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 3,089,887
Netherlands 2,092,178
South Korea 1,092,723
Austria 615,216
China 544,893

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 2,383,053 706,834 -1,676,219
Netherlands 1,911,074 181,104 -1,729,970
South Korea 667,470 425,253 -242,217
Austria 329,780 285,436 -44,344
China 259,187 285,706 +26,519
United States 297,089 84,741 -212,348
Turkey 2,737 154,983 +152,246
France 32,959 119,913 +86,954
Italy 78,310 4,604 -73,706
Japan 57,846 8,907 -48,939

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 £
Germany 2,888,626
Netherlands 1,822,794
South Korea 1,093,658
China 870,779
United States 667,493

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 £
Germany 2,235,995 652,631 -1,583,364
Netherlands 1,790,762 32,032 -1,758,730
South Korea 667,470 426,188 -241,282
China 435,002 435,777 +775
United States 423,263 244,230 -179,033
Japan 336,253 290,633 -45,620
Turkey 2,737 154,983 +152,246
Sweden 65,703 21,941 -43,762
United Kingdom 59,673 17,910 -41,763
Switzerland 24,653 25,835 +1,182

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Inner London - West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5

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 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 4 -1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 2 -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 5,476,719
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,228,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 616,707
Road transport 173,958
Other 5,769

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 3,737,376 1,739,343 -1,998,033
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,914,079 314,464 -1,599,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 471,834 144,873 -326,961
Road transport 14,908 159,050 +144,142
Other 3,470 2,299 -1,171

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,017,269
Purfleet 1,127,051
East Midlands Airport 934,843
Dover 509,110
London Stansted Airport 412,405

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 2,337,084 680,185 -1,656,899
Purfleet 1,127,051 0 -1,127,051
East Midlands Airport 637,620 297,223 -340,397
Dover 466,113 42,997 -423,116
London Stansted Airport 198,955 213,450 +14,495
Glasgow Airport 180,632 226,832 +46,200
Eurotunnel 161,423 145,127 -16,296
Birmingham Airport 104,134 155,266 +51,132
Thamesport 208,945 48,792 -160,153
Manchester Airport 108,269 86,229 -22,040

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 19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 10
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 14
2025-08 17

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+ 43
1m-15m 34
0-1m 10
Other 8
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 2,638,579
France 1,068,730
United States 343,112
China 338,574
Italy 238,324

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 1,776,430 862,149 -914,281
France 521,921 546,809 +24,888
United States 114,441 228,671 +114,230
China 316,841 21,733 -295,108
Italy 192,406 45,918 -146,488
Ireland 96,457 120,661 +24,204
United Arab Emirates 187,826 6,785 -181,041
Spain 7,745 93,190 +85,445
Netherlands 41,538 10,115 -31,423
Lithuania 42,478 3,721 -38,757

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) 3,087,300
Air transport 2,538,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,271
Road transport 16,030

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) 2,005,572 1,081,728 -923,844
Air transport 1,422,629 1,116,141 -306,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,254 4,017 -37,237
Road transport 16,030 0 -16,030

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,914,144
London Heathrow Airport 1,067,023
ZLC 739,478
East Midlands Airport 366,548
Manchester Airport 166,276

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 1,915,823 998,321 -917,502
London Heathrow Airport 411,359 655,664 +244,305
ZLC 555,874 183,604 -372,270
East Midlands Airport 175,677 190,871 +15,194
Manchester Airport 151,528 14,748 -136,780
Holyhead 80,150 71,974 -8,176
London Stansted Airport 71,743 50,412 -21,331
Glasgow Airport 25,257 13,355 -11,902
Newcastle Airport 29,415 2,071 -27,344
Liverpool Docks 31,411 0 -31,411

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