Import/export HS code 70071980: Various types of safety glass

All other safety glass not covered by specific categories, such as clear or specialty safety 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 £
China 64,658,383
South Korea 6,469,518
Turkey 6,298,859
Denmark 4,471,386
Spain 4,316,144

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 31,884,884 32,773,499 +888,615
South Korea 4,857,537 1,611,981 -3,245,556
Turkey 3,447,094 2,851,765 -595,329
Denmark 1,673,225 2,798,161 +1,124,936
Spain 2,323,306 1,992,838 -330,468
Netherlands 1,433,789 2,245,427 +811,638
Ireland 1,787,584 1,105,485 -682,099
Germany 1,354,068 1,219,501 -134,567
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,745,772 752,768 -993,004
Malaysia 532,153 1,189,099 +656,946

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 75,168,342
Turkey 6,363,634
South Korea 6,275,633
Spain 4,360,622
Viet Nam 2,314,407

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 36,922,995 38,245,347 +1,322,352
Turkey 3,464,368 2,899,266 -565,102
South Korea 4,739,597 1,536,036 -3,203,561
Spain 2,311,594 2,049,028 -262,566
Viet Nam 769,207 1,545,200 +775,993
Malaysia 790,717 1,246,363 +455,646
Germany 994,046 989,929 -4,117
Denmark 774,482 1,155,887 +381,405
France 828,022 612,405 -215,617
Italy 717,998 527,430 -190,568

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 38
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29
West Midlands 25
Greater Manchester 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23

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 26 22 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 21 +0
West Midlands 14 19 +5
Greater Manchester 17 16 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 14 +0
Inner London - East 9 15 +6
Outer London - West and North West 16 14 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 15 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 15 +1
West Yorkshire 13 11 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,719,718
Air transport 28,169,733
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,901,075
Road transport 2,899,973
Other 1,959,702

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,880,759 25,838,959 -4,041,800
Air transport 13,370,525 14,799,208 +1,428,683
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,182,063 9,719,012 +536,949
Road transport 1,122,468 1,777,505 +655,037
Other 1,406,836 552,866 -853,970

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,647,490
Southampton 17,835,471
London Heathrow Airport 13,684,249
London 5,188,486
Dover 4,590,551

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 £
Felixstowe 11,863,697 10,783,793 -1,079,904
Southampton 10,650,773 7,184,698 -3,466,075
London Heathrow Airport 6,986,474 6,697,775 -288,699
London 3,757,008 1,431,478 -2,325,530
Dover 2,471,261 2,119,290 -351,971
ZLC 2,378,892 2,161,194 -217,698
Eurotunnel 2,271,687 2,039,882 -231,805
East Midlands Airport 2,392,487 1,788,007 -604,480
Immingham Docks 1,255,721 2,533,297 +1,277,576
London Gateway Port 746,859 2,951,848 +2,204,989

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 110
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 103
Other manufacturing 39
Specialised construction activities 36
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 62
2025-11 79
2025-10 84
2025-09 72
2025-08 66

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 155
54m+ 140
0-1m 86
15m-54m 49
Other 33

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 4,198,540
Switzerland 2,369,333
United States 1,587,596
France 1,347,047
Netherlands 427,077

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 2,167,681 2,030,859 -136,822
Switzerland 1,309,698 1,059,635 -250,063
United States 690,459 897,137 +206,678
France 682,220 664,827 -17,393
Netherlands 218,481 208,596 -9,885
Germany 184,463 202,359 +17,896
Czechia 87,459 183,004 +95,545
Austria 118,642 94,037 -24,605
Iceland 17,090 178,295 +161,205
Greece 178,160 10,072 -168,088

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 £
Ireland 1,356,199
XI 790,616
China 691,125
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 29,146
Germany 197

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 £
Ireland 1,069,048 287,151 -781,897
XI 13,166 777,450 +764,284
China 275,854 415,271 +139,417
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 27,657 1,489 -26,168
Germany 0 197 +197

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) 5,678,963
Other 2,868,227
Air transport 2,321,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,513,298
Road transport 25,843

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) 3,139,602 2,539,361 -600,241
Other 1,386,239 1,481,988 +95,749
Air transport 1,230,028 1,091,335 -138,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 488,631 1,024,667 +536,036
Road transport 25,843 0 -25,843

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,804,210
000 2,868,227
East Midlands Airport 1,240,845
Liverpool Docks 877,848
Holyhead 723,849

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 2,033,758 1,770,452 -263,306
000 1,386,239 1,481,988 +95,749
East Midlands Airport 787,359 453,486 -333,873
Liverpool Docks 272,696 605,152 +332,456
Holyhead 375,102 348,747 -26,355
London Heathrow Airport 227,599 441,976 +214,377
Southampton 381,461 288,065 -93,396
Dover 323,351 143,780 -179,571
Immingham Docks 26,443 196,150 +169,707
ZLC 70,157 79,587 +9,430

Quick facts

HS code: 70071980

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

Description: All other safety glass not covered by specific categories, such as clear or specialty safety glass