Import/export HS code 70072180: Various vehicle safety glass (laminated)

Laminated safety glass for vehicles, aircraft, or vessels that does not fit into specific categories like motor vehicles

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 14,032,700
United States 9,745,577
France 3,135,002
Germany 2,305,608
Italy 1,513,963

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 9,022,910 5,009,790 -4,013,120
United States 5,375,765 4,369,812 -1,005,953
France 1,831,316 1,303,686 -527,630
Germany 1,598,467 707,141 -891,326
Italy 845,936 668,027 -177,909
Turkey 728,723 58,623 -670,100
Netherlands 503,193 269,272 -233,921
Argentina 54,271 509,629 +455,358
Belgium 361,610 141,115 -220,495
Ireland 276,324 110,016 -166,308

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 14,220,126
United States 12,661,863
France 4,087,935
Italy 1,367,288
United Kingdom 898,740

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 9,213,164 5,006,962 -4,206,202
United States 6,681,510 5,980,353 -701,157
France 2,390,312 1,697,623 -692,689
Italy 778,584 588,704 -189,880
United Kingdom 616,785 281,955 -334,830
Canada 618,029 250,266 -367,763
Turkey 728,202 63,953 -664,249
Germany 449,652 189,652 -260,000
Belgium 238,197 30,168 -208,029
Switzerland 33,516 209,540 +176,024

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Inner London - West 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Essex 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 14 +1
Inner London - West 11 9 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 11 +3
Essex 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 0 -7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
West Midlands 5 4 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 17,106,145
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,113,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,814,933
Road transport 167,114
Other 103,722

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 £
Air transport 9,402,708 7,703,437 -1,699,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,280,815 4,832,523 -448,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,393,902 2,421,031 -4,972,871
Road transport 152,389 14,725 -137,664
Other 76,435 27,287 -49,148

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,059,088
London Heathrow Airport 7,452,142
East Midlands Airport 4,393,372
London Stansted Airport 4,227,112
Dover 2,302,771

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 9,283,333 4,775,755 -4,507,578
London Heathrow Airport 3,859,165 3,592,977 -266,188
East Midlands Airport 2,608,912 1,784,460 -824,452
London Stansted Airport 2,501,715 1,725,397 -776,318
Dover 1,489,157 813,614 -675,543
Dover / Eurotunnel 361,607 630,710 +269,103
Eurotunnel 448,944 319,366 -129,578
London 179,099 335,466 +156,367
Southampton 397,885 65,700 -332,185
Luton Airport 53,800 273,163 +219,363

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 24
Air transport 20
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 17
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 35
2025-10 34
2025-09 26
2025-08 24

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+ 74
1m-15m 44
15m-54m 15
Other 15
0-1m 9

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 3,073,722
United States 2,882,813
Italy 1,068,335
Netherlands 882,857
France 772,951

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 1,793,292 1,280,430 -512,862
United States 1,373,819 1,508,994 +135,175
Italy 354,580 713,755 +359,175
Netherlands 601,798 281,059 -320,739
France 461,109 311,842 -149,267
Germany 376,530 315,105 -61,425
Spain 335,781 122,887 -212,894
Turkey 296,348 158,797 -137,551
South Africa 100,327 349,029 +248,702
Belgium 142,783 245,752 +102,969

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 501
Italy 207
XI 80
China 75

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 217 284 +67
Italy 0 207 +207
XI 0 80 +80
China 0 75 +75

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 10,688,500
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,394,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 757,577
Road transport 1,178
Other 1,121

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 £
Air transport 5,363,956 5,324,544 -39,412
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,037,435 2,357,437 -679,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 176,560 581,017 +404,457
Road transport 1,178 0 -1,178
Other 217 904 +687

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,562,803
Heysham 2,366,220
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,737,299
London Stansted Airport 1,732,247
East Midlands Airport 1,420,272

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 Heathrow Airport 2,912,465 3,650,338 +737,873
Heysham 1,316,470 1,049,750 -266,720
Dover / Eurotunnel 826,444 910,855 +84,411
London Stansted Airport 994,504 737,743 -256,761
East Midlands Airport 875,444 544,828 -330,616
Liverpool Docks 157,241 255,571 +98,330
ZLC 292,861 108,005 -184,856
Holyhead 284,884 96,229 -188,655
Southampton 12,886 342,231 +329,345
Manchester Airport 252,549 94,278 -158,271

Quick facts

HS code: 70072180

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

Description: Laminated safety glass for vehicles, aircraft, or vessels that does not fit into specific categories like motor vehicles