Import/export HS code 70049010: Various optical glass

Optical glass not covered by other codes, used for lenses or prisms

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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 £
India 1,430,037
Germany 5,831
Netherlands 1,726
China 1,197
Slovenia 1,012

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 £
India 668,152 761,885 +93,733
Germany 5,831 0 -5,831
Netherlands 0 1,726 +1,726
China 0 1,197 +1,197
Slovenia 0 1,012 +1,012
Italy 0 949 +949
Egypt 929 0 -929

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 £
India 1,431,049
China 4,198
Germany 2,830
Netherlands 1,726
Italy 949

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 £
India 668,152 762,897 +94,745
China 3,001 1,197 -1,804
Germany 2,830 0 -2,830
Netherlands 0 1,726 +1,726
Italy 0 949 +949
Egypt 929 0 -929

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 1,437,065
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,941

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 673,983 763,082 +89,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 2,675 +2,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 929 1,012 +83

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,431,234
East Midlands Airport 3,001
Glasgow Airport 2,830
Tyne 1,726
Thamesport 1,012

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 £
London Stansted Airport 668,152 763,082 +94,930
East Midlands Airport 3,001 0 -3,001
Glasgow Airport 2,830 0 -2,830
Tyne 0 1,726 +1,726
Thamesport 0 1,012 +1,012
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 949 +949
Felixstowe 929 0 -929

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 192,230
Germany 146,097
Poland 130,278
United Arab Emirates 98,067
Mexico 88,088

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 104,261 87,969 -16,292
Germany 55,955 90,142 +34,187
Poland 84,372 45,906 -38,466
United Arab Emirates 22,373 75,694 +53,321
Mexico 53,977 34,111 -19,866
Australia 44,908 16,072 -28,836
Tunisia 52,851 6,892 -45,959
Belgium 21,196 33,483 +12,287
South Africa 29,774 22,056 -7,718
Italy 17,167 28,855 +11,688

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 885,525
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 499,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,883

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 410,990 474,535 +63,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 271,201 227,966 -43,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,883 0 -9,883

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 361,263
Dover 334,882
London Stansted Airport 309,082
East Midlands Airport 187,718
Dover / Eurotunnel 155,962

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 116,980 244,283 +127,303
Dover 167,043 167,839 +796
London Stansted Airport 189,339 119,743 -69,596
East Midlands Airport 92,585 95,133 +2,548
Dover / Eurotunnel 104,158 51,804 -52,354
ZLC 12,086 15,376 +3,290
London Gateway Port 9,883 0 -9,883
Harwich 0 6,051 +6,051
Holyhead 0 1,350 +1,350
Felixstowe 0 922 +922

Quick facts

HS code: 70049010

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

Description: Optical glass not covered by other codes, used for lenses or prisms