Import/export HS code 70071110: Motor vehicle safety glass

Safety glass specifically designed for cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles

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 £
Italy 25,067,718
Belgium 18,834,613
China 15,872,460
Spain 12,152,228
Poland 10,133,239

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 £
Italy 12,736,879 12,330,839 -406,040
Belgium 11,015,070 7,819,543 -3,195,527
China 8,678,891 7,193,569 -1,485,322
Spain 6,155,609 5,996,619 -158,990
Poland 5,815,600 4,317,639 -1,497,961
Turkey 4,809,358 3,064,235 -1,745,123
Ireland 2,036,561 2,422,986 +386,425
Germany 2,047,308 1,379,694 -667,614
Czechia 1,235,910 1,430,666 +194,756
Croatia 1,345,452 1,232,362 -113,090

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 £
Italy 25,675,263
China 17,346,020
Spain 12,261,152
Poland 10,821,194
France 8,836,993

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 £
Italy 13,231,733 12,443,530 -788,203
China 10,226,140 7,119,880 -3,106,260
Spain 6,250,631 6,010,521 -240,110
Poland 5,994,676 4,826,518 -1,168,158
France 4,450,984 4,386,009 -64,975
Czechia 5,089,082 3,675,482 -1,413,600
Turkey 4,867,360 3,122,050 -1,745,310
Croatia 1,342,547 1,262,801 -79,746
Hungary 1,500,999 1,101,749 -399,250
Slovakia 911,870 1,463,850 +551,980

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Inner London - West 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10

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
West Midlands 15 15 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 14 +4
Inner London - West 5 9 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 11 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 8 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3

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) 68,522,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,384,120
Other 13,161,408
Air transport 5,780,430
Road transport 3,021,071

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) 37,362,657 31,159,441 -6,203,216
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,699,484 9,684,636 -1,014,848
Other 7,871,873 5,289,535 -2,582,338
Air transport 2,367,284 3,413,146 +1,045,862
Road transport 1,557,930 1,463,141 -94,789
Rail transport 38,945 12,849 -26,096

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 44,006,427
Felixstowe 15,894,450
000 13,161,408
Eurotunnel 5,383,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,145,099

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 24,515,531 19,490,896 -5,024,635
Felixstowe 9,890,407 6,004,043 -3,886,364
000 7,871,873 5,289,535 -2,582,338
Eurotunnel 3,458,204 1,925,322 -1,532,882
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,113,931 3,031,168 +917,237
Purfleet 2,040,540 2,638,056 +597,516
Oxford Airport 1,398,308 2,338,018 +939,710
499 0 2,581,291 +2,581,291
ZLC 1,587,250 986,944 -600,306
London 846,837 1,235,956 +389,119

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 64
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 25
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 51
2025-11 59
2025-10 53
2025-09 52
2025-08 52

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+ 103
1m-15m 42
Other 24
15m-54m 15
0-1m 9

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 7,455,845
United States 4,451,502
France 1,627,954
Belgium 1,501,962
Germany 1,303,395

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 3,762,736 3,693,109 -69,627
United States 2,490,182 1,961,320 -528,862
France 807,054 820,900 +13,846
Belgium 1,208,020 293,942 -914,078
Germany 654,317 649,078 -5,239
South Africa 330,519 200,539 -129,980
India 199,970 326,698 +126,728
Canada 254,867 230,361 -24,506
Poland 378,894 71,780 -307,114
China 281,955 144,355 -137,600

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 6,154,435
XI 2,707
Turkey 1,071
China 756
France 357

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 3,192,870 2,961,565 -231,305
XI 1,457 1,250 -207
Turkey 1,071 0 -1,071
China 284 472 +188
France 357 0 -357
Hungary 149 146 -3
Poland 272 0 -272
United States 0 242 +242
Germany 148 0 -148
Nicaragua 34 0 -34

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,413,107
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,118,253
Air transport 5,349,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,333,641
Road transport 14,628

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 £
Other 3,197,706 3,215,401 +17,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,598,967 2,519,286 -1,079,681
Air transport 3,099,267 2,250,189 -849,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,290,659 2,042,982 -247,677
Road transport 14,628 0 -14,628

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,413,107
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,901,071
London Heathrow Airport 2,255,493
East Midlands Airport 2,167,939
Southampton 1,995,126

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 £
000 3,197,706 3,215,401 +17,695
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,492,829 1,408,242 -1,084,587
London Heathrow Airport 1,399,786 855,707 -544,079
East Midlands Airport 1,104,891 1,063,048 -41,843
Southampton 843,862 1,151,264 +307,402
London Gateway Port 598,486 461,472 -137,014
Liverpool Docks 462,824 457,115 -5,709
Felixstowe 492,132 79,132 -413,000
London Stansted Airport 297,277 266,596 -30,681
Holyhead 141,216 280,070 +138,854

Quick facts

HS code: 70071110

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

Description: Safety glass specifically designed for cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles