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 9,467,539
China 896,139
Italy 472,420
Ireland 393,189
Belgium 225,816

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 5,460,624 4,006,915 -1,453,709
China 476,850 419,289 -57,561
Italy 202,315 270,105 +67,790
Ireland 283,187 110,002 -173,185
Belgium 222,235 3,581 -218,654
United States 64,347 91,305 +26,958
Czechia 52,060 60,333 +8,273
Denmark 59,382 26,652 -32,730
Germany 58,726 19,284 -39,442
India 10,330 51,656 +41,326

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 9,587,400
China 1,047,622
Italy 475,263
Ireland 382,394
Poland 161,343

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 5,608,653 3,978,747 -1,629,906
China 568,338 479,284 -89,054
Italy 199,837 275,426 +75,589
Ireland 280,256 102,138 -178,118
Poland 83,344 77,999 -5,345
United States 45,573 75,230 +29,657
Czechia 58,406 59,883 +1,477
India 10,330 63,059 +52,729
Germany 61,694 4,222 -57,472
Portugal 15,621 42,603 +26,982

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 18
Inner London - East 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 30 25 -5
Outer London - West and North West 13 9 -4
Inner London - East 11 3 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 5 +3
Outer London - South 2 5 +3
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
West Midlands 3 3 +0

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) 5,441,470
Air transport 5,149,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,154,706
Other 475,172
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,876,233 2,565,237 -310,996
Air transport 3,215,044 1,934,566 -1,280,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 470,901 683,805 +212,904
Other 451,321 23,851 -427,470
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 4,555,556
Birmingham Airport 3,761,698
East Midlands Airport 619,976
Dover 516,403
Eurotunnel 482,394

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 2,582,553 1,973,003 -609,550
Birmingham Airport 2,395,679 1,366,019 -1,029,660
East Midlands Airport 256,853 363,123 +106,270
Dover 243,416 272,987 +29,571
Eurotunnel 118,448 363,946 +245,498
000 451,321 23,851 -427,470
London Stansted Airport 274,342 110,655 -163,687
London Gateway Port 52,947 316,181 +263,234
London Heathrow Airport 272,900 92,960 -179,940
Southampton 107,604 116,700 +9,096

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 62
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Other professional, scientific and technical 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
2026-05 12
2026-04 16
2026-03 14
2026-02 24
2026-01 11

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 52
54m+ 36
0-1m 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 £
France 1,283,446
United States 1,282,162
United Arab Emirates 569,637
Oman 365,600
Bahrain 215,343

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 £
France 959,838 323,608 -636,230
United States 877,879 404,283 -473,596
United Arab Emirates 347,124 222,513 -124,611
Oman 365,600 0 -365,600
Bahrain 194,634 20,709 -173,925
Australia 80,241 57,374 -22,867
Israel 113,573 1,098 -112,475
Spain 26,971 80,613 +53,642
Nigeria 29,942 73,413 +43,471
Saudi Arabia 11,823 91,401 +79,578

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 3,670,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,204,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 548,352

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 2,444,783 1,225,830 -1,218,953
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 962,248 241,879 -720,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 334,962 213,390 -121,572

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,293,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,098,871
East Midlands Airport 728,181
ZLC 336,061
Southampton 304,386

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 1,615,667 678,074 -937,593
Dover / Eurotunnel 933,128 165,743 -767,385
East Midlands Airport 473,714 254,467 -219,247
ZLC 154,427 181,634 +27,207
Southampton 200,587 103,799 -96,788
London Stansted Airport 159,553 86,644 -72,909
London Gateway Port 35,491 62,415 +26,924
Liverpool Docks 42,401 47,744 +5,343
Grangemouth Docks 58,452 0 -58,452
Holyhead 11,338 23,712 +12,374

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