Import/export HS code 701399: Various glassware

Glassware not made of lead crystal, suitable for various everyday uses

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 62,212,540
Belgium 10,240,058
Italy 7,297,812
Poland 5,673,182
Netherlands 5,329,086

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 34,449,373 27,763,167 -6,686,206
Belgium 5,613,944 4,626,114 -987,830
Italy 4,103,353 3,194,459 -908,894
Poland 3,218,316 2,454,866 -763,450
Netherlands 2,559,410 2,769,676 +210,266
Germany 2,568,844 1,788,132 -780,712
France 2,277,315 1,560,980 -716,335
India 1,662,700 1,263,398 -399,302
Spain 1,463,529 1,171,211 -292,318
Czechia 1,062,388 980,835 -81,553

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 67,444,392
Poland 8,809,230
Italy 7,661,381
India 3,592,912
Spain 2,727,196

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 37,451,537 29,992,855 -7,458,682
Poland 4,821,704 3,987,526 -834,178
Italy 4,330,619 3,330,762 -999,857
India 1,881,211 1,711,701 -169,510
Spain 1,496,794 1,230,402 -266,392
Germany 997,309 1,257,035 +259,726
Turkey 1,165,087 845,687 -319,400
Czechia 1,082,876 778,116 -304,760
South Korea 978,558 821,148 -157,410
France 878,000 793,939 -84,061

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 224
Outer London - West and North West 96
Inner London - East 83
Greater Manchester 71
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 58

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 153 150 -3
Outer London - West and North West 67 59 -8
Inner London - East 55 60 +5
Greater Manchester 57 30 -27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38 39 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 38 35 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38 29 -9
West Midlands 29 26 -3
West Yorkshire 26 20 -6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 24 19 -5

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) 72,861,824
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,488,270
Air transport 10,318,394
Other 4,636,030
Road transport 795,422

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) 39,961,773 32,900,051 -7,061,722
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,749,983 13,738,287 -3,011,696
Air transport 5,581,607 4,736,787 -844,820
Other 3,122,161 1,513,869 -1,608,292
Road transport 412,032 383,390 -28,642
Rail transport 28,840 0 -28,840

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 36,045,378
Southampton 18,873,353
London 10,226,008
London Gateway Port 9,594,307
Dover 6,369,757

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 22,805,737 13,239,641 -9,566,096
Southampton 11,543,704 7,329,649 -4,214,055
London 5,204,231 5,021,777 -182,454
London Gateway Port 2,238,151 7,356,156 +5,118,005
Dover 3,749,983 2,619,774 -1,130,209
Eurotunnel 3,165,807 2,441,781 -724,026
000 3,122,161 1,513,869 -1,608,292
East Midlands Airport 2,012,500 1,437,827 -574,673
London Heathrow Airport 1,845,431 1,533,957 -311,474
Liverpool Docks 1,695,027 1,483,178 -211,849

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 555
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 426
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 51
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 48
Other manufacturing 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 171
2025-11 210
2025-10 230
2025-09 229
2025-08 202

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 497
0-1m 297
54m+ 254
15m-54m 134
Other 89

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 3,134,198
Ireland 2,657,656
Germany 1,248,718
France 1,022,861
Netherlands 993,329

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 1,812,067 1,322,131 -489,936
Ireland 1,340,425 1,317,231 -23,194
Germany 727,040 521,678 -205,362
France 538,989 483,872 -55,117
Netherlands 623,397 369,932 -253,465
United Arab Emirates 292,099 571,358 +279,259
Denmark 25,801 766,224 +740,423
Italy 184,339 239,432 +55,093
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 213,662 183,915 -29,747
Japan 203,374 154,052 -49,322

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 683,290
Poland 217,154
China 81,400
Netherlands 14,048
Ireland 9,176

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 410,370 272,920 -137,450
Poland 105,936 111,218 +5,282
China 40,183 41,217 +1,034
Netherlands 6,104 7,944 +1,840
Ireland 3,784 5,392 +1,608
Italy 1,826 7,065 +5,239
India 1,826 1,631 -195
Turkey 1,026 0 -1,026
Taiwan 533 14 -519
Spain 438 43 -395

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 6,990,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,174,843
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,632,875
Other 1,123,642
Road transport 6,874

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 3,161,569 3,829,041 +667,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,475,650 2,699,193 +223,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,555,539 1,077,336 -478,203
Other 660,938 462,704 -198,234
Road transport 6,874 0 -6,874

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,772,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,577,905
East Midlands Airport 2,490,813
000 1,123,642
ZLC 1,003,365

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 1,413,467 1,359,512 -53,955
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,246,400 1,331,505 +85,105
East Midlands Airport 1,393,925 1,096,888 -297,037
000 660,938 462,704 -198,234
ZLC 164,992 838,373 +673,381
Liverpool Docks 665,467 302,743 -362,724
Southampton 424,848 459,806 +34,958
Holyhead 343,073 380,947 +37,874
London Stansted Airport 187,353 382,055 +194,702
Immingham Docks 331,645 187,035 -144,610

Quick facts

HS code: 701399

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

Description: Glassware not made of lead crystal, suitable for various everyday uses