Import/export HS code 70200008: Finished glass products

Glass items that are fully processed and ready for use

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 2,505,172
United States 148,380
Italy 93,005
Turkey 90,497
Poland 77,313

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 1,648,688 856,484 -792,204
United States 56,632 91,748 +35,116
Italy 30,069 62,936 +32,867
Turkey 63,772 26,725 -37,047
Poland 4,125 73,188 +69,063
Germany 60,680 16,012 -44,668
Japan 3,994 68,412 +64,418
United Arab Emirates 68,294 0 -68,294
Indonesia 36,245 31,741 -4,504
India 55,952 5,756 -50,196

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 2,545,443
United States 161,339
Turkey 90,497
Italy 83,372
Poland 77,313

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 1,676,612 868,831 -807,781
United States 65,734 95,605 +29,871
Turkey 63,772 26,725 -37,047
Italy 17,820 65,552 +47,732
Poland 4,125 73,188 +69,063
Germany 65,878 11,309 -54,569
Japan 8,117 68,412 +60,295
United Arab Emirates 68,294 0 -68,294
Indonesia 36,245 31,741 -4,504
India 55,952 5,756 -50,196

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4

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 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 1 -2
Devon 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 3 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,660,945
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 428,635
Air transport 414,335
Road transport 14,169
Other 3,896

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,766,939 894,006 -872,933
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 240,976 187,659 -53,317
Air transport 201,321 213,014 +11,693
Road transport 14,169 0 -14,169
Other 3,766 130 -3,636

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 913,098
Liverpool Docks 862,586
Southampton 769,370
London Heathrow Airport 270,732
Dover 188,352

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 521,951 391,147 -130,804
Liverpool Docks 772,664 89,922 -682,742
Southampton 428,619 340,751 -87,868
London Heathrow Airport 143,977 126,755 -17,222
Dover 98,016 90,336 -7,680
Eurotunnel 68,550 82,957 +14,407
Grangemouth Docks 52,434 20,060 -32,374
London Gateway Port 23,489 47,126 +23,637
East Midlands Airport 35,367 25,366 -10,001
Manchester Airport 3,933 34,717 +30,784

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 9
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6
Specialised construction activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 7
2025-10 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 9

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+ 22
1m-15m 21
0-1m 19
15m-54m 9
Other 6

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 £
Germany 135,176
United States 62,887
Canada 38,218
Israel 36,412
Italy 25,856

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 £
Germany 73,777 61,399 -12,378
United States 45,509 17,378 -28,131
Canada 38,218 0 -38,218
Israel 36,412 0 -36,412
Italy 21,654 4,202 -17,452
Netherlands 10,353 3,764 -6,589
France 2,358 11,436 +9,078
Spain 6,143 7,395 +1,252
Switzerland 4,860 7,944 +3,084
India 2,000 10,694 +8,694

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 £
China 3,766

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 £
China 2,423 1,343 -1,080

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 397,207
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,109
Other 3,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,347
Road transport 956

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 253,525 143,682 -109,843
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,971 12,138 -35,833
Other 2,423 1,343 -1,080
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,227 1,120 -107
Road transport 956 0 -956

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 116,298
East Midlands Airport 75,236
London Stansted Airport 66,568
ZLC 61,302
Glasgow Airport 55,375

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 103,923 12,375 -91,548
East Midlands Airport 56,096 19,140 -36,956
London Stansted Airport 40,475 26,093 -14,382
ZLC 32,145 29,157 -2,988
Glasgow Airport 0 55,375 +55,375
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,955 1,492 -35,463
Newcastle Airport 19,535 0 -19,535
Eurotunnel 8,222 0 -8,222
Holyhead 2,794 3,768 +974
Dover 0 5,154 +5,154

Quick facts

HS code: 70200008

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

Description: Glass items that are fully processed and ready for use