Import/export HS code 70031299: Various colored or coated glass sheets

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  • 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 £
United States 3,094,131
Germany 264,322
China 225,500
France 156,705
Belgium 122,390

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 1,475,556 1,618,575 +143,019
Germany 148,461 115,861 -32,600
China 69,714 155,786 +86,072
France 98,309 58,396 -39,913
Belgium 17,312 105,078 +87,766
Poland 47,711 68,922 +21,211
Ireland 49,909 49,576 -333
Italy 5,332 33,956 +28,624
Portugal 35,109 0 -35,109
Netherlands 14,221 6,424 -7,797

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 £
United States 2,462,577
Mexico 755,242
China 320,851
Poland 275,021
Germany 78,601

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 £
United States 1,232,471 1,230,106 -2,365
Mexico 259,540 495,702 +236,162
China 160,674 160,177 -497
Poland 144,024 130,997 -13,027
Germany 62,777 15,824 -46,953
Italy 11,599 33,956 +22,357
Portugal 25,609 0 -25,609
Ireland 11,618 0 -11,618
Netherlands 7,954 0 -7,954
United Kingdom 2,112 1,360 -752

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cumbria 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 0 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) 2,931,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 718,539
Air transport 338,667
Other 210,257
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,468,417 1,462,873 -5,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 276,441 442,098 +165,657
Air transport 175,516 163,151 -12,365
Other 55,603 154,654 +99,051
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 £
London 1,475,567
Southampton 1,449,485
000 210,257
Dover 186,716
London Heathrow Airport 176,006

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 654,398 821,169 +166,771
Southampton 694,289 755,196 +60,907
000 55,603 154,654 +99,051
Dover 109,510 77,206 -32,304
London Heathrow Airport 78,832 97,174 +18,342
Hull 20,646 79,603 +58,957
Eurotunnel 34,961 64,089 +29,128
Felixstowe 68,671 27,188 -41,483
Birmingham Airport 52,397 24,941 -27,456
Liverpool Docks 13,133 48,028 +34,895

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Specialised construction activities 5
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 2
Manufacture of electrical equipment 2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 6
2026-03 6
2026-02 5
2026-01 7
2025-12 3

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 9
54m+ 5
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
Other 1

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 £
South Africa 670,459
United States 516,027
Ireland 501,810
Turkey 139,906
Bulgaria 93,815

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 £
South Africa 670,459 0 -670,459
United States 407,930 108,097 -299,833
Ireland 298,592 203,218 -95,374
Turkey 118,647 21,259 -97,388
Bulgaria 43,445 50,370 +6,925
Spain 38,488 43,074 +4,586
Italy 36,908 17,063 -19,845
Netherlands 0 34,708 +34,708
Bahrain 28,555 0 -28,555
Romania 22,949 0 -22,949

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 55,575

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 40,749 14,826 -25,923

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) 1,515,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 614,241
Other 55,575
Air transport 52,602

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) 1,346,933 169,015 -1,177,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 311,766 302,475 -9,291
Other 40,749 14,826 -25,923
Air transport 19,390 33,212 +13,822

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 970,577
Holyhead 408,482
Felixstowe 304,457
London Gateway Port 214,639
Southampton 133,181

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 £
Liverpool Docks 919,158 51,419 -867,739
Holyhead 224,579 183,903 -40,676
Felixstowe 207,909 96,548 -111,361
London Gateway Port 168,540 46,099 -122,441
Southampton 101,422 31,759 -69,663
Immingham Docks 35,773 49,250 +13,477
000 40,749 14,826 -25,923
London Stansted Airport 903 19,848 +18,945
ZLC 7,588 6,229 -1,359
East Midlands Airport 6,069 5,590 -479

Quick facts

HS code: 70031299

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

Description: Colored or coated glass sheets not specified elsewhere