Import/export HS code 70072120: Motor vehicle safety glass (laminated)

Laminated safety glass specifically designed for cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles

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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 £
China 98,964,886
Belgium 85,137,660
Poland 38,023,110
Italy 27,030,201
Germany 23,464,828

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 43,124,638 55,840,248 +12,715,610
Belgium 41,891,257 43,246,403 +1,355,146
Poland 19,854,944 18,168,166 -1,686,778
Italy 14,769,331 12,260,870 -2,508,461
Germany 13,015,040 10,449,788 -2,565,252
Turkey 5,308,526 5,555,924 +247,398
Czechia 5,726,700 4,565,058 -1,161,642
France 2,500,282 2,136,410 -363,872
Finland 2,293,258 2,262,484 -30,774
Slovakia 3,136,358 1,390,596 -1,745,762

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 107,214,505
France 55,797,976
Poland 44,398,923
Czechia 27,050,558
Italy 25,308,682

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 50,029,482 57,185,023 +7,155,541
France 26,293,469 29,504,507 +3,211,038
Poland 24,208,934 20,189,989 -4,018,945
Czechia 13,622,390 13,428,168 -194,222
Italy 13,451,936 11,856,746 -1,595,190
Germany 10,169,853 8,145,423 -2,024,430
Turkey 5,112,828 5,488,173 +375,345
Belgium 4,453,925 5,239,898 +785,973
Finland 2,609,931 2,491,081 -118,850
Spain 2,082,402 1,609,348 -473,054

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9

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
West Midlands 14 15 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 13 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 13 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
Essex 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 7 3 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1

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) 160,944,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,893,822
Other 29,203,973
Road transport 3,002,372
Air transport 2,710,078

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) 88,032,987 72,911,211 -15,121,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,279,737 84,614,085 +37,334,348
Other 24,884,878 4,319,095 -20,565,783
Road transport 2,022,925 979,447 -1,043,478
Air transport 1,297,012 1,413,066 +116,054
Rail transport 11,708 38,345 +26,637

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 96,671,866
Dover 90,873,664
000 29,203,973
499 23,786,590
Harwich 13,892,332

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 41,610,346 55,061,520 +13,451,174
Dover 48,573,187 42,300,477 -6,272,710
000 24,884,878 4,319,095 -20,565,783
499 0 23,786,590 +23,786,590
Harwich 7,644,660 6,247,672 -1,396,988
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,804,295 4,047,972 -5,756,323
Eurotunnel 7,035,794 4,697,243 -2,338,551
London Gateway Port 5,150,560 4,050,616 -1,099,944
Southampton 3,982,174 3,557,693 -424,481
London 2,469,602 4,962,026 +2,492,424

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
86
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
35
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 58
2026-04 58
2026-03 64
2026-02 59
2026-01 60

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+ 92
1m-15m 41
15m-54m 24
Other 23
0-1m 8

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 14,923,568
Ireland 12,326,309
Belgium 5,161,223
France 3,707,488
China 3,189,094

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 8,539,428 6,384,140 -2,155,288
Ireland 5,894,677 6,431,632 +536,955
Belgium 2,998,411 2,162,812 -835,599
France 2,279,470 1,428,018 -851,452
China 1,715,085 1,474,009 -241,076
Germany 1,526,334 1,339,203 -187,131
India 1,167,266 1,412,416 +245,150
South Africa 1,708,997 647,967 -1,061,030
Italy 778,555 690,617 -87,938
Canada 534,718 360,649 -174,069

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 £
Czechia 1,999
France 1,549
Germany 1,505
China 992
XI 970

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 £
Czechia 1,756 243 -1,513
France 1,061 488 -573
Germany 62 1,443 +1,381
China 269 723 +454
XI 559 411 -148
Italy 514 308 -206
Ireland 335 176 -159
Poland 311 0 -311
Thailand 0 177 +177
Switzerland 63 58 -5

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) 27,209,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,980,392
Air transport 9,702,208
Other 22,423
Road transport 2,781

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) 14,437,709 12,772,274 -1,665,435
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,382,440 8,597,952 -2,784,488
Air transport 5,455,216 4,246,992 -1,208,224
Other 8,050 14,373 +6,323
Road transport 2,781 0 -2,781

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,906,620
Southampton 9,947,439
Liverpool Docks 7,034,728
Holyhead 6,363,654
London Heathrow Airport 6,189,326

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 7,114,908 5,791,712 -1,323,196
Southampton 5,400,528 4,546,911 -853,617
Liverpool Docks 5,747,642 1,287,086 -4,460,556
Holyhead 694,327 5,669,327 +4,975,000
London Heathrow Airport 3,488,407 2,700,919 -787,488
London Gateway Port 3,304,338 2,558,050 -746,288
Felixstowe 1,622,174 485,555 -1,136,619
East Midlands Airport 1,040,044 681,718 -358,326
Dover 1,037,344 86,679 -950,665
London Stansted Airport 672,599 276,320 -396,279

Quick facts

HS code: 70072120

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

Description: Laminated safety glass specifically designed for cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles