Import/export HS code 701110: Glass parts for electric lighting

Glass components used in electric lamps and light sources

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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 1,602,759
France 1,330,801
Czechia 617,697
Italy 129,411
Ireland 38,852

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 923,857 678,902 -244,955
France 688,357 642,444 -45,913
Czechia 331,565 286,132 -45,433
Italy 76,232 53,179 -23,053
Ireland 37,587 1,265 -36,322
Poland 1,507 24,484 +22,977
India 12,034 13,090 +1,056
Portugal 5,963 15,134 +9,171
United States 12,278 5,546 -6,732
United Arab Emirates 13,709 0 -13,709

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 1,631,201
Czechia 628,666
Italy 129,378
United Kingdom 25,362
India 25,124

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 949,747 681,454 -268,293
Czechia 331,565 297,101 -34,464
Italy 76,199 53,179 -23,020
United Kingdom 0 25,362 +25,362
India 12,034 13,090 +1,056
Portugal 5,963 15,134 +9,171
France 13,138 2,028 -11,110
United States 9,458 5,546 -3,912
Hungary 7,722 0 -7,722
Brazil 4,883 0 -4,883

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,630,298
Other 1,335,267
Air transport 474,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 419,216

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) 978,439 651,859 -326,580
Other 703,466 631,801 -71,665
Air transport 173,517 301,087 +127,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 271,978 147,238 -124,740

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,335,267
London Gateway Port 812,749
Felixstowe 456,108
London 376,088
East Midlands Airport 168,925

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 £
000 703,466 631,801 -71,665
London Gateway Port 284,254 528,495 +244,241
Felixstowe 437,847 18,261 -419,586
London 265,170 110,918 -154,252
East Midlands Airport 33,251 135,674 +102,423
Liverpool Docks 99,665 38,691 -60,974
Thamesport 103,229 17,645 -85,584
Birmingham Airport 26,877 81,888 +55,011
London Heathrow Airport 38,557 66,585 +28,028
Southampton 6,351 46,266 +39,915

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Manufacture of basic metals
4
Other manufacturing
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 4
2026-03 5
2026-02 3
2026-01 5

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 11
15m-54m 8
54m+ 8
Other 5
0-1m 3

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 £
Switzerland 275,750
Germany 119,767
Poland 85,464
Thailand 84,529
Ireland 62,122

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 £
Switzerland 122,750 153,000 +30,250
Germany 92,103 27,664 -64,439
Poland 0 85,464 +85,464
Thailand 45,022 39,507 -5,515
Ireland 40,401 21,721 -18,680
France 31,153 25,383 -5,770
Spain 46,739 273 -46,466
Norway 32,190 14,600 -17,590
South Africa 23,488 8,615 -14,873
United States 1,930 26,964 +25,034

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 £
United States 6,887
XI 1,074
China 663
Ireland 181
Italy 96

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 £
United States 4,005 2,882 -1,123
XI 603 471 -132
China 395 268 -127
Ireland 155 26 -129
Italy 79 17 -62
Viet Nam 25 0 -25
France 19 0 -19

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 713,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 216,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,243
Other 9,585

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 382,195 331,644 -50,551
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 93,876 123,049 +29,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,438 3,805 -45,633
Other 5,853 3,732 -2,121

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 288,831
London Heathrow Airport 226,654
Dover / Eurotunnel 110,292
Dover 89,275
London Stansted Airport 84,631

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 £
East Midlands Airport 165,899 122,932 -42,967
London Heathrow Airport 81,576 145,078 +63,502
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,009 55,283 +274
Dover 24,159 65,116 +40,957
London Stansted Airport 48,034 36,597 -11,437
ZLC 58,244 10,000 -48,244
Grangemouth Docks 45,431 0 -45,431
Manchester Airport 28,442 14,453 -13,989
Holyhead 8,116 2,650 -5,466
000 5,853 3,732 -2,121

Quick facts

HS code: 701110

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

Description: Glass components used in electric lamps and light sources