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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 £
Viet Nam 3,117,131
Germany 2,319,353
Netherlands 1,295,360
France 976,711
Poland 936,208

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 £
Viet Nam 0 3,117,131 +3,117,131
Germany 1,316,148 1,003,205 -312,943
Netherlands 451,170 844,190 +393,020
France 499,103 477,608 -21,495
Poland 473,458 462,750 -10,708
Spain 270,964 322,156 +51,192
Czechia 113,258 384,515 +271,257
China 167,075 165,165 -1,910
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 81,074 129,590 +48,516
Belgium 156,883 4,117 -152,766

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 £
Viet Nam 2,569,083
Germany 2,364,885
Poland 1,324,948
Netherlands 1,277,334
China 997,925

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 £
Viet Nam 0 2,569,083 +2,569,083
Germany 1,322,020 1,042,865 -279,155
Poland 639,446 685,502 +46,056
Netherlands 447,112 830,222 +383,110
China 240,961 756,964 +516,003
Czechia 242,677 386,469 +143,792
Spain 292,344 322,156 +29,812
France 266,839 231,295 -35,544
Italy 90,012 49,682 -40,330
South Africa 0 85,839 +85,839

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
West Midlands 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Outer London - East and North East 3

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 - West 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
Merseyside 1 2 +1
Norfolk 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) 6,631,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,504,064
Air transport 410,124
Other 160,983

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) 3,193,925 3,437,243 +243,318
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 195,599 3,308,465 +3,112,866
Air transport 191,749 218,375 +26,626
Other 103,001 57,982 -45,019

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,904,889
Dover 2,458,346
Eurotunnel 1,838,497
Harwich 721,381
London Gateway Port 587,987

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 £
Felixstowe 110,871 2,794,018 +2,683,147
Dover 1,396,199 1,062,147 -334,052
Eurotunnel 692,877 1,145,620 +452,743
Harwich 298,273 423,108 +124,835
London Gateway Port 10,061 577,926 +567,865
London 190,632 220,553 +29,921
East Midlands Airport 127,271 211,503 +84,232
Hull 149,646 187,318 +37,672
Immingham Docks 150,991 104,443 -46,548
Belfast Port 141,165 101,930 -39,235

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities
7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Construction of buildings
4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
3
Other manufacturing
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 3
2026-03 6
2026-02 6
2026-01 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 15
0-1m 11
54m+ 7
15m-54m 5
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 £
Ireland 237,125
Netherlands 173,379
United States 85,396
South Africa 76,070
France 58,182

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 £
Ireland 35,128 201,997 +166,869
Netherlands 61,225 112,154 +50,929
United States 0 85,396 +85,396
South Africa 0 76,070 +76,070
France 16,141 42,041 +25,900
Germany 35,315 18,561 -16,754
Italy 2,943 16,586 +13,643
Montserrat 15,200 0 -15,200
Poland 8,310 5,833 -2,477
Jordan 0 11,791 +11,791

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 18,040
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 18,040 0 -18,040
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 521,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 160,553
Air transport 67,588
Other 18,096

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 134,731 387,062 +252,331
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,200 144,353 +128,153
Air transport 12,362 55,226 +42,864
Other 18,083 13 -18,070

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 189,864
Harwich 157,002
Liverpool Docks 128,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 122,084
London Heathrow Airport 33,596

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 £
Holyhead 17,045 172,819 +155,774
Harwich 50,920 106,082 +55,162
Liverpool Docks 0 128,747 +128,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,149 67,935 +13,786
London Heathrow Airport 0 33,596 +33,596
London Gateway Port 15,200 11,791 -3,409
Southampton 0 22,074 +22,074
East Midlands Airport 12,362 9,543 -2,819
000 18,083 13 -18,070
Felixstowe 0 10,906 +10,906

Quick facts

HS code: 70031990

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

Description: Clear glass sheets not used for optical purposes