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 848,727
Ireland 512,161
Canada 362,871
Austria 298,227
United States 244,529

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 573,483 275,244 -298,239
Ireland 296,600 215,561 -81,039
Canada 278,518 84,353 -194,165
Austria 15,042 283,185 +268,143
United States 171,573 72,956 -98,617
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 88,952 28,853 -60,099
India 71,787 23,032 -48,755
Czechia 28,057 64,331 +36,274
Netherlands 24,773 22,342 -2,431
Italy 12,746 13,371 +625

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 1,307,367
Canada 351,372
Austria 302,633
Japan 162,197
India 135,876

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 851,995 455,372 -396,623
Canada 278,518 72,854 -205,664
Austria 17,792 284,841 +267,049
Japan 85,483 76,714 -8,769
India 91,574 44,302 -47,272
Italy 97,004 14,505 -82,499
Czechia 40,331 70,925 +30,594
United States 39,174 46,207 +7,033
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 60,165 8,769 -51,396
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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6
West Midlands 6

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 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 6 2 -4
West Midlands 5 1 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +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 1,879,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 463,135
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 381,148
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 1,140,376 738,942 -401,434
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 290,774 172,361 -118,413
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 178,125 203,023 +24,898
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 647,954
Holyhead 389,340
London Stansted Airport 382,543
East Midlands Airport 331,029
Luton Airport 248,191

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 397,478 250,476 -147,002
Holyhead 229,489 159,851 -69,638
London Stansted Airport 180,788 201,755 +20,967
East Midlands Airport 185,353 145,676 -39,677
Luton Airport 211,726 36,465 -175,261
Felixstowe 133,607 66,503 -67,104
Manchester Airport 126,343 67,939 -58,404
Southampton 43,966 21,852 -22,114
London Gateway Port 14,502 51,144 +36,642
Birmingham Airport 33,182 19,296 -13,886

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 46
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 9
2025-10 19
2025-09 11
2025-08 11

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 49
0-1m 37
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 431,923
Spain 46,553
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,992
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 316,282 115,641 -200,641
Spain 43,324 3,229 -40,095
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,554 22,438 +17,884
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
France 0 7,072 +7,072
Switzerland 0 6,502 +6,502
Ireland 1,475 4,690 +3,215

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 545,292
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 382,569 162,723 -219,846
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 272,050
London Stansted Airport 152,806
East Midlands Airport 117,754
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 173,039 99,011 -74,028
London Stansted Airport 145,790 7,016 -138,774
East Midlands Airport 62,021 55,733 -6,288
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