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 3,122,107
Italy 371,375
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 205,080
United States 166,621
Germany 93,236

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 1,617,027 1,505,080 -111,947
Italy 305,034 66,341 -238,693
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 112,967 92,113 -20,854
United States 60,196 106,425 +46,229
Germany 25,415 67,821 +42,406
Canada 50,861 34,027 -16,834
China 29,766 24,948 -4,818
Spain 0 30,078 +30,078
France 16,528 6,697 -9,831
Netherlands 11,692 4,105 -7,587

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 2,867,241
China 736,635
Italy 246,735
United States 159,722
Germany 70,991

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 1,489,718 1,377,523 -112,195
China 389,598 347,037 -42,561
Italy 234,294 12,441 -221,853
United States 57,941 101,781 +43,840
Germany 21,948 49,043 +27,095
Spain 0 30,078 +30,078
France 17,621 12,053 -5,568
India 11,541 5,944 -5,597
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,850 3,948 -4,902
Thailand 5,647 2,359 -3,288

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 2
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 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -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 3,536,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 360,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 260,362
Road transport 31,734
Other 3,156

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 1,872,543 1,663,671 -208,872
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 249,568 111,137 -138,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,439 148,923 +37,484
Road transport 8,664 23,070 +14,406
Other 3,078 78 -3,000

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,598,323
London Stansted Airport 713,322
ZLC 383,049
East Midlands Airport 146,030
London Gateway Port 136,196

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 1,371,881 1,226,442 -145,439
London Stansted Airport 363,861 349,461 -14,400
ZLC 258,232 124,817 -133,415
East Midlands Airport 67,733 78,297 +10,564
London Gateway Port 50,615 85,581 +34,966
Manchester Airport 63,233 5,897 -57,336
499 0 47,476 +47,476
Thamesport 40,699 4,443 -36,256
Felixstowe 9,451 3,624 -5,827
Southampton 8,538 3,843 -4,695

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 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Other manufacturing 4
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
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 3
2026-01 5
2025-12 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 26,899,069
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,022,511
India 201,758
Ireland 66,978
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 21,373,208 5,525,861 -15,847,347
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 820,565 201,946 -618,619
India 171,466 30,292 -141,174
Ireland 28,734 38,244 +9,510
Switzerland 47,258 9,530 -37,728
United States 3,388 35,506 +32,118
France 3,997 24,450 +20,453
Germany 16,304 11,252 -5,052
United Arab Emirates 10,460 16,974 +6,514
Malta 22,162 0 -22,162

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 28,460,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,168
Other 214

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 22,501,963 5,958,550 -16,543,413
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,328 1,735 -35,593
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,176 18,992 +16,816
Other 214 0 -214

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 27,588,136
East Midlands Airport 523,481
London Stansted Airport 170,825
ZLC 85,552
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 21,914,209 5,673,927 -16,240,282
East Midlands Airport 400,003 123,478 -276,525
London Stansted Airport 101,232 69,593 -31,639
ZLC 0 85,552 +85,552
Manchester Airport 31,000 6,000 -25,000
Glasgow Airport 33,360 0 -33,360
Belfast Port 26,421 0 -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