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 4,690,311
China 3,865,903
Germany 3,313,258
South Korea 1,309,739
Netherlands 714,505

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 3,044,766 1,645,545 -1,399,221
China 2,141,017 1,724,886 -416,131
Germany 1,855,012 1,458,246 -396,766
South Korea 697,055 612,684 -84,371
Netherlands 358,618 355,887 -2,731
Japan 66,057 415,238 +349,181
Taiwan 72,348 105,084 +32,736
Ireland 33,709 0 -33,709
Sweden 14,008 16,840 +2,832
France 0 24,986 +24,986

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 4,978,721
China 3,960,077
Germany 2,977,388
South Korea 1,358,964
United Kingdom 669,875

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 3,170,059 1,808,662 -1,361,397
China 2,171,628 1,788,449 -383,179
Germany 1,605,375 1,372,013 -233,362
South Korea 730,445 628,519 -101,926
United Kingdom 374,596 295,279 -79,317
Japan 116,902 287,638 +170,736
Taiwan 72,579 124,976 +52,397
Myanmar 15,197 55,319 +40,122
Netherlands 34,414 12,647 -21,767
Turkey 0 17,687 +17,687

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Inner London - West 3
West Central Scotland 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
South East Wales 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Cumbria 0 1 +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 13,860,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 790,509
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,659
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 7,720,186 6,140,329 -1,579,857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 558,605 231,904 -326,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,117 29,542 +425
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 5,392,865
London Heathrow Airport 4,759,995
Manchester Airport 2,563,837
Thamesport 304,253
Birmingham Airport 287,317

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 2,896,313 2,496,552 -399,761
London Heathrow Airport 2,403,795 2,356,200 -47,595
Manchester Airport 1,895,584 668,253 -1,227,331
Thamesport 233,259 70,994 -162,265
Birmingham Airport 166,772 120,545 -46,227
East Midlands Airport 135,013 137,445 +2,432
London Stansted Airport 108,402 138,848 +30,446
Glasgow 228,804 0 -228,804
London Gateway Port 66,497 147,636 +81,139
Newcastle Airport 83,689 124,857 +41,168

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 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 11
2025-10 9
2025-09 9
2025-08 8

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 15
54m+ 14
0-1m 4
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 5,927,788
Germany 3,682,489
Ireland 2,816,139
Italy 2,083,826
Netherlands 1,821,686

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 3,292,257 2,635,531 -656,726
Germany 1,863,260 1,819,229 -44,031
Ireland 1,901,717 914,422 -987,295
Italy 1,106,197 977,629 -128,568
Netherlands 907,359 914,327 +6,968
United States 1,458,915 220,621 -1,238,294
Switzerland 416,372 402,606 -13,766
Sweden 304,723 177,120 -127,603
Czechia 283,841 166,111 -117,730
Israel 148,595 83,638 -64,957

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) 12,928,112
Air transport 7,718,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,960
Road transport 90,289

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) 7,691,462 5,236,650 -2,454,812
Air transport 4,360,110 3,358,648 -1,001,462
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,718 11,242 -71,476
Road transport 90,289 0 -90,289

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,914,868
East Midlands Airport 2,672,020
Holyhead 1,949,261
London Heathrow Airport 1,780,300
ZLC 1,433,926

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 6,436,185 4,478,683 -1,957,502
East Midlands Airport 951,423 1,720,597 +769,174
Holyhead 1,222,687 726,574 -496,113
London Heathrow Airport 1,241,427 538,873 -702,554
ZLC 839,115 594,811 -244,304
Glasgow Airport 554,784 211,715 -343,069
London Stansted Airport 681,534 71,301 -610,233
Birmingham Airport 67,550 64,170 -3,380
Edinburgh Airport 15,368 115,140 +99,772
Immingham Docks 77,755 15,791 -61,964

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