Import/export HS code 700991: Unframed glass mirrors

Glass mirrors without any frame, used in homes, offices, or other places

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 41,515,819
Belgium 7,107,811
France 3,960,300
Italy 3,389,087
Germany 2,873,962

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 22,825,849 18,689,970 -4,135,879
Belgium 3,590,538 3,517,273 -73,265
France 2,042,653 1,917,647 -125,006
Italy 2,190,573 1,198,514 -992,059
Germany 1,302,947 1,571,015 +268,068
Poland 822,086 661,254 -160,832
Taiwan 957,833 493,063 -464,770
Turkey 455,093 596,451 +141,358
Spain 537,689 500,984 -36,705
Netherlands 505,766 384,749 -121,017

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 43,177,930
Belgium 7,004,743
France 3,077,437
Italy 2,616,368
Germany 1,961,117

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 23,602,265 19,575,665 -4,026,600
Belgium 3,519,280 3,485,463 -33,817
France 1,661,908 1,415,529 -246,379
Italy 1,604,647 1,011,721 -592,926
Germany 986,572 974,545 -12,027
Poland 817,323 881,579 +64,256
Taiwan 995,023 492,226 -502,797
Spain 583,456 525,070 -58,386
Turkey 442,081 597,771 +155,690
Netherlands 452,210 421,154 -31,056

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 86
Outer London - West and North West 33
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Inner London - East 25

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
Inner London - West 54 57 +3
Outer London - West and North West 24 23 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 18 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 19 +4
Inner London - East 13 16 +3
West Yorkshire 17 18 +1
West Midlands 18 12 -6
Greater Manchester 15 17 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0

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) 41,101,143
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,875,644
Air transport 3,336,009
Other 2,498,101
Road transport 309,028

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) 22,556,659 18,544,484 -4,012,175
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,934,001 9,941,643 -992,358
Air transport 1,599,866 1,736,143 +136,277
Other 1,901,604 596,497 -1,305,107
Road transport 16,986 292,042 +275,056

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,834,936
Southampton 10,840,482
Eurotunnel 7,710,112
Dover 4,880,016
London Gateway Port 4,686,371

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 £
Felixstowe 13,959,992 8,874,944 -5,085,048
Southampton 6,271,289 4,569,193 -1,702,096
Eurotunnel 4,182,030 3,528,082 -653,948
Dover 2,552,036 2,327,980 -224,056
London Gateway Port 603,107 4,083,264 +3,480,157
Portsmouth 1,331,004 1,182,460 -148,544
000 1,901,604 596,497 -1,305,107
Belfast Port 1,352,637 423,107 -929,530
Harwich 780,103 592,313 -187,790
London 706,373 366,915 -339,458

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 190
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 142
Specialised construction activities 34
Manufacture of furniture 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 78
2025-11 82
2025-10 104
2025-09 73
2025-08 73

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 213
54m+ 120
0-1m 74
15m-54m 58
Other 46

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 £
Ireland 4,932,996
United States 1,074,590
France 557,940
Sweden 512,762
Germany 370,030

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 £
Ireland 2,481,481 2,451,515 -29,966
United States 659,612 414,978 -244,634
France 191,535 366,405 +174,870
Sweden 214,180 298,582 +84,402
Germany 90,515 279,515 +189,000
United Arab Emirates 65,922 256,591 +190,669
Belgium 152,609 61,720 -90,889
Netherlands 142,091 54,325 -87,766
Switzerland 91,597 65,087 -26,510
Uruguay 145,675 0 -145,675

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 2,968,539
Ireland 72,205
Spain 31,309
XI 22,401
Turkey 8,722

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 1,472,358 1,496,181 +23,823
Ireland 824 71,381 +70,557
Spain 31,309 0 -31,309
XI 20,902 1,499 -19,403
Turkey 8,722 0 -8,722
Czechia 8,492 0 -8,492
Poland 1,909 1,423 -486
Italy 1,573 1,357 -216
Egypt 2,815 0 -2,815
Germany 371 1,481 +1,110

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) 3,447,612
Other 3,134,956
Air transport 1,708,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,354,501
Road transport 29,315

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) 1,667,737 1,779,875 +112,138
Other 1,558,265 1,576,691 +18,426
Air transport 917,622 790,842 -126,780
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 813,179 541,322 -271,857
Road transport 29,315 0 -29,315

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,134,956
Holyhead 1,591,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,007,853
Immingham Docks 817,555
London Heathrow Airport 731,063

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 £
000 1,558,265 1,576,691 +18,426
Holyhead 764,850 826,562 +61,712
Dover / Eurotunnel 517,363 490,490 -26,873
Immingham Docks 448,118 369,437 -78,681
London Heathrow Airport 466,856 264,207 -202,649
East Midlands Airport 170,623 208,356 +37,733
London Gateway Port 107,626 232,873 +125,247
London Stansted Airport 148,934 160,867 +11,933
Liverpool Docks 229,605 63,655 -165,950
Southampton 223,079 45,181 -177,898

Quick facts

HS code: 700991

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

Description: Glass mirrors without any frame, used in homes, offices, or other places