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 60,297,697
Belgium 10,088,875
Italy 6,980,943
Poland 5,422,314
Netherlands 5,192,146

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 35,925,617 24,372,080 -11,553,537
Belgium 5,625,937 4,462,938 -1,162,999
Italy 4,038,329 2,942,614 -1,095,715
Poland 3,207,585 2,214,729 -992,856
Netherlands 2,605,781 2,586,365 -19,416
Germany 2,494,698 1,598,865 -895,833
France 2,148,004 1,420,868 -727,136
India 1,633,848 1,222,937 -410,911
Spain 1,504,758 1,052,909 -451,849
Czechia 1,117,845 866,395 -251,450

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 65,457,182
Poland 8,449,827
Italy 7,301,026
India 3,489,497
Spain 2,637,244

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 39,062,580 26,394,602 -12,667,978
Poland 4,834,620 3,615,207 -1,219,413
Italy 4,227,704 3,073,322 -1,154,382
India 1,828,213 1,661,284 -166,929
Spain 1,536,985 1,100,259 -436,726
Germany 978,738 1,171,765 +193,027
Turkey 1,147,054 800,467 -346,587
Czechia 1,166,142 630,157 -535,985
South Korea 981,177 771,163 -210,014
Viet Nam 1,115,486 493,920 -621,566

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 221
Outer London - West and North West 92
Inner London - East 82
Greater Manchester 71
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 55

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 150 143 -7
Outer London - West and North West 64 58 -6
Inner London - East 55 57 +2
Greater Manchester 58 27 -31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 36 37 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33 34 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34 28 -6
West Midlands 30 23 -7
West Yorkshire 26 19 -7
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 23 18 -5

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) 70,644,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,446,926
Air transport 9,807,568
Other 4,511,938
Road transport 778,492

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) 41,267,498 29,376,720 -11,890,778
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,602,316 12,844,610 -3,757,706
Air transport 5,557,989 4,249,579 -1,308,410
Other 3,330,794 1,181,144 -2,149,650
Road transport 414,745 363,747 -50,998
Rail transport 28,840 0 -28,840

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 34,362,329
Southampton 18,557,019
London 10,055,516
London Gateway Port 9,559,272
Dover 6,095,733

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 23,148,400 11,213,929 -11,934,471
Southampton 12,189,365 6,367,654 -5,821,711
London 5,240,873 4,814,643 -426,230
London Gateway Port 2,342,796 7,216,476 +4,873,680
Dover 3,644,921 2,450,812 -1,194,109
Eurotunnel 3,217,450 2,195,877 -1,021,573
000 3,330,794 1,181,144 -2,149,650
East Midlands Airport 1,982,494 1,255,431 -727,063
London Heathrow Airport 1,815,181 1,401,052 -414,129
Liverpool Docks 1,749,357 1,301,546 -447,811

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 538
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 418
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 48
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 45
Other manufacturing 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 171
2025-11 210
2025-10 230
2025-09 229
2025-08 202

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 489
0-1m 287
54m+ 245
15m-54m 130
Other 84

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 2,868,953
Ireland 2,587,222
Germany 1,195,087
France 990,119
Netherlands 910,447

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 1,605,291 1,263,662 -341,629
Ireland 1,351,095 1,236,127 -114,968
Germany 713,562 481,525 -232,037
France 515,620 474,499 -41,121
Netherlands 650,455 259,992 -390,463
United Arab Emirates 280,136 567,081 +286,945
Denmark 39,805 752,220 +712,415
Italy 174,705 234,232 +59,527
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 234,533 162,044 -72,489
Japan 204,763 152,663 -52,100

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 656,241
Poland 211,873
China 78,768
Netherlands 12,184
Ireland 8,899

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 416,587 239,654 -176,933
Poland 107,108 104,765 -2,343
China 41,228 37,540 -3,688
Netherlands 4,771 7,413 +2,642
Ireland 3,791 5,108 +1,317
Italy 1,800 7,060 +5,260
India 1,876 1,525 -351
Turkey 1,026 0 -1,026
Taiwan 533 14 -519
Spain 438 43 -395

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 6,770,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,027,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,332,346
Other 1,082,719
Road transport 3,184

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 3,086,671 3,684,252 +597,581
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,547,849 2,479,382 -68,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,313,426 1,018,920 -294,506
Other 667,511 415,208 -252,303
Road transport 3,184 0 -3,184

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,656,745
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,489,095
East Midlands Airport 2,405,765
000 1,082,719
ZLC 976,460

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 1,332,885 1,323,860 -9,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,217,165 1,271,930 +54,765
East Midlands Airport 1,391,588 1,014,177 -377,411
000 667,511 415,208 -252,303
ZLC 140,284 836,176 +695,892
Southampton 407,513 419,068 +11,555
Liverpool Docks 494,593 290,830 -203,763
Holyhead 333,165 365,215 +32,050
London Stansted Airport 183,336 375,642 +192,306
Dover 254,605 255,085 +480

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