Import/export HS code 70031910: Optical glass sheets (uncolored)

Clear glass sheets used for optical purposes

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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 £
Ireland 546,364
Japan 294,951
France 34,730
United States 31,851
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21,712

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 £
Ireland 247,676 298,688 +51,012
Japan 292,193 2,758 -289,435
France 0 34,730 +34,730
United States 18,969 12,882 -6,087
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,710 6,002 -9,708
Taiwan 2,492 18,410 +15,918
China 0 7,440 +7,440
Sweden 2,156 1,455 -701
Switzerland 0 3,085 +3,085

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 £
Japan 294,951
France 34,730
United States 31,851
China 29,152
Taiwan 20,902

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 £
Japan 292,193 2,758 -289,435
France 0 34,730 +34,730
United States 18,969 12,882 -6,087
China 15,710 13,442 -2,268
Taiwan 2,492 18,410 +15,918
Sweden 2,156 1,455 -701
Switzerland 0 3,085 +3,085

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 1
West Yorkshire 1

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
West Midlands 0 1 +1
West Yorkshire 0 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 £
Other 546,364
Air transport 368,202
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,895

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 £
Other 247,676 298,688 +51,012
Air transport 329,364 38,838 -290,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 36,185 +36,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,156 11,739 +9,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 546,364
East Midlands Airport 327,188
London Heathrow Airport 39,871
Eurotunnel 34,730
London 11,739

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 £
000 247,676 298,688 +51,012
East Midlands Airport 307,903 19,285 -288,618
London Heathrow Airport 21,461 18,410 -3,051
Eurotunnel 0 34,730 +34,730
London 0 11,739 +11,739
Immingham Docks 2,156 1,455 -701
London Stansted Airport 0 1,143 +1,143

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Human health activities 1
Manufacture of other transport equipment 1
Other manufacturing 1
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-06 2

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+ 2

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 £
France 188,239
Italy 45,929
Germany 3,429
Ireland 1,560
United Arab Emirates 1,020

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 £
France 115,061 73,178 -41,883
Italy 34,020 11,909 -22,111
Germany 1,260 2,169 +909
Ireland 0 1,560 +1,560
United Arab Emirates 0 1,020 +1,020
Norway 0 1,000 +1,000

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 235,728
Air transport 5,449

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 149,081 86,647 -62,434
Air transport 1,260 4,189 +2,929

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 234,168
East Midlands Airport 3,429
Holyhead 1,560
ZLC 1,020
London Stansted Airport 1,000

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,081 85,087 -63,994
East Midlands Airport 1,260 2,169 +909
Holyhead 0 1,560 +1,560
ZLC 0 1,020 +1,020
London Stansted Airport 0 1,000 +1,000

Quick facts

HS code: 70031910

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

Description: Clear glass sheets used for optical purposes