Import/export HS code 70031990: Various uncolored glass sheets

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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 £
Viet Nam 2,938,216
Germany 2,493,030
France 1,000,435
Netherlands 952,360
Poland 929,064

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 £
Viet Nam 0 2,938,216 +2,938,216
Germany 1,266,690 1,226,340 -40,350
France 516,483 483,952 -32,531
Netherlands 399,237 553,123 +153,886
Poland 469,229 459,835 -9,394
Spain 65,783 339,210 +273,427
Czechia 147,144 222,198 +75,054
China 203,844 114,834 -89,010
Belgium 200,882 49,725 -151,157
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 67,458 110,954 +43,496

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 £
Germany 2,559,318
Viet Nam 2,390,168
Poland 1,212,961
China 953,016
Netherlands 934,366

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 £
Germany 1,306,400 1,252,918 -53,482
Viet Nam 0 2,390,168 +2,390,168
Poland 554,354 658,607 +104,253
China 265,019 687,997 +422,978
Netherlands 395,179 539,187 +144,008
France 340,572 265,373 -75,199
Czechia 264,372 262,711 -1,661
Spain 86,258 339,210 +252,952
Italy 95,103 19,360 -75,743
South Africa 0 85,839 +85,839

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
West Midlands 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Inner London - East 3

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
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 2 0 -2
West of England 2 0 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,232,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,306,327
Air transport 348,887
Other 222,698

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,013,649 3,219,051 +205,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 226,087 3,080,240 +2,854,153
Air transport 136,298 212,589 +76,291
Other 142,209 80,489 -61,720

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,795,269
Dover 2,559,967
Eurotunnel 1,514,104
Harwich 650,463
London Gateway Port 570,520

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 231,025 2,564,244 +2,333,219
Dover 1,300,802 1,259,165 -41,637
Eurotunnel 804,881 709,223 -95,658
Harwich 260,744 389,719 +128,975
London Gateway Port 10,061 560,459 +550,398
London 123,687 217,545 +93,858
East Midlands Airport 76,157 200,893 +124,736
Hull 84,688 177,637 +92,949
Belfast Port 138,265 108,617 -29,648
Immingham Docks 4,626 234,867 +230,241

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Construction of buildings 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-08 5
2025-07 3

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 14
0-1m 11
15m-54m 6
54m+ 5
Other 3

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 £
Ireland 234,874
Netherlands 138,816
South Africa 99,369
Germany 70,306
Indonesia 38,294

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 £
Ireland 85,172 149,702 +64,530
Netherlands 39,270 99,546 +60,276
South Africa 50,770 48,599 -2,171
Germany 48,996 21,310 -27,686
Indonesia 38,294 0 -38,294
United States 28,908 6,800 -22,108
Poland 24,197 1,743 -22,454
France 15,241 5,635 -9,606
Montserrat 0 15,200 +15,200
Colombia 12,522 0 -12,522

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 £
XI 18,219
Netherlands 43

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 £
XI 179 18,040 +17,861
Netherlands 13 30 +17

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) 457,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 208,559
Air transport 34,366
Other 18,262

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) 201,296 256,536 +55,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 144,760 63,799 -80,961
Air transport 13,925 20,441 +6,516
Other 192 18,070 +17,878

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 216,612
Liverpool Docks 165,576
Harwich 122,439
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,507
London Gateway Port 24,416

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 £
Holyhead 84,980 131,632 +46,652
Liverpool Docks 116,977 48,599 -68,378
Harwich 28,965 93,474 +64,509
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,149 25,358 -36,791
London Gateway Port 9,216 15,200 +5,984
East Midlands Airport 10,425 10,577 +152
Dover 19,942 0 -19,942
000 192 18,070 +17,878
Felixstowe 12,522 0 -12,522
Hull 10,305 0 -10,305

Quick facts

HS code: 70031990

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

Description: Clear glass sheets not used for optical purposes