Import/export HS code 70200010: Fused quartz or silica glass products

Glass products made from fused quartz or fused silica

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 £
Germany 3,247,255
Netherlands 2,117,216
South Korea 1,113,447
Austria 615,216
China 568,171

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 £
Germany 2,475,977 771,278 -1,704,699
Netherlands 1,907,068 210,148 -1,696,920
South Korea 661,344 452,103 -209,241
Austria 35,426 579,790 +544,364
China 262,362 305,809 +43,447
United States 323,577 84,741 -238,836
France 36,135 126,552 +90,417
Turkey 2,737 154,983 +152,246
Italy 78,310 4,604 -73,706
Japan 57,846 8,907 -48,939

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 £
Germany 3,044,779
Netherlands 1,837,276
South Korea 1,114,382
China 909,019
United States 694,568

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 £
Germany 2,353,161 691,618 -1,661,543
Netherlands 1,780,357 56,919 -1,723,438
South Korea 661,344 453,038 -208,306
China 441,872 467,147 +25,275
United States 430,928 263,640 -167,288
Japan 61,721 565,165 +503,444
Turkey 2,737 154,983 +152,246
Sweden 65,703 21,941 -43,762
United Kingdom 39,851 37,732 -2,119
Switzerland 23,286 27,202 +3,916

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Inner London - West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5

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 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 4 -1
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0

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 5,677,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,276,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 638,567
Road transport 173,958
Other 5,769

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 3,553,325 2,123,971 -1,429,354
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,930,927 345,633 -1,585,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 461,231 177,336 -283,895
Road transport 14,908 159,050 +144,142
Other 3,113 2,656 -457

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,053,669
Purfleet 1,127,051
East Midlands Airport 1,068,388
Dover 526,995
London Stansted Airport 434,882

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,353,184 700,485 -1,652,699
Purfleet 1,127,051 0 -1,127,051
East Midlands Airport 466,898 601,490 +134,592
Dover 452,829 74,166 -378,663
London Stansted Airport 220,065 214,817 -5,248
Glasgow Airport 159,022 256,597 +97,575
Eurotunnel 186,014 145,127 -40,887
Thamesport 210,729 48,792 -161,937
Birmingham Airport 83,263 176,137 +92,874
London 105,796 91,092 -14,704

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 22
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 10
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 14
2025-08 17

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+ 44
1m-15m 38
0-1m 10
Other 8
15m-54m 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 2,726,279
France 1,148,428
China 403,454
United States 343,112
Ireland 306,218

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 1,759,597 966,682 -792,915
France 580,619 567,809 -12,810
China 333,120 70,334 -262,786
United States 109,472 233,640 +124,168
Ireland 185,557 120,661 -64,896
Italy 226,613 62,966 -163,647
United Arab Emirates 187,826 6,785 -181,041
Spain 7,745 93,190 +85,445
Netherlands 41,538 10,115 -31,423
Lithuania 34,956 11,243 -23,713

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) 3,293,310
Air transport 2,630,647
Road transport 92,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,271

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) 2,091,717 1,201,593 -890,124
Air transport 1,412,783 1,217,864 -194,919
Road transport 92,812 0 -92,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,254 4,017 -37,237

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,028,658
London Heathrow Airport 1,099,978
ZLC 837,260
East Midlands Airport 369,543
Holyhead 241,224

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 1,910,472 1,118,186 -792,286
London Heathrow Airport 380,714 719,264 +338,550
ZLC 640,466 196,794 -443,672
East Midlands Airport 166,363 203,180 +36,817
Holyhead 169,250 71,974 -97,276
Manchester Airport 160,850 14,748 -146,102
London Stansted Airport 95,350 50,412 -44,938
Glasgow Airport 25,257 13,355 -11,902
Newcastle Airport 29,415 2,071 -27,344
Liverpool Docks 31,411 0 -31,411

Quick facts

HS code: 70200010

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

Description: Glass products made from fused quartz or fused silica