Import/export HS code 70049010: Various optical glass

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

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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 £
India 1,453,399
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 695,319 758,080 +62,761
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 1,454,411
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 695,319 759,092 +63,773
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 1,460,427
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 701,150 759,277 +58,127
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 1,454,596
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 695,319 759,277 +63,958
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 252,365
Germany 123,028
Poland 120,804
United Arab Emirates 98,067
Mexico 91,490

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 146,373 105,992 -40,381
Germany 58,376 64,652 +6,276
Poland 82,861 37,943 -44,918
United Arab Emirates 22,373 75,694 +53,321
Mexico 62,059 29,431 -32,628
Tunisia 52,851 6,892 -45,959
Belgium 27,250 32,196 +4,946
Australia 44,908 13,610 -31,298
South Africa 29,506 16,890 -12,616
Italy 12,563 33,459 +20,896

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 872,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 476,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,737

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 406,049 466,055 +60,006
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 275,895 200,928 -74,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,737 0 -67,737

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 346,894
Dover 322,012
London Stansted Airport 310,030
East Midlands Airport 187,718
Dover / Eurotunnel 152,539

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 123,280 223,614 +100,334
Dover 175,103 146,909 -28,194
London Stansted Airport 185,335 124,695 -60,640
East Midlands Airport 87,941 99,777 +11,836
Dover / Eurotunnel 100,792 51,747 -49,045
Liverpool Docks 57,854 0 -57,854
ZLC 9,493 17,969 +8,476
London Gateway Port 9,883 0 -9,883
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