Import/export HS code 320740: Glass frit and powder

Glass frit and other glass in powder, granules, or flakes

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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 £
Japan 4,620,868
Spain 4,596,572
Belgium 3,242,207
United States 1,718,936
Germany 1,066,022

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 £
Japan 2,231,523 2,389,345 +157,822
Spain 2,269,724 2,326,848 +57,124
Belgium 2,067,770 1,174,437 -893,333
United States 958,994 759,942 -199,052
Germany 698,923 367,099 -331,824
Lithuania 264,070 367,516 +103,446
South Korea 186,860 414,032 +227,172
China 344,416 233,823 -110,593
Turkey 361,382 210,523 -150,859
Australia 141,887 106,332 -35,555

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 £
Spain 4,269,060
Japan 4,140,394
Belgium 2,885,630
United States 2,236,411
Germany 1,145,142

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 £
Spain 2,064,658 2,204,402 +139,744
Japan 1,669,968 2,470,426 +800,458
Belgium 1,871,896 1,013,734 -858,162
United States 1,068,774 1,167,637 +98,863
Germany 753,186 391,956 -361,230
South Korea 759,320 35,895 -723,425
Lithuania 264,070 386,454 +122,384
Turkey 361,382 210,523 -150,859
China 312,354 252,029 -60,325
France 306,397 133,708 -172,689

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
West Yorkshire 8
Devon 4

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 13 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 9 +5
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Devon 2 3 +1
Merseyside 3 3 +0
South East Wales 3 2 -1
South Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Suffolk 4 3 -1
Cheshire 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,127,166
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,818,235
Air transport 2,445,211
Rail transport 95,421
Road transport 27,255

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,591,540 4,535,626 -55,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,595,063 3,223,172 -371,891
Air transport 1,686,972 758,239 -928,733
Rail transport 46,725 48,696 +1,971
Road transport 22,218 5,037 -17,181
Other 1,542 1,127 -415

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 4,176,111
Dover 3,274,922
Killingholme 1,568,344
Eurotunnel 1,429,561
London Heathrow Airport 1,306,517

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 £
Southampton 1,441,795 2,734,316 +1,292,521
Dover 1,485,120 1,789,802 +304,682
Killingholme 1,225,381 342,963 -882,418
Eurotunnel 810,230 619,331 -190,899
London Heathrow Airport 1,060,113 246,404 -813,709
Felixstowe 697,981 489,458 -208,523
Liverpool Docks 506,928 415,006 -91,922
London Gateway Port 367,541 434,846 +67,305
Purfleet 307,320 174,962 -132,358
Immingham Docks 432,084 15,539 -416,545

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 22
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 17
Other manufacturing 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 15
2025-10 23
2025-09 18
2025-08 20

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 45
54m+ 36
15m-54m 8
Other 7
0-1m 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 £
United States 4,902,214
China 3,798,795
India 2,983,349
Australia 2,959,370
Germany 2,534,794

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 £
United States 2,456,980 2,445,234 -11,746
China 2,233,658 1,565,137 -668,521
India 1,775,310 1,208,039 -567,271
Australia 2,226,123 733,247 -1,492,876
Germany 1,370,684 1,164,110 -206,574
Sweden 772,198 508,631 -263,567
France 336,707 759,100 +422,393
South Korea 718,041 282,499 -435,542
Belgium 500,563 496,930 -3,633
Italy 261,827 716,916 +455,089

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 £
United States 10,428
Germany 1,026
Belgium 1

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 £
United States 6,788 3,640 -3,148
Germany 795 231 -564
Belgium 1 0 -1

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,923,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,132,551
Air transport 4,912,669
Road transport 15,746
Other 12,930

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,268,051 7,655,103 -3,612,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,908,454 4,224,097 +315,643
Air transport 2,258,511 2,654,158 +395,647
Road transport 13,042 2,704 -10,338
Other 8,544 4,386 -4,158

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 6,865,448
Southampton 4,987,772
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,575,511
London Gateway Port 3,614,038
Immingham Docks 2,312,059

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 3,589,520 3,275,928 -313,592
Southampton 3,122,886 1,864,886 -1,258,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,215,671 2,359,840 +144,169
London Gateway Port 2,298,120 1,315,918 -982,202
Immingham Docks 1,300,042 1,012,017 -288,025
Felixstowe 1,351,027 729,878 -621,149
ZLC 682,002 1,346,819 +664,817
London Heathrow Airport 711,057 572,074 -138,983
East Midlands Airport 522,273 618,573 +96,300
Dover 384,087 362,826 -21,261

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 320740

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

Description: Glass frit and other glass in powder, granules, or flakes