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 3,273,613
Netherlands 2,120,116
South Korea 1,087,481
Austria 615,216
China 541,725

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 2,496,827 776,786 -1,720,041
Netherlands 1,899,156 220,960 -1,678,196
South Korea 635,908 451,573 -184,335
Austria 32,735 582,481 +549,746
China 258,449 283,276 +24,827
United States 324,763 100,710 -224,053
Italy 171,100 4,604 -166,496
France 33,518 124,501 +90,983
Turkey 2,737 154,983 +152,246
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 3,064,951
Netherlands 1,840,373
South Korea 1,088,416
China 996,044
United States 701,864

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 2,389,166 675,785 -1,713,381
Netherlands 1,778,773 61,600 -1,717,173
South Korea 635,908 452,508 -183,400
China 538,765 457,279 -81,486
United States 428,108 273,756 -154,352
Japan 61,721 565,165 +503,444
Turkey 2,737 154,983 +152,246
Sweden 82,836 21,941 -60,895
United Kingdom 14,940 62,643 +47,703
Switzerland 11,020 39,468 +28,448

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Inner London - West 6
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 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 4 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 3 -2
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

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 5,675,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,356,066
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 662,712
Road transport 170,937
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 3,554,739 2,120,496 -1,434,243
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,009,093 346,973 -1,662,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 461,514 201,198 -260,316
Road transport 14,908 156,029 +141,121
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 3,050,825
Purfleet 1,127,051
East Midlands Airport 1,109,443
Dover 623,707
London Stansted Airport 423,999

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 2,298,800 752,025 -1,546,775
Purfleet 1,127,051 0 -1,127,051
East Midlands Airport 507,833 601,610 +93,777
Dover 527,321 96,386 -430,935
London Stansted Airport 223,574 200,425 -23,149
Glasgow Airport 164,496 245,492 +80,996
Eurotunnel 189,397 145,127 -44,270
Thamesport 208,282 71,988 -136,294
Birmingham Airport 86,081 140,865 +54,784
Manchester Airport 111,366 86,229 -25,137

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 21
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 17
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 14
2025-08 17
2025-07 15

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+ 46
1m-15m 37
0-1m 9
Other 7
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 2,805,975
France 1,119,954
China 448,251
United States 312,259
Italy 309,060

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 1,721,216 1,084,759 -636,457
France 586,748 533,206 -53,542
China 374,968 73,283 -301,685
United States 105,502 206,757 +101,255
Italy 213,972 95,088 -118,884
Ireland 182,027 125,661 -56,366
United Arab Emirates 187,826 6,785 -181,041
Austria 177,093 2,617 -174,476
Spain 9,602 93,190 +83,588
Netherlands 44,539 7,058 -37,481

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) 3,380,844
Air transport 2,765,115
Road transport 111,108
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) 2,058,032 1,322,812 -735,220
Air transport 1,586,827 1,178,288 -408,539
Road transport 111,108 0 -111,108
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 3,120,001
London Heathrow Airport 1,214,299
ZLC 849,978
East Midlands Airport 356,722
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 1,878,593 1,241,408 -637,185
London Heathrow Airport 548,257 666,042 +117,785
ZLC 642,251 207,727 -434,524
East Midlands Airport 151,484 205,238 +53,754
Holyhead 169,250 71,974 -97,276
Manchester Airport 158,166 16,329 -141,837
London Stansted Airport 96,406 52,030 -44,376
Newcastle Airport 70,207 2,071 -68,136
Glasgow Airport 25,257 11,488 -13,769
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