Import/export HS code 70071920: Coloured or tinted safety glass

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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 £
China 1,008,802
Spain 781,935
Netherlands 527,206
France 447,857
Poland 420,640

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 £
China 504,403 504,399 -4
Spain 367,694 414,241 +46,547
Netherlands 220,394 306,812 +86,418
France 155,646 292,211 +136,565
Poland 404,535 16,105 -388,430
Austria 111,150 216,552 +105,402
Bulgaria 87,980 0 -87,980
Germany 29,318 56,944 +27,626
Italy 52,490 32,264 -20,226
Turkey 41,378 11,890 -29,488

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 £
China 1,063,195
Austria 1,052,921
Spain 780,520
Poland 425,848
Italy 156,065

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 £
China 518,142 545,053 +26,911
Austria 389,483 663,438 +273,955
Spain 367,694 412,826 +45,132
Poland 409,743 16,105 -393,638
Italy 102,194 53,871 -48,323
Bulgaria 87,980 0 -87,980
Germany 17,893 68,743 +50,850
Netherlands 31,992 48,536 +16,544
France 38,912 25,895 -13,017
Turkey 46,621 13,682 -32,939

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 5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Cheshire 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 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 3 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +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) 2,645,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 995,767
Air transport 126,410
Other 110,799
Road transport 16,920

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) 1,406,171 1,239,512 -166,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 477,218 518,549 +41,331
Air transport 43,792 82,618 +38,826
Other 86,239 24,560 -61,679
Road transport 7,903 9,017 +1,114

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,611,151
Felixstowe 532,919
Immingham Docks 311,738
London 272,801
London Gateway Port 266,093

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 774,309 836,842 +62,533
Felixstowe 309,261 223,658 -85,603
Immingham Docks 78,552 233,186 +154,634
London 221,760 51,041 -170,719
London Gateway Port 36,644 229,449 +192,805
Eurotunnel 60,264 114,110 +53,846
Killingholme 160,060 0 -160,060
Harwich 119,951 6,550 -113,401
000 86,239 24,560 -61,679
Southampton 72,443 12,387 -60,056

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 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Specialised construction activities 6
Manufacture of furniture 5
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 8
2026-02 7
2026-01 8
2025-12 8

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
54m+ 20
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 6
0-1m 5
Other 3

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 £
Egypt 484,814
Ireland 464,560
Netherlands 95,289
United Arab Emirates 94,616
Kuwait 46,779

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 £
Egypt 3,614 481,200 +477,586
Ireland 215,871 248,689 +32,818
Netherlands 47,494 47,795 +301
United Arab Emirates 0 94,616 +94,616
Kuwait 0 46,779 +46,779
Finland 0 44,850 +44,850
Germany 0 33,237 +33,237
Poland 18,613 12,148 -6,465
United States 21,212 4,786 -16,426
Saudi Arabia 0 19,236 +19,236

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 21,461

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 5,142 16,319 +11,177

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) 622,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 489,086
Air transport 275,993
Other 21,461

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) 292,489 329,518 +37,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,863 482,223 +475,360
Air transport 27,602 248,391 +220,789
Other 5,142 16,319 +11,177

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 435,406
Holyhead 425,066
London Heathrow Airport 260,504
Dover / Eurotunnel 135,032
Immingham Docks 85,031

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 Gateway Port 4,538 430,868 +426,330
Holyhead 202,604 222,462 +19,858
London Heathrow Airport 12,113 248,391 +236,278
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,023 70,009 +4,986
Immingham Docks 16,737 68,294 +51,557
000 5,142 16,319 +11,177
London Stansted Airport 10,311 0 -10,311
Liverpool Docks 943 8,613 +7,670
Milford 6,200 0 -6,200
Felixstowe 0 5,130 +5,130

Quick facts

HS code: 70071920

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

Description: Safety glass that is coloured, tinted, or has special layers to absorb or reflect light