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70052980 — Float glass and surface ground and polished glass, in sheets, but not

Commodity code 70052980 covers float glass and surface ground and polished glass, in sheets, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass or glass colou, within HMRC chapter 70 (glass and glassware). 38 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 19 counties and 33 towns.

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38Businesses trading
19Counties
33Towns
887Import declarations

Businesses importing under 70052980

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SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED

Shepshed, Leicestershire 174 import declarations 57 export declarations LE12 *Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass), float glass and surface ground and polished glass, in sheets, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass or glass coloured throughout the mass "body tinted", opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, or glass having an absorbent, reflecting or no.

▲ Expected to increase by 3.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity174 in the last 6 months
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jul 24: 28 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Aug 24: 26 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Sep 24: 23 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Oct 24: 27 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Nov 24: 30 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Dec 24: 27 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jan 25: 28 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Feb 25: 30 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Mar 25: 28 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Apr 25: 28 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — May 25: 24 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jun 25: 29 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jul 25: 31 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Aug 25: 22 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Sep 25: 32 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Oct 25: 26 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Nov 25: 26 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Dec 25: 28 import declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jan 26: 31 import declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Feb 26: 19 import declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Mar 26: 30 import declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Apr 26: 35 import declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — May 26: 28 import declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jun 26: 31 import declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jul 26: 32 import declarations (modelled forecast)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Aug 26: 23 import declarations (modelled forecast)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Sep 26: 33 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jul 24: 9 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Aug 24: 11 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Sep 24: 9 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Oct 24: 12 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Nov 24: 10 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Dec 24: 13 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jan 25: 12 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Feb 25: 10 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Mar 25: 11 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Apr 25: 10 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — May 25: 11 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jun 25: 8 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jul 25: 11 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Aug 25: 11 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Sep 25: 12 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Oct 25: 10 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Nov 25: 9 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Dec 25: 8 export declarations (historic)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jan 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Feb 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Mar 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Apr 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — May 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jun 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Jul 26: 10 export declarations (modelled forecast)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Aug 26: 10 export declarations (modelled forecast)SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED — Sep 26: 11 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD

St Helens (St. Helens), Merseyside 86 import declarations 66 export declarations WA10 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 33 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass), float glass and surface ground and polished glass, in sheets, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass or glass coloured throughout the mass "body tinted", opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, or glass having an absorbent, reflecting or no.

▼ Expected to slow by 21.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jul 24: 16 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Aug 24: 22 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Sep 24: 27 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Oct 24: 20 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Nov 24: 23 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Dec 24: 20 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jan 25: 18 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Feb 25: 25 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Mar 25: 26 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Apr 25: 17 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — May 25: 19 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jun 25: 21 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jul 25: 33 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Aug 25: 21 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Sep 25: 15 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Oct 25: 12 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Nov 25: 19 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Dec 25: 13 import declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jan 26: 13 import declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Feb 26: 14 import declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Mar 26: 14 import declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Apr 26: 12 import declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — May 26: 17 import declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jun 26: 16 import declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jul 26: 26 import declarations (modelled forecast)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Aug 26: 16 import declarations (modelled forecast)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Sep 26: 12 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months
PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jul 24: 11 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Aug 24: 33 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Sep 24: 13 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Oct 24: 14 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Nov 24: 8 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Dec 24: 10 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jan 25: 14 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Feb 25: 13 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Mar 25: 11 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Apr 25: 9 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — May 25: 10 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jun 25: 10 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jul 25: 9 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Aug 25: 14 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Sep 25: 8 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Oct 25: 12 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Nov 25: 11 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Dec 25: 9 export declarations (historic)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jan 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Feb 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Mar 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Apr 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — May 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jun 26: 17 export declarations (current 6-month window)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Jul 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Aug 26: 12 export declarations (modelled forecast)PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD — Sep 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL

Aberdeen City, Aberdeen City 66 import declarations 55 export declarations AB10 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include float glass and surface ground and polished glass, in sheets, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass or glass coloured throughout the mass "body tinted", opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, or glass having an absorbent, reflecting or no, float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass).

▼ Expected to slow by 5.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months
GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jul 24: 13 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Aug 24: 8 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Sep 24: 13 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Oct 24: 13 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Nov 24: 13 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Dec 24: 12 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jan 25: 12 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Feb 25: 11 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Mar 25: 14 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Apr 25: 13 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — May 25: 11 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jun 25: 10 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jul 25: 14 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Aug 25: 9 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Sep 25: 12 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Oct 25: 14 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Nov 25: 11 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Dec 25: 10 import declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jan 26: 11 import declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Feb 26: 9 import declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Mar 26: 11 import declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Apr 26: 10 import declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — May 26: 14 import declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jun 26: 11 import declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jul 26: 13 import declarations (modelled forecast)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Aug 26: 9 import declarations (modelled forecast)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Sep 26: 11 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jul 24: 8 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Aug 24: 8 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Sep 24: 8 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Oct 24: 9 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Nov 24: 10 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Dec 24: 6 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jan 25: 10 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Feb 25: 7 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Mar 25: 10 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Apr 25: 7 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — May 25: 11 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jun 25: 10 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jul 25: 5 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Aug 25: 11 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Sep 25: 11 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Oct 25: 9 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Nov 25: 9 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Dec 25: 6 export declarations (historic)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jan 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Feb 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Mar 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Apr 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — May 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jun 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Jul 26: 5 export declarations (modelled forecast)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Aug 26: 11 export declarations (modelled forecast)GUARDIAN EUROPE SARL — Sep 26: 11 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 70052980

What goods does commodity code 70052980 cover?

Float glass and surface ground and polished glass, in sheets, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass or glass colou. It sits in HMRC chapter 70, glass and glassware. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 70052980?

38 businesses filed customs declarations against code 70052980 in the last six months, spread across 19 counties and 33 towns, totalling 887 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 70052980?

The busiest counties are Greater London (6 businesses), Aberdeen City (5 businesses), West Midlands (5 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.