Import/export HS code 70189010: Glass eyes and small glass items

Glass eyes (not for medical use) and other small glassware

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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 442,109
Austria 314,426
Taiwan 118,534
Netherlands 42,941
India 39,191

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 210,296 231,813 +21,517
Austria 171,129 143,297 -27,832
Taiwan 16,078 102,456 +86,378
Netherlands 42,941 0 -42,941
India 26,551 12,640 -13,911
United States 15,887 16,870 +983
Czechia 8,633 19,974 +11,341
Turkey 5,718 14,181 +8,463
Japan 11,577 4,422 -7,155
Denmark 0 10,006 +10,006

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 509,649
Austria 309,426
United States 73,853
Taiwan 54,830
India 41,470

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 214,132 295,517 +81,385
Austria 169,888 139,538 -30,350
United States 58,828 15,025 -43,803
Taiwan 16,078 38,752 +22,674
India 26,551 14,919 -11,632
Czechia 8,633 19,974 +11,341
Turkey 5,718 14,181 +8,463
Japan 11,577 4,422 -7,155
United Kingdom 0 10,006 +10,006
Italy 5,172 1,845 -3,327

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Outer London - West and North West 5
Greater Manchester 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2

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 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - South 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -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 574,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 473,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,449
Other 494

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 317,800 256,671 -61,129
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,726 291,731 +110,005
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,984 15,465 -5,519
Other 20 474 +454

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 342,929
Felixstowe 311,116
Southampton 150,556
East Midlands Airport 115,900
London Stansted Airport 57,706

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 179,799 163,130 -16,669
Felixstowe 112,874 198,242 +85,368
Southampton 66,308 84,248 +17,940
East Midlands Airport 83,282 32,618 -50,664
London Stansted Airport 29,139 28,567 -572
Luton Airport 17,560 14,190 -3,370
Birmingham Airport 4,036 14,494 +10,458
London Gateway Port 6,446 8,345 +1,899
Thamesport 1,397 12,750 +11,353
499 3,984 5,852 +1,868

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 21
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of wearing apparel 3
Other manufacturing 2
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 7
2025-09 4
2025-08 3
2025-07 4

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 17
0-1m 10
54m+ 7
Other 2
15m-54m 1

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 95,759
Ireland 37,966
Sweden 24,300
Germany 14,953
China 14,370

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 54,677 41,082 -13,595
Ireland 14,372 23,594 +9,222
Sweden 24,300 0 -24,300
Germany 10,864 4,089 -6,775
China 0 14,370 +14,370
Spain 9,951 1,461 -8,490
United Arab Emirates 2,593 6,018 +3,425
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,420 3,252 -1,168
Poland 3,357 0 -3,357
Canada 2,443 0 -2,443

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 £
Netherlands 9,366
XU 5,453

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 £
Netherlands 6,928 2,438 -4,490
XU 315 5,138 +4,823

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 172,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,159
Other 14,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,126

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 106,993 65,177 -41,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,151 18,008 -143
Other 7,243 7,576 +333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 5,126 +5,126

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 125,524
East Midlands Airport 37,200
Holyhead 20,081
000 14,819
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,483

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 78,741 46,783 -31,958
East Midlands Airport 25,825 11,375 -14,450
Holyhead 7,129 12,952 +5,823
000 7,243 7,576 +333
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,022 1,461 -9,561
London Stansted Airport 2,427 4,998 +2,571
London Gateway Port 0 5,126 +5,126
ZLC 0 2,021 +2,021
Dover 0 2,000 +2,000
Liverpool Docks 0 1,595 +1,595

Quick facts

HS code: 70189010

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

Description: Glass eyes (not for medical use) and other small glassware