Import/export HS code 70049010: Various optical glass

Optical glass not covered by other codes, used for lenses or prisms

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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 £
India 1,451,681
Germany 3,001
Netherlands 1,726
China 1,197
Slovenia 1,012

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 £
India 792,179 659,502 -132,677
Germany 3,001 0 -3,001
Netherlands 0 1,726 +1,726
China 1,197 0 -1,197
Slovenia 0 1,012 +1,012
South Korea 0 952 +952
Italy 0 949 +949
Egypt 929 0 -929

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 £
India 1,452,693
China 4,198
Netherlands 1,726
South Korea 952
Italy 949

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 £
India 792,179 660,514 -131,665
China 4,198 0 -4,198
Netherlands 0 1,726 +1,726
South Korea 0 952 +952
Italy 0 949 +949
Egypt 929 0 -929

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,456,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,941

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 £
Air transport 796,377 660,454 -135,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 2,675 +2,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 929 1,012 +83

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,453,830
East Midlands Airport 3,001
Tyne 1,726
Thamesport 1,012
Dover / Eurotunnel 949

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 Stansted Airport 793,376 660,454 -132,922
East Midlands Airport 3,001 0 -3,001
Tyne 0 1,726 +1,726
Thamesport 0 1,012 +1,012
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 949 +949
Felixstowe 929 0 -929

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 192,365
Germany 165,837
Poland 122,272
Mexico 114,890
United Arab Emirates 103,927

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 86,825 105,540 +18,715
Germany 62,578 103,259 +40,681
Poland 75,833 46,439 -29,394
Mexico 64,834 50,056 -14,778
United Arab Emirates 19,919 84,008 +64,089
Belgium 19,228 32,290 +13,062
Italy 22,234 20,494 -1,740
South Africa 32,523 7,431 -25,092
Australia 22,429 16,315 -6,114
China 19,883 14,781 -5,102

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 939,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 463,911

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 454,788 484,518 +29,730
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 237,096 226,815 -10,281

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 428,653
London Stansted Airport 338,504
Dover 325,338
East Midlands Airport 148,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,250

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 Heathrow Airport 129,065 299,588 +170,523
London Stansted Airport 223,265 115,239 -108,026
Dover 159,713 165,625 +5,912
East Midlands Airport 87,692 60,440 -27,252
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,033 54,217 -21,816
ZLC 14,766 9,251 -5,515
Harwich 0 6,051 +6,051
Holyhead 1,350 0 -1,350
Felixstowe 0 922 +922

Quick facts

HS code: 70049010

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

Description: Optical glass not covered by other codes, used for lenses or prisms