Import/export HS code 70060090: Various worked glass

All other types of glass that have been worked or processed but do not fall under specific categories like optical glass

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 5,043,580
France 4,845,348
China 4,405,093
Turkey 3,979,063
Spain 1,323,852

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 £
Germany 2,793,578 2,250,002 -543,576
France 2,737,333 2,108,015 -629,318
China 2,391,765 2,013,328 -378,437
Turkey 1,971,536 2,007,527 +35,991
Spain 668,212 655,640 -12,572
Japan 549,660 701,179 +151,519
Italy 636,390 457,783 -178,607
United States 269,422 325,301 +55,879
Czechia 279,305 82,688 -196,617
Switzerland 187,243 99,358 -87,885

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 5,086,641
China 4,824,480
Spain 4,677,870
Turkey 3,991,758
Japan 1,281,303

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 2,864,606 2,222,035 -642,571
China 2,645,892 2,178,588 -467,304
Spain 2,533,671 2,144,199 -389,472
Turkey 1,958,486 2,033,272 +74,786
Japan 566,829 714,474 +147,645
Italy 623,138 533,035 -90,103
France 794,979 215,479 -579,500
United States 251,282 305,833 +54,551
Czechia 146,920 324,588 +177,668
Switzerland 198,610 111,803 -86,807

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 21
Inner London - West 18
Greater Manchester 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Inner London - East 11

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 14 15 +1
Inner London - West 13 8 -5
Greater Manchester 8 11 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 7 -3
Inner London - East 5 8 +3
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -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) 11,855,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,087,802
Air transport 3,495,088
Road transport 53,561
Other 26,998

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) 6,789,648 5,065,354 -1,724,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,539,670 4,548,132 +8,462
Air transport 1,808,928 1,686,160 -122,768
Road transport 35,746 17,815 -17,931
Other 5,792 21,206 +15,414

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,394,839
Felixstowe 5,823,028
Eurotunnel 3,475,426
East Midlands Airport 1,634,750
Southampton 1,496,838

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 £
Dover 3,699,004 2,695,835 -1,003,169
Felixstowe 3,143,502 2,679,526 -463,976
Eurotunnel 2,070,096 1,405,330 -664,766
East Midlands Airport 792,735 842,015 +49,280
Southampton 598,256 898,582 +300,326
Liverpool Docks 718,331 580,072 -138,259
London Stansted Airport 507,359 293,662 -213,697
London 335,281 207,749 -127,532
London Heathrow Airport 216,712 326,129 +109,417
Immingham Docks 82,719 331,915 +249,196

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 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Other manufacturing 23
Specialised construction activities 16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 40
2025-10 47
2025-09 42
2025-08 38
2025-07 36

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 93
54m+ 77
15m-54m 30
0-1m 24
Other 20

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 £
Canada 1,114,439
United States 1,042,541
Ireland 953,959
China 807,345
Japan 344,819

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 £
Canada 380,082 734,357 +354,275
United States 542,164 500,377 -41,787
Ireland 586,515 367,444 -219,071
China 799,771 7,574 -792,197
Japan 342,999 1,820 -341,179
Germany 173,401 88,273 -85,128
United Arab Emirates 236,442 8,609 -227,833
France 220,350 9,725 -210,625
Italy 108,536 8,337 -100,199
South Africa 52,195 59,423 +7,228

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 £
XU 180,194
China 18,846
Germany 3,931
Switzerland 1,131
Ireland 205

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 £
XU 99,535 80,659 -18,876
China 6,784 12,062 +5,278
Germany 2,178 1,753 -425
Switzerland 181 950 +769
Ireland 199 6 -193
Denmark 51 152 +101

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 3,491,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,477,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 895,875
Other 204,510

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 2,516,101 975,097 -1,541,004
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,052,428 424,856 -627,572
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 312,764 583,111 +270,347
Other 108,928 95,582 -13,346

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,060,351
Dover / Eurotunnel 659,804
Birmingham Airport 612,033
Holyhead 468,236
London Gateway Port 350,839

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 1,723,349 337,002 -1,386,347
Dover / Eurotunnel 496,778 163,026 -333,752
Birmingham Airport 358,181 253,852 -104,329
Holyhead 295,799 172,437 -123,362
London Gateway Port 287,812 63,027 -224,785
Liverpool Docks 56,666 287,960 +231,294
East Midlands Airport 177,788 114,782 -63,006
London Stansted Airport 88,469 138,726 +50,257
000 108,928 95,582 -13,346
Southampton 10,284 120,791 +110,507

Quick facts

HS code: 70060090

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

Description: All other types of glass that have been worked or processed but do not fall under specific categories like optical glass