Import/export HS code 701110: Glass parts for electric lighting

Glass components used in electric lamps and light sources

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* 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 1,424,549
France 1,032,773
Czechia 543,409
Italy 155,924
Ireland 40,007

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 758,163 666,386 -91,777
France 550,107 482,666 -67,441
Czechia 277,401 266,008 -11,393
Italy 72,928 82,996 +10,068
Ireland 36,647 3,360 -33,287
Portugal 19,871 13,531 -6,340
India 6,227 18,897 +12,670
United States 16,548 4,345 -12,203
Netherlands 14,091 2,674 -11,417
United Arab Emirates 2,214 11,495 +9,281

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 1,454,648
Czechia 553,506
Italy 155,886
Portugal 33,402
India 25,124

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 774,809 679,839 -94,970
Czechia 287,498 266,008 -21,490
Italy 72,923 82,963 +10,040
Portugal 19,871 13,531 -6,340
India 6,227 18,897 +12,670
United States 13,828 2,404 -11,424
France 10,744 3,483 -7,261
Hungary 6,274 1,448 -4,826
Netherlands 3,994 2,674 -1,320
Poland 3,030 3,222 +192

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1

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) 1,554,279
Other 1,050,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 495,040
Air transport 241,581

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) 829,466 724,813 -104,653
Other 565,558 484,775 -80,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 260,202 234,838 -25,364
Air transport 118,625 122,956 +4,331

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,050,333
Felixstowe 633,144
London 451,190
London Gateway Port 445,551
Thamesport 181,702

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 £
000 565,558 484,775 -80,783
Felixstowe 531,277 101,867 -429,410
London 224,241 226,949 +2,708
London Gateway Port 6,227 439,324 +433,097
Thamesport 91,513 90,189 -1,324
Liverpool Docks 101,731 79,922 -21,809
Southampton 58,262 7,869 -50,393
East Midlands Airport 21,215 42,687 +21,472
London Heathrow Airport 16,407 42,833 +26,426
London Stansted Airport 44,949 6,507 -38,442

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 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of basic metals 3
Air transport 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 3

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 14
15m-54m 9
54m+ 6
Other 5
0-1m 3

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 £
Switzerland 251,248
Germany 138,222
Thailand 84,451
Poland 78,485
Ireland 73,671

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 £
Switzerland 123,998 127,250 +3,252
Germany 51,790 86,432 +34,642
Thailand 46,098 38,353 -7,745
Poland 2,167 76,318 +74,151
Ireland 42,823 30,848 -11,975
France 6,363 54,510 +48,147
Norway 35,639 12,221 -23,418
Spain 45,690 1,259 -44,431
Saudi Arabia 35,748 5,720 -30,028
South Africa 18,673 18,320 -353

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 £
United States 7,489
China 4,403
Germany 3,591
XI 1,019
XU 733

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 £
United States 4,318 3,171 -1,147
China 4,114 289 -3,825
Germany 3,591 0 -3,591
XI 460 559 +99
XU 426 307 -119
Hungary 313 0 -313
Ireland 57 124 +67
South Korea 138 0 -138
Italy 41 80 +39
France 102 9 -93

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 680,505
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 232,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,073
Other 18,171
Road transport 17,500

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 345,986 334,519 -11,467
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,601 167,557 +102,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,197 4,876 -45,321
Other 13,607 4,564 -9,043
Road transport 17,500 0 -17,500

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 278,735
London Heathrow Airport 167,236
ZLC 136,029
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,693
Dover 90,141

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 £
East Midlands Airport 111,243 167,492 +56,249
London Heathrow Airport 56,486 110,750 +54,264
ZLC 116,785 19,244 -97,541
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,875 69,818 +26,943
Dover 1,761 88,380 +86,619
London Stansted Airport 50,305 33,000 -17,305
Grangemouth Docks 45,431 0 -45,431
Manchester Airport 28,667 1,449 -27,218
000 13,607 4,564 -9,043
Holyhead 8,513 8,015 -498

Quick facts

HS code: 701110

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

Description: Glass components used in electric lamps and light sources