Import/export HS code 70200005: Quartz reactor tubes for semiconductor production

Quartz tubes and holders used in furnaces for making semiconductors

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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 £
United States 4,595,999
China 3,816,930
Germany 3,253,152
South Korea 1,292,074
Netherlands 670,208

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 £
United States 3,025,983 1,570,016 -1,455,967
China 1,944,450 1,872,480 -71,970
Germany 1,710,183 1,542,969 -167,214
South Korea 730,990 561,084 -169,906
Netherlands 338,899 331,309 -7,590
Japan 321,525 343,892 +22,367
Taiwan 177,432 0 -177,432
France 0 42,456 +42,456
Sweden 23,828 5,461 -18,367
Singapore 4,532 20,032 +15,500

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 £
United States 4,912,736
China 3,908,537
Germany 2,976,162
South Korea 1,324,694
Japan 584,231

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 £
United States 3,154,687 1,758,049 -1,396,638
China 1,968,568 1,939,969 -28,599
Germany 1,534,885 1,441,277 -93,608
South Korea 776,877 547,817 -229,060
Japan 159,271 424,960 +265,689
United Kingdom 450,522 127,319 -323,203
Taiwan 171,355 19,892 -151,463
Myanmar 70,516 0 -70,516
Netherlands 16,982 12,647 -4,335
France 0 19,686 +19,686

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 4
West Central Scotland 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2

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
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
South East Wales 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0

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 14,131,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 444,396
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,274
Road transport 14,390

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 8,005,941 6,125,339 -1,880,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 288,771 155,625 -133,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,448 36,826 +9,378
Road transport 0 14,390 +14,390

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Glasgow Airport 5,430,009
London Heathrow Airport 4,927,153
Manchester Airport 2,294,651
London Stansted Airport 425,702
Newcastle Airport 351,410

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 £
Glasgow Airport 2,719,968 2,710,041 -9,927
London Heathrow Airport 3,076,116 1,851,037 -1,225,079
Manchester Airport 1,583,194 711,457 -871,737
London Stansted Airport 112,192 313,510 +201,318
Newcastle Airport 145,278 206,132 +60,854
East Midlands Airport 173,152 164,380 -8,772
Birmingham Airport 134,111 118,992 -15,119
London Gateway Port 116,887 114,515 -2,372
Thamesport 130,495 34,255 -96,240
Edinburgh Airport 61,930 1,536 -60,394

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
9
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 9
2026-03 7
2026-02 11
2026-01 10

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 14
54m+ 11
0-1m 3
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 £
France 5,509,292
Germany 3,885,353
Ireland 2,305,484
Italy 2,115,019
Netherlands 1,879,268

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 £
France 3,619,715 1,889,577 -1,730,138
Germany 1,888,436 1,996,917 +108,481
Ireland 1,435,716 869,768 -565,948
Italy 1,206,084 908,935 -297,149
Netherlands 905,658 973,610 +67,952
United States 1,008,199 57,658 -950,541
Switzerland 426,537 418,396 -8,141
Sweden 303,136 125,350 -177,786
Czechia 237,992 124,112 -113,880
China 117,916 222,011 +104,095

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) 12,148,215
Air transport 7,232,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 92,782
Road transport 3,579

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) 7,682,163 4,466,052 -3,216,111
Air transport 3,767,385 3,465,288 -302,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,540 11,242 -70,298
Road transport 3,579 0 -3,579

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,564,344
East Midlands Airport 2,748,677
London Heathrow Airport 1,576,515
ZLC 1,574,759
Holyhead 1,510,861

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 6,591,269 3,973,075 -2,618,194
East Midlands Airport 1,133,613 1,615,064 +481,451
London Heathrow Airport 984,957 591,558 -393,399
ZLC 709,524 865,235 +155,711
Holyhead 1,050,200 460,661 -589,539
London Stansted Airport 475,998 30,073 -445,925
Glasgow Airport 335,707 163,212 -172,495
Edinburgh Airport 17,735 150,221 +132,486
Immingham Docks 77,755 22,430 -55,325
Birmingham Airport 64,170 15,316 -48,854

Quick facts

HS code: 70200005

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

Description: Quartz tubes and holders used in furnaces for making semiconductors