Import/export HS code 7015: Glasses for clocks, watches, and eyeglasses

Includes curved, bent, or hollowed glasses for clocks, watches, and spectacles, as well as hollow glass spheres used to make them. Not for optical work

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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 £
Switzerland 2,774,452
Italy 370,179
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 206,835
United States 204,355
Germany 76,038

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 £
Switzerland 1,542,375 1,232,077 -310,298
Italy 307,800 62,379 -245,421
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 118,739 88,096 -30,643
United States 93,600 110,755 +17,155
Germany 41,516 34,522 -6,994
Canada 46,647 28,153 -18,494
China 33,618 20,048 -13,570
Spain 0 30,078 +30,078
France 16,528 5,814 -10,714
Netherlands 16,054 2,397 -13,657

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 £
Switzerland 2,502,839
China 741,421
Italy 249,089
United States 183,614
Germany 72,216

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 £
Switzerland 1,414,456 1,088,383 -326,073
China 413,079 328,342 -84,737
Italy 236,648 12,441 -224,207
United States 71,907 111,707 +39,800
Germany 37,772 34,444 -3,328
Spain 0 30,078 +30,078
France 18,878 4,688 -14,190
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 14,599 3,948 -10,651
India 11,541 3,624 -7,917
Thailand 6,787 1,236 -5,551

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2

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 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 0 2 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +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 3,229,618
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 309,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,273
Road transport 31,734
Other 14,312

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 1,836,376 1,393,242 -443,134
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 248,171 61,278 -186,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 134,395 135,878 +1,483
Road transport 0 31,734 +31,734
Other 14,234 78 -14,156

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,269,505
London Stansted Airport 697,286
ZLC 330,322
East Midlands Airport 176,014
London Gateway Port 140,159

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,278,053 991,452 -286,601
London Stansted Airport 359,571 337,715 -21,856
ZLC 245,817 84,505 -161,312
East Midlands Airport 115,442 60,572 -54,870
London Gateway Port 66,078 74,081 +8,003
Manchester Airport 75,781 2,184 -73,597
499 0 47,476 +47,476
Thamesport 40,699 3,175 -37,524
Felixstowe 14,850 3,624 -11,226
Southampton 11,857 3,843 -8,014

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 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 7
2025-10 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 5

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
54m+ 13
1m-15m 11
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
Other 1

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 27,622,108
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,097,561
India 222,642
Ireland 58,559
Switzerland 56,788

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18,550,754 9,071,354 -9,479,400
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 831,515 266,046 -565,469
India 124,276 98,366 -25,910
Ireland 27,108 31,451 +4,343
Switzerland 47,258 9,530 -37,728
United States 13,228 35,506 +22,278
Denmark 27,750 0 -27,750
Malta 22,162 0 -22,162
Netherlands 9,474 12,253 +2,779
United Arab Emirates 960 18,734 +17,774

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 29,269,327
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,214
Other 573

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 19,693,324 9,576,003 -10,117,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,907 28,156 +17,249
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,980 20,234 +18,254
Other 573 0 -573

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 28,432,895
East Midlands Airport 484,702
London Stansted Airport 173,311
ZLC 85,900
Manchester Airport 37,000

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 19,087,827 9,345,068 -9,742,759
East Midlands Airport 409,967 74,735 -335,232
London Stansted Airport 114,011 59,300 -54,711
ZLC 6,500 79,400 +72,900
Manchester Airport 19,500 17,500 -2,000
Glasgow Airport 33,360 0 -33,360
Belfast Port 0 26,421 +26,421
Holyhead 0 18,992 +18,992
Edinburgh Airport 15,155 0 -15,155
Portsmouth 8,286 0 -8,286

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7015

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

Description: Includes curved, bent, or hollowed glasses for clocks, watches, and spectacles, as well as hollow glass spheres used to make them. Not for optical work