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 6,997,228
Germany 5,420,830
France 2,788,906
China 1,170,441
Switzerland 709,747

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 4,070,941 2,926,287 -1,144,654
Germany 3,472,148 1,948,682 -1,523,466
France 735,411 2,053,495 +1,318,084
China 548,610 621,831 +73,221
Switzerland 353,546 356,201 +2,655
Belgium 456,410 147,494 -308,916
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 129,237 391,781 +262,544
Italy 176,205 139,641 -36,564
Spain 135,709 169,883 +34,174
Turkey 248,559 21,950 -226,609

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 6,512,944
Germany 5,379,054
France 3,001,245
China 1,200,081
United Kingdom 765,515

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 3,899,431 2,613,513 -1,285,918
Germany 3,262,703 2,116,351 -1,146,352
France 809,727 2,191,518 +1,381,791
China 563,129 636,952 +73,823
United Kingdom 244,218 521,297 +277,079
Mexico 448,928 268,225 -180,703
Switzerland 337,786 356,201 +18,415
Belgium 368,624 108,787 -259,837
Italy 190,688 109,703 -80,985
Turkey 249,707 26,082 -223,625

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
Inner London - East 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5
Lancashire 5

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 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Merseyside 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Essex 4 2 -2
Kent 4 2 -2
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) 9,163,535
Air transport 7,170,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,083,119
Road transport 683,491
Other 16,905

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) 4,654,472 4,509,063 -145,409
Air transport 4,204,676 2,965,502 -1,239,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,696,776 1,386,343 -310,433
Road transport 317,766 365,725 +47,959
Other 1,191 15,714 +14,523

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,459,814
London Heathrow Airport 5,700,496
Felixstowe 1,059,834
Eurotunnel 936,534
Harwich 904,339

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 3,624,388 2,835,426 -788,962
London Heathrow Airport 3,449,864 2,250,632 -1,199,232
Felixstowe 535,452 524,382 -11,070
Eurotunnel 135,377 801,157 +665,780
Harwich 349,583 554,756 +205,173
ZLC 317,766 387,675 +69,909
Southampton 241,113 457,101 +215,988
Dover / Eurotunnel 578,765 111,972 -466,793
London Stansted Airport 303,344 307,408 +4,064
Liverpool Docks 369,083 215,347 -153,736

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 8
Air transport 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 16
2025-10 13
2025-09 17
2025-08 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+ 43
1m-15m 38
0-1m 9
15m-54m 9
Other 8

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 29,680,296
Singapore 12,149,805
United States 9,755,638
Germany 9,369,172
United Arab Emirates 5,569,067

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 12,788,581 16,891,715 +4,103,134
Singapore 5,634,773 6,515,032 +880,259
United States 5,815,305 3,940,333 -1,874,972
Germany 5,586,463 3,782,709 -1,803,754
United Arab Emirates 2,389,007 3,180,060 +791,053
Canada 647,991 589,031 -58,960
Spain 482,238 648,358 +166,120
Japan 605,650 451,760 -153,890
France 696,037 147,259 -548,778
Philippines 100,088 655,252 +555,164

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 141,706
Netherlands 4,671

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 0 141,706 +141,706
Netherlands 0 4,671 +4,671

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 64,388,189
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,463,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 307,114
Other 146,377

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 29,858,092 34,530,097 +4,672,005
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,698,199 4,765,074 -1,933,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 248,461 58,653 -189,808
Other 0 146,377 +146,377

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 47,272,071
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,989,603
Birmingham Airport 8,285,284
East Midlands Airport 3,998,051
London Stansted Airport 3,685,628

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 23,096,939 24,175,132 +1,078,193
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,911,101 4,078,502 -1,832,599
Birmingham Airport 1,737,419 6,547,865 +4,810,446
East Midlands Airport 2,129,744 1,868,307 -261,437
London Stansted Airport 2,805,439 880,189 -1,925,250
Manchester Airport 5,791 1,045,593 +1,039,802
Dover 719,151 32,638 -686,513
Liverpool Docks 75,804 236,934 +161,130
Heysham 11,786 172,068 +160,282
000 0 146,377 +146,377

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