Import/export HS code 701310: Glass ceramic tableware

Durable glass ceramic items used for dining or kitchen purposes

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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 £
China 4,944,602
United States 267,290
Netherlands 221,723
Turkey 216,328
Denmark 212,325

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 2,178,389 2,766,213 +587,824
United States 133,608 133,682 +74
Netherlands 81,419 140,304 +58,885
Turkey 103,780 112,548 +8,768
Denmark 113,910 98,415 -15,495
Iraq 105,057 103,777 -1,280
Italy 117,306 84,975 -32,331
Spain 68,390 129,515 +61,125
Belgium 117,782 73,150 -44,632
Egypt 64,799 84,503 +19,704

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 5,165,096
United States 248,829
Turkey 214,512
Iraq 210,650
Denmark 210,095

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 2,305,745 2,859,351 +553,606
United States 128,945 119,884 -9,061
Turkey 103,780 110,732 +6,952
Iraq 105,057 105,593 +536
Denmark 112,113 97,982 -14,131
Italy 136,128 56,717 -79,411
Spain 64,678 103,940 +39,262
Egypt 64,799 84,503 +19,704
Romania 76,035 65,840 -10,195
Czechia 81,826 53,470 -28,356

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 48
Outer London - West and North West 22
Inner London - East 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
West Midlands 16

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
Inner London - West 38 19 -19
Outer London - West and North West 13 14 +1
Inner London - East 7 15 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 8 -6
West Midlands 7 11 +4
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 7 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 5 +2

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) 4,801,024
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,355,358
Air transport 1,354,165
Other 254,214
Road transport 17,861

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) 2,075,457 2,725,567 +650,110
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 678,439 676,919 -1,520
Air transport 726,601 627,564 -99,037
Other 168,270 85,944 -82,326
Road transport 1,573 16,288 +14,715

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,114,289
Southampton 1,164,829
London Gateway Port 580,542
Liverpool Docks 546,793
London Heathrow Airport 455,249

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 £
Felixstowe 990,424 1,123,865 +133,441
Southampton 532,149 632,680 +100,531
London Gateway Port 159,793 420,749 +260,956
Liverpool Docks 140,412 406,381 +265,969
London Heathrow Airport 253,932 201,317 -52,615
Dover 156,445 265,791 +109,346
Eurotunnel 132,394 140,088 +7,694
London 157,342 106,109 -51,233
000 168,270 85,944 -82,326
499 68,602 141,183 +72,581

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 118
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 84
Food and beverage service activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 22
2026-02 17
2026-01 20
2025-12 20

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 106
0-1m 69
54m+ 49
15m-54m 23
Other 22

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 1,065,131
France 277,277
Ireland 250,313
South Korea 138,927
Portugal 127,109

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 631,515 433,616 -197,899
France 153,223 124,054 -29,169
Ireland 154,316 95,997 -58,319
South Korea 101,072 37,855 -63,217
Portugal 0 127,109 +127,109
Italy 81,445 40,742 -40,703
Germany 47,646 59,592 +11,946
Indonesia 0 104,647 +104,647
Nigeria 62,487 23,961 -38,526
Netherlands 34,301 50,497 +16,196

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 £
XI 5,699
Ireland 2,523
China 506
Italy 356

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 £
XI 1,826 3,873 +2,047
Ireland 2,523 0 -2,523
China 16 490 +474
Italy 356 0 -356

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 1,627,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 939,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 534,519
Other 9,350

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 1,075,543 551,652 -523,891
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 432,052 507,192 +75,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 213,091 321,428 +108,337
Other 4,987 4,363 -624

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 604,452
Dover / Eurotunnel 491,119
East Midlands Airport 454,092
ZLC 293,009
Grangemouth Docks 187,944

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 446,655 157,797 -288,858
Dover / Eurotunnel 235,677 255,442 +19,765
East Midlands Airport 353,812 100,280 -253,532
ZLC 157,415 135,594 -21,821
Grangemouth Docks 9,660 178,284 +168,624
Dover 38,520 146,658 +108,138
Southampton 102,565 59,906 -42,659
Holyhead 101,027 61,294 -39,733
London Stansted Airport 93,984 32,818 -61,166
Birmingham Airport 3,603 104,766 +101,163

Quick facts

HS code: 701310

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

Description: Durable glass ceramic items used for dining or kitchen purposes