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 10,744,000
Poland 10,157,791
Denmark 6,149,751
France 5,552,892
Turkey 4,186,904

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 6,278,724 4,465,276 -1,813,448
Poland 6,442,043 3,715,748 -2,726,295
Denmark 5,705,615 444,136 -5,261,479
France 3,375,563 2,177,329 -1,198,234
Turkey 3,916,317 270,587 -3,645,730
Spain 102,309 2,389,026 +2,286,717
Germany 1,245,046 487,638 -757,408
Finland 735,573 937,954 +202,381
Ireland 539,892 639,799 +99,907
Belgium 736,924 427,518 -309,406

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 10,753,518
Poland 10,053,104
Denmark 6,164,999
Turkey 4,217,647
France 4,146,045

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 6,280,888 4,472,630 -1,808,258
Poland 6,356,397 3,696,707 -2,659,690
Denmark 5,705,615 459,384 -5,246,231
Turkey 3,916,317 301,330 -3,614,987
France 2,572,258 1,573,787 -998,471
Spain 716,943 2,800,854 +2,083,911
Finland 735,573 944,341 +208,768
Germany 995,100 666,429 -328,671
Lithuania 1,278,017 324,781 -953,236
United States 609,752 648,201 +38,449

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
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
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) 19,245,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,789,222
Road transport 10,038,194
Air transport 669,387
Other 511,130

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) 12,968,429 6,276,690 -6,691,739
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,992,991 6,796,231 -4,196,760
Road transport 6,339,880 3,698,314 -2,641,566
Air transport 356,589 312,798 -43,791
Other 321,118 190,012 -131,106

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,511,689
ZLC 10,078,796
Immingham Docks 7,847,770
Dover 7,088,295
London 1,729,903

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 8,774,915 3,736,774 -5,038,141
ZLC 6,339,880 3,738,916 -2,600,964
Immingham Docks 6,666,199 1,181,571 -5,484,628
Dover 4,038,395 3,049,900 -988,495
London 768,493 961,410 +192,917
Portsmouth 30,893 1,658,871 +1,627,978
Eurotunnel 814,368 698,770 -115,598
Grangemouth Docks 1,006,628 76,414 -930,214
London Gateway Port 239,433 712,064 +472,631
Liverpool Docks 601,405 144,727 -456,678

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

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
2025-09 8
2025-08 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+ 21
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 5
0-1m 4
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 718,415
Ireland 350,198
Lithuania 136,317
Germany 123,622
Poland 90,797

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 35,542 682,873 +647,331
Ireland 231,462 118,736 -112,726
Lithuania 129,731 6,586 -123,145
Germany 44,811 78,811 +34,000
Poland 72,108 18,689 -53,419
Australia 65,210 9,361 -55,849
United Arab Emirates 32,534 21,864 -10,670
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 54,308 +54,308
Spain 43,314 9,836 -33,478
Belgium 13,058 14,428 +1,370

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 2,196
Germany 72

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 1,724 472 -1,252
Germany 72 0 -72

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) 1,125,686
Air transport 388,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 206,765
Other 51,488

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) 394,883 730,803 +335,920
Air transport 217,911 170,485 -47,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,451 148,314 +89,863
Other 45,477 6,011 -39,466

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 600,695
Dover / Eurotunnel 342,839
London Stansted Airport 191,130
Heysham 152,401
East Midlands Airport 119,174

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 35,542 565,153 +529,611
Dover / Eurotunnel 198,391 144,448 -53,943
London Stansted Airport 116,167 74,963 -41,204
Heysham 108,366 44,035 -64,331
East Midlands Airport 84,400 34,774 -49,626
Holyhead 53,681 56,059 +2,378
London Gateway Port 55,759 11,346 -44,413
London Heathrow Airport 7,554 54,308 +46,754
000 45,477 6,011 -39,466
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