Import/export HS code 701310: Glass ceramic tableware

Durable glass ceramic items used for dining or kitchen purposes

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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 £
China 4,404,927
United States 402,762
Italy 310,300
Belgium 266,269
Spain 213,942

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 1,953,954 2,450,973 +497,019
United States 239,019 163,743 -75,276
Italy 232,704 77,596 -155,108
Belgium 198,970 67,299 -131,671
Spain 71,416 142,526 +71,110
Denmark 68,967 126,577 +57,610
Iraq 83,778 91,826 +8,048
Turkey 106,676 68,348 -38,328
Netherlands 60,337 103,846 +43,509
Germany 74,889 88,763 +13,874

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 4,641,770
United States 391,449
Italy 326,224
Denmark 198,898
Spain 191,368

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 2,068,001 2,573,769 +505,768
United States 246,597 144,852 -101,745
Italy 257,950 68,274 -189,676
Denmark 75,492 123,406 +47,914
Spain 78,579 112,789 +34,210
Iraq 83,778 93,642 +9,864
Turkey 106,676 66,532 -40,144
Egypt 78,671 84,503 +5,832
Romania 97,616 62,458 -35,158
Czechia 72,373 63,167 -9,206

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 48
Inner London - East 22
Outer London - West and North West 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
West Midlands 16

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 24 32 +8
Inner London - East 14 10 -4
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 9 -4
West Midlands 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 7 12 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 6 3 -3
Outer London - South 3 5 +2

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) 4,295,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,505,935
Air transport 1,482,359
Other 263,543
Road transport 13,781

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) 1,860,335 2,435,109 +574,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 791,854 714,081 -77,773
Air transport 886,026 596,333 -289,693
Other 164,217 99,326 -64,891
Road transport 4,029 9,752 +5,723

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,855,160
Southampton 1,061,116
London Heathrow Airport 585,432
London Gateway Port 496,966
Liverpool Docks 485,322

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 965,662 889,498 -76,164
Southampton 348,965 712,151 +363,186
London Heathrow Airport 384,057 201,375 -182,682
London Gateway Port 179,919 317,047 +137,128
Liverpool Docks 121,636 363,686 +242,050
Dover 181,438 252,975 +71,537
London 206,218 183,196 -23,022
Eurotunnel 149,277 149,411 +134
000 164,217 99,326 -64,891
London Stansted Airport 92,821 88,108 -4,713

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 117
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 86
Food and beverage service activities 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 25
2025-09 26
2025-08 23
2025-07 19

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 106
0-1m 70
54m+ 47
15m-54m 25
Other 24

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 977,447
Ireland 279,458
France 241,191
Italy 140,735
South Korea 133,615

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 528,422 449,025 -79,397
Ireland 131,463 147,995 +16,532
France 76,653 164,538 +87,885
Italy 95,607 45,128 -50,479
South Korea 94,955 38,660 -56,295
Portugal 0 127,109 +127,109
Germany 47,098 67,590 +20,492
United Arab Emirates 59,097 34,076 -25,021
Netherlands 50,809 34,817 -15,992
Nigeria 36,270 37,253 +983

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 £
XI 9,899
Ireland 2,523
Italy 356
XU 181
China 47

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 £
XI 5,730 4,169 -1,561
Ireland 2,523 0 -2,523
Italy 356 0 -356
XU 134 47 -87
China 0 47 +47

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 1,661,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 941,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 491,216
Other 13,006
Road transport 1,000

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 1,089,099 572,373 -516,726
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 345,254 595,973 +250,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 236,261 254,955 +18,694
Other 8,743 4,263 -4,480
Road transport 1,000 0 -1,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 653,207
East Midlands Airport 536,162
Dover / Eurotunnel 473,747
ZLC 239,359
Dover 185,972

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 415,982 237,225 -178,757
East Midlands Airport 376,257 159,905 -216,352
Dover / Eurotunnel 167,339 306,408 +139,069
ZLC 192,202 47,157 -145,045
Dover 43,171 142,801 +99,630
Holyhead 70,618 111,321 +40,703
Grangemouth Docks 9,660 127,109 +117,449
Southampton 76,999 53,958 -23,041
London Stansted Airport 85,246 45,468 -39,778
London Gateway Port 83,488 11,952 -71,536

Quick facts

HS code: 701310

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

Description: Durable glass ceramic items used for dining or kitchen purposes