Import/export HS code 70181090: Various glass smallwares

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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 £
China 819,279
Ireland 500,152
Canada 413,783
Austria 268,213
United States 240,962

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 559,019 260,260 -298,759
Ireland 289,467 210,685 -78,782
Canada 329,430 84,353 -245,077
Austria 4,918 263,295 +258,377
United States 165,265 75,697 -89,568
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 88,883 19,580 -69,303
India 71,787 23,032 -48,755
Czechia 28,207 66,107 +37,900
Netherlands 25,619 22,207 -3,412
Italy 10,448 15,669 +5,221

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 1,263,701
Canada 402,284
Austria 272,619
Japan 158,634
India 134,707

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 832,212 431,489 -400,723
Canada 329,430 72,854 -256,576
Austria 7,668 264,951 +257,283
Japan 87,597 71,037 -16,560
India 90,683 44,024 -46,659
Czechia 40,481 72,701 +32,220
Italy 94,706 16,803 -77,903
United States 31,777 50,589 +18,812
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 60,165 6,274 -53,891
Germany 6,465 11,499 +5,034

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - West 9
Inner London - East 6
West Midlands 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
Inner London - West 7 3 -4
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
West Midlands 5 1 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 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 £
Air transport 1,886,588
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 451,126
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 355,548
Road transport 8,455
Other 5,391

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 1,165,103 721,485 -443,618
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 284,633 166,493 -118,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 169,573 185,975 +16,402
Road transport 0 8,455 +8,455
Other 3,816 1,575 -2,241

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 644,533
London Stansted Airport 382,433
Holyhead 377,331
East Midlands Airport 326,185
Luton Airport 245,653

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 418,480 226,053 -192,427
London Stansted Airport 181,648 200,785 +19,137
Holyhead 223,348 153,983 -69,365
East Midlands Airport 184,567 141,618 -42,949
Luton Airport 197,619 48,034 -149,585
Manchester Airport 143,945 67,939 -76,006
Felixstowe 126,830 69,995 -56,835
London Gateway Port 11,811 54,372 +42,561
Birmingham Airport 35,875 17,184 -18,691
Southampton 43,966 7,986 -35,980

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 47
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Other manufacturing 10
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 19
2025-09 11
2025-08 11
2025-07 8

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 48
0-1m 41
54m+ 13
15m-54m 11
Other 4

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 433,984
Spain 46,553
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,085
Taiwan 14,048
Singapore 14,000

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 274,939 159,045 -115,894
Spain 43,324 3,229 -40,095
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,589 18,496 +10,907
Taiwan 14,048 0 -14,048
Singapore 0 14,000 +14,000
Germany 6,360 2,850 -3,510
India 0 7,548 +7,548
Switzerland 0 6,502 +6,502
Ireland 1,475 4,690 +3,215
Japan 6,100 0 -6,100

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 544,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,000

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 345,791 198,794 -146,997
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,649 10,769 -12,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 14,000 +14,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 268,108
London Stansted Airport 152,303
East Midlands Airport 121,492
Dover 20,157
London Gateway Port 14,000

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 130,908 137,200 +6,292
London Stansted Airport 147,382 4,921 -142,461
East Midlands Airport 65,782 55,710 -10,072
Dover 16,928 3,229 -13,699
London Gateway Port 0 14,000 +14,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,246 1,330 -3,916
Holyhead 1,475 4,690 +3,215
ZLC 1,719 963 -756
Felixstowe 0 1,520 +1,520

Quick facts

HS code: 70181090

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

Description: Other small glass items not specifically listed