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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  • 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 83,118,513
Belgium 77,621,595
Poland 36,682,628
Italy 25,685,884
Germany 23,609,447

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 41,480,120 41,638,393 +158,273
Belgium 42,963,727 34,657,868 -8,305,859
Poland 21,764,545 14,918,083 -6,846,462
Italy 14,750,408 10,935,476 -3,814,932
Germany 13,545,378 10,064,069 -3,481,309
Czechia 7,704,952 4,186,901 -3,518,051
Turkey 5,563,854 5,333,367 -230,487
Finland 2,832,867 1,913,100 -919,767
Slovakia 2,686,929 1,781,326 -905,603
France 2,395,859 1,725,494 -670,365

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 92,851,775
France 51,056,483
Poland 42,811,830
Czechia 25,632,656
Italy 23,908,559

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 50,216,158 42,635,617 -7,580,541
France 27,638,790 23,417,693 -4,221,097
Poland 25,705,747 17,106,083 -8,599,664
Czechia 14,478,157 11,154,499 -3,323,658
Italy 13,769,503 10,139,056 -3,630,447
Germany 10,024,412 8,000,331 -2,024,081
Turkey 5,268,278 5,309,256 +40,978
Belgium 4,128,658 4,599,334 +470,676
Finland 3,103,146 2,169,958 -933,188
Spain 2,051,776 1,406,762 -645,014

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 16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Inner London - West 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 16 14 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 14 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 8 +2
Essex 7 6 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3

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) 157,858,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,369,339
Other 36,428,598
Road transport 3,307,285
Air transport 2,408,980

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) 93,597,472 64,260,567 -29,336,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,800,412 58,568,927 +14,768,515
Other 26,303,260 10,125,338 -16,177,922
Road transport 2,499,058 808,227 -1,690,831
Air transport 1,063,473 1,345,507 +282,034
Rail transport 31,839 9,356 -22,483

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 85,907,263
Felixstowe 80,339,885
000 36,428,598
Harwich 14,875,144
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,827,869

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 49,184,114 36,723,149 -12,460,965
Felixstowe 40,168,484 40,171,401 +2,917
000 26,303,260 10,125,338 -16,177,922
Harwich 10,461,587 4,413,557 -6,048,030
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,936,849 5,891,020 -3,045,829
Eurotunnel 8,569,517 4,131,368 -4,438,149
499 0 12,111,555 +12,111,555
London Gateway Port 3,825,100 4,449,907 +624,807
Southampton 5,046,793 3,131,341 -1,915,452
Immingham Docks 3,205,144 3,656,119 +450,975

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 81
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 33
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 60
2025-11 56
2025-10 57
2025-09 56
2025-08 53

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+ 93
1m-15m 40
Other 20
15m-54m 18
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 15,040,555
Ireland 11,648,292
Belgium 6,262,088
France 3,785,682
China 3,292,311

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 9,331,411 5,709,144 -3,622,267
Ireland 6,189,836 5,458,456 -731,380
Belgium 4,551,181 1,710,907 -2,840,274
France 2,288,448 1,497,234 -791,214
China 1,978,901 1,313,410 -665,491
Germany 1,487,857 1,179,744 -308,113
South Africa 1,501,399 1,021,218 -480,181
India 1,136,751 1,030,099 -106,652
Italy 967,424 644,141 -323,283
Canada 753,564 402,841 -350,723

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 £
France 2,015
Czechia 1,999
XI 921
Germany 758
Italy 730

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 £
France 963 1,052 +89
Czechia 1,442 557 -885
XI 559 362 -197
Germany 758 0 -758
Italy 620 110 -510
Ireland 166 345 +179
Poland 0 311 +311
China 269 0 -269
Spain 117 0 -117
Switzerland 63 0 -63

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) 27,466,889
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,418,592
Air transport 10,347,368
Other 18,727
Road transport 4,045

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) 16,236,268 11,230,621 -5,005,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,392,047 8,026,545 -3,365,502
Air transport 6,857,623 3,489,745 -3,367,878
Other 10,556 8,171 -2,385
Road transport 4,045 0 -4,045

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,571,539
Southampton 9,280,432
Liverpool Docks 8,728,668
London Heathrow Airport 6,775,869
London Gateway Port 5,435,448

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 8,217,728 5,353,811 -2,863,917
Southampton 4,950,477 4,329,955 -620,522
Liverpool Docks 6,137,558 2,591,110 -3,546,448
London Heathrow Airport 4,437,220 2,338,649 -2,098,571
London Gateway Port 3,125,631 2,309,817 -815,814
Holyhead 363,229 3,523,605 +3,160,376
Felixstowe 2,206,423 406,402 -1,800,021
East Midlands Airport 1,051,699 697,234 -354,465
Dover 1,603,444 73,816 -1,529,628
London Stansted Airport 775,130 222,101 -553,029

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