Import/export HS code 7015: Glasses for clocks, watches, and eyeglasses

Includes curved, bent, or hollowed glasses for clocks, watches, and spectacles, as well as hollow glass spheres used to make them. Not for optical work

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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 £
Switzerland 2,912,863
Italy 375,044
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 227,825
United States 221,876
Germany 99,544

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 £
Switzerland 1,295,059 1,617,804 +322,745
Italy 289,306 85,738 -203,568
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 120,631 107,194 -13,437
United States 103,163 118,713 +15,550
Germany 62,350 37,194 -25,156
Canada 51,275 36,172 -15,103
China 37,120 22,542 -14,578
Netherlands 24,710 7,167 -17,543
Spain 0 30,078 +30,078
France 16,528 4,688 -11,840

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 £
Switzerland 2,642,835
China 791,107
Italy 249,089
United States 192,318
Germany 97,191

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 £
Switzerland 1,169,983 1,472,852 +302,869
China 407,600 383,507 -24,093
Italy 236,648 12,441 -224,207
United States 73,815 118,503 +44,688
Germany 60,075 37,116 -22,959
Spain 0 30,078 +30,078
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 23,171 3,948 -19,223
France 18,878 4,688 -14,190
India 11,541 3,624 -7,917
Thailand 8,007 1,236 -6,771

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 0 2 +2
West of England 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 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 3,464,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 302,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 277,680
Road transport 31,734
Other 15,251

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 1,853,949 1,610,286 -243,663
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,825 276,897 +251,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,494 156,186 +34,692
Road transport 0 31,734 +31,734
Other 15,173 78 -15,095

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,398,862
London Stansted Airport 740,037
ZLC 323,595
East Midlands Airport 226,362
London Gateway Port 145,999

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 1,269,130 1,129,732 -139,398
London Stansted Airport 323,653 416,384 +92,731
ZLC 23,471 300,124 +276,653
East Midlands Airport 165,446 60,916 -104,530
London Gateway Port 58,255 87,744 +29,489
Manchester Airport 89,100 1,026 -88,074
499 0 47,476 +47,476
Thamesport 33,835 9,820 -24,015
Felixstowe 16,636 3,624 -13,012
Southampton 11,857 3,843 -8,014

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 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Other manufacturing 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 5
2025-07 7

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
54m+ 12
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 5
0-1m 4
Other 1

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 27,996,903
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,207,551
India 222,642
Ireland 55,404
Switzerland 51,334

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 14,874,051 13,122,852 -1,751,199
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 883,627 323,924 -559,703
India 124,276 98,366 -25,910
Ireland 26,787 28,617 +1,830
Switzerland 32,718 18,616 -14,102
United States 13,228 34,506 +21,278
Denmark 27,750 0 -27,750
Netherlands 13,408 12,253 -1,155
Malta 22,162 0 -22,162
United Arab Emirates 960 18,734 +17,774

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 851

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 851 0 -851

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 29,745,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,214
Other 851

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 16,055,728 13,689,799 -2,365,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,907 28,156 +17,249
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,980 20,234 +18,254
Other 851 0 -851

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 28,902,335
East Midlands Airport 496,916
London Stansted Airport 167,857
ZLC 85,900
Manchester Airport 37,000

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 15,567,535 13,334,800 -2,232,735
East Midlands Airport 351,713 145,203 -206,510
London Stansted Airport 110,221 57,636 -52,585
ZLC 6,500 79,400 +72,900
Manchester Airport 10,000 27,000 +17,000
Glasgow Airport 0 33,360 +33,360
Belfast Port 0 26,421 +26,421
Holyhead 0 18,992 +18,992
Edinburgh Airport 2,755 12,400 +9,645
Portsmouth 8,286 0 -8,286

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7015

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

Description: Includes curved, bent, or hollowed glasses for clocks, watches, and spectacles, as well as hollow glass spheres used to make them. Not for optical work