Import/export HS code 700711: Vehicle safety glass

Safety glass cut and shaped for use in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, or vessels

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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 £
China 31,961,434
Italy 30,608,496
Belgium 19,172,051
Spain 13,658,424
Turkey 12,671,263

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 £
China 18,109,137 13,852,297 -4,256,840
Italy 16,005,945 14,602,551 -1,403,394
Belgium 11,294,085 7,877,966 -3,416,119
Spain 6,901,079 6,757,345 -143,734
Turkey 7,543,303 5,127,960 -2,415,343
Poland 6,268,123 4,518,482 -1,749,641
Ireland 3,063,006 3,163,625 +100,619
Germany 2,390,818 1,758,585 -632,233
Croatia 1,417,154 1,546,815 +129,661
Czechia 1,354,836 1,462,188 +107,352

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 £
China 34,141,623
Italy 31,119,435
Spain 13,479,501
Turkey 12,842,506
Poland 11,433,721

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 £
China 20,106,112 14,035,511 -6,070,601
Italy 16,499,662 14,619,773 -1,879,889
Spain 6,808,794 6,670,707 -138,087
Turkey 7,632,974 5,209,532 -2,423,442
Poland 6,444,892 4,988,829 -1,456,063
Czechia 5,180,593 3,843,458 -1,337,135
France 4,604,524 4,290,761 -313,763
Croatia 1,415,745 1,579,772 +164,027
Hungary 1,600,756 1,128,338 -472,418
Slovakia 928,428 1,337,240 +408,812

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 28
West Midlands 21
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17

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
Inner London - West 11 24 +13
West Midlands 18 18 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 16 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 17 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 10 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 9 -4
Essex 7 8 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2

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) 78,127,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,461,978
Other 15,341,182
Air transport 9,668,647
Road transport 3,571,369

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) 42,844,520 35,283,025 -7,561,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,420,318 17,041,660 -4,378,658
Other 9,031,860 6,309,322 -2,722,538
Air transport 4,696,000 4,972,647 +276,647
Road transport 1,809,451 1,761,918 -47,533
Rail transport 50,592 16,689 -33,903

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,529,295
Felixstowe 27,685,998
000 15,341,182
Eurotunnel 6,639,605
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,898,081

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 26,815,456 20,713,839 -6,101,617
Felixstowe 16,668,208 11,017,790 -5,650,418
000 9,031,860 6,309,322 -2,722,538
Eurotunnel 4,314,603 2,325,002 -1,989,601
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,282,629 3,615,452 +1,332,823
Belfast Port 2,522,873 2,390,868 -132,005
Purfleet 2,080,652 2,778,805 +698,153
London 1,984,363 2,301,141 +316,778
Oxford Airport 1,487,160 2,242,926 +755,766
ZLC 2,097,862 1,438,159 -659,703

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 71
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 55
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Other manufacturing 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 91
2025-10 81
2025-09 82
2025-08 89
2025-07 82

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
54m+ 143
1m-15m 96
Other 38
0-1m 30
15m-54m 28

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 8,891,295
United States 7,810,850
France 4,582,503
Germany 3,234,844
Netherlands 2,263,734

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 4,789,378 4,101,917 -687,461
United States 4,644,191 3,166,659 -1,477,532
France 2,494,753 2,087,750 -407,003
Germany 1,143,920 2,090,924 +947,004
Netherlands 1,213,259 1,050,475 -162,784
Italy 1,358,222 839,979 -518,243
Belgium 1,402,863 706,955 -695,908
China 906,275 862,265 -44,010
Poland 668,651 370,851 -297,800
South Africa 404,761 339,453 -65,308

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 £
Switzerland 6,072,693
China 367,620
XU 259,719
Ireland 44,325
XI 44,157

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 £
Switzerland 3,190,617 2,882,076 -308,541
China 328,796 38,824 -289,972
XU 7,118 252,601 +245,483
Ireland 24,595 19,730 -4,865
XI 22,200 21,957 -243
Turkey 4,149 8,113 +3,964
France 3,608 3,316 -292
XL 3,054 0 -3,054
Spain 1,627 0 -1,627
Italy 419 826 +407

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) 17,442,770
Air transport 10,460,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,151,025
Other 6,816,894
Road transport 55,702

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) 9,190,812 8,251,958 -938,854
Air transport 5,912,888 4,548,065 -1,364,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,781,065 3,369,960 -1,411,105
Other 3,589,063 3,227,831 -361,232
Road transport 54,797 905 -53,892

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,916,606
000 6,816,894
London Heathrow Airport 4,647,134
East Midlands Airport 2,903,124
Liverpool Docks 2,428,176

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,229,705 4,686,901 -1,542,804
000 3,589,063 3,227,831 -361,232
London Heathrow Airport 2,556,358 2,090,776 -465,582
East Midlands Airport 1,459,198 1,443,926 -15,272
Liverpool Docks 1,272,024 1,156,152 -115,872
Southampton 1,173,689 1,203,878 +30,189
London Stansted Airport 1,272,704 852,020 -420,684
London Gateway Port 821,839 1,014,230 +192,391
Felixstowe 1,403,506 175,899 -1,227,607
Dover 883,917 569,056 -314,861

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 700711

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

Description: Safety glass cut and shaped for use in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, or vessels