Import/export HS code 70071980: Various types of safety glass

All other safety glass not covered by specific categories, such as clear or specialty safety glass

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 68,931,041
Turkey 6,297,009
Denmark 4,834,965
Netherlands 4,638,304
South Korea 4,479,751

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 36,696,766 32,234,275 -4,462,491
Turkey 3,636,066 2,660,943 -975,123
Denmark 1,700,032 3,134,933 +1,434,901
Netherlands 1,836,353 2,801,951 +965,598
South Korea 4,376,243 103,508 -4,272,735
Spain 2,384,678 1,927,222 -457,456
Germany 1,284,520 1,351,219 +66,699
Ireland 1,599,034 794,787 -804,247
Malaysia 903,006 1,234,997 +331,991
Viet Nam 1,120,701 874,389 -246,312

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 79,901,866
Turkey 6,351,734
Spain 4,389,469
South Korea 4,298,447
Viet Nam 2,754,780

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 42,049,727 37,852,139 -4,197,588
Turkey 3,649,584 2,702,150 -947,434
Spain 2,394,245 1,995,224 -399,021
South Korea 4,288,357 10,090 -4,278,267
Viet Nam 1,517,038 1,237,742 -279,296
Malaysia 1,182,815 1,293,923 +111,108
Germany 985,597 779,012 -206,585
Denmark 450,098 1,219,098 +769,000
France 720,557 619,973 -100,584
Italy 631,251 534,600 -96,651

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 38
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32
Greater Manchester 28
Inner London - East 26
West Midlands 26

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 23 27 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 20 -4
Greater Manchester 19 19 +0
Inner London - East 12 17 +5
West Midlands 16 18 +2
Outer London - West and North West 12 16 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 9 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 15 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 15 +2
Essex 8 10 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,161,707
Air transport 29,770,736
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,933,396
Road transport 3,459,797
Other 1,381,865

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,791,292 23,370,415 -9,420,877
Air transport 15,256,345 14,514,391 -741,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,313,955 10,619,441 +1,305,486
Road transport 1,922,918 1,536,879 -386,039
Other 1,139,811 242,054 -897,757

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,775,264
Southampton 16,146,006
London Heathrow Airport 13,675,747
London Gateway Port 5,979,719
London 4,566,875

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 £
Felixstowe 12,275,914 10,499,350 -1,776,564
Southampton 10,868,587 5,277,419 -5,591,168
London Heathrow Airport 7,029,587 6,646,160 -383,427
London Gateway Port 1,902,689 4,077,030 +2,174,341
London 3,470,833 1,096,042 -2,374,791
ZLC 2,655,161 1,852,053 -803,108
Dover 2,278,518 2,216,868 -61,650
Immingham Docks 1,436,744 3,043,089 +1,606,345
Eurotunnel 2,654,070 1,785,372 -868,698
East Midlands Airport 2,732,999 1,427,740 -1,305,259

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
115
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
110
Other manufacturing
40
Specialised construction activities
33
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 80
2026-04 91
2026-03 75
2026-02 88
2026-01 62

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 159
54m+ 141
0-1m 90
15m-54m 53
Other 40

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 3,896,347
Switzerland 2,489,821
France 1,365,385
United States 1,283,813
Netherlands 461,197

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 2,167,167 1,729,180 -437,987
Switzerland 1,368,925 1,120,896 -248,029
France 688,975 676,410 -12,565
United States 829,589 454,224 -375,365
Netherlands 181,699 279,498 +97,799
Germany 232,943 185,412 -47,531
Czechia 116,948 192,559 +75,611
Denmark 86,805 123,336 +36,531
Iceland 142,666 63,242 -79,424
Austria 112,265 90,205 -22,060

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 1,053,032
Ireland 907,732
China 731,365
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,192
Germany 197

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 245,000 808,032 +563,032
Ireland 902,190 5,542 -896,648
China 381,598 349,767 -31,831
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 16,986 206 -16,780
Germany 197 0 -197

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) 5,832,304
Other 2,710,253
Air transport 2,332,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,345,963
Road transport 3,295

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) 3,156,429 2,675,875 -480,554
Other 1,546,245 1,164,008 -382,237
Air transport 1,222,295 1,109,941 -112,354
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 736,612 609,351 -127,261
Road transport 3,295 0 -3,295

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,886,353
000 2,710,253
East Midlands Airport 1,262,792
Liverpool Docks 792,553
Holyhead 734,667

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,146,424 1,739,929 -406,495
000 1,546,245 1,164,008 -382,237
East Midlands Airport 782,206 480,586 -301,620
Liverpool Docks 684,438 108,115 -576,323
Holyhead 309,049 425,618 +116,569
London Heathrow Airport 249,834 394,166 +144,332
Dover 320,921 194,404 -126,517
Immingham Docks 186,237 184,731 -1,506
Southampton 27,105 330,423 +303,318
London Gateway Port 37,547 157,055 +119,508

Quick facts

HS code: 70071980

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

Description: All other safety glass not covered by specific categories, such as clear or specialty safety glass