Import/export HS code 70200005: Quartz reactor tubes for semiconductor production

Quartz tubes and holders used in furnaces for making semiconductors

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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 £
United States 4,753,848
China 3,945,970
Germany 3,521,584
South Korea 1,370,375
Netherlands 727,223

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 £
United States 2,672,753 2,081,095 -591,658
China 1,963,302 1,982,668 +19,366
Germany 1,971,409 1,550,175 -421,234
South Korea 693,792 676,583 -17,209
Netherlands 349,880 377,343 +27,463
Japan 74,911 431,334 +356,423
Taiwan 58,960 118,472 +59,512
Ireland 50,893 0 -50,893
Singapore 9,350 20,032 +10,682
Sweden 14,008 14,501 +493

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 £
United States 5,015,140
China 4,077,905
Germany 3,178,675
South Korea 1,460,533
United Kingdom 691,433

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 £
United States 2,780,286 2,234,854 -545,432
China 2,034,750 2,043,155 +8,405
Germany 1,770,751 1,407,924 -362,827
South Korea 729,809 730,724 +915
United Kingdom 329,130 362,303 +33,173
Japan 125,756 266,189 +140,433
Taiwan 59,191 138,364 +79,173
Myanmar 15,197 55,319 +40,122
Netherlands 25,962 18,832 -7,130
Turkey 0 17,687 +17,687

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3
West Central Scotland 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2

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
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
West Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
South East Wales 2 2 +0
West of England 2 0 -2

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 14,259,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 830,309
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,494
Road transport 14,390

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 7,272,026 6,987,142 -284,884
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 561,816 268,493 -293,323
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,952 29,542 -28,410
Road transport 0 14,390 +14,390

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Glasgow Airport 5,657,263
London Heathrow Airport 4,871,518
Manchester Airport 2,571,861
Birmingham Airport 301,512
Thamesport 300,079

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 £
Glasgow Airport 2,866,548 2,790,715 -75,833
London Heathrow Airport 2,288,221 2,583,297 +295,076
Manchester Airport 1,595,501 976,360 -619,141
Birmingham Airport 157,373 144,139 -13,234
Thamesport 176,710 123,369 -53,341
East Midlands Airport 137,776 146,865 +9,089
Glasgow 282,583 0 -282,583
Newcastle Airport 92,543 140,953 +48,410
London Stansted Airport 109,064 98,645 -10,419
London Gateway Port 63,028 128,214 +65,186

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 9
2025-09 9
2025-08 8
2025-07 11

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 17
54m+ 15
0-1m 5
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 £
France 6,587,523
Germany 3,772,141
Ireland 2,913,272
Italy 2,153,480
United States 1,820,168

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 £
France 3,594,652 2,992,871 -601,781
Germany 1,842,252 1,929,889 +87,637
Ireland 1,886,884 1,026,388 -860,496
Italy 1,014,878 1,138,602 +123,724
United States 1,554,997 265,171 -1,289,826
Netherlands 782,748 952,556 +169,808
Switzerland 421,706 458,389 +36,683
Czechia 282,391 210,605 -71,786
Sweden 234,654 235,332 +678
Israel 150,893 104,609 -46,284

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) 13,985,845
Air transport 7,773,579
Road transport 132,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,920

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) 7,859,005 6,126,840 -1,732,165
Air transport 4,311,034 3,462,545 -848,489
Road transport 132,442 0 -132,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,045 33,875 -24,170

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,879,639
East Midlands Airport 2,667,580
Holyhead 2,048,812
London Heathrow Airport 1,811,776
ZLC 1,428,304

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 6,577,849 5,301,790 -1,276,059
East Midlands Airport 917,275 1,750,305 +833,030
Holyhead 1,252,511 796,301 -456,210
London Heathrow Airport 1,270,327 541,449 -728,878
ZLC 814,028 614,276 -199,752
London Stansted Airport 714,510 116,437 -598,073
Glasgow Airport 545,547 212,871 -332,676
Edinburgh Airport 15,041 120,996 +105,955
Birmingham Airport 67,550 64,170 -3,380
Immingham Docks 55,201 31,756 -23,445

Quick facts

HS code: 70200005

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

Description: Quartz tubes and holders used in furnaces for making semiconductors