Import/export HS code 70071920: Coloured or tinted safety glass

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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 855,642
Spain 772,898
Netherlands 501,715
Poland 420,475
France 411,656

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 547,184 308,458 -238,726
Spain 424,599 348,299 -76,300
Netherlands 36,457 465,258 +428,801
Poland 2,897 417,578 +414,681
France 71,061 340,595 +269,534
Austria 233,383 154,281 -79,102
Turkey 269,603 20,470 -249,133
Germany 58,906 57,482 -1,424
Italy 74,258 32,567 -41,691
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 94,323 2,363 -91,960

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 £
Austria 1,077,874
China 1,000,852
Spain 772,898
Poland 427,763
Turkey 297,998

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 £
Austria 301,629 776,245 +474,616
China 659,108 341,744 -317,364
Spain 424,599 348,299 -76,300
Poland 10,185 417,578 +407,393
Turkey 275,736 22,262 -253,474
Italy 75,276 101,871 +26,595
Germany 39,608 54,885 +15,277
Bulgaria 87,980 0 -87,980
Netherlands 28,924 49,138 +20,214
France 35,780 29,247 -6,533

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 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Inner London - West 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +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) 2,712,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,131,150
Other 136,587
Air transport 134,475
Road transport 15,458

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) 1,000,605 1,712,029 +711,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 833,707 297,443 -536,264
Other 81,593 54,994 -26,599
Air transport 53,409 81,066 +27,657
Road transport 2,723 12,735 +10,012

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,422,958
Felixstowe 799,893
London 435,495
Immingham Docks 290,271
Killingholme 280,351

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 350,638 1,072,320 +721,682
Felixstowe 675,468 124,425 -551,043
London 384,454 51,041 -333,413
Immingham Docks 7,688 282,583 +274,895
Killingholme 174,174 106,177 -67,997
Eurotunnel 60,037 86,117 +26,080
000 81,593 54,994 -26,599
Harwich 0 126,501 +126,501
London Gateway Port 15,860 105,177 +89,317
Southampton 87,464 13,785 -73,679

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 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 5
Specialised construction activities 5
Manufacture of furniture 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
2025-09 9
2025-08 8
2025-07 11

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+ 19
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5
Other 3

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 £
Egypt 484,814
Ireland 425,636
Netherlands 88,054
Kuwait 46,779
Germany 33,237

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 £
Egypt 0 484,814 +484,814
Ireland 215,667 209,969 -5,698
Netherlands 45,307 42,747 -2,560
Kuwait 0 46,779 +46,779
Germany 0 33,237 +33,237
United States 20,719 9,154 -11,565
Poland 3,436 22,045 +18,609
Qatar 0 17,184 +17,184
Saudi Arabia 0 16,736 +16,736
India 5,779 9,432 +3,653

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 £
XI 13,488

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 £
XI 3,075 10,413 +7,338

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) 588,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 354,017
Air transport 276,506
Other 13,488

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) 287,137 300,930 +13,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,541 343,476 +332,935
Air transport 27,061 249,445 +222,384
Other 3,075 10,413 +7,338

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 394,210
London Gateway Port 344,692
London Heathrow Airport 252,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 140,933
Immingham Docks 31,291

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 210,364 183,846 -26,518
London Gateway Port 8,671 336,021 +327,350
London Heathrow Airport 5,779 247,156 +241,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,460 77,473 +14,013
Immingham Docks 11,085 20,206 +9,121
000 3,075 10,413 +7,338
East Midlands Airport 10,971 1,140 -9,831
London Stansted Airport 10,311 0 -10,311
Liverpool Docks 2,228 7,233 +5,005
Milford 0 6,200 +6,200

Quick facts

HS code: 70071920

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

Description: Safety glass that is coloured, tinted, or has special layers to absorb or reflect light