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 1,604,778
France 1,428,502
Czechia 646,148
Italy 134,042
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 920,234 684,544 -235,690
France 784,702 643,800 -140,902
Czechia 347,084 299,064 -48,020
Italy 28,170 105,872 +77,702
Ireland 37,559 1,293 -36,266
Poland 1,507 24,484 +22,977
India 12,034 13,090 +1,056
United States 16,213 5,546 -10,667
Portugal 5,963 15,134 +9,171
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 1,633,220
Czechia 657,117
Italy 134,009
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 946,124 687,096 -259,028
Czechia 347,084 310,033 -37,051
Italy 28,137 105,872 +77,735
United Kingdom 0 25,362 +25,362
India 12,034 13,090 +1,056
Portugal 5,963 15,134 +9,171
United States 13,393 5,546 -7,847
France 11,782 3,384 -8,398
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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
West Midlands 1 2 +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) 1,633,159
Other 1,432,968
Air transport 485,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 444,446

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) 922,965 710,194 -212,771
Other 801,139 631,829 -169,310
Air transport 181,357 304,192 +122,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 284,276 160,170 -124,106

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,432,968
London Gateway Port 812,749
Felixstowe 457,103
London 397,232
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 £
000 801,139 631,829 -169,310
London Gateway Port 284,254 528,495 +244,241
Felixstowe 438,842 18,261 -420,581
London 267,740 129,492 -138,248
East Midlands Airport 31,895 137,030 +105,135
Liverpool Docks 102,526 38,691 -63,835
Thamesport 50,536 70,338 +19,802
Birmingham Airport 26,668 83,637 +56,969
London Heathrow Airport 39,581 66,585 +27,004
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
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 13
15m-54m 8
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 291,750
Germany 122,267
Thailand 87,829
Poland 85,464
Ireland 68,512

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 127,250 164,500 +37,250
Germany 79,303 42,964 -36,339
Thailand 45,022 42,807 -2,215
Poland 0 85,464 +85,464
Ireland 46,290 22,222 -24,068
France 34,795 25,383 -9,412
Spain 46,716 296 -46,420
Norway 30,722 16,068 -14,654
United States 9,364 26,964 +17,600
South Africa 21,847 12,825 -9,022

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 7,251
XI 1,096
China 730
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 4,156 3,095 -1,061
XI 364 732 +368
China 445 285 -160
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 744,127
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 228,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,073
Other 10,038

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 389,164 354,963 -34,201
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,326 139,693 +51,367
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,268 3,805 -47,463
Other 5,782 4,256 -1,526

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 293,385
London Heathrow Airport 233,088
Dover / Eurotunnel 111,807
Dover 89,275
London Stansted Airport 87,931

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 157,485 135,900 -21,585
London Heathrow Airport 80,959 152,129 +71,170
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,746 59,061 +6,315
Dover 12,637 76,638 +64,001
London Stansted Airport 48,034 39,897 -8,137
ZLC 74,244 10,000 -64,244
Grangemouth Docks 45,431 0 -45,431
Manchester Airport 28,442 14,453 -13,989
Holyhead 14,053 2,650 -11,403
000 5,782 4,256 -1,526

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