Import/export HS code 70072180: Various vehicle safety glass (laminated)

Laminated safety glass for vehicles, aircraft, or vessels that does not fit into specific categories like motor vehicles

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 14,344,699
United States 10,224,968
France 3,320,648
Germany 2,817,923
Italy 1,540,281

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 8,157,474 6,187,225 -1,970,249
United States 5,527,996 4,696,972 -831,024
France 1,930,718 1,389,930 -540,788
Germany 1,874,180 943,743 -930,437
Italy 868,289 671,992 -196,297
Netherlands 528,735 281,563 -247,172
Turkey 722,643 64,703 -657,940
Argentina 38,362 539,734 +501,372
Belgium 368,637 146,168 -222,469
Canada 199,166 217,017 +17,851

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 14,884,778
United States 13,246,939
France 4,365,672
Italy 1,393,716
United Kingdom 931,615

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 8,599,604 6,285,174 -2,314,430
United States 6,802,469 6,444,470 -357,999
France 2,444,715 1,920,957 -523,758
Italy 794,324 599,392 -194,932
United Kingdom 597,951 333,664 -264,287
Canada 558,126 369,599 -188,527
Turkey 721,025 71,130 -649,895
Germany 492,300 203,235 -289,065
Belgium 238,197 30,168 -208,029
Switzerland 33,516 209,540 +176,024

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Inner London - West 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 15 +2
Inner London - West 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 12 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Essex 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 0 -7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
West Midlands 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 £
Air transport 17,906,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,483,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,363,764
Road transport 167,114
Other 103,831

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 £
Air transport 9,320,183 8,586,755 -733,428
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,952,127 2,531,793 -5,420,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,301,794 6,061,970 +1,760,176
Road transport 146,309 20,805 -125,504
Other 74,837 28,994 -45,843

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,371,087
London Heathrow Airport 7,864,246
East Midlands Airport 4,498,470
London Stansted Airport 4,414,078
Dover 2,511,591

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 8,409,043 5,962,044 -2,446,999
London Heathrow Airport 3,853,909 4,010,337 +156,428
East Midlands Airport 2,564,853 1,933,617 -631,236
London Stansted Airport 2,485,386 1,928,692 -556,694
Dover 1,679,585 832,006 -847,579
Dover / Eurotunnel 337,122 661,791 +324,669
Eurotunnel 445,800 324,927 -120,873
London 190,138 340,975 +150,837
ZLC 495,366 30,633 -464,733
Southampton 359,631 103,954 -255,677

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 24
Air transport 20
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 17
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 35
2025-10 34
2025-09 26
2025-08 24

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+ 75
1m-15m 44
15m-54m 15
Other 15
0-1m 10

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 3,325,631
United States 3,149,196
Italy 1,072,313
Netherlands 955,517
France 848,300

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 1,928,102 1,397,529 -530,573
United States 1,579,585 1,569,611 -9,974
Italy 348,663 723,650 +374,987
Netherlands 616,902 338,615 -278,287
France 494,972 353,328 -141,644
Germany 348,346 368,377 +20,031
Spain 342,221 124,369 -217,852
Turkey 276,832 178,313 -98,519
South Africa 55,681 393,675 +337,994
Belgium 151,161 253,622 +102,461

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 501
Italy 207
XI 80
China 75

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 169 332 +163
Italy 0 207 +207
XI 0 80 +80
China 0 75 +75

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 11,288,369
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,719,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 787,586
Road transport 1,178
Other 1,121

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 £
Air transport 5,573,390 5,714,979 +141,589
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,157,759 2,561,522 -596,237
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,416 606,170 +424,754
Road transport 1,178 0 -1,178
Other 169 952 +783

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,834,800
Heysham 2,541,055
London Stansted Airport 1,938,049
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,805,629
East Midlands Airport 1,493,157

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 Heathrow Airport 2,965,481 3,869,319 +903,838
Heysham 1,419,118 1,121,937 -297,181
London Stansted Airport 1,100,742 837,307 -263,435
Dover / Eurotunnel 832,264 973,365 +141,101
East Midlands Airport 885,948 607,209 -278,739
Holyhead 332,385 119,675 -212,710
ZLC 332,537 117,514 -215,023
Liverpool Docks 129,535 285,403 +155,868
Southampton 9,090 346,027 +336,937
Manchester Airport 252,549 94,278 -158,271

Quick facts

HS code: 70072180

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

Description: Laminated safety glass for vehicles, aircraft, or vessels that does not fit into specific categories like motor vehicles