Import/export HS code 70072120: Motor vehicle safety glass (laminated)

Laminated safety glass specifically designed for cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles

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  • 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 84,725,067
Belgium 79,933,825
Poland 40,223,901
Italy 27,380,344
Germany 25,001,865

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 42,109,952 42,615,115 +505,163
Belgium 42,161,712 37,772,113 -4,389,599
Poland 23,234,374 16,989,527 -6,244,847
Italy 15,645,905 11,734,439 -3,911,466
Germany 14,273,057 10,728,808 -3,544,249
Czechia 9,892,136 4,747,525 -5,144,611
Turkey 5,542,821 5,890,988 +348,167
Finland 2,980,972 2,115,044 -865,928
Slovakia 2,330,142 2,107,860 -222,282
France 2,444,324 1,895,092 -549,232

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 95,955,716
France 52,502,917
Poland 46,683,162
Czechia 28,022,232
Italy 25,414,211

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 51,214,249 44,741,467 -6,472,782
France 27,353,061 25,149,856 -2,203,205
Poland 27,144,578 19,538,584 -7,605,994
Czechia 15,868,836 12,153,396 -3,715,440
Italy 14,474,109 10,940,102 -3,534,007
Germany 10,398,977 8,554,009 -1,844,968
Turkey 5,207,658 5,867,302 +659,644
Belgium 4,241,879 4,947,350 +705,471
Finland 3,248,593 2,377,612 -870,981
Spain 2,128,397 1,630,229 -498,168

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Essex 9

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 17 13 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 15 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1
Essex 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -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) 169,716,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,161,672
Other 40,286,935
Road transport 3,407,498
Air transport 2,473,890

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) 98,205,879 71,510,762 -26,695,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,071,798 58,089,874 +14,018,076
Other 26,104,745 14,182,190 -11,922,555
Road transport 2,552,828 854,670 -1,698,158
Air transport 1,100,464 1,373,426 +272,962
Rail transport 60,187 9,145 -51,042

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 92,911,921
Felixstowe 82,485,486
000 40,286,935
Harwich 16,620,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,329,247

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 52,126,314 40,785,607 -11,340,707
Felixstowe 40,898,083 41,587,403 +689,320
000 26,104,745 14,182,190 -11,922,555
Harwich 11,251,648 5,369,044 -5,882,604
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,805,738 6,523,509 -3,282,229
Eurotunnel 9,335,774 4,943,531 -4,392,243
499 0 9,718,262 +9,718,262
Southampton 4,738,866 3,599,650 -1,139,216
London Gateway Port 3,351,791 4,812,296 +1,460,505
Immingham Docks 3,200,316 4,003,358 +803,042

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 82
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 34
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 55
2025-10 56
2025-09 55
2025-08 52
2025-07 61

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+ 95
1m-15m 41
15m-54m 20
Other 20
0-1m 8

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 £
United States 15,764,146
Ireland 11,902,739
Belgium 6,710,145
France 3,992,303
China 3,441,839

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 £
United States 9,372,131 6,392,015 -2,980,116
Ireland 6,010,292 5,892,447 -117,845
Belgium 4,886,135 1,824,010 -3,062,125
France 2,294,802 1,697,501 -597,301
China 2,095,257 1,346,582 -748,675
Germany 1,546,418 1,237,200 -309,218
South Africa 1,417,507 1,094,166 -323,341
India 968,854 1,157,406 +188,552
Italy 984,742 719,030 -265,712
Canada 847,030 446,317 -400,713

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 £
XU 9,021
France 2,015
Czechia 1,756
XI 921
Germany 758

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 £
XU 3,599 5,422 +1,823
France 963 1,052 +89
Czechia 1,006 750 -256
XI 559 362 -197
Germany 758 0 -758
Italy 620 110 -510
Ireland 166 345 +179
Poland 0 311 +311
China 269 0 -269
Spain 117 0 -117

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) 28,491,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,990,710
Air transport 11,143,501
Other 19,104
Road transport 17,005

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) 16,314,725 12,177,056 -4,137,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,176,613 8,814,097 -2,362,516
Air transport 7,208,178 3,935,323 -3,272,855
Other 10,740 8,364 -2,376
Road transport 17,005 0 -17,005

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,940,832
Liverpool Docks 9,413,389
Southampton 9,385,050
London Heathrow Airport 7,276,435
London Gateway Port 5,335,362

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 8,160,412 5,780,420 -2,379,992
Liverpool Docks 5,920,929 3,492,460 -2,428,469
Southampton 4,631,382 4,753,668 +122,286
London Heathrow Airport 4,763,565 2,512,870 -2,250,695
London Gateway Port 2,729,174 2,606,188 -122,986
Holyhead 462,994 3,078,379 +2,615,385
Felixstowe 2,437,006 452,459 -1,984,547
Dover 1,977,298 118,861 -1,858,437
East Midlands Airport 1,045,142 851,178 -193,964
London Stansted Airport 823,831 311,656 -512,175

Quick facts

HS code: 70072120

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

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