Import/export HS code 701399: Various glassware

Glassware not made of lead crystal, suitable for various everyday uses

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 £
China 65,928,669
Belgium 11,208,367
Italy 7,622,084
Poland 6,021,159
Netherlands 5,852,858

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 35,215,347 30,713,322 -4,502,025
Belgium 5,494,424 5,713,943 +219,519
Italy 3,680,341 3,941,743 +261,402
Poland 3,311,359 2,709,800 -601,559
Netherlands 2,964,948 2,887,910 -77,038
Germany 2,237,903 2,095,521 -142,382
France 1,841,860 1,654,796 -187,064
India 1,599,046 1,384,256 -214,790
Spain 1,191,482 1,252,752 +61,270
Czechia 1,035,068 1,006,628 -28,440

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 71,316,589
Poland 9,210,777
Italy 7,993,001
India 3,764,106
Germany 2,578,370

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 38,298,475 33,018,114 -5,280,361
Poland 4,894,263 4,316,514 -577,749
Italy 3,842,255 4,150,746 +308,491
India 1,816,072 1,948,034 +131,962
Germany 1,067,336 1,511,034 +443,698
Spain 1,225,506 1,341,369 +115,863
Portugal 633,402 1,476,655 +843,253
Austria 885,464 1,193,657 +308,193
South Korea 1,025,229 929,840 -95,389
Turkey 1,141,268 742,945 -398,323

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 237
Outer London - West and North West 101
Inner London - East 84
Greater Manchester 71
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 56

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 154 159 +5
Outer London - West and North West 62 69 +7
Inner London - East 51 59 +8
Greater Manchester 52 38 -14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41 34 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 37 28 -9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 28 -2
West Midlands 27 23 -4
West Yorkshire 27 22 -5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 23 23 +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) 77,575,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,128,322
Air transport 10,177,056
Other 4,195,500
Road transport 978,534

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) 40,305,738 37,269,957 -3,035,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,124,158 16,004,164 -119,994
Air transport 5,331,728 4,845,328 -486,400
Other 3,413,365 782,135 -2,631,230
Road transport 477,007 501,527 +24,520
Rail transport 0 25,893 +25,893

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 34,528,679
Southampton 19,497,227
London Gateway Port 13,347,801
London 11,439,193
Dover 6,293,703

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 21,908,558 12,620,121 -9,288,437
Southampton 11,505,878 7,991,349 -3,514,529
London Gateway Port 3,570,688 9,777,113 +6,206,425
London 5,214,443 6,224,750 +1,010,307
Dover 3,263,275 3,030,428 -232,847
Eurotunnel 3,122,134 2,231,773 -890,361
499 573,012 3,882,859 +3,309,847
000 3,413,365 782,135 -2,631,230
Liverpool Docks 1,873,061 1,810,893 -62,168
London Heathrow Airport 1,976,477 1,297,798 -678,679

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
556
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
422
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
55
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
43
Other manufacturing
39

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 195
2026-04 169
2026-03 199
2026-02 208
2026-01 171

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 496
0-1m 294
54m+ 263
15m-54m 138
Other 92

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 3,059,838
Ireland 2,648,706
Germany 1,229,758
France 1,137,170
United Arab Emirates 944,330

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 1,524,576 1,535,262 +10,686
Ireland 1,395,544 1,253,162 -142,382
Germany 686,908 542,850 -144,058
France 648,132 489,038 -159,094
United Arab Emirates 262,465 681,865 +419,400
Netherlands 596,359 337,365 -258,994
Denmark 776,210 19,509 -756,701
Italy 220,099 556,946 +336,847
Japan 217,768 193,630 -24,138
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 223,510 155,593 -67,917

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 581,766
Poland 238,900
China 104,544
Italy 19,101
Netherlands 14,104

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 435,120 146,646 -288,474
Poland 110,962 127,938 +16,976
China 39,637 64,907 +25,270
Italy 1,751 17,350 +15,599
Netherlands 5,658 8,446 +2,788
Ireland 2,681 5,430 +2,749
India 1,588 2,423 +835
United States 0 1,637 +1,637
Turkey 1,026 0 -1,026
France 6 530 +524

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 7,339,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,724,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,401,300
Other 1,068,081

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 4,082,213 3,256,872 -825,341
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,654,418 3,069,611 +415,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,175,744 1,225,556 +49,812
Other 685,422 382,659 -302,763

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,029,955
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,686,829
East Midlands Airport 2,477,571
000 1,068,081
ZLC 985,289

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 1,387,617 1,642,338 +254,721
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,253,562 1,433,267 +179,705
East Midlands Airport 1,460,936 1,016,635 -444,301
000 685,422 382,659 -302,763
ZLC 876,526 108,763 -767,763
Southampton 484,924 441,907 -43,017
Dover 265,059 545,240 +280,181
Holyhead 328,650 389,065 +60,415
Liverpool Docks 305,290 370,157 +64,867
London Stansted Airport 292,109 352,278 +60,169

Quick facts

HS code: 701399

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

Description: Glassware not made of lead crystal, suitable for various everyday uses