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 4,189,423
Spain 3,040,465
Italy 1,096,432
Netherlands 273,531
France 251,985

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 2,337,287 1,852,136 -485,151
Spain 1,523,868 1,516,597 -7,271
Italy 566,968 529,464 -37,504
Netherlands 132,091 141,440 +9,349
France 103,362 148,623 +45,261
Germany 111,348 83,914 -27,434
Switzerland 188,225 0 -188,225
United States 115,678 29,706 -85,972
Ireland 62,703 65,830 +3,127
Poland 73,462 28,101 -45,361

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 4,659,761
Spain 2,903,599
Italy 1,023,822
Tunisia 328,938
Poland 214,565

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 2,542,640 2,117,121 -425,519
Spain 1,494,191 1,409,408 -84,783
Italy 564,998 458,824 -106,174
Tunisia 173,766 155,172 -18,594
Poland 141,381 73,184 -68,197
Turkey 122,708 74,045 -48,663
Mexico 91,387 17,639 -73,748
France 41,112 47,253 +6,141
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 13
Greater Manchester 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8

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 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 2 -6
Lancashire 7 2 -5
Outer London - East and North East 3 6 +3
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0

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) 5,002,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,016,216
Air transport 689,765
Other 129,964
Road transport 9,548

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) 2,754,032 2,248,627 -505,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,171,567 1,844,649 -326,918
Air transport 314,639 375,126 +60,487
Other 76,046 53,918 -22,128
Road transport 9,548 0 -9,548

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,480,055
Southampton 1,433,742
Portsmouth 1,378,898
London 1,193,000
Dover 992,059

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 798,265 681,790 -116,475
Southampton 919,690 514,052 -405,638
Portsmouth 697,494 681,404 -16,090
London 613,865 579,135 -34,730
Dover 445,230 546,829 +101,599
London Gateway Port 138,845 657,304 +518,459
Grangemouth Docks 389,831 21,341 -368,490
Liverpool Docks 316,948 43,056 -273,892
London Heathrow Airport 163,531 142,072 -21,459
Eurotunnel 128,464 69,170 -59,294

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Specialised construction activities 24
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 7
Other personal service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 20
2025-10 27
2025-09 20
2025-08 21

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 71
0-1m 37
15m-54m 15
Other 11
54m+ 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 776,709
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 543,419
Qatar 101,925
France 99,221
Netherlands 85,916

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 498,166 278,543 -219,623
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 540,360 3,059 -537,301
Qatar 0 101,925 +101,925
France 78,406 20,815 -57,591
Netherlands 33,715 52,201 +18,486
Turkey 68,528 2,382 -66,146
Germany 2,846 32,401 +29,555
Norway 6,789 17,573 +10,784
Ireland 12,817 9,802 -3,015
Austria 0 20,273 +20,273

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

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 631 0 -631
XI 110 0 -110

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 1,275,073
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 360,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 251,875
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 930,543 344,530 -586,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 191,398 169,551 -21,847
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,383 70,492 -110,891
Other 809 0 -809

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 696,647
East Midlands Airport 376,094
Dover / Eurotunnel 261,536
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 563,776 132,871 -430,905
East Midlands Airport 215,240 160,854 -54,386
Dover / Eurotunnel 163,307 98,229 -65,078
Southampton 147,513 57,779 -89,734
Manchester Airport 128,646 2,294 -126,352
Harwich 28,102 49,289 +21,187
Birmingham Airport 3,639 31,545 +27,906
Immingham Docks 7,816 20,485 +12,669
Bristol Airport 15,762 12,332 -3,430
Holyhead 11,019 9,516 -1,503

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