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 1,594,512
France 1,368,190
Czechia 646,362
Italy 150,958
Ireland 38,890

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 827,143 767,369 -59,774
France 784,702 583,488 -201,214
Czechia 348,952 297,410 -51,542
Italy 39,297 111,661 +72,364
Ireland 37,564 1,326 -36,238
India 12,034 13,090 +1,056
United States 16,213 5,546 -10,667
Portugal 5,963 15,134 +9,171
Poland 1,507 17,750 +16,243
United Arab Emirates 2,214 11,495 +9,281

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 1,621,457
Czechia 646,362
Italy 150,925
India 25,124
Portugal 21,097

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 841,538 779,919 -61,619
Czechia 348,952 297,410 -51,542
Italy 39,264 111,661 +72,397
India 12,034 13,090 +1,056
Portugal 5,963 15,134 +9,171
United States 13,393 5,546 -7,847
United Kingdom 0 16,014 +16,014
France 11,782 3,384 -8,398
Hungary 6,274 1,448 -4,826
Netherlands 6,668 0 -6,668

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0

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) 1,646,242
Other 1,383,689
Air transport 459,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 446,686

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) 838,908 807,334 -31,574
Other 801,170 582,519 -218,651
Air transport 169,529 289,741 +120,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 290,138 156,548 -133,590

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,383,689
London Gateway Port 765,072
Felixstowe 503,040
London 402,212
East Midlands Airport 153,191

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 £
000 801,170 582,519 -218,651
London Gateway Port 180,892 584,180 +403,288
Felixstowe 487,107 15,933 -471,174
London 269,608 132,604 -137,004
East Midlands Airport 30,023 123,168 +93,145
Liverpool Docks 64,532 76,685 +12,153
Thamesport 59,570 76,127 +16,557
Birmingham Airport 16,067 94,238 +78,171
London Heathrow Airport 39,581 56,149 +16,568
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 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of basic metals 3
Air transport 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 5
2026-02 3
2026-01 5
2025-12 3

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 9
54m+ 8
Other 5
0-1m 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 £
Switzerland 295,250
Germany 122,460
Thailand 87,829
Poland 86,376
Ireland 66,071

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 118,750 176,500 +57,750
Germany 72,270 50,190 -22,080
Thailand 45,022 42,807 -2,215
Poland 912 85,464 +84,552
Ireland 47,704 18,367 -29,337
France 34,795 25,383 -9,412
Norway 34,252 16,027 -18,225
Spain 46,694 318 -46,376
South Africa 23,469 14,149 -9,320
United Arab Emirates 1,830 26,283 +24,453

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 7,363
XI 1,096
China 998
Ireland 181
Italy 104

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 4,093 3,270 -823
XI 358 738 +380
China 709 289 -420
Ireland 95 86 -9
Italy 87 17 -70
Viet Nam 25 0 -25
France 19 0 -19
South Korea 2 0 -2

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 747,341
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 228,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,073
Other 10,434

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 373,193 374,148 +955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,543 145,494 +62,951
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,268 3,805 -47,463
Other 5,924 4,510 -1,414

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 285,627
London Heathrow Airport 230,696
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,000
ZLC 95,656
London Stansted Airport 89,883

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 147,852 137,775 -10,077
London Heathrow Airport 61,257 169,439 +108,182
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,713 66,287 +20,574
ZLC 85,656 10,000 -75,656
London Stansted Airport 49,986 39,897 -10,089
Dover 12,637 76,638 +64,001
Grangemouth Docks 45,431 0 -45,431
Manchester Airport 28,442 14,453 -13,989
Holyhead 15,303 1,225 -14,078
000 5,924 4,510 -1,414

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