Import/export HS code 701810: Glass beads and fake pearls

Small glass items like beads, imitation pearls, and fake gemstones

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Austria 3,537,087
China 2,699,665
Canada 1,289,917
Czechia 1,230,065
Ireland 789,170

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 £
Austria 1,860,400 1,676,687 -183,713
China 1,624,059 1,075,606 -548,453
Canada 679,046 610,871 -68,175
Czechia 679,578 550,487 -129,091
Ireland 416,307 372,863 -43,444
United States 291,739 113,229 -178,510
India 177,700 156,306 -21,394
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 141,404 67,739 -73,665
Denmark 108,967 89,521 -19,446
France 93,469 59,175 -34,294

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 £
Austria 3,487,030
China 3,260,634
Canada 1,268,501
Czechia 1,264,557
India 532,232

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 £
Austria 1,835,974 1,651,056 -184,918
China 1,954,884 1,305,750 -649,134
Canada 673,540 594,961 -78,579
Czechia 686,095 578,462 -107,633
India 294,141 238,091 -56,050
Japan 166,753 144,019 -22,734
United States 147,948 98,373 -49,575
Italy 169,152 32,482 -136,670
Ireland 72,299 81,642 +9,343
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 75,695 10,609 -65,086

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Greater Manchester 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 9

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 11 +0
Greater Manchester 14 14 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - East 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
West Midlands 7 2 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Essex 5 3 -2

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 8,496,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,926,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 658,073
Road transport 129,013
Other 52,817

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 4,772,312 3,723,699 -1,048,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,011,690 914,977 -96,713
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 441,747 216,326 -225,421
Road transport 75,889 53,124 -22,765
Other 18,047 34,770 +16,723

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,571,476
London Stansted Airport 2,154,555
East Midlands Airport 1,820,079
Southampton 689,961
Felixstowe 613,680

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 2,061,892 1,509,584 -552,308
London Stansted Airport 1,104,746 1,049,809 -54,937
East Midlands Airport 1,028,750 791,329 -237,421
Southampton 479,797 210,164 -269,633
Felixstowe 309,894 303,786 -6,108
Manchester Airport 215,811 220,725 +4,914
Holyhead 230,412 162,844 -67,568
Luton Airport 239,512 41,076 -198,436
London 112,644 67,250 -45,394
Belfast Airport 86,923 81,611 -5,312

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 86
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Other manufacturing 19
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 24
2025-10 35
2025-09 24
2025-08 22

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 81
0-1m 64
54m+ 30
15m-54m 20
Other 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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,289,390
United States 1,277,012
Qatar 184,728
France 162,607
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 160,938

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 802,306 487,084 -315,222
United States 884,755 392,257 -492,498
Qatar 122,101 62,627 -59,474
France 84,267 78,340 -5,927
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 34,713 126,225 +91,512
United Arab Emirates 74,227 69,268 -4,959
Ireland 59,883 75,131 +15,248
China 36,622 51,166 +14,544
Japan 14,823 45,895 +31,072
Switzerland 45,540 15,146 -30,394

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 3,251
Taiwan 554
Germany 317
Italy 167

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 882 2,369 +1,487
Taiwan 184 370 +186
Germany 0 317 +317
Italy 92 75 -17

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 3,718,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 309,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,268
Other 50,179
Road transport 1,467

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 2,282,394 1,436,176 -846,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 175,832 133,688 -42,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,333 57,935 -15,398
Other 12,902 37,277 +24,375
Road transport 1,467 0 -1,467

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,182,886
East Midlands Airport 1,247,677
London Stansted Airport 207,684
Dover / Eurotunnel 113,200
Liverpool Docks 64,070

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 1,208,790 974,096 -234,694
East Midlands Airport 850,159 397,518 -452,641
London Stansted Airport 165,341 42,343 -122,998
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,052 54,148 -4,904
Liverpool Docks 59,101 4,969 -54,132
Immingham Docks 17,476 35,118 +17,642
London Gateway Port 11,924 40,406 +28,482
ZLC 45,525 5,287 -40,238
000 12,902 37,277 +24,375
Holyhead 12,476 31,306 +18,830

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 701810

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

Description: Small glass items like beads, imitation pearls, and fake gemstones