Import/export HS code 70181019: Various glass beads

Glass beads that are not cut or polished

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  • 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 785,306
India 215,459
Denmark 156,001
Czechia 145,519
Ireland 143,290

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 514,350 270,956 -243,394
India 89,444 126,015 +36,571
Denmark 89,387 66,614 -22,773
Czechia 87,242 58,277 -28,965
Ireland 63,983 79,307 +15,324
France 56,232 3,137 -53,095
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,200 15,387 -18,813
Austria 0 32,334 +32,334
United States 18,743 12,741 -6,002
Italy 14,639 4,669 -9,970

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 844,483
India 356,115
Czechia 146,422
Ireland 117,695
Italy 53,409

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 547,356 297,127 -250,229
India 185,023 171,092 -13,931
Czechia 88,145 58,277 -29,868
Ireland 58,999 58,696 -303
Italy 48,740 4,669 -44,071
United States 12,800 28,580 +15,780
Austria 0 32,334 +32,334
France 20,083 3,137 -16,946
Japan 10,259 6,340 -3,919
Belgium 12,724 0 -12,724

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - East 4

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 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 2 1 -1
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1

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) 801,240
Air transport 744,932
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,662
Other 3,492

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) 454,010 347,230 -106,780
Air transport 439,201 305,731 -133,470
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 117,126 26,536 -90,590
Other 2,218 1,274 -944

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 390,226
East Midlands Airport 315,661
Felixstowe 207,945
London Heathrow Airport 206,026
London Stansted Airport 130,689

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 £
Southampton 304,911 85,315 -219,596
East Midlands Airport 182,826 132,835 -49,991
Felixstowe 99,621 108,324 +8,703
London Heathrow Airport 135,001 71,025 -63,976
London Stansted Airport 38,454 92,235 +53,781
London 90,838 30,414 -60,424
Grangemouth Docks 27,637 76,702 +49,065
London Gateway Port 4,945 36,180 +31,235
Thamesport 18,434 19,369 +935
Birmingham Airport 21,186 6,741 -14,445

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 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4
Other manufacturing 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 5
2025-10 10
2025-09 6
2025-08 6

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
0-1m 24
1m-15m 17
54m+ 13
15m-54m 6
Other 5

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 221,654
France 138,847
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 103,208
Japan 33,438
Italy 27,038

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 58,207 163,447 +105,240
France 78,469 60,378 -18,091
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 80,236 22,972 -57,264
Japan 0 33,438 +33,438
Italy 1,708 25,330 +23,622
Norway 1,736 24,116 +22,380
Austria 23,256 0 -23,256
United Arab Emirates 9,725 9,563 -162
Belgium 3,744 11,592 +7,848
Kuwait 0 12,425 +12,425

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 £
Germany 317

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 £
Germany 0 317 +317

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 511,412
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,715
Road transport 1,467
Other 949

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 223,387 288,025 +64,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,043 73,387 +7,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,017 34,698 +27,681
Road transport 1,467 0 -1,467
Other 321 628 +307

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 320,085
East Midlands Airport 170,126
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,056
Immingham Docks 36,739
London Gateway Port 25,108

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 110,626 209,459 +98,833
East Midlands Airport 99,642 70,484 -29,158
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,993 40,063 +10,070
Immingham Docks 1,621 35,118 +33,497
London Gateway Port 2,970 22,138 +19,168
Purfleet 23,256 0 -23,256
ZLC 12,498 0 -12,498
Dover 7,194 3,883 -3,311
London Stansted Airport 1,052 8,082 +7,030
Southampton 0 5,409 +5,409

Quick facts

HS code: 70181019

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

Description: Glass beads that are not cut or polished