Import/export HS code 701391: Lead crystal glassware

High-quality glassware made from lead crystal, often used for elegant table settings

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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 £
France 9,602,267
China 751,068
Italy 403,717
Ireland 381,714
Belgium 340,498

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 £
France 5,637,303 3,964,964 -1,672,339
China 490,262 260,806 -229,456
Italy 264,967 138,750 -126,217
Ireland 295,782 85,932 -209,850
Belgium 306,622 33,876 -272,746
United States 160,621 63,808 -96,813
Denmark 65,955 38,626 -27,329
Germany 83,110 5,222 -77,888
Czechia 67,221 19,654 -47,567
Switzerland 70,004 12,490 -57,514

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 £
France 9,874,192
China 932,014
Italy 441,383
Ireland 373,075
United States 204,400

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 £
France 5,945,718 3,928,474 -2,017,244
China 598,643 333,371 -265,272
Italy 298,004 143,379 -154,625
Ireland 289,747 83,328 -206,419
United States 153,163 51,237 -101,926
Poland 68,460 88,816 +20,356
Czechia 68,204 20,192 -48,012
Germany 79,510 4,758 -74,752
India 10,330 60,050 +49,720
Portugal 12,628 46,988 +34,360

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 40
Outer London - West and North West 18
Inner London - East 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10

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 27 27 +0
Outer London - West and North West 14 9 -5
Inner London - East 11 6 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 4 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 7 +3
Outer London - South 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -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) 5,533,672
Air transport 5,456,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 881,653
Other 560,695
Road transport 46,767

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) 3,249,237 2,284,435 -964,802
Air transport 3,395,663 2,060,686 -1,334,977
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 479,032 402,621 -76,411
Other 504,670 56,025 -448,645
Road transport 39,701 7,066 -32,635

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 4,887,947
Birmingham Airport 3,884,034
East Midlands Airport 576,156
000 560,695
London Stansted Airport 550,882

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 £
Thamesport 2,980,995 1,906,952 -1,074,043
Birmingham Airport 2,312,588 1,571,446 -741,142
East Midlands Airport 348,820 227,336 -121,484
000 504,670 56,025 -448,645
London Stansted Airport 410,198 140,684 -269,514
Dover 206,484 221,511 +15,027
London Heathrow Airport 312,344 110,623 -201,721
Eurotunnel 127,221 133,294 +6,073
London Gateway Port 58,887 152,480 +93,593
Southampton 73,848 119,047 +45,199

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 67
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 16
2025-09 23
2025-08 14
2025-07 27

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 52
0-1m 39
54m+ 38
15m-54m 17
Other 10

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 1,192,464
France 1,150,423
United Arab Emirates 410,387
Oman 367,141
Bahrain 197,705

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 478,269 714,195 +235,926
France 920,827 229,596 -691,231
United Arab Emirates 363,288 47,099 -316,189
Oman 1,541 365,600 +364,059
Bahrain 137,340 60,365 -76,975
Australia 59,598 85,480 +25,882
Israel 113,573 1,098 -112,475
Qatar 56,174 53,752 -2,422
Nigeria 48,575 59,280 +10,705
Czechia 88,383 13,270 -75,113

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 3,211,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,209,084
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 568,106

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 1,721,966 1,489,245 -232,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 978,748 230,336 -748,412
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 239,987 328,119 +88,132

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,941,242
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,111,614
East Midlands Airport 766,705
Southampton 335,535
ZLC 231,902

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 1,006,193 935,049 -71,144
Dover / Eurotunnel 964,781 146,833 -817,948
East Midlands Airport 416,478 350,227 -66,251
Southampton 76,485 259,050 +182,565
ZLC 97,045 134,857 +37,812
London Stansted Airport 160,828 63,058 -97,770
London Gateway Port 67,570 23,838 -43,732
Liverpool Docks 37,480 52,633 +15,153
Grangemouth Docks 58,452 0 -58,452
Dover 7,730 25,627 +17,897

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 701391

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

Description: High-quality glassware made from lead crystal, often used for elegant table settings