Import/export HS code 70200008: Finished glass products

Glass items that are fully processed and ready for use

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 2,413,580
United States 148,380
Italy 91,603
Poland 75,084
Japan 72,406

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 1,658,809 754,771 -904,038
United States 91,349 57,031 -34,318
Italy 28,667 62,936 +34,269
Poland 1,896 73,188 +71,292
Japan 8,083 64,323 +56,240
United Arab Emirates 68,294 0 -68,294
Indonesia 37,809 23,462 -14,347
India 59,194 0 -59,194
Germany 46,099 12,191 -33,908
Czechia 50,004 2,373 -47,631

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 2,452,911
United States 161,339
Italy 81,970
Japan 76,529
Poland 75,084

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 1,691,604 761,307 -930,297
United States 103,168 58,171 -44,997
Italy 16,418 65,552 +49,134
Japan 12,206 64,323 +52,117
Poland 1,896 73,188 +71,292
United Arab Emirates 68,294 0 -68,294
Indonesia 37,809 23,462 -14,347
India 59,194 0 -59,194
Germany 47,518 10,205 -37,313
Czechia 50,004 2,373 -47,631

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 6
Greater Manchester 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Lancashire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

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 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 1 -2
Devon 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,561,576
Air transport 396,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 369,186
Road transport 5,414
Other 2,195

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,783,032 778,544 -1,004,488
Air transport 234,412 161,932 -72,480
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 188,416 180,770 -7,646
Road transport 5,414 0 -5,414
Other 2,065 130 -1,935

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 862,586
Felixstowe 830,746
Southampton 714,898
London Heathrow Airport 262,087
Dover 188,352

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 £
Liverpool Docks 772,664 89,922 -682,742
Felixstowe 542,637 288,109 -254,528
Southampton 379,966 334,932 -45,034
London Heathrow Airport 140,476 121,611 -18,865
Dover 98,016 90,336 -7,680
Eurotunnel 68,760 77,146 +8,386
Grangemouth Docks 52,434 20,060 -32,374
London Gateway Port 29,212 41,403 +12,191
East Midlands Airport 39,456 21,277 -18,179
Manchester Airport 34,717 0 -34,717

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 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 7
Specialised construction activities 6
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 7
2025-10 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 9

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+ 20
0-1m 19
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 9
Other 5

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 £
Germany 135,176
United States 49,478
Canada 38,218
Israel 33,032
Italy 24,212

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 £
Germany 74,877 60,299 -14,578
United States 32,100 17,378 -14,722
Canada 38,218 0 -38,218
Israel 33,032 0 -33,032
Italy 20,010 4,202 -15,808
Spain 6,143 7,395 +1,252
Netherlands 9,148 3,764 -5,384
India 2,000 10,694 +8,694
France 985 11,436 +10,451
Ireland 7,947 4,302 -3,645

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 £
China 3,515

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 £
China 2,453 1,062 -1,391

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 373,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,835
Other 3,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,347
Road transport 956

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 238,951 134,092 -104,859
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,165 8,670 -24,495
Other 2,453 1,062 -1,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,227 1,120 -107
Road transport 956 0 -956

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 99,509
East Midlands Airport 75,236
London Stansted Airport 64,831
ZLC 55,664
Glasgow Airport 55,375

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 87,134 12,375 -74,759
East Midlands Airport 63,044 12,192 -50,852
London Stansted Airport 39,838 24,993 -14,845
ZLC 26,507 29,157 +2,650
Glasgow Airport 0 55,375 +55,375
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,681 1,492 -17,189
Newcastle Airport 19,535 0 -19,535
Eurotunnel 8,222 0 -8,222
Holyhead 4,538 2,024 -2,514
Dover 0 5,154 +5,154

Quick facts

HS code: 70200008

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

Description: Glass items that are fully processed and ready for use