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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* 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 86,121,317
Belgium 80,577,816
Poland 39,079,088
Italy 27,326,411
Germany 24,788,081

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 41,274,725 44,846,592 +3,571,867
Belgium 41,382,738 39,195,078 -2,187,660
Poland 22,483,498 16,595,590 -5,887,908
Italy 15,250,153 12,076,258 -3,173,895
Germany 13,834,106 10,953,975 -2,880,131
Czechia 8,744,940 4,627,884 -4,117,056
Turkey 5,639,532 5,765,724 +126,192
Finland 2,832,344 2,111,385 -720,959
Slovakia 2,484,874 2,008,666 -476,208
France 2,400,975 1,958,639 -442,336

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 96,624,743
France 53,140,821
Poland 45,475,481
Czechia 27,321,961
Italy 25,457,245

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 50,097,550 46,527,193 -3,570,357
France 26,493,770 26,647,051 +153,281
Poland 26,471,266 19,004,215 -7,467,051
Czechia 15,019,002 12,302,959 -2,716,043
Italy 14,254,517 11,202,728 -3,051,789
Germany 10,205,586 8,699,389 -1,506,197
Turkey 5,301,225 5,747,622 +446,397
Belgium 4,095,705 5,032,910 +937,205
Finland 3,106,359 2,380,915 -725,444
Spain 2,173,753 1,571,654 -602,099

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 20
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 14 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 15 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1
Essex 8 6 -2
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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 7 +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) 166,809,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,797,037
Other 38,384,778
Road transport 3,453,283
Air transport 2,472,077

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) 95,512,417 71,296,754 -24,215,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,523,199 62,273,838 +18,750,639
Other 25,197,099 13,187,679 -12,009,420
Road transport 2,533,979 919,304 -1,614,675
Air transport 1,064,920 1,407,157 +342,237
Rail transport 34,497 9,356 -25,141

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 91,075,903
Felixstowe 83,513,346
000 38,384,778
Harwich 16,125,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,759,107

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 50,366,786 40,709,117 -9,657,669
Felixstowe 40,359,877 43,153,469 +2,793,592
000 25,197,099 13,187,679 -12,009,420
Harwich 11,093,581 5,031,958 -6,061,623
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,294,202 6,464,905 -2,829,297
Eurotunnel 8,982,671 4,802,739 -4,179,932
499 0 12,111,555 +12,111,555
London Gateway Port 3,314,386 4,965,234 +1,650,848
Southampton 4,743,569 3,529,776 -1,213,793
Immingham Docks 3,244,798 4,019,684 +774,886

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
2026-01 60
2025-11 56
2025-10 57
2025-09 56
2025-08 53

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+ 94
1m-15m 44
Other 21
15m-54m 18
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 15,653,354
Ireland 12,095,300
Belgium 6,531,932
France 3,933,279
China 3,395,412

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 9,528,731 6,124,623 -3,404,108
Ireland 6,113,168 5,982,132 -131,036
Belgium 4,698,380 1,833,552 -2,864,828
France 2,258,183 1,675,096 -583,087
China 1,999,707 1,395,705 -604,002
Germany 1,518,697 1,271,496 -247,201
South Africa 1,460,049 1,089,914 -370,135
India 1,034,943 1,153,162 +118,219
Italy 968,490 704,639 -263,851
Canada 809,748 428,900 -380,848

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 £
France 2,015
Czechia 1,999
XI 921
Germany 758
Italy 730

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 £
France 963 1,052 +89
Czechia 1,442 557 -885
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
Switzerland 63 0 -63

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) 28,474,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,025,503
Air transport 10,878,265
Other 19,347
Road transport 12,387

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) 16,212,176 12,261,985 -3,950,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,386,043 8,639,460 -2,746,583
Air transport 7,087,184 3,791,081 -3,296,103
Other 11,176 8,171 -3,005
Road transport 12,387 0 -12,387

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,881,461
Southampton 9,491,188
Liverpool Docks 9,148,322
London Heathrow Airport 7,121,629
London Gateway Port 5,514,931

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 8,072,285 5,809,176 -2,263,109
Southampton 4,826,706 4,664,482 -162,224
Liverpool Docks 6,044,278 3,104,044 -2,940,234
London Heathrow Airport 4,642,365 2,479,264 -2,163,101
London Gateway Port 3,011,755 2,503,176 -508,579
Holyhead 404,405 3,564,817 +3,160,412
Felixstowe 2,312,403 421,807 -1,890,596
Dover 1,823,775 99,413 -1,724,362
East Midlands Airport 1,077,218 763,136 -314,082
London Stansted Airport 803,171 276,094 -527,077

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