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 7,562,145
Germany 4,982,779
France 3,966,217
China 1,216,908
Switzerland 650,179

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 4,094,769 3,467,376 -627,393
Germany 2,904,457 2,078,322 -826,135
France 1,019,142 2,947,075 +1,927,933
China 732,120 484,788 -247,332
Switzerland 304,007 346,172 +42,165
Belgium 311,895 224,830 -87,065
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 324,586 204,873 -119,713
Spain 235,664 96,390 -139,274
Netherlands 122,658 160,957 +38,299
Thailand 25,407 240,803 +215,396

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 7,079,767
Germany 5,008,497
France 4,132,474
China 1,257,810
United Kingdom 898,888

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 4,030,388 3,049,379 -981,009
Germany 2,805,770 2,202,727 -603,043
France 1,164,835 2,967,639 +1,802,804
China 747,352 510,458 -236,894
United Kingdom 401,839 497,049 +95,210
Switzerland 302,959 346,172 +43,213
Mexico 292,467 269,354 -23,113
Belgium 219,749 174,727 -45,022
Thailand 25,407 240,803 +215,396
Turkey 42,798 165,307 +122,509

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 7

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 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Lancashire 3 5 +2
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Merseyside 4 4 +0
South East Wales 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +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) 9,842,675
Air transport 7,972,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,746,232
Road transport 641,458
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) 4,294,244 5,548,431 +1,254,187
Air transport 4,370,179 3,602,145 -768,034
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,592,249 1,153,983 -438,266
Road transport 284,718 356,740 +72,022
Other 774 28,908 +28,134

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,234,527
London Heathrow Airport 6,019,723
Eurotunnel 1,733,689
Felixstowe 1,087,754
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 3,053,576 3,180,951 +127,375
London Heathrow Airport 3,467,751 2,551,972 -915,779
Eurotunnel 474,262 1,259,427 +785,165
Felixstowe 633,184 454,570 -178,614
Harwich 495,410 509,558 +14,148
London Stansted Airport 346,481 595,420 +248,939
ZLC 284,718 417,367 +132,649
Southampton 398,705 271,914 -126,791
Liverpool Docks 275,080 230,750 -44,330
East Midlands Airport 145,535 301,627 +156,092

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.
9
Other manufacturing
9
Air transport
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 18
2026-03 19
2026-02 20
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+ 45
1m-15m 41
15m-54m 14
0-1m 13
Other 7

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 37,137,879
Singapore 13,220,372
Germany 10,345,022
United States 9,059,525
United Arab Emirates 6,309,827

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 14,551,954 22,585,925 +8,033,971
Singapore 6,304,993 6,915,379 +610,386
Germany 6,395,230 3,949,792 -2,445,438
United States 5,534,901 3,524,624 -2,010,277
United Arab Emirates 3,067,839 3,241,988 +174,149
Spain 705,078 819,885 +114,807
Canada 617,682 672,818 +55,136
Japan 658,366 268,036 -390,330
Ireland 63,050 773,966 +710,916
India 465,575 360,377 -105,198

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 217,801
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 60,091 157,710 +97,619
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 73,885,900
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,995,277
Other 223,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,407

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 33,290,643 40,595,257 +7,304,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,673,923 5,321,354 -1,352,569
Other 60,091 163,307 +103,216
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,205 42,202 -108,003

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 54,412,584
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,189,497
Birmingham Airport 9,451,057
East Midlands Airport 4,668,698
London Stansted Airport 3,381,364

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 25,346,334 29,066,250 +3,719,916
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,525,395 4,664,102 -1,861,293
Birmingham Airport 3,932,571 5,518,486 +1,585,915
East Midlands Airport 1,805,214 2,863,484 +1,058,270
London Stansted Airport 2,121,728 1,259,636 -862,092
Manchester Airport 1,906 1,728,349 +1,726,443
Liverpool Docks 60,261 341,578 +281,317
000 60,091 163,307 +103,216
Heysham 2,959 172,883 +169,924
ZLC 22,126 122,967 +100,841

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