Import/export HS code 701190: Various glass parts for lamps and tubes

Miscellaneous glass parts used in lighting and electronic devices

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  • 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 £
Canada 251,697
China 120,220
Germany 76,097
United States 44,771
Czechia 24,712

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 £
Canada 131,469 120,228 -11,241
China 87,589 32,631 -54,958
Germany 37,434 38,663 +1,229
United States 4,658 40,113 +35,455
Czechia 15,622 9,090 -6,532
France 14,529 7,541 -6,988
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18,122 0 -18,122
Luxembourg 4,400 3,329 -1,071
Denmark 0 6,924 +6,924
Poland 1,410 5,276 +3,866

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 262,130
Germany 167,794
Canada 55,858
United States 42,455
France 13,458

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 163,777 98,353 -65,424
Germany 67,057 100,737 +33,680
Canada 51,406 4,452 -46,954
United States 6,233 36,222 +29,989
France 7,909 5,549 -2,360
Poland 8,030 5,276 -2,754
Japan 4,400 3,329 -1,071
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,592 0 -7,592
Denmark 0 6,924 +6,924
Netherlands 4,029 1,992 -2,037

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Kent 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Kent 0 2 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
South East Wales 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -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 £
Air transport 398,331
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 137,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,635
Other 2,781
Road transport 1,433

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 202,070 196,261 -5,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,378 42,833 -51,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,934 24,701 -11,233
Other 2,546 235 -2,311
Road transport 1,433 0 -1,433

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 250,368
Felixstowe 85,188
East Midlands Airport 79,040
London Stansted Airport 47,145
Eurotunnel 33,043

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 129,349 121,019 -8,330
Felixstowe 68,951 16,237 -52,714
East Midlands Airport 50,840 28,200 -22,640
London Stansted Airport 19,468 27,677 +8,209
Eurotunnel 17,803 15,240 -2,563
Thamesport 11,026 16,976 +5,950
London Gateway Port 14,401 9,620 -4,781
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 19,365 +19,365
Dover 6,486 3,877 -2,609
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,025 1,992 -3,033

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
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 13
54m+ 9
0-1m 4
15m-54m 2
Other 2

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 £
United States 306,497
Gambia 177,692
Switzerland 50,406
Singapore 29,212
Liberia 20,985

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 £
United States 246,576 59,921 -186,655
Gambia 143,675 34,017 -109,658
Switzerland 43,319 7,087 -36,232
Singapore 29,212 0 -29,212
Liberia 20,985 0 -20,985
Sweden 12,870 984 -11,886
China 986 12,782 +11,796
Canada 1,000 10,700 +9,700
Germany 9,313 0 -9,313
Malaysia 6,752 0 -6,752

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 £
XU 1,152
Ireland 198
China 42
XI 12
Germany 8

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 £
XU 3 1,149 +1,146
Ireland 198 0 -198
China 42 0 -42
XI 0 12 +12
Germany 8 0 -8

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 441,216
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,536
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,373
Other 1,412

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 361,392 79,824 -281,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 129,635 52,901 -76,734
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,551 13,822 -30,729
Other 251 1,161 +910

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 207,293
London Gateway Port 139,742
London Heathrow Airport 113,980
East Midlands Airport 97,568
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,870

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 £
ZLC 160,534 46,759 -113,775
London Gateway Port 105,725 34,017 -71,708
London Heathrow Airport 87,954 26,026 -61,928
East Midlands Airport 93,137 4,431 -88,706
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,319 7,551 -35,768
London 20,985 0 -20,985
London Stansted Airport 17,977 2,608 -15,369
Felixstowe 1,736 16,460 +14,724
Dover 1,232 5,287 +4,055
Aberdeen Docks 1,189 2,424 +1,235

Quick facts

HS code: 701190

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

Description: Miscellaneous glass parts used in lighting and electronic devices