519
Australia 65,210 60,883 -4,327
Poland 84,040 40,871 -43,169
Lithuania 118,157 6,586 -111,571
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 55,412 +55,412
Spain 45,114 9,521 -35,593
United Arab Emirates 35,785 18,613 -17,172
Japan 9,149 34,795 +25,646

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 2,270
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 1,727 543 -1,184
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) 1,534,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 448,235
Air transport 440,119
Other 55,671

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) 406,756 1,128,074 +721,318
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,451 389,784 +331,333
Air transport 228,773 211,346 -17,427
Other 49,015 6,656 -42,359

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 984,149
Dover / Eurotunnel 491,253
London Stansted Airport 221,212
Heysham 207,521
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 35,542 948,607 +913,065
Dover / Eurotunnel 186,817 304,436 +117,619
London Stansted Airport 128,099 93,113 -34,986
Heysham 131,813 75,708 -56,105
London Gateway Port 55,759 62,868 +7,109
Holyhead 53,681 64,513 +10,832
East Midlands Airport 81,960 28,807 -53,153
London Heathrow Airport 7,554 84,356 +76,802
000 49,015 6,656 -42,359
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