Import/export HS code 960719: Various slide fasteners

Slide fasteners not fitted with metal chain scoops

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 2,125,089
Germany 913,234
Turkey 618,983
Belgium 487,214
Taiwan 262,594

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 1,139,326 985,763 -153,563
Germany 579,948 333,286 -246,662
Turkey 372,096 246,887 -125,209
Belgium 208,085 279,129 +71,044
Taiwan 153,304 109,290 -44,014
United States 133,351 46,113 -87,238
Italy 86,882 33,308 -53,574
Romania 63,621 50,496 -13,125
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 22,379 68,863 +46,484
Spain 26,657 61,543 +34,886

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 2,334,103
Turkey 746,376
Germany 635,273
Taiwan 266,851
United Kingdom 206,241

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 1,261,622 1,072,481 -189,141
Turkey 458,572 287,804 -170,768
Germany 349,228 286,045 -63,183
Taiwan 175,156 91,695 -83,461
United Kingdom 106,057 100,184 -5,873
United States 129,870 45,894 -83,976
Italy 112,629 33,740 -78,889
Estonia 73,949 36,525 -37,424
Romania 55,401 50,496 -4,905
Belgium 39,716 64,804 +25,088

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Inner London - West 12
Inner London - East 10
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 10 12 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 9 8 -1
Inner London - East 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 5 +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 2,449,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,281,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 542,886
Other 171,173
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 1,384,775 1,064,495 -320,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,234,834 1,047,083 -187,751
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 350,815 192,071 -158,744
Other 58,849 112,324 +53,475
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 1,511,949
Manchester Airport 634,622
East Midlands Airport 513,845
Birmingham Airport 506,909
London Heathrow Airport 424,916

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 885,462 626,487 -258,975
Manchester Airport 357,532 277,090 -80,442
East Midlands Airport 243,300 270,545 +27,245
Birmingham Airport 229,743 277,166 +47,423
London Heathrow Airport 293,430 131,486 -161,944
London Gateway Port 102,014 294,649 +192,635
Thamesport 206,218 104,341 -101,877
Eurotunnel 208,434 37,820 -170,614
London Stansted Airport 146,196 87,029 -59,167
Dover 111,067 115,053 +3,986

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 51
Manufacture of wearing apparel 26
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
2026-01 19
2025-11 23
2025-10 21
2025-09 23
2025-08 22

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 76
54m+ 30
0-1m 29
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 5,435,708
Denmark 1,729,701
China 1,066,132
Viet Nam 1,002,230
Thailand 922,887

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 3,228,030 2,207,678 -1,020,352
Denmark 1,004,783 724,918 -279,865
China 833,641 232,491 -601,150
Viet Nam 379,438 622,792 +243,354
Thailand 487,241 435,646 -51,595
Germany 443,854 347,517 -96,337
Finland 93,345 364,288 +270,943
Hungary 174,101 154,578 -19,523
Cambodia 79,168 239,053 +159,885
Netherlands 135,906 124,457 -11,449

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 196
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 5 -186
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 11,618,652
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,191,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,625,615
Road transport 6,727
Other 274

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 6,808,819 4,809,833 -1,998,986
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 988,366 1,203,607 +215,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 929,498 696,117 -233,381
Road transport 6,727 0 -6,727
Other 269 5 -264

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,354,585
East Midlands Airport 2,386,260
Manchester Airport 1,386,603
ZLC 1,366,999
Dover 1,076,857

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 3,924,577 2,430,008 -1,494,569
East Midlands Airport 1,375,122 1,011,138 -363,984
Manchester Airport 830,098 556,505 -273,593
ZLC 586,176 780,823 +194,647
Dover 401,035 675,822 +274,787
Dover / Eurotunnel 522,323 468,571 -53,752
Immingham Docks 684,979 228,030 -456,949
London Gateway Port 121,121 239,670 +118,549
Southampton 41,627 228,417 +186,790
Felixstowe 67,606 0 -67,606

Quick facts

HS code: 960719

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

Description: Slide fasteners not fitted with metal chain scoops