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 9,395,483
China 753,726
Italy 399,803
Ireland 375,480
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 5,366,313 4,029,170 -1,337,143
China 544,289 209,437 -334,852
Italy 268,003 131,800 -136,203
Ireland 287,440 88,040 -199,400
Belgium 306,622 33,876 -272,746
United States 159,518 77,334 -82,184
Denmark 66,661 32,435 -34,226
Czechia 67,221 29,313 -37,908
Switzerland 75,275 4,350 -70,925
Germany 67,188 5,180 -62,008

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 9,680,861
China 927,827
Italy 435,645
Ireland 366,220
United States 215,623

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 5,692,664 3,988,197 -1,704,467
China 653,928 273,899 -380,029
Italy 301,023 134,622 -166,401
Ireland 281,334 84,886 -196,448
United States 150,148 65,475 -84,673
Poland 56,724 83,439 +26,715
Czechia 69,117 28,938 -40,179
India 10,330 60,050 +49,720
Germany 65,293 3,256 -62,037
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 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 26 -1
Outer London - West and North West 14 9 -5
Inner London - East 10 6 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 4 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Outer London - South 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0

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 5,488,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,277,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 884,874
Other 552,903
Road transport 44,943

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 3,455,243 2,032,928 -1,422,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,976,329 2,300,790 -675,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 453,681 431,193 -22,488
Other 502,476 50,427 -452,049
Road transport 41,534 3,409 -38,125

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 4,626,990
Birmingham Airport 3,928,551
East Midlands Airport 564,601
London Stansted Airport 560,785
000 552,903

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 2,664,555 1,962,435 -702,120
Birmingham Airport 2,358,663 1,569,888 -788,775
East Midlands Airport 348,150 216,451 -131,699
London Stansted Airport 427,352 133,433 -293,919
000 502,476 50,427 -452,049
Dover 211,861 242,309 +30,448
London Heathrow Airport 303,466 108,458 -195,008
Eurotunnel 106,850 141,018 +34,168
London Gateway Port 58,887 155,326 +96,439
Southampton 117,380 75,515 -41,865

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 10
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
2026-01 11
2025-11 23
2025-10 16
2025-09 23
2025-08 14

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 37
54m+ 36
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 1,241,566
France 1,173,896
United Arab Emirates 417,425
Oman 367,141
Bahrain 207,401

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 656,163 585,403 -70,760
France 922,817 251,079 -671,738
United Arab Emirates 361,481 55,944 -305,537
Oman 354,916 12,225 -342,691
Bahrain 137,340 70,061 -67,279
Australia 90,894 66,967 -23,927
Israel 113,573 1,098 -112,475
Nigeria 48,575 59,280 +10,705
Qatar 66,678 37,752 -28,926
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 3,334,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,212,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 593,223

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 2,184,420 1,149,777 -1,034,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 995,823 216,434 -779,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 349,758 243,465 -106,293

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,030,523
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,111,791
East Midlands Airport 762,960
Southampton 337,751
ZLC 258,259

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 1,458,535 571,988 -886,547
Dover / Eurotunnel 969,393 142,398 -826,995
East Midlands Airport 420,452 342,508 -77,944
Southampton 183,547 154,204 -29,343
ZLC 106,000 152,259 +46,259
London Stansted Airport 158,011 76,968 -81,043
London Gateway Port 71,381 48,312 -23,069
Liverpool Docks 42,793 41,936 -857
Grangemouth Docks 58,452 0 -58,452
Dover 8,850 25,463 +16,613

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