Import/export HS code 70200010: Fused quartz or silica glass products

Glass products made from fused quartz or fused silica

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 £
Germany 2,798,115
Austria 2,460,942
Netherlands 2,074,666
South Korea 1,189,396
Japan 918,715

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 £
Germany 2,037,555 760,560 -1,276,995
Austria 449,430 2,011,512 +1,562,082
Netherlands 1,852,623 222,043 -1,630,580
South Korea 590,933 598,463 +7,530
Japan 34,386 884,329 +849,943
China 353,162 232,840 -120,322
France 132,345 105,366 -26,979
United States 110,184 81,278 -28,906
Turkey 157,720 14,300 -143,420
Italy 78,310 9,737 -68,573

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 £
Japan 3,062,553
Germany 2,607,092
Netherlands 1,788,253
South Korea 1,175,932
China 1,000,942

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 £
Japan 447,322 2,615,231 +2,167,909
Germany 1,920,605 686,487 -1,234,118
Netherlands 1,746,779 41,474 -1,705,305
South Korea 590,933 584,999 -5,934
China 619,438 381,504 -237,934
United States 193,796 273,951 +80,155
United Kingdom 69,309 327,099 +257,790
Turkey 157,720 14,300 -143,420
Sweden 49,773 22,971 -26,802
Switzerland 37,019 19,867 -17,152

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Inner London - West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6

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 8 11 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 5 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 4 +3
West Midlands 5 3 -2

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 8,208,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,963,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 615,998
Road transport 160,315
Other 5,252

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 3,750,512 4,457,637 +707,125
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,656,242 306,881 -1,349,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 376,833 239,165 -137,668
Road transport 157,294 3,021 -154,273
Other 2,035 3,217 +1,182

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,557,702
Purfleet 1,127,051
East Midlands Airport 872,664
Glasgow Airport 545,528
London Stansted Airport 509,989

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,454,988 3,102,714 +647,726
Purfleet 1,127,051 0 -1,127,051
East Midlands Airport 560,012 312,652 -247,360
Glasgow Airport 191,548 353,980 +162,432
London Stansted Airport 269,870 240,119 -29,751
Birmingham Airport 104,539 259,516 +154,977
Eurotunnel 216,657 98,563 -118,094
Thamesport 154,071 93,159 -60,912
Dover 128,047 76,327 -51,720
London 97,332 69,334 -27,998

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
20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
11
Other manufacturing
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 18
2026-03 18
2026-02 22
2026-01 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
54m+ 50
1m-15m 41
0-1m 12
Other 11
15m-54m 6

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 2,700,231
France 1,244,834
Austria 1,244,242
United States 352,993
Ireland 263,706

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 1,721,515 978,716 -742,799
France 637,676 607,158 -30,518
Austria 1,286 1,242,956 +1,241,670
United States 158,293 194,700 +36,407
Ireland 168,869 94,837 -74,032
China 205,609 22,732 -182,877
United Arab Emirates 192,357 2,254 -190,103
Italy 140,891 46,316 -94,575
Spain 16,877 106,355 +89,478
Sweden 17,208 75,728 +58,520

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 3,906,473
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,258,519
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,271
Road transport 1,204

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 1,407,201 2,499,272 +1,092,071
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,032,070 1,226,449 -805,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,254 4,017 -37,237
Road transport 1,204 0 -1,204

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,014,109
London Heathrow Airport 1,918,797
East Midlands Airport 1,033,347
ZLC 585,869
Holyhead 152,124

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 1,890,089 1,124,020 -766,069
London Heathrow Airport 597,568 1,321,229 +723,661
East Midlands Airport 176,932 856,415 +679,483
ZLC 382,240 203,629 -178,611
Holyhead 132,665 19,459 -113,206
London Stansted Airport 66,316 47,397 -18,919
Manchester Airport 103,830 8,375 -95,455
Newcastle Airport 24,533 57,379 +32,846
Immingham Docks 0 59,776 +59,776
Glasgow Airport 35,714 2,898 -32,816

Quick facts

HS code: 70200010

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

Description: Glass products made from fused quartz or fused silica