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 42,155,777
Belgium 6,967,298
France 3,932,077
Italy 3,499,644
Germany 2,929,852

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 23,446,997 18,708,780 -4,738,217
Belgium 3,454,830 3,512,468 +57,638
France 2,006,135 1,925,942 -80,193
Italy 2,330,006 1,169,638 -1,160,368
Germany 1,377,011 1,552,841 +175,830
Poland 799,834 692,097 -107,737
Taiwan 901,474 578,976 -322,498
Turkey 492,510 597,151 +104,641
Spain 552,143 499,271 -52,872
Netherlands 488,778 423,622 -65,156

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 43,769,299
Belgium 6,869,429
France 3,018,611
Italy 2,645,064
Germany 2,049,149

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 24,134,527 19,634,772 -4,499,755
Belgium 3,381,335 3,488,094 +106,759
France 1,598,640 1,419,971 -178,669
Italy 1,657,565 987,499 -670,066
Germany 1,035,884 1,013,265 -22,619
Poland 795,082 882,949 +87,867
Taiwan 938,664 580,763 -357,901
Spain 603,822 523,011 -80,811
Turkey 479,498 598,471 +118,973
Netherlands 431,170 461,389 +30,219

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 87
Outer London - West and North West 32
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Inner London - East 26

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 53 58 +5
Outer London - West and North West 23 23 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 18 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 18 +3
Inner London - East 15 18 +3
West Midlands 20 13 -7
West Yorkshire 16 17 +1
Greater Manchester 13 18 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
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) 41,869,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,765,474
Air transport 3,272,361
Other 2,607,052
Road transport 301,628

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) 23,117,455 18,752,479 -4,364,976
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,801,205 9,964,269 -836,936
Air transport 1,571,184 1,701,177 +129,993
Other 1,997,769 609,283 -1,388,486
Road transport 18,086 283,542 +265,456

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 23,514,261
Southampton 11,003,004
Eurotunnel 7,676,421
Dover 4,854,189
London Gateway Port 4,262,522

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 13,886,802 9,627,459 -4,259,343
Southampton 6,397,474 4,605,530 -1,791,944
Eurotunnel 4,109,396 3,567,025 -542,371
Dover 2,611,217 2,242,972 -368,245
London Gateway Port 559,671 3,702,851 +3,143,180
000 1,997,769 609,283 -1,388,486
Portsmouth 1,266,956 1,217,543 -49,413
Belfast Port 1,810,158 326,121 -1,484,037
Harwich 770,073 642,450 -127,623
London 705,376 375,122 -330,254

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 188
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 142
Specialised construction activities 35
Manufacture of furniture 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 82
2025-10 103
2025-09 73
2025-08 73
2025-07 92

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+ 119
0-1m 73
15m-54m 58
Other 49

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 4,936,829
United States 1,060,675
France 521,108
Sweden 491,008
United Arab Emirates 322,513

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 2,512,648 2,424,181 -88,467
United States 462,782 597,893 +135,111
France 197,684 323,424 +125,740
Sweden 193,303 297,705 +104,402
United Arab Emirates 63,889 258,624 +194,735
Germany 87,575 227,502 +139,927
Belgium 166,363 62,602 -103,761
Netherlands 166,859 53,305 -113,554
Switzerland 86,006 74,396 -11,610
Uruguay 0 145,675 +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 3,036,111
Spain 31,309
XI 22,401
XU 12,028
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 1,494,023 1,542,088 +48,065
Spain 31,309 0 -31,309
XI 19,320 3,081 -16,239
XU 6,686 5,342 -1,344
Turkey 8,722 0 -8,722
Czechia 8,492 0 -8,492
Poland 1,416 1,736 +320
Italy 1,566 1,497 -69
Egypt 2,815 0 -2,815
Germany 241 1,570 +1,329

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) 3,343,315
Other 3,131,096
Air transport 1,701,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,381,321
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) 1,685,003 1,658,312 -26,691
Other 1,575,568 1,555,528 -20,040
Air transport 704,690 997,135 +292,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 677,213 704,108 +26,895
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 3,131,096
Holyhead 1,589,404
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,003,975
Immingham Docks 809,273
London Heathrow Airport 738,927

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 1,575,568 1,555,528 -20,040
Holyhead 807,268 782,136 -25,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 552,637 451,338 -101,299
Immingham Docks 447,237 362,036 -85,201
London Heathrow Airport 284,276 454,651 +170,375
East Midlands Airport 173,542 210,389 +36,847
London Gateway Port 107,626 232,873 +125,247
London Stansted Airport 135,987 166,456 +30,469
Liverpool Docks 209,802 90,260 -119,542
Southampton 77,404 190,856 +113,452

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