Import/export HS code 700420: Colored or coated glass sheets

Glass sheets that are colored, opaque, or have special layers like absorbent, reflective, or non-reflective coatings

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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 813,923
France 228,825
India 83,709
Netherlands 61,286
China 24,085

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 383,643 430,280 +46,637
France 99,853 128,972 +29,119
India 0 83,709 +83,709
Netherlands 12,741 48,545 +35,804
China 12,608 11,477 -1,131
United States 22,548 1,235 -21,313
Austria 20,693 0 -20,693
Czechia 0 3,550 +3,550
Italy 0 2,361 +2,361
Japan 0 2,261 +2,261

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 704,387
France 196,417
United Kingdom 123,204
India 83,709
Netherlands 61,286

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 387,467 316,920 -70,547
France 89,465 106,952 +17,487
United Kingdom 6,098 117,106 +111,008
India 0 83,709 +83,709
Netherlands 12,741 48,545 +35,804
Austria 20,693 0 -20,693
United States 13,695 6,599 -7,096
Slovakia 10,388 1,775 -8,613
Italy 0 10,170 +10,170
China 3,837 5,928 +2,091

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 3
West Midlands 3
Devon 2
Inner London - West 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2

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
West Midlands 1 3 +2
Devon 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Merseyside 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) 835,624
Air transport 243,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 187,336
Other 1,562

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) 430,541 405,083 -25,458
Air transport 21,503 221,665 +200,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,042 87,294 -12,748
Other 0 1,562 +1,562

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 543,428
East Midlands Airport 142,927
Thamesport 141,654
Eurotunnel 139,608
London Stansted Airport 90,549

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 249,098 294,330 +45,232
East Midlands Airport 6,622 136,305 +129,683
Thamesport 82,279 59,375 -22,904
Eurotunnel 111,777 27,831 -83,946
London Stansted Airport 11,346 79,203 +67,857
Felixstowe 30,949 22,177 -8,772
Immingham Docks 22,849 25,834 +2,985
Harwich 11,577 33,630 +22,053
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,938 6,830 -6,108
Southampton 9,116 3,319 -5,797

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4
Other manufacturing 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2
Specialised construction activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 3
2026-04 6
2026-03 4
2026-01 2
2025-12 1

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
54m+ 3
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
United States 11,859,075
Germany 5,558,272
Japan 1,594,577
France 1,057,348
Italy 462,662

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 8,820,010 3,039,065 -5,780,945
Germany 2,710,774 2,847,498 +136,724
Japan 800,352 794,225 -6,127
France 571,930 485,418 -86,512
Italy 110,853 351,809 +240,956
Spain 120,530 200,140 +79,610
Luxembourg 243,050 0 -243,050
Netherlands 38,519 61,297 +22,778
Austria 58,055 4,677 -53,378
United Arab Emirates 62,150 0 -62,150

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 20,869,077
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 601,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,253

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 13,040,641 7,828,436 -5,212,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 535,585 66,263 -469,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,686 5,567 -56,119

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 6,438,079
London Heathrow Airport 6,194,746
ZLC 5,224,107
Manchester Airport 1,897,352
East Midlands Airport 1,113,633

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 £
London Stansted Airport 5,768,679 669,400 -5,099,279
London Heathrow Airport 3,215,355 2,979,391 -235,964
ZLC 2,073,751 3,150,356 +1,076,605
Manchester Airport 1,543,645 353,707 -1,189,938
East Midlands Airport 438,051 675,582 +237,531
Dover 490,392 0 -490,392
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,415 15,044 -28,371
Holyhead 0 44,667 +44,667
Felixstowe 44,640 0 -44,640
Immingham Docks 7,128 9,879 +2,751

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 700420

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

Description: Glass sheets that are colored, opaque, or have special layers like absorbent, reflective, or non-reflective coatings