Import/export HS code 70080081: Double-panel insulating glass units

Insulating glass made of two glass panels sealed together with air or gas in between for better insulation

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 £
Ireland 21,680,490
Poland 21,548,710
China 8,559,584
Germany 5,721,366
Italy 4,741,460

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 £
Ireland 13,100,260 8,580,230 -4,520,030
Poland 12,314,722 9,233,988 -3,080,734
China 4,918,159 3,641,425 -1,276,734
Germany 2,527,885 3,193,481 +665,596
Italy 3,276,908 1,464,552 -1,812,356
Spain 2,314,274 1,630,084 -684,190
Belgium 2,125,493 1,665,233 -460,260
France 862,566 2,744,782 +1,882,216
Lithuania 1,471,829 1,673,558 +201,729
Netherlands 1,171,318 1,395,972 +224,654

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 £
Poland 23,742,008
Ireland 17,705,765
China 8,586,691
Germany 6,246,064
Italy 4,965,333

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 £
Poland 13,327,871 10,414,137 -2,913,734
Ireland 10,115,336 7,590,429 -2,524,907
China 4,939,987 3,646,704 -1,293,283
Germany 2,126,506 4,119,558 +1,993,052
Italy 3,432,586 1,532,747 -1,899,839
Spain 2,348,281 1,917,986 -430,295
Belgium 2,171,155 1,942,336 -228,819
Lithuania 1,734,573 1,594,678 -139,895
Estonia 1,568,624 1,087,424 -481,200
Turkey 1,225,126 1,333,743 +108,617

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12

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 23 15 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
Inner London - East 5 11 +6
Outer London - West and North West 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Essex 5 8 +3
Outer London - South 6 5 -1
Kent 6 3 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -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) 74,154,522
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,091,743
Other 4,045,508
Air transport 949,658
Road transport 833,492

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) 39,735,824 34,418,698 -5,317,126
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,257,314 4,834,429 -2,422,885
Other 2,986,683 1,058,825 -1,927,858
Air transport 519,293 430,365 -88,928
Road transport 373,005 460,487 +87,482

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 35,118,450
Holyhead 11,972,121
Felixstowe 10,213,607
Harwich 5,289,918
Eurotunnel 4,495,644

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 18,102,579 17,015,871 -1,086,708
Holyhead 6,543,849 5,428,272 -1,115,577
Felixstowe 5,479,208 4,734,399 -744,809
Harwich 3,740,809 1,549,109 -2,191,700
Eurotunnel 2,317,471 2,178,173 -139,298
000 2,986,683 1,058,825 -1,927,858
Liverpool Docks 2,786,992 1,194,042 -1,592,950
London 1,075,062 1,547,336 +472,274
Immingham Docks 932,688 1,470,796 +538,108
Purfleet 1,665,726 216,551 -1,449,175

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 71
Construction of buildings 32
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 22
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 38
2025-10 47
2025-09 45
2025-08 40
2025-07 41

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 81
0-1m 36
54m+ 35
15m-54m 29
Other 13

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 11,771,465
France 293,471
Lithuania 274,983
United States 142,043
Denmark 100,418

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 8,580,983 3,190,482 -5,390,501
France 176,791 116,680 -60,111
Lithuania 151,764 123,219 -28,545
United States 19,729 122,314 +102,585
Denmark 48,308 52,110 +3,802
Netherlands 20,777 66,489 +45,712
Poland 23,380 32,465 +9,085
Malta 35,500 0 -35,500
Austria 35,423 0 -35,423
Germany 22,431 8,458 -13,973

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 10,714,312
Ireland 74

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 8,388,169 2,326,143 -6,062,026
Ireland 74 0 -74

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 10,714,386
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,973,502
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,942
Air transport 64,330

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 £
Other 8,388,243 2,326,143 -6,062,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 702,889 1,270,613 +567,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,996 133,946 +85,950
Air transport 20,192 44,138 +23,946

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,714,386
Holyhead 926,742
Dover / Eurotunnel 685,752
Liverpool Docks 184,632
Immingham Docks 126,254

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 £
000 8,388,243 2,326,143 -6,062,100
Holyhead 123,019 803,723 +680,704
Dover / Eurotunnel 423,032 262,720 -160,312
Liverpool Docks 63,567 121,065 +57,498
Immingham Docks 55,642 70,612 +14,970
Eurotunnel 0 77,651 +77,651
London Heathrow Airport 5,309 40,549 +35,240
Portsmouth 38,069 0 -38,069
Dover 15,944 8,345 -7,599
London Gateway Port 7,400 15,701 +8,301

Quick facts

HS code: 70080081

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

Description: Insulating glass made of two glass panels sealed together with air or gas in between for better insulation