Import/export HS code 70052935: Medium other float or polished glass (3.5mm to 4.5mm)

Other float or polished glass sheets with a thickness between 3.5mm and 4.5mm

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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 £
Belgium 6,388,341
France 6,156,644
China 4,417,038
Ireland 2,901,279
Germany 2,831,305

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 £
Belgium 3,873,092 2,515,249 -1,357,843
France 2,735,262 3,421,382 +686,120
China 1,758,214 2,658,824 +900,610
Ireland 1,614,907 1,286,372 -328,535
Germany 1,144,932 1,686,373 +541,441
Turkey 687,897 370,040 -317,857
Netherlands 280,399 64,749 -215,650
Malaysia 0 213,215 +213,215
Indonesia 0 59,312 +59,312
Egypt 0 55,958 +55,958

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 £
Belgium 5,250,559
China 4,432,159
Germany 3,688,933
France 3,552,796
Luxembourg 1,730,179

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 £
Belgium 3,389,109 1,861,450 -1,527,659
China 1,800,800 2,631,359 +830,559
Germany 1,354,131 2,334,802 +980,671
France 1,763,520 1,789,276 +25,756
Luxembourg 480,640 1,249,539 +768,899
Turkey 642,111 370,040 -272,071
Spain 637,641 110,357 -527,284
Romania 120,510 276,891 +156,381
Netherlands 287,175 44,179 -242,996
Malaysia 54,271 181,813 +127,542

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Inner London - West 3
Lincolnshire 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
West Midlands 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 0 -4
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 0 3 +3
West Midlands 1 3 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 0 2 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,808,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,801,386
Other 2,893,621
Air transport 26,775
Rail transport 1,088

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) 8,094,852 7,713,284 -381,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,446,153 3,355,233 +909,080
Other 1,604,776 1,288,845 -315,931
Air transport 14,731 12,044 -2,687
Rail transport 1,088 0 -1,088

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 8,536,392
Dover 6,514,684
Felixstowe 4,088,617
000 2,893,621
Southampton 959,596

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 £
Eurotunnel 4,862,857 3,673,535 -1,189,322
Dover 2,827,845 3,686,839 +858,994
Felixstowe 1,903,543 2,185,074 +281,531
000 1,604,776 1,288,845 -315,931
Southampton 274,260 685,336 +411,076
London Gateway Port 229,592 412,361 +182,769
Hull 113,970 270,982 +157,012
Immingham Docks 148,306 15,868 -132,438
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,500 40,493 -8,007
Tyne 22,619 65,776 +43,157

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
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
0-1m 10
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 7
54m+ 4
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 5,197,690
Spain 2,291,508
Germany 665,038
France 118,343
New Zealand 11,113

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 2,798,181 2,399,509 -398,672
Spain 0 2,291,508 +2,291,508
Germany 581,118 83,920 -497,198
France 67,436 50,907 -16,529
New Zealand 1,959 9,154 +7,195
Luxembourg 6,258 4,126 -2,132
Italy 6,648 0 -6,648
Portugal 0 5,500 +5,500
United States 0 3,747 +3,747
Poland 0 2,830 +2,830

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 £
Ireland 293
XI 57

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 £
Ireland 293 0 -293
XI 51 6 -45

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) 8,289,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,518
Air transport 8,658
Other 350

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) 3,459,297 4,829,820 +1,370,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 890 17,628 +16,738
Air transport 4,911 3,747 -1,164
Other 344 6 -338

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,052,507
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,148,504
Immingham Docks 1,047,401
Dover 832,771
Liverpool Docks 88,035

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 2,740,884 2,311,623 -429,261
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,746 1,125,758 +1,103,012
Immingham Docks 0 1,047,401 +1,047,401
Dover 638,714 194,057 -444,657
Liverpool Docks 22,942 65,093 +42,151
Fishguard 34,011 31,437 -2,574
Killingholme 0 36,834 +36,834
Eurotunnel 0 18,683 +18,683
London Gateway Port 0 9,154 +9,154
Ayr Harbour 0 7,408 +7,408

Quick facts

HS code: 70052935

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

Description: Other float or polished glass sheets with a thickness between 3.5mm and 4.5mm