Import/export HS code 7003: Cast or rolled glass sheets

Glass sheets made by casting or rolling, often used in construction or decoration

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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 £
Germany 3,352,940
United States 3,333,105
Viet Nam 2,938,216
Netherlands 1,354,471
France 1,219,876

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 1,843,128 1,509,812 -333,316
United States 1,952,076 1,381,029 -571,047
Viet Nam 0 2,938,216 +2,938,216
Netherlands 609,953 744,518 +134,565
France 626,874 593,002 -33,872
Ireland 458,371 566,000 +107,629
Poland 540,496 472,736 -67,760
China 353,222 253,475 -99,747
Spain 128,291 328,959 +200,668
Czechia 117,679 265,670 +147,991

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 2,959,643
United States 2,823,172
Viet Nam 2,390,168
China 1,717,280
Poland 1,470,093

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 1,707,808 1,251,835 -455,973
United States 1,655,553 1,167,619 -487,934
Viet Nam 0 2,390,168 +2,390,168
China 681,152 1,036,128 +354,976
Poland 716,905 753,188 +36,283
Netherlands 599,628 727,587 +127,959
Mexico 337,688 313,116 -24,572
France 300,679 284,543 -16,136
Czechia 266,043 291,355 +25,312
Spain 112,663 317,607 +204,944

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 8
West Midlands 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Inner London - West 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Essex 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,924,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,476,727
Air transport 1,501,583
Other 1,257,721
Road transport 1,385

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,055,002 3,869,391 -185,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,035,302 4,441,425 +2,406,123
Air transport 944,423 557,160 -387,263
Other 579,167 678,554 +99,387
Road transport 0 1,385 +1,385

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,252,848
Felixstowe 3,059,844
London 1,840,872
Eurotunnel 1,773,229
Southampton 1,335,018

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 £
Dover 1,655,952 1,596,896 -59,056
Felixstowe 427,490 2,632,354 +2,204,864
London 953,383 887,489 -65,894
Eurotunnel 847,664 925,565 +77,901
Southampton 793,792 541,226 -252,566
000 579,167 678,554 +99,387
Harwich 485,855 481,410 -4,445
East Midlands Airport 409,490 280,634 -128,856
London Gateway Port 13,542 560,459 +546,917
London Heathrow Airport 359,024 161,885 -197,139

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 7
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 9
2025-10 6
2025-09 10
2025-08 11

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 25
54m+ 18
0-1m 17
15m-54m 11
Other 4

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 1,199,784
South Africa 825,848
Ireland 801,084
Germany 503,692
France 305,780

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 805,882 393,902 -411,980
South Africa 732,907 92,941 -639,966
Ireland 390,282 410,802 +20,520
Germany 242,171 261,521 +19,350
France 154,089 151,691 -2,398
India 44,992 203,271 +158,279
Netherlands 63,342 118,453 +55,111
Turkey 128,796 42,542 -86,254
Slovakia 109,324 53,262 -56,062
Iceland 0 97,577 +97,577

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 73,615
Netherlands 43

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 47,282 26,333 -20,949
Netherlands 13 30 +17

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) 1,907,162
Air transport 1,782,238
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,464,303
Other 73,658
Road transport 3,688

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) 1,451,662 455,500 -996,162
Air transport 851,270 930,968 +79,698
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 692,326 771,977 +79,651
Other 47,295 26,363 -20,932
Road transport 3,688 0 -3,688

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,234,232
Liverpool Docks 1,150,842
Holyhead 656,464
Dover / Eurotunnel 354,081
London Heathrow Airport 323,973

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 £
East Midlands Airport 647,571 586,661 -60,910
Liverpool Docks 944,783 206,059 -738,724
Holyhead 308,356 348,108 +39,752
Dover / Eurotunnel 208,037 146,044 -61,993
London Heathrow Airport 97,010 226,963 +129,953
London Gateway Port 250,840 61,299 -189,541
Felixstowe 206,642 103,390 -103,252
Southampton 74,828 93,495 +18,667
London Stansted Airport 87,505 77,497 -10,008
Harwich 47,445 74,447 +27,002

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7003

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

Description: Glass sheets made by casting or rolling, often used in construction or decoration