Import/export HS code 701190: Various glass parts for lamps and tubes

Miscellaneous glass parts used in lighting and electronic devices

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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 £
Canada 245,094
China 104,578
Germany 73,662
United States 43,542
Czechia 18,751

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 £
Canada 112,395 132,699 +20,304
China 83,980 20,598 -63,382
Germany 34,999 38,663 +3,664
United States 4,859 38,683 +33,824
Czechia 10,623 8,128 -2,495
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18,122 0 -18,122
France 8,321 7,541 -780
Luxembourg 4,400 3,329 -1,071
Denmark 0 6,924 +6,924
Poland 6,686 0 -6,686

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 260,058
Germany 144,033
Canada 52,338
United States 39,938
France 10,604

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 163,490 96,568 -66,922
Germany 42,035 101,998 +59,963
Canada 47,886 4,452 -43,434
United States 5,146 34,792 +29,646
France 5,055 5,549 +494
Poland 9,952 0 -9,952
Japan 4,400 3,329 -1,071
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,592 0 -7,592
Denmark 0 6,924 +6,924
Netherlands 4,029 1,992 -2,037

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Kent 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Kent 0 2 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
South East Wales 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 384,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 122,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,320
Other 2,781
Road transport 1,433

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 177,283 207,302 +30,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,394 30,800 -60,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,857 18,463 -14,394
Other 2,546 235 -2,311
Road transport 1,433 0 -1,433

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 240,159
East Midlands Airport 77,517
Felixstowe 75,460
London Stansted Airport 45,131
Eurotunnel 27,082

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 106,507 133,652 +27,145
East Midlands Airport 47,094 30,423 -16,671
Felixstowe 67,124 8,336 -58,788
London Stansted Airport 21,269 23,862 +2,593
Eurotunnel 18,080 9,002 -9,078
Thamesport 12,723 12,844 +121
London Gateway Port 11,547 9,620 -1,927
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 19,365 +19,365
Dover 6,486 3,877 -2,609
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,025 1,992 -3,033

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 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 14
54m+ 9
0-1m 3
15m-54m 2
Other 2

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 247,758
Gambia 161,462
Singapore 29,212
Liberia 20,985
Sweden 13,854

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 196,650 51,108 -145,542
Gambia 127,445 34,017 -93,428
Singapore 29,212 0 -29,212
Liberia 20,985 0 -20,985
Sweden 13,854 0 -13,854
China 3,594 10,174 +6,580
Canada 1,000 10,700 +9,700
Germany 9,313 0 -9,313
Switzerland 0 7,087 +7,087
Malaysia 6,752 0 -6,752

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 £
Ireland 150
China 42
XI 12
Germany 8

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 £
Ireland 150 0 -150
China 42 0 -42
XI 0 12 +12
Germany 8 0 -8

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 380,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 168,096
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,054
Other 1,364

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 295,824 84,863 -210,961
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,655 36,441 -95,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,216 12,838 +10,622
Other 203 1,161 +958

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 170,433
London Gateway Port 125,302
London Heathrow Airport 113,980
East Midlands Airport 90,864
London 20,985

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 £
ZLC 116,027 54,406 -61,621
London Gateway Port 91,285 34,017 -57,268
London Heathrow Airport 87,954 26,026 -61,928
East Midlands Airport 86,433 4,431 -82,002
London 20,985 0 -20,985
Felixstowe 18,196 0 -18,196
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 7,551 +7,551
Dover 1,232 5,287 +4,055
London Stansted Airport 5,410 0 -5,410
Aberdeen Docks 1,189 2,424 +1,235

Quick facts

HS code: 701190

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

Description: Miscellaneous glass parts used in lighting and electronic devices