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 920,507
Spain 750,874
Netherlands 502,533
France 428,291
Poland 418,849

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 562,642 357,865 -204,777
Spain 393,275 357,599 -35,676
Netherlands 40,087 462,446 +422,359
France 54,840 373,451 +318,611
Poland 1,271 417,578 +416,307
Austria 222,645 154,281 -68,364
Turkey 218,443 20,256 -198,187
Germany 52,772 61,408 +8,636
Italy 78,539 28,286 -50,253
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 1,083,771
China 1,071,670
Spain 750,874
Poland 424,942
Turkey 245,734

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 274,670 809,101 +534,431
China 674,566 397,104 -277,462
Spain 393,275 357,599 -35,676
Poland 7,364 417,578 +410,214
Turkey 223,686 22,048 -201,638
Italy 79,557 97,590 +18,033
Germany 35,660 54,885 +19,225
Bulgaria 87,980 0 -87,980
Netherlands 32,554 44,003 +11,449
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) 2,679,519
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,160,777
Air transport 136,436
Other 134,649
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) 922,229 1,757,290 +835,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 814,490 346,287 -468,203
Air transport 53,409 83,027 +29,618
Other 85,301 49,348 -35,953
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 1,422,619
Felixstowe 765,345
London 390,717
Immingham Docks 290,509
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 333,185 1,089,434 +756,249
Felixstowe 641,226 124,119 -517,107
London 339,676 51,041 -288,635
Immingham Docks 5,603 284,906 +279,303
Killingholme 174,174 106,177 -67,997
London Gateway Port 30,661 158,323 +127,662
Eurotunnel 62,692 112,075 +49,383
000 85,301 49,348 -35,953
Harwich 0 126,501 +126,501
Southampton 82,202 13,785 -68,417

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
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
2025-09 9
2025-08 8

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 412,847
United Arab Emirates 94,616
Netherlands 85,307
Kuwait 46,779

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 189,276 223,571 +34,295
United Arab Emirates 0 94,616 +94,616
Netherlands 45,130 40,177 -4,953
Kuwait 0 46,779 +46,779
Germany 0 33,237 +33,237
United States 22,988 6,885 -16,103
Poland 6,244 19,237 +12,993
Qatar 0 17,184 +17,184
Saudi Arabia 0 16,736 +16,736

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 13,530

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 10,455 +7,380

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) 574,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 460,593
Air transport 276,506
Other 13,530

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) 263,377 310,821 +47,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,810 447,783 +434,973
Air transport 27,061 249,445 +222,384
Other 3,075 10,455 +7,380

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 439,308
Holyhead 379,999
London Heathrow Airport 252,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 139,895
Immingham Docks 43,251

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 Gateway Port 10,940 428,368 +417,428
Holyhead 177,773 202,226 +24,453
London Heathrow Airport 5,779 247,156 +241,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 66,091 73,804 +7,713
Immingham Docks 11,085 32,166 +21,081
000 3,075 10,455 +7,380
East Midlands Airport 10,971 1,140 -9,831
Liverpool Docks 2,228 8,613 +6,385
London Stansted Airport 10,311 0 -10,311
Milford 6,200 0 -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