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  • 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 2,541,281
France 995,770
Netherlands 994,524
Poland 948,368

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 1,469,125 1,072,156 -396,969
France 493,245 502,525 +9,280
Netherlands 420,366 574,158 +153,792
Poland 487,617 460,751 -26,866
Spain 64,878 339,210 +274,332
China 203,844 140,021 -63,823
Czechia 70,619 265,670 +195,051
Belgium 233,876 0 -233,876
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 81,640 115,923 +34,283

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 2,607,569
Viet Nam 2,390,168
Poland 1,268,156
China 996,449
Netherlands 976,530

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 1,508,835 1,098,734 -410,101
Viet Nam 0 2,390,168 +2,390,168
Poland 590,060 678,096 +88,036
China 278,296 718,153 +439,857
Netherlands 416,308 560,222 +143,914
France 300,016 265,373 -34,643
Czechia 221,195 272,835 +51,640
Spain 86,258 339,210 +252,952
Italy 97,203 26,725 -70,478
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1

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) 6,295,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,339,751
Air transport 365,694
Other 181,706

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) 3,189,213 3,106,145 -83,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,461 3,118,290 +2,896,829
Air transport 144,264 221,430 +77,166
Other 127,347 54,359 -72,988

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,808,283
Dover 2,496,575
Eurotunnel 1,628,427
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 224,934 2,583,349 +2,358,415
Dover 1,305,258 1,191,317 -113,941
Eurotunnel 841,540 786,887 -54,653
Harwich 282,427 368,036 +85,609
London Gateway Port 10,061 560,459 +550,398
London 125,392 223,531 +98,139
East Midlands Airport 84,123 205,862 +121,739
Hull 90,546 180,915 +90,369
Belfast Port 138,265 129,932 -8,333
Immingham Docks 103,577 138,014 +34,437

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
2026-01 3
2025-11 6
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-08 5

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 13
0-1m 11
15m-54m 6
54m+ 5
Other 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 £
Ireland 256,654
Netherlands 137,091
Germany 70,306
South Africa 57,756
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 63,152 193,502 +130,350
Netherlands 37,545 99,546 +62,001
Germany 48,996 21,310 -27,686
South Africa 0 57,756 +57,756
Indonesia 38,294 0 -38,294
Poland 24,197 1,743 -22,454
France 15,241 7,350 -7,891
United States 995 18,709 +17,714
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 18,040
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 13,485 4,555 -8,930
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) 479,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 128,092
Air transport 47,990
Other 18,083

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) 165,970 313,821 +147,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,136 72,956 +17,820
Air transport 13,925 34,065 +20,140
Other 13,498 4,585 -8,913

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 209,406
Liverpool Docks 125,215
Harwich 120,714
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,507
East Midlands Airport 22,717

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 49,654 159,752 +110,098
Liverpool Docks 38,294 86,921 +48,627
Harwich 27,240 93,474 +66,234
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,149 25,358 -36,791
East Midlands Airport 10,425 12,292 +1,867
Dover 19,942 0 -19,942
000 13,498 4,585 -8,913
London Gateway Port 0 15,200 +15,200
Felixstowe 12,522 0 -12,522
London Heathrow Airport 0 11,909 +11,909

Quick facts

HS code: 70031990

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

Description: Clear glass sheets not used for optical purposes