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 2,898,006
Italy 375,044
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 214,346
United States 212,742
Germany 100,489

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 1,298,362 1,599,644 +301,282
Italy 296,689 78,355 -218,334
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 115,259 99,087 -16,172
United States 99,803 112,939 +13,136
Germany 65,967 34,522 -31,445
Canada 52,132 29,802 -22,330
China 39,614 20,048 -19,566
Spain 0 30,078 +30,078
Netherlands 26,678 3,298 -23,380
France 16,528 5,814 -10,714

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 2,632,056
China 770,372
Italy 249,089
United States 185,924
Germany 98,136

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 1,178,963 1,453,093 +274,130
China 408,494 361,878 -46,616
Italy 236,648 12,441 -224,207
United States 73,195 112,729 +39,534
Germany 63,692 34,444 -29,248
Spain 0 30,078 +30,078
France 18,878 4,688 -14,190
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 19,222 3,948 -15,274
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 3
Greater Manchester 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 0 2 +2
West of England 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 3,416,649
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 309,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 275,726
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 1,858,389 1,558,260 -300,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,857 279,592 +249,735
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,912 151,814 +27,902
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 2,389,617
London Stansted Airport 717,350
ZLC 330,322
East Midlands Airport 217,275
London Gateway Port 144,345

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 1,269,831 1,119,786 -150,045
London Stansted Airport 342,951 374,399 +31,448
ZLC 27,503 302,819 +275,316
East Midlands Airport 156,703 60,572 -96,131
London Gateway Port 59,273 85,072 +25,799
Manchester Airport 81,375 2,184 -79,191
499 0 47,476 +47,476
Thamesport 37,021 8,120 -28,901
Felixstowe 14,850 3,624 -11,226
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
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Retail 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
2026-01 5
2025-11 7
2025-10 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 5

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+ 13
1m-15m 12
0-1m 4
15m-54m 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 60,587
Switzerland 56,788

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 16,435,540 11,561,363 -4,874,177
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 933,505 274,046 -659,459
India 124,276 98,366 -25,910
Ireland 29,136 31,451 +2,315
Switzerland 47,258 9,530 -37,728
United States 13,228 35,506 +22,278
Denmark 27,750 0 -27,750
Malta 22,162 0 -22,162
Netherlands 9,474 12,253 +2,779
United Arab Emirates 960 18,734 +17,774

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 29,755,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,214
Other 828

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 17,680,073 12,075,812 -5,604,261
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,907 28,156 +17,249
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,980 20,234 +18,254
Other 828 0 -828

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 501,820
London Stansted Airport 173,311
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 17,143,892 11,758,443 -5,385,449
East Midlands Airport 362,551 139,269 -223,282
London Stansted Airport 114,011 59,300 -54,711
ZLC 6,500 79,400 +72,900
Manchester Airport 10,000 27,000 +17,000
Glasgow Airport 33,360 0 -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