Import/export HS code 320740: Glass frit and powder

Glass frit and other glass in powder, granules, or flakes

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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 £
Spain 4,392,781
Japan 3,797,762
Belgium 3,096,673
United States 1,695,782
Germany 877,431

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 £
Spain 2,313,975 2,078,806 -235,169
Japan 1,568,469 2,229,293 +660,824
Belgium 1,982,336 1,114,337 -867,999
United States 977,271 718,511 -258,760
Germany 523,356 354,075 -169,281
Lithuania 280,108 337,270 +57,162
South Korea 228,201 372,691 +144,490
China 344,416 233,823 -110,593
Turkey 361,382 210,523 -150,859
Australia 141,887 106,332 -35,555

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 £
Spain 4,080,820
Japan 4,006,678
Belgium 2,740,096
United States 2,210,817
Germany 958,554

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 £
Spain 2,106,860 1,973,960 -132,900
Japan 1,696,304 2,310,374 +614,070
Belgium 1,786,462 953,634 -832,828
United States 1,125,952 1,084,865 -41,087
Germany 591,149 367,405 -223,744
Lithuania 280,108 356,208 +76,100
Turkey 361,382 210,523 -150,859
China 312,354 252,029 -60,325
France 307,350 108,954 -198,396
United Kingdom 86,129 92,533 +6,404

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
West Yorkshire 8
Devon 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 13 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 9 +5
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Devon 2 3 +1
Merseyside 3 3 +0
South East Wales 3 2 -1
South Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Suffolk 4 3 -1
Cheshire 2 1 -1

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) 8,843,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,391,496
Air transport 1,702,184
Rail transport 95,421
Road transport 27,255

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) 4,649,724 4,193,690 -456,034
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,444,053 2,947,443 -496,610
Air transport 955,648 746,536 -209,112
Rail transport 51,743 43,678 -8,065
Road transport 22,218 5,037 -17,181
Other 2,084 585 -1,499

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 4,076,209
Dover 3,011,026
Killingholme 1,433,034
Eurotunnel 1,342,877
Felixstowe 1,186,001

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 £
Southampton 1,547,611 2,528,598 +980,987
Dover 1,304,395 1,706,631 +402,236
Killingholme 1,119,010 314,024 -804,986
Eurotunnel 739,623 603,254 -136,369
Felixstowe 696,543 489,458 -207,085
Liverpool Docks 596,473 308,193 -288,280
London Gateway Port 377,349 423,324 +45,975
London Heathrow Airport 329,020 246,404 -82,616
Purfleet 328,320 133,272 -195,048
Immingham Docks 431,733 15,539 -416,194

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 other non-metallic mineral products 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 17
Other manufacturing 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 15
2025-10 23
2025-09 18
2025-08 20

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 46
54m+ 36
Other 7
0-1m 6
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 £
United States 4,744,510
China 3,439,356
Australia 2,911,221
India 2,764,185
Germany 2,351,065

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 £
United States 2,522,749 2,221,761 -300,988
China 1,980,373 1,458,983 -521,390
Australia 2,222,341 688,880 -1,533,461
India 1,667,801 1,096,384 -571,417
Germany 1,243,011 1,108,054 -134,957
Sweden 822,429 457,305 -365,124
France 329,299 749,538 +420,239
Italy 263,283 685,167 +421,884
Belgium 419,970 474,815 +54,845
South Korea 581,649 282,499 -299,150

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 £
United States 9,605
Germany 1,026
Belgium 1

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 £
United States 6,777 2,828 -3,949
Germany 816 210 -606
Belgium 1 0 -1

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,641,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,833,554
Air transport 4,785,560
Other 12,060
Road transport 5,212

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,739,409 6,902,207 -3,837,202
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,829,350 4,004,204 +174,854
Air transport 2,299,051 2,486,509 +187,458
Other 8,549 3,511 -5,038
Road transport 2,508 2,704 +196

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 6,506,588
Southampton 4,523,676
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,297,868
London Gateway Port 3,346,345
Immingham Docks 2,301,990

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 3,614,470 2,892,118 -722,352
Southampton 2,780,040 1,743,636 -1,036,404
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,055,737 2,242,131 +186,394
London Gateway Port 2,112,262 1,234,083 -878,179
Immingham Docks 1,360,362 941,628 -418,734
Felixstowe 1,470,044 608,401 -861,643
ZLC 709,491 1,297,656 +588,165
London Heathrow Airport 712,992 536,766 -176,226
East Midlands Airport 519,853 546,465 +26,612
Dover 414,400 311,159 -103,241

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 320740

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

Description: Glass frit and other glass in powder, granules, or flakes