Import/export HS code 70049010: Various optical glass

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

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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 £
India 1,453,486
Germany 4,804
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 725,111 728,375 +3,264
Germany 4,804 0 -4,804
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 1,454,498
China 4,198
Germany 1,803
Netherlands 1,726
South Korea 952

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 725,111 729,387 +4,276
China 4,198 0 -4,198
Germany 1,803 0 -1,803
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 1,460,439
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 731,112 729,327 -1,785
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 1,455,635
East Midlands Airport 3,001
Glasgow Airport 1,803
Tyne 1,726
Thamesport 1,012

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 726,308 729,327 +3,019
East Midlands Airport 3,001 0 -3,001
Glasgow Airport 1,803 0 -1,803
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 196,005
Germany 160,539
Poland 126,110
Mexico 108,372
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 98,633 97,372 -1,261
Germany 55,730 104,809 +49,079
Poland 70,229 55,881 -14,348
Mexico 55,959 52,413 -3,546
United Arab Emirates 19,919 84,008 +64,089
Australia 29,368 22,620 -6,748
Belgium 13,025 36,388 +23,363
Italy 12,086 30,422 +18,336
Slovenia 25,788 15,188 -10,600
South Africa 31,493 8,461 -23,032

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 935,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 487,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,883

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 414,124 521,594 +107,470
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 226,934 260,529 +33,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,883 0 -9,883

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 411,161
London Stansted Airport 333,249
Dover 330,924
East Midlands Airport 166,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 148,216

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 111,577 299,584 +188,007
London Stansted Airport 202,160 131,089 -71,071
Dover 146,671 184,253 +37,582
East Midlands Airport 84,856 81,730 -3,126
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,263 67,953 -12,310
ZLC 15,531 9,191 -6,340
London Gateway Port 9,883 0 -9,883
Harwich 0 6,051 +6,051
Holyhead 0 1,350 +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