Import/export HS code 960719: Various slide fasteners

Slide fasteners not fitted with metal chain scoops

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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 2,143,523
Germany 838,710
Turkey 615,961
Belgium 472,133
Taiwan 255,617

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 1,204,322 939,201 -265,121
Germany 476,901 361,809 -115,092
Turkey 394,272 221,689 -172,583
Belgium 175,071 297,062 +121,991
Taiwan 135,517 120,100 -15,417
United States 123,798 53,378 -70,420
Romania 67,212 99,952 +32,740
Viet Nam 40,977 72,320 +31,343
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,593 68,201 +35,608
Italy 80,082 16,109 -63,973

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 2,313,514
Turkey 726,497
Germany 588,467
Taiwan 257,887
United Kingdom 213,271

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 1,305,275 1,008,239 -297,036
Turkey 472,148 254,349 -217,799
Germany 291,348 297,119 +5,771
Taiwan 144,173 113,714 -30,459
United Kingdom 98,046 115,225 +17,179
United States 124,363 49,776 -74,587
Romania 56,303 99,952 +43,649
Belgium 33,573 93,990 +60,417
Italy 92,359 26,273 -66,086
Viet Nam 44,441 70,817 +26,376

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Inner London - West 10
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 11 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 9 1 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
West Midlands 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2

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 2,517,462
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,148,161
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 624,684
Other 149,561
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 1,309,996 1,207,466 -102,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,257,778 890,383 -367,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 361,217 263,467 -97,750
Other 25,067 124,494 +99,427
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 1,441,196
Manchester Airport 660,577
East Midlands Airport 583,747
Birmingham Airport 522,959
London Gateway Port 411,767

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 847,585 593,611 -253,974
Manchester Airport 438,787 221,790 -216,997
East Midlands Airport 260,917 322,830 +61,913
Birmingham Airport 208,037 314,922 +106,885
London Gateway Port 183,633 228,134 +44,501
London Heathrow Airport 177,413 178,312 +899
Dover 152,337 185,922 +33,585
Thamesport 170,415 57,157 -113,258
London Stansted Airport 124,526 102,671 -21,855
Eurotunnel 187,025 30,471 -156,554

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
49
Manufacture of wearing apparel
27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Other manufacturing
17
Manufacture of textiles
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 20
2026-03 26
2026-02 20
2026-01 19

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 78
54m+ 30
0-1m 27
15m-54m 11
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 5,933,207
Denmark 2,399,239
Viet Nam 1,184,683
Germany 1,010,814
China 874,789

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 3,451,261 2,481,946 -969,315
Denmark 998,772 1,400,467 +401,695
Viet Nam 510,737 673,946 +163,209
Germany 454,200 556,614 +102,414
China 682,641 192,148 -490,493
Thailand 359,150 338,692 -20,458
Finland 205,030 381,115 +176,085
Cambodia 144,325 237,965 +93,640
Morocco 58,050 281,693 +223,643
Hungary 176,821 146,562 -30,259

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

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 196 4 -192

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 11,835,003
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,856,022
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,125,081
Other 200

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 6,826,054 5,008,949 -1,817,105
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 995,587 1,860,435 +864,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 993,237 1,131,844 +138,607
Other 196 4 -192

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,105,869
East Midlands Airport 2,575,372
Manchester Airport 1,602,301
Dover 1,487,476
ZLC 1,475,557

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 4,143,415 1,962,454 -2,180,961
East Midlands Airport 1,534,117 1,041,255 -492,862
Manchester Airport 453,653 1,148,648 +694,995
Dover 424,775 1,062,701 +637,926
ZLC 642,690 832,867 +190,177
Immingham Docks 624,839 664,051 +39,212
Dover / Eurotunnel 512,908 724,023 +211,115
London Gateway Port 192,783 281,851 +89,068
Southampton 105,830 184,838 +79,008
Portsmouth 16,066 48,899 +32,833

Quick facts

HS code: 960719

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

Description: Slide fasteners not fitted with metal chain scoops