Import/export HS code 700529: Various float or polished glass

Other types of float or polished glass sheets not specified elsewhere

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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 £
Belgium 12,456,736
France 11,334,005
China 7,803,165
Germany 7,604,372
Italy 3,874,978

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 £
Belgium 7,508,956 4,947,780 -2,561,176
France 5,500,725 5,833,280 +332,555
China 3,474,186 4,328,979 +854,793
Germany 3,850,452 3,753,920 -96,532
Italy 1,670,230 2,204,748 +534,518
Ireland 1,529,161 1,347,920 -181,241
Turkey 462,315 970,030 +507,715
Indonesia 524,734 629,019 +104,285
Thailand 320,601 482,268 +161,667
Netherlands 510,742 244,862 -265,880

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 11,429,273
Belgium 8,267,793
China 7,836,883
France 4,836,794
Luxembourg 4,761,093

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 6,037,876 5,391,397 -646,479
Belgium 5,117,407 3,150,386 -1,967,021
China 3,483,637 4,353,246 +869,609
France 2,190,084 2,646,710 +456,626
Luxembourg 1,920,955 2,840,138 +919,183
Italy 2,067,038 2,292,361 +225,323
Turkey 462,315 970,030 +507,715
Spain 1,133,921 117,092 -1,016,829
Indonesia 531,419 552,163 +20,744
Thailand 320,601 482,268 +161,667

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Outer London - West and North West 7
West Midlands 7
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5
Greater Manchester 5

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 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
West Midlands 2 7 +5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 4 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 3 +2

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) 36,387,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,756,193
Other 2,882,305
Air transport 566,958
Road transport 1,574

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) 19,327,362 17,059,781 -2,267,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,912,529 6,843,664 +1,931,135
Other 1,551,626 1,330,679 -220,947
Air transport 337,341 229,617 -107,724
Road transport 1,574 0 -1,574

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 16,720,177
Dover 14,329,715
Felixstowe 6,651,803
Hull 2,899,245
000 2,882,305

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 £
Eurotunnel 10,300,029 6,420,148 -3,879,881
Dover 7,112,616 7,217,099 +104,483
Felixstowe 3,584,591 3,067,212 -517,379
Hull 1,473,007 1,426,238 -46,769
000 1,551,626 1,330,679 -220,947
Southampton 671,218 1,994,253 +1,323,035
London Gateway Port 551,276 1,389,782 +838,506
Dover / Eurotunnel 204,636 1,459,296 +1,254,660
Immingham Docks 154,812 330,322 +175,510
East Midlands Airport 191,908 98,107 -93,801

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Specialised construction activities
11
Other manufacturing
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 21
2026-04 23
2026-03 19
2026-02 21
2026-01 14

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 42
54m+ 24
0-1m 19
15m-54m 10
Other 6

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 10,175,784
Spain 5,128,498
Germany 1,191,588
France 902,157
Poland 487,180

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 5,224,921 4,950,863 -274,058
Spain 2,691,309 2,437,189 -254,120
Germany 801,329 390,259 -411,070
France 531,016 371,141 -159,875
Poland 73,249 413,931 +340,682
Luxembourg 15,636 453,977 +438,341
United Arab Emirates 10,457 395,669 +385,212
Italy 229,323 13,434 -215,889
Netherlands 156,834 52,731 -104,103
United States 160,361 37,502 -122,859

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 £
China 98,403
Latvia 31,615
Indonesia 25,402
Hungary 8,353
Ireland 5,259

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 £
China 48,970 49,433 +463
Latvia 15,148 16,467 +1,319
Indonesia 15,211 10,191 -5,020
Hungary 3,632 4,721 +1,089
Ireland 5,259 0 -5,259
XI 1,611 1,538 -73
Spain 20 20 +0

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) 18,725,931
Air transport 783,650
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 553,467
Other 172,221
Rail transport 11,102

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) 9,600,093 9,125,838 -474,255
Air transport 382,963 400,687 +17,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,116 468,351 +383,235
Other 89,851 82,370 -7,481
Rail transport 0 11,102 +11,102

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 9,732,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,203,913
Immingham Docks 2,472,243
Dover 1,612,469
East Midlands Airport 408,908

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 4,854,277 4,878,073 +23,796
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,555,931 2,647,982 +1,092,051
Immingham Docks 1,336,075 1,136,168 -199,907
Dover 1,439,635 172,834 -1,266,801
East Midlands Airport 193,868 215,040 +21,172
Southampton 0 386,140 +386,140
Eurotunnel 86,085 150,721 +64,636
London Heathrow Airport 145,984 60,964 -85,020
Hull 65,143 132,423 +67,280
000 89,851 82,370 -7,481

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 700529

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

Description: Other types of float or polished glass sheets not specified elsewhere