Import/export HS code 70080081: Double-panel insulating glass units

Insulating glass made of two glass panels sealed together with air or gas in between for better insulation

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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 £
Ireland 19,672,909
Poland 19,289,429
China 8,349,788
Germany 5,590,741
Italy 4,487,948

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 £
Ireland 12,292,424 7,380,485 -4,911,939
Poland 11,553,173 7,736,256 -3,816,917
China 5,272,244 3,077,544 -2,194,700
Germany 2,216,209 3,374,532 +1,158,323
Italy 3,385,961 1,101,987 -2,283,974
Spain 2,195,299 1,646,324 -548,975
France 1,051,899 2,663,478 +1,611,579
Belgium 2,068,018 1,479,467 -588,551
Lithuania 1,213,669 1,566,492 +352,823
Netherlands 1,082,322 1,441,879 +359,557

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 £
Poland 21,331,014
Ireland 16,329,834
China 8,376,895
Germany 6,296,517
Italy 4,682,431

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 £
Poland 12,525,819 8,805,195 -3,720,624
Ireland 9,695,979 6,633,855 -3,062,124
China 5,297,211 3,079,684 -2,217,527
Germany 1,981,659 4,314,858 +2,333,199
Italy 3,525,317 1,157,114 -2,368,203
Spain 2,237,616 1,927,897 -309,719
Belgium 2,110,156 1,735,067 -375,089
Lithuania 1,378,417 1,482,133 +103,716
Turkey 1,214,512 1,580,014 +365,502
Estonia 1,265,857 979,551 -286,306

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 24 14 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 11 +1
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 10 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Essex 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 6 8 +2
Kent 6 2 -4
Outer London - South 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0

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) 69,416,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,326,324
Other 3,474,104
Air transport 931,501
Road transport 827,675

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) 37,823,738 31,592,623 -6,231,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,234,579 4,091,745 -3,142,834
Other 2,662,326 811,778 -1,850,548
Air transport 493,545 437,956 -55,589
Road transport 431,311 396,364 -34,947

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 32,835,245
Holyhead 11,084,029
Felixstowe 9,779,016
Eurotunnel 4,343,294
Harwich 4,223,205

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 17,257,069 15,578,176 -1,678,893
Holyhead 6,102,380 4,981,649 -1,120,731
Felixstowe 5,542,381 4,236,635 -1,305,746
Eurotunnel 2,511,641 1,831,653 -679,988
Harwich 2,938,962 1,284,243 -1,654,719
Liverpool Docks 2,513,412 1,012,020 -1,501,392
000 2,662,326 811,778 -1,850,548
London 1,058,304 1,736,581 +678,277
Immingham Docks 979,658 1,258,727 +279,069
Purfleet 1,656,935 160,922 -1,496,013

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 69
Construction of buildings 31
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 21
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 38
2025-10 47
2025-09 45
2025-08 40

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 78
0-1m 36
54m+ 34
15m-54m 29
Other 13

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 10,702,853
France 278,579
Lithuania 243,881
United States 216,814
Denmark 99,482

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 7,901,793 2,801,060 -5,100,733
France 167,587 110,992 -56,595
Lithuania 133,851 110,030 -23,821
United States 19,729 197,085 +177,356
Denmark 50,121 49,361 -760
Netherlands 69,951 15,456 -54,495
Poland 25,155 34,514 +9,359
Malta 35,500 0 -35,500
Austria 35,423 0 -35,423
Germany 25,869 5,020 -20,849

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 9,697,190
Ireland 74

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 7,688,165 2,009,025 -5,679,140
Ireland 74 0 -74

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 9,697,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,879,842
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 235,068
Air transport 80,338

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 £
Other 7,688,239 2,009,025 -5,679,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 755,581 1,124,261 +368,680
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,359 192,709 +150,350
Air transport 21,347 58,991 +37,644

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,697,264
Holyhead 861,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 645,691
Liverpool Docks 237,676
Immingham Docks 122,091

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 £
000 7,688,239 2,009,025 -5,679,214
Holyhead 143,642 717,884 +574,242
Dover / Eurotunnel 403,237 242,454 -160,783
Liverpool Docks 63,567 174,109 +110,542
Immingham Docks 54,228 67,863 +13,635
Eurotunnel 47,533 30,118 -17,415
London Heathrow Airport 5,309 56,557 +51,248
Portsmouth 38,069 0 -38,069
Southampton 3,147 34,680 +31,533
Dover 15,944 8,345 -7,599

Quick facts

HS code: 70080081

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

Description: Insulating glass made of two glass panels sealed together with air or gas in between for better insulation