Import/export HS code 701610: Glass cubes and small decorative items

Small glass pieces, often used in mosaics or decorative art, with or without a backing

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 4,033,764
Spain 3,040,026
Italy 1,067,283
Netherlands 274,516
France 253,510

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 2,296,574 1,737,190 -559,384
Spain 1,502,556 1,537,470 +34,914
Italy 575,320 491,963 -83,357
Netherlands 130,060 144,456 +14,396
France 106,217 147,293 +41,076
Germany 111,844 83,721 -28,123
Switzerland 188,225 0 -188,225
United States 115,678 29,706 -85,972
Ireland 57,330 62,889 +5,559
Poland 73,010 32,484 -40,526

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 4,543,258
Spain 2,916,014
Italy 982,807
Tunisia 342,330
Poland 214,906

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 2,538,159 2,005,099 -533,060
Spain 1,503,394 1,412,620 -90,774
Italy 538,954 443,853 -95,101
Tunisia 177,092 165,238 -11,854
Poland 135,556 79,350 -56,206
Turkey 123,061 67,575 -55,486
Mexico 91,387 17,639 -73,748
France 18,321 72,899 +54,578
Switzerland 43,188 0 -43,188
United States 29,235 13,797 -15,438

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Greater Manchester 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
West Midlands 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7

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 11 8 -3
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Lancashire 7 2 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 3 -3
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 6 3 -3
Essex 5 1 -4

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) 4,852,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,007,909
Air transport 710,907
Other 129,177
Road transport 11,258

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) 2,724,107 2,127,906 -596,201
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,150,453 1,857,456 -292,997
Air transport 314,966 395,941 +80,975
Other 75,600 53,577 -22,023
Road transport 11,258 0 -11,258

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,487,498
Portsmouth 1,376,653
Southampton 1,352,977
London 1,157,986
Dover 987,215

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 874,863 612,635 -262,228
Portsmouth 668,941 707,712 +38,771
Southampton 849,813 503,164 -346,649
London 620,516 537,470 -83,046
Dover 421,897 565,318 +143,421
London Gateway Port 128,621 624,558 +495,937
Grangemouth Docks 389,831 21,341 -368,490
Liverpool Docks 324,677 27,760 -296,917
London Heathrow Airport 175,994 141,020 -34,974
Eurotunnel 140,724 67,910 -72,814

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 46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Specialised construction activities 25
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 7
Construction of buildings 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 27
2025-09 20
2025-08 21
2025-07 32

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 68
0-1m 38
15m-54m 14
54m+ 13
Other 11

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 723,962
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 543,419
Qatar 101,925
France 94,688
Netherlands 92,831

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 488,837 235,125 -253,712
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 540,360 3,059 -537,301
Qatar 0 101,925 +101,925
France 78,406 16,282 -62,124
Netherlands 43,636 49,195 +5,559
Turkey 68,528 2,382 -66,146
Germany 7,558 32,401 +24,843
Norway 10,563 15,256 +4,693
Saudi Arabia 22,072 3,580 -18,492
Ireland 13,940 10,042 -3,898

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 £
China 631
XI 110
XU 68

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 £
China 391 240 -151
XI 110 0 -110
XU 68 0 -68

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 1,229,241
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 369,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 263,304
Other 809

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 924,483 304,758 -619,725
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 208,656 160,912 -47,744
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,812 70,492 -122,320
Other 569 240 -329

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 681,361
East Midlands Airport 342,257
Dover / Eurotunnel 271,849
Southampton 205,292
Manchester Airport 130,940

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 563,776 117,585 -446,191
East Midlands Airport 205,685 136,572 -69,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 176,936 94,913 -82,023
Southampton 147,513 57,779 -89,734
Manchester Airport 128,646 2,294 -126,352
Harwich 38,023 46,283 +8,260
Birmingham Airport 3,639 31,545 +27,906
Immingham Docks 11,590 18,168 +6,578
Bristol Airport 13,615 13,345 -270
Holyhead 12,382 9,516 -2,866

Quick facts

HS code: 701610

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

Description: Small glass pieces, often used in mosaics or decorative art, with or without a backing