Import/export HS code 701391: Lead crystal glassware

High-quality glassware made from lead crystal, often used for elegant table settings

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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 £
France 8,795,191
China 692,539
Ireland 363,803
Italy 348,027
Belgium 289,084

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 £
France 5,720,325 3,074,866 -2,645,459
China 516,536 176,003 -340,533
Ireland 281,834 81,969 -199,865
Italy 232,821 115,206 -117,615
Belgium 266,955 22,129 -244,826
United States 59,165 70,395 +11,230
Denmark 67,103 31,039 -36,064
Czechia 65,252 29,313 -35,939
Germany 59,681 3,990 -55,691
India 10,330 48,647 +38,317

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 £
France 9,013,876
China 851,680
Italy 355,352
Ireland 354,597
Poland 128,974

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 £
France 5,971,883 3,041,993 -2,929,890
China 615,552 236,128 -379,424
Italy 237,324 118,028 -119,296
Ireland 273,385 81,212 -192,173
Poland 64,310 64,664 +354
United States 35,792 58,536 +22,744
Czechia 65,452 27,866 -37,586
India 10,330 60,050 +49,720
Germany 62,909 2,257 -60,652
Portugal 8,029 46,988 +38,959

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 38
Outer London - West and North West 17
Inner London - East 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8

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 28 23 -5
Outer London - West and North West 14 7 -7
Inner London - East 9 6 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Outer London - South 3 5 +2
West Midlands 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +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 5,004,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,852,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 843,323
Other 505,117
Road transport 16,426

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 3,424,300 1,579,910 -1,844,390
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,086,118 1,766,812 -1,319,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 454,586 388,737 -65,849
Other 472,323 32,794 -439,529
Road transport 13,017 3,409 -9,608

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 4,226,183
Birmingham Airport 3,714,310
East Midlands Airport 519,783
000 505,117
Dover 453,147

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 £
Thamesport 2,783,922 1,442,261 -1,341,661
Birmingham Airport 2,475,965 1,238,345 -1,237,620
East Midlands Airport 337,896 181,887 -156,009
000 472,323 32,794 -439,529
Dover 233,076 220,071 -13,005
London Heathrow Airport 325,248 66,315 -258,933
London Stansted Airport 269,921 92,487 -177,434
Eurotunnel 97,435 120,800 +23,365
London Gateway Port 55,119 155,326 +100,207
Southampton 112,368 69,036 -43,332

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 64
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 23
2025-10 16
2025-09 23
2025-08 14

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 49
0-1m 34
54m+ 33
15m-54m 16
Other 9

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 1,200,037
France 1,172,696
United Arab Emirates 414,000
Oman 367,141
Bahrain 207,401

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 883,335 316,702 -566,633
France 954,749 217,947 -736,802
United Arab Emirates 361,179 52,821 -308,358
Oman 367,141 0 -367,141
Bahrain 195,792 11,609 -184,183
Australia 95,884 61,977 -33,907
Israel 113,573 1,098 -112,475
Spain 26,971 70,969 +43,998
Czechia 88,393 6,990 -81,403
Qatar 58,031 32,252 -25,779

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 3,231,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,187,040
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 537,334

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 2,462,510 768,559 -1,693,951
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 975,479 211,561 -763,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 346,529 190,805 -155,724

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,997,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,087,518
East Midlands Airport 708,606
Southampton 308,225
ZLC 244,605

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 1,640,064 357,601 -1,282,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 948,065 139,453 -808,612
East Midlands Airport 474,788 233,818 -240,970
Southampton 195,045 113,180 -81,865
ZLC 139,211 105,394 -33,817
London Stansted Airport 167,025 65,692 -101,333
London Gateway Port 56,654 36,676 -19,978
Liverpool Docks 42,793 41,936 -857
Grangemouth Docks 58,452 0 -58,452
Dover 7,906 25,463 +17,557

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 701391

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

Description: High-quality glassware made from lead crystal, often used for elegant table settings