Import/export HS code 960719: Various slide fasteners

Slide fasteners not fitted with metal chain scoops

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 2,284,477
Germany 937,465
Turkey 620,875
Belgium 493,007
Taiwan 283,081

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 1,148,166 1,136,311 -11,855
Germany 537,843 399,622 -138,221
Turkey 383,945 236,930 -147,015
Belgium 147,373 345,634 +198,261
Taiwan 149,732 133,349 -16,383
United States 124,501 65,405 -59,096
Romania 68,320 99,531 +31,211
Viet Nam 46,791 76,362 +29,571
Italy 94,078 26,299 -67,779
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 42,817 66,642 +23,825

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 2,494,096
Turkey 748,884
Germany 648,085
Taiwan 285,351
United Kingdom 235,703

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 1,259,923 1,234,173 -25,750
Turkey 471,284 277,600 -193,684
Germany 318,101 329,984 +11,883
Taiwan 162,318 123,033 -39,285
United Kingdom 111,625 124,078 +12,453
United States 125,066 61,803 -63,263
Romania 57,411 99,531 +42,120
Italy 116,595 33,861 -82,734
Belgium 22,514 104,299 +81,785
Viet Nam 50,608 74,506 +23,898

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Inner London - West 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Inner London - East 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 11 12 +1
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 6 +2
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 5 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,698,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,347,830
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 620,531
Other 147,738
Road transport 1,737

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 £
Air transport 1,336,438 1,362,470 +26,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,221,808 1,126,022 -95,786
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 374,061 246,470 -127,591
Other 26,819 120,919 +94,100
Road transport 0 1,737 +1,737

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,574,788
Manchester Airport 682,587
East Midlands Airport 617,379
Birmingham Airport 529,357
London Heathrow Airport 457,765

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 864,312 710,476 -153,836
Manchester Airport 393,336 289,251 -104,085
East Midlands Airport 251,615 365,764 +114,149
Birmingham Airport 192,160 337,197 +145,037
London Heathrow Airport 258,308 199,457 -58,851
London Gateway Port 111,518 304,190 +192,672
Dover 161,411 157,578 -3,833
Thamesport 195,716 95,467 -100,249
London Stansted Airport 125,545 107,300 -18,245
Eurotunnel 186,721 38,362 -148,359

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 50
Manufacture of wearing apparel 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of textiles 16
Other manufacturing 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 20
2026-03 26
2026-02 20
2026-01 19
2025-12 16

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
1m-15m 77
54m+ 32
0-1m 28
15m-54m 12
Other 6

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 6,175,948
Denmark 2,429,022
Viet Nam 1,198,786
China 1,091,023
Germany 1,040,139

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 3,300,134 2,875,814 -424,320
Denmark 1,062,273 1,366,749 +304,476
Viet Nam 433,763 765,023 +331,260
China 900,940 190,083 -710,857
Germany 436,240 603,899 +167,659
Thailand 488,159 440,850 -47,309
Finland 109,964 443,568 +333,604
Cambodia 122,330 251,542 +129,212
Hungary 165,357 170,779 +5,422
Netherlands 125,975 189,578 +63,603

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 £
China 200
XI 78

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 £
China 191 9 -182
XI 78 0 -78

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 12,798,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,853,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,141,278
Road transport 6,727
Other 278

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 6,936,697 5,861,755 -1,074,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 985,531 1,867,555 +882,024
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,013,767 1,127,511 +113,744
Road transport 6,727 0 -6,727
Other 269 9 -260

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,755,342
East Midlands Airport 2,598,097
Manchester Airport 1,732,822
ZLC 1,619,164
Dover 1,488,722

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 4,138,605 2,616,737 -1,521,868
East Midlands Airport 1,408,078 1,190,019 -218,059
Manchester Airport 684,180 1,048,642 +364,462
ZLC 639,517 979,647 +340,130
Dover 446,111 1,042,611 +596,500
Immingham Docks 702,176 594,821 -107,355
Dover / Eurotunnel 470,733 749,376 +278,643
London Gateway Port 123,038 346,748 +223,710
Southampton 106,782 184,838 +78,056
Felixstowe 67,606 1,104 -66,502

Quick facts

HS code: 960719

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

Description: Slide fasteners not fitted with metal chain scoops