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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 2,938,216
Germany 2,400,359
France 957,979
Poland 926,660
Netherlands 926,187

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 2,938,216 +2,938,216
Germany 1,375,812 1,024,547 -351,265
France 473,940 484,039 +10,099
Poland 500,391 426,269 -74,122
Netherlands 376,199 549,988 +173,789
Spain 86,481 317,607 +231,126
Czechia 70,619 265,670 +195,051
China 210,405 114,336 -96,069
Belgium 231,664 0 -231,664
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 81,640 115,923 +34,283

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 2,466,647
Viet Nam 2,390,168
Poland 1,228,476
China 977,325
Netherlands 908,193

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 1,415,522 1,051,125 -364,397
Viet Nam 0 2,390,168 +2,390,168
Poland 584,862 643,614 +58,752
China 284,857 692,468 +407,611
Netherlands 372,141 536,052 +163,911
France 298,683 246,887 -51,796
Czechia 218,983 272,835 +53,852
Spain 107,861 317,607 +209,746
Italy 97,203 26,725 -70,478
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4
West Midlands 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Inner London - 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 2 0 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -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) 6,024,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,320,627
Air transport 365,694
Other 177,756

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) 3,064,593 2,959,795 -104,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 228,022 3,092,605 +2,864,583
Air transport 144,264 221,430 +77,166
Other 126,300 51,456 -74,844

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,786,170
Dover 2,362,745
Eurotunnel 1,549,745
Harwich 614,118
London Gateway Port 570,520

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 202,821 2,583,349 +2,380,528
Dover 1,218,125 1,144,620 -73,505
Eurotunnel 781,463 768,282 -13,181
Harwich 270,252 343,866 +73,614
London Gateway Port 10,061 560,459 +550,398
London 152,432 196,491 +44,059
East Midlands Airport 84,123 205,862 +121,739
Hull 97,877 173,584 +75,707
Belfast Port 144,826 104,247 -40,579
Immingham Docks 103,577 138,014 +34,437

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Construction of buildings 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 6
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-08 5

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 13
0-1m 10
15m-54m 6
54m+ 4
Other 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 £
Ireland 256,654
Netherlands 137,091
Germany 70,306
South Africa 57,756
France 22,591

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 63,152 193,502 +130,350
Netherlands 57,750 79,341 +21,591
Germany 48,996 21,310 -27,686
South Africa 0 57,756 +57,756
France 16,141 6,450 -9,691
United States 995 18,709 +17,714
Montserrat 0 15,200 +15,200
Poland 6,567 1,743 -4,824
Latvia 0 6,114 +6,114
Hungary 0 4,197 +4,197

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 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 13,485 4,555 -8,930
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 462,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,276
Air transport 47,990
Other 18,083

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) 169,445 292,716 +123,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,320 72,956 +68,636
Air transport 13,925 34,065 +20,140
Other 13,498 4,585 -8,913

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 209,406
Harwich 120,714
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,507
Liverpool Docks 86,921
East Midlands Airport 22,717

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 49,654 159,752 +110,098
Harwich 47,445 73,269 +25,824
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,049 24,458 -38,591
Liverpool Docks 0 86,921 +86,921
East Midlands Airport 10,425 12,292 +1,867
000 13,498 4,585 -8,913
London Gateway Port 0 15,200 +15,200
London Heathrow Airport 0 11,909 +11,909
Hull 10,305 0 -10,305
London Stansted Airport 3,500 6,800 +3,300

Quick facts

HS code: 70031990

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

Description: Clear glass sheets not used for optical purposes