Import/export HS code 700991: Unframed glass mirrors

Glass mirrors without any frame, used in homes, offices, or other places

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 40,256,066
Belgium 6,594,565
France 4,150,476
Germany 2,936,024
Italy 2,798,322

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 21,232,702 19,023,364 -2,209,338
Belgium 3,647,951 2,946,614 -701,337
France 1,930,177 2,220,299 +290,122
Germany 1,363,027 1,572,997 +209,970
Italy 1,766,590 1,031,732 -734,858
Poland 795,820 626,498 -169,322
Spain 547,460 577,215 +29,755
Taiwan 867,770 254,168 -613,602
Turkey 631,066 433,287 -197,779
Ireland 376,856 349,392 -27,464

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 41,799,303
Belgium 6,525,959
France 3,067,645
Italy 2,460,766
Germany 2,137,233

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 22,118,926 19,680,377 -2,438,549
Belgium 3,623,116 2,902,843 -720,273
France 1,443,816 1,623,829 +180,013
Italy 1,436,173 1,024,593 -411,580
Germany 931,078 1,206,155 +275,077
Poland 880,384 793,962 -86,422
Spain 587,511 596,341 +8,830
Taiwan 874,049 263,539 -610,510
Turkey 615,505 426,040 -189,465
Netherlands 406,589 403,444 -3,145

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
Outer London - West and North West 37
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
Greater Manchester 25

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 63 46 -17
Outer London - West and North West 24 23 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 19 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 20 +4
Greater Manchester 18 17 -1
West Midlands 17 9 -8
West Yorkshire 15 19 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +2
Inner London - East 12 10 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 14 +3

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) 39,612,122
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,096,463
Air transport 3,529,041
Other 1,755,661
Road transport 396,409

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) 21,040,074 18,572,048 -2,468,026
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,754,090 9,342,373 -1,411,717
Air transport 1,654,004 1,875,037 +221,033
Other 1,320,536 435,125 -885,411
Road transport 203,197 193,212 -9,985

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 21,199,167
Southampton 9,052,523
London Gateway Port 7,487,891
Eurotunnel 6,820,243
Dover 4,586,745

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 £
Felixstowe 12,607,318 8,591,849 -4,015,469
Southampton 5,954,758 3,097,765 -2,856,993
London Gateway Port 2,213,180 5,274,711 +3,061,531
Eurotunnel 3,973,321 2,846,922 -1,126,399
Dover 2,553,855 2,032,890 -520,965
Portsmouth 1,219,090 1,206,006 -13,084
000 1,320,536 435,125 -885,411
Dover / Eurotunnel 304,549 954,227 +649,678
Harwich 731,600 509,743 -221,857
Birmingham Airport 509,242 539,326 +30,084

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
185
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
133
Specialised construction activities
34
Manufacture of furniture
22
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 72
2026-04 83
2026-03 78
2026-02 90
2026-01 78

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 205
54m+ 115
0-1m 78
15m-54m 55
Other 43

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 £
Ireland 4,917,355
United States 1,032,710
Sweden 617,955
France 578,182
Germany 419,476

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 £
Ireland 2,433,008 2,484,347 +51,339
United States 707,369 325,341 -382,028
Sweden 269,086 348,869 +79,783
France 248,828 329,354 +80,526
Germany 170,490 248,986 +78,496
United Arab Emirates 201,654 145,295 -56,359
Belgium 110,871 108,710 -2,161
Italy 40,953 129,687 +88,734
South Africa 59,433 102,590 +43,157
Uruguay 145,675 0 -145,675

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 2,621,098
Ireland 457,190
XI 12,097
Turkey 5,464
Spain 5,337

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 1,562,998 1,058,100 -504,898
Ireland 346 456,844 +456,498
XI 9,317 2,780 -6,537
Turkey 5,464 0 -5,464
Spain 5,337 0 -5,337
Poland 1,919 2,110 +191
Czechia 3,503 0 -3,503
Italy 1,654 1,443 -211
Egypt 2,362 0 -2,362
Germany 579 1,443 +864

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,479,417
Other 3,131,068
Air transport 1,703,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,286,369
Road transport 29,315

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,528,773 1,950,644 +421,871
Other 1,602,209 1,528,859 -73,350
Air transport 1,037,986 665,968 -372,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 815,469 470,900 -344,569
Road transport 29,315 0 -29,315

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,131,068
Holyhead 1,637,654
Immingham Docks 893,042
Dover / Eurotunnel 856,524
London Heathrow Airport 764,828

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 £
000 1,602,209 1,528,859 -73,350
Holyhead 720,036 917,618 +197,582
Immingham Docks 395,839 497,203 +101,364
Dover / Eurotunnel 365,560 490,964 +125,404
London Heathrow Airport 501,251 263,577 -237,674
London Gateway Port 206,785 131,780 -75,005
East Midlands Airport 204,251 122,163 -82,088
London Stansted Airport 217,728 89,393 -128,335
Hull 84,864 195,386 +110,522
Southampton 239,015 33,339 -205,676

Quick facts

HS code: 700991

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

Description: Glass mirrors without any frame, used in homes, offices, or other places