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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  • 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 £
Canada 303,576
China 135,733
Germany 84,217
United States 50,053
Czechia 19,806

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 106,174 197,402 +91,228
China 88,443 47,290 -41,153
Germany 37,086 47,131 +10,045
United States 7,521 42,532 +35,011
Czechia 10,116 9,690 -426
France 5,055 7,541 +2,486
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,716 0 -11,716
Denmark 6,924 2,840 -4,084
Luxembourg 7,729 0 -7,729
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 309,061
Germany 186,820
United States 56,910
Canada 46,058
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 168,634 140,427 -28,207
Germany 49,515 137,305 +87,790
United States 3,753 53,157 +49,404
Canada 32,480 13,578 -18,902
France 5,055 5,549 +494
Denmark 6,924 2,840 -4,084
Japan 7,729 0 -7,729
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,592 0 -7,592
Poland 6,686 0 -6,686
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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Kent 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
South East Wales 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 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 £
Air transport 466,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 143,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,109
Other 2,728
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 172,649 293,371 +120,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,302 51,990 -39,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,005 13,104 -22,901
Other 2,493 235 -2,258
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 310,304
East Midlands Airport 78,593
Felixstowe 72,204
London Stansted Airport 49,385
Thamesport 43,934

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 97,017 213,287 +116,270
East Midlands Airport 49,247 29,346 -19,901
Felixstowe 63,868 8,336 -55,532
London Stansted Airport 23,972 25,413 +1,441
Thamesport 14,896 29,038 +14,142
Eurotunnel 18,179 9,958 -8,221
London Gateway Port 12,538 13,519 +981
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 24,299 +24,299
Dover 9,209 1,154 -8,055
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
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 5
Other manufacturing 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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
2026-04 6
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2025-12 5
2025-11 8

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 15
54m+ 8
0-1m 3
Other 2
15m-54m 1

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 232,468
Gambia 165,451
Singapore 23,971
Liberia 20,985
China 12,782

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 183,575 48,893 -134,682
Gambia 125,709 39,742 -85,967
Singapore 23,971 0 -23,971
Liberia 20,985 0 -20,985
China 11,529 1,253 -10,276
Canada 11,700 0 -11,700
United Arab Emirates 3,497 7,327 +3,830
Switzerland 0 9,748 +9,748
Germany 9,313 0 -9,313
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 51
China 25
Germany 8
XI 7

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 51 0 -51
China 25 0 -25
Germany 8 0 -8
XI 0 7 +7

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 340,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 168,843
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,767
Other 1,241

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 281,967 58,624 -223,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,405 37,438 -93,967
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,486 25,281 +19,795
Other 227 1,014 +787

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 160,026
London Gateway Port 127,785
London Heathrow Airport 102,000
East Midlands Airport 66,540
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 122,135 37,891 -84,244
London Gateway Port 91,285 36,500 -54,785
London Heathrow Airport 93,299 8,701 -84,598
East Midlands Airport 62,109 4,431 -57,678
London 20,985 0 -20,985
Felixstowe 16,460 0 -16,460
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,270 10,006 +6,736
London Stansted Airport 4,424 7,601 +3,177
Dover 1,232 7,948 +6,716
Liverpool Docks 0 7,327 +7,327

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