Import/export HS code 70198090: Various glass wool products

Other products made from glass wool, not specified elsewhere

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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 £
United States 7,603,118
Germany 5,371,099
France 3,656,338
China 1,261,255
Switzerland 654,762

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 3,802,991 3,800,127 -2,864
Germany 3,075,039 2,296,060 -778,979
France 714,415 2,941,923 +2,227,508
China 735,928 525,327 -210,601
Switzerland 272,648 382,114 +109,466
Belgium 374,824 224,734 -150,090
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 226,342 303,117 +76,775
Italy 196,192 144,932 -51,260
Spain 170,796 161,643 -9,153
Netherlands 94,204 163,013 +68,809

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 7,083,533
Germany 5,350,436
France 3,814,255
China 1,301,097
United Kingdom 921,380

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 3,731,436 3,352,097 -379,339
Germany 2,928,296 2,422,140 -506,156
France 826,621 2,987,634 +2,161,013
China 751,160 549,937 -201,223
United Kingdom 334,450 586,930 +252,480
Mexico 329,920 325,839 -4,081
Switzerland 271,600 382,114 +110,514
Belgium 282,685 173,587 -109,098
Italy 177,076 126,917 -50,159
Singapore 133,032 52,877 -80,155

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
West Yorkshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Inner London - East 7
Lancashire 6

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
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Merseyside 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 10,088,843
Air transport 7,791,113
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,998,517
Road transport 646,041
Other 29,682

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) 4,269,388 5,819,455 +1,550,067
Air transport 3,962,866 3,828,247 -134,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,657,160 1,341,357 -315,803
Road transport 253,359 392,682 +139,323
Other 697 28,985 +28,288

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,751,769
London Heathrow Airport 5,877,700
Eurotunnel 1,276,931
Felixstowe 1,067,719
Harwich 1,004,968

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 2,897,731 3,854,038 +956,307
London Heathrow Airport 3,101,268 2,776,432 -324,836
Eurotunnel 276,446 1,000,485 +724,039
Felixstowe 611,422 456,297 -155,125
Harwich 473,905 531,063 +57,158
London Stansted Airport 333,836 601,705 +267,869
ZLC 253,359 453,309 +199,950
Southampton 374,815 313,259 -61,556
Dover / Eurotunnel 435,110 216,207 -218,903
Liverpool Docks 330,596 262,508 -68,088

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 21
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Air transport 9
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 19
2026-02 20
2026-01 12
2025-12 15

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+ 46
1m-15m 38
0-1m 13
15m-54m 13
Other 9

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,758,791
Singapore 13,475,183
Germany 10,255,799
United States 9,678,505
United Arab Emirates 6,409,158

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,690,817 23,067,974 +9,377,157
Singapore 5,796,554 7,678,629 +1,882,075
Germany 5,703,191 4,552,608 -1,150,583
United States 5,868,685 3,809,820 -2,058,865
United Arab Emirates 2,624,840 3,784,318 +1,159,478
Spain 528,113 996,998 +468,885
Canada 708,289 718,010 +9,721
Japan 619,642 424,113 -195,529
India 385,346 440,606 +55,260
Philippines 130,142 637,054 +506,912

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 £
Germany 206,667
Netherlands 4,671
Ireland 926

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 £
Germany 29,922 176,745 +146,823
Netherlands 0 4,671 +4,671
Ireland 0 926 +926

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 74,405,315
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,175,842
Other 212,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 204,375

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 £
Air transport 31,409,601 42,995,714 +11,586,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,331,090 5,844,752 -486,338
Other 29,922 182,342 +152,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 151,425 52,950 -98,475

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 54,886,959
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,166,294
Birmingham Airport 9,489,251
East Midlands Airport 4,499,249
London Stansted Airport 3,691,020

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 24,328,106 30,558,853 +6,230,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,962,497 5,203,797 -758,700
Birmingham Airport 2,664,198 6,825,053 +4,160,855
East Midlands Airport 1,852,101 2,647,148 +795,047
London Stansted Airport 2,480,400 1,210,620 -1,269,780
Manchester Airport 1,906 1,673,745 +1,671,839
Dover 296,372 24,993 -271,379
Liverpool Docks 60,261 259,202 +198,941
000 29,922 182,342 +152,420
Heysham 11,786 175,842 +164,056

Quick facts

HS code: 70198090

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

Description: Other products made from glass wool, not specified elsewhere