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 £
United States 3,510,970
Germany 3,441,079
Viet Nam 3,117,131
Netherlands 1,790,101
France 1,304,947

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 £
United States 1,763,811 1,747,159 -16,652
Germany 1,848,801 1,592,278 -256,523
Viet Nam 0 3,117,131 +3,117,131
Netherlands 680,544 1,109,557 +429,013
France 636,040 668,907 +32,867
Ireland 467,404 657,570 +190,166
Poland 539,763 552,387 +12,624
China 331,485 419,138 +87,653
Spain 183,896 429,126 +245,230
Czechia 75,696 460,818 +385,122

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 3,010,456
United States 2,876,938
Viet Nam 2,569,083
China 1,928,043
Netherlands 1,759,384

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 1,689,792 1,320,664 -369,128
United States 1,520,067 1,356,871 -163,196
Viet Nam 0 2,569,083 +2,569,083
China 691,377 1,236,666 +545,289
Netherlands 670,219 1,089,165 +418,946
Poland 765,868 854,655 +88,787
Mexico 261,301 495,702 +234,401
Czechia 253,605 467,960 +214,355
Spain 187,669 417,774 +230,105
France 240,976 342,910 +101,934

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
Inner London - East 6
Inner London - West 6
West Midlands 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Essex 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,061,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,655,069
Air transport 1,597,014
Other 1,355,530
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) 4,079,281 4,982,008 +902,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,779,748 4,875,321 +3,095,573
Air transport 921,992 675,022 -246,970
Other 562,756 792,774 +230,018
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 3,391,195
Felixstowe 3,192,662
Eurotunnel 2,272,041
London 1,983,782
Southampton 1,474,835

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 1,676,745 1,714,450 +37,705
Felixstowe 324,470 2,868,192 +2,543,722
Eurotunnel 825,741 1,446,300 +620,559
London 902,323 1,081,459 +179,136
Southampton 697,108 777,727 +80,619
000 562,756 792,774 +230,018
Harwich 537,002 556,387 +19,385
East Midlands Airport 384,867 334,471 -50,396
London Gateway Port 13,542 590,799 +577,257
London Heathrow Airport 353,585 200,221 -153,364

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 9
Other manufacturing 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 14
2026-02 11
2026-01 12
2025-12 9

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 26
54m+ 20
0-1m 15
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 1,225,019
Ireland 764,687
South Africa 747,508
Germany 618,431
India 302,860

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 760,994 464,025 -296,969
Ireland 352,799 411,888 +59,089
South Africa 670,459 77,049 -593,410
Germany 310,496 307,935 -2,561
India 150,585 152,275 +1,690
France 122,442 176,082 +53,640
Netherlands 64,286 159,472 +95,186
Slovakia 106,466 75,844 -30,622
Turkey 118,647 22,197 -96,450
Italy 59,812 40,174 -19,638

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 56

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 58,789 14,826 -43,963
Netherlands 43 13 -30

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,061,238
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,745,710
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,455,161
Other 73,671

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 £
Air transport 1,019,867 1,041,371 +21,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,442,351 303,359 -1,138,992
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 632,761 822,400 +189,639
Other 58,832 14,839 -43,993

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,468,176
Liverpool Docks 1,099,324
Holyhead 616,932
London Heathrow Airport 363,056
Felixstowe 320,860

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 736,232 731,944 -4,288
Liverpool Docks 919,158 180,166 -738,992
Holyhead 258,650 358,282 +99,632
London Heathrow Airport 170,712 192,344 +21,632
Felixstowe 207,909 112,951 -94,958
Dover / Eurotunnel 159,206 143,449 -15,757
London Gateway Port 168,540 61,299 -107,241
Harwich 50,545 111,528 +60,983
London Stansted Airport 84,923 73,935 -10,988
Southampton 101,422 31,759 -69,663

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