Import/export HS code 70010010: Glass waste and scrap

Broken or leftover glass pieces, like cullet, used for recycling or melting

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 £
Ireland 15,906,006
Belgium 8,242,829
Norway 5,920,530
Finland 2,576,902
Denmark 2,497,522

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 £
Ireland 7,055,656 8,850,350 +1,794,694
Belgium 6,109,930 2,132,899 -3,977,031
Norway 3,848,304 2,072,226 -1,776,078
Finland 1,592,477 984,425 -608,052
Denmark 1,803,259 694,263 -1,108,996
Netherlands 425,150 986,354 +561,204
Germany 15,030 1,317,250 +1,302,220
Sweden 1,066,278 232,860 -833,418
Estonia 144,054 193,060 +49,006
France 247,660 39,238 -208,422

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 £
Norway 6,524,186
Belgium 6,078,237
Ireland 4,524,324
Finland 2,822,728
Germany 1,321,165

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 £
Norway 3,848,304 2,675,882 -1,172,422
Belgium 3,914,287 2,163,950 -1,750,337
Ireland 1,762,161 2,762,163 +1,000,002
Finland 1,838,303 984,425 -853,878
Germany 3,915 1,317,250 +1,313,335
Luxembourg 0 955,303 +955,303
Sweden 747,973 0 -747,973
Netherlands 421,235 0 -421,235
Denmark 405,579 0 -405,579
Estonia 144,054 193,060 +49,006

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
West Yorkshire 2
Devon 1
Essex 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Devon 1 0 -1
Essex 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0

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) 23,431,989
Other 15,481,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,004,016
Air transport 54,931

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) 12,443,306 10,988,683 -1,454,623
Other 9,085,890 6,395,889 -2,690,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 843,877 160,139 -683,738
Air transport 10,321 44,610 +34,289

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 15,481,779
Ellesmere Port 11,104,691
Goole 3,839,779
Immingham Docks 3,522,356
Londonderry 1,949,244

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 £
000 9,085,890 6,395,889 -2,690,001
Ellesmere Port 5,516,314 5,588,377 +72,063
Goole 1,733,572 2,106,207 +372,635
Immingham Docks 2,216,589 1,305,767 -910,822
Londonderry 619,746 1,329,498 +709,752
Liverpool Docks 1,263,150 4,387 -1,258,763
London 792,907 1,788 -791,119
Grangemouth Docks 225,700 380,886 +155,186
Ayr Harbour 198,636 232,860 +34,224
Harwich 295,460 0 -295,460

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 3
2026-02 3
2026-01 1
2025-12 1

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+ 8
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 2

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 £
Portugal 25,457,804
Spain 12,103,736
Belgium 5,049,783
Ireland 2,149,197
Netherlands 626,256

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 £
Portugal 12,648,545 12,809,259 +160,714
Spain 5,598,490 6,505,246 +906,756
Belgium 2,076,998 2,972,785 +895,787
Ireland 1,180,748 968,449 -212,299
Netherlands 445,335 180,921 -264,414
Sweden 153,099 161,565 +8,466
Germany 43,557 118,241 +74,684
China 78,370 0 -78,370
Finland 31,864 16,189 -15,675
Norway 15,415 18,626 +3,211

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 £
XI 247,563

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 £
XI 138,175 109,388 -28,787

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) 42,085,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,599,728
Other 247,563
Air transport 138,936

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) 20,265,490 21,819,997 +1,554,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,790,707 1,809,021 +18,314
Other 138,175 109,388 -28,787
Air transport 101,462 37,474 -63,988

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ellesmere Port 11,424,238
Southampton 10,879,095
London 8,006,185
Newport 5,715,312
Liverpool Docks 1,881,420

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 £
Ellesmere Port 5,678,264 5,745,974 +67,710
Southampton 5,990,218 4,888,877 -1,101,341
London 4,064,410 3,941,775 -122,635
Newport 1,566,015 4,149,297 +2,583,282
Liverpool Docks 1,011,514 869,906 -141,608
Goole 33,347 1,247,101 +1,213,754
Leith 490,675 709,140 +218,465
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 630,106 562,977 -67,129
Runcorn 1,018,414 0 -1,018,414
Newhaven 340,071 638,995 +298,924

Quick facts

HS code: 70010010

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

Description: Broken or leftover glass pieces, like cullet, used for recycling or melting