Import/export HS code 701610: Glass cubes and small decorative items

Small glass pieces, often used in mosaics or decorative art, with or without a backing

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 3,937,963
Spain 3,045,943
Italy 937,015
France 238,155
Netherlands 214,257

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 2,483,317 1,454,646 -1,028,671
Spain 1,613,356 1,432,587 -180,769
Italy 518,315 418,700 -99,615
France 156,879 81,276 -75,603
Netherlands 104,301 109,956 +5,655
Germany 102,270 84,186 -18,084
Switzerland 145,291 0 -145,291
Ireland 49,926 57,349 +7,423
Poland 86,630 12,196 -74,434
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,335 44,965 +13,630

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 4,450,101
Spain 2,898,287
Italy 883,937
Tunisia 248,583
Poland 177,911

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 2,696,889 1,753,212 -943,677
Spain 1,508,510 1,389,777 -118,733
Italy 552,275 331,662 -220,613
Tunisia 177,856 70,727 -107,129
Poland 128,240 49,671 -78,569
Turkey 111,052 53,640 -57,412
France 76,619 13,733 -62,886
Romania 23,095 27,241 +4,146
Switzerland 43,188 0 -43,188
United States 37,575 4,784 -32,791

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Greater Manchester 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Lancashire 7

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 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 5 9 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Lancashire 7 1 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 3 -3
West Midlands 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 5 2 -3

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) 4,844,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,592,756
Air transport 702,081
Other 121,239

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) 2,835,889 2,008,230 -827,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,117,169 1,475,587 -641,582
Air transport 405,946 296,135 -109,811
Other 96,298 24,941 -71,357

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 1,414,433
Felixstowe 1,407,824
London Gateway Port 1,260,081
Southampton 1,254,070
Dover 953,661

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 £
Portsmouth 741,297 673,136 -68,161
Felixstowe 989,136 418,688 -570,448
London Gateway Port 352,700 907,381 +554,681
Southampton 1,016,003 238,067 -777,936
Dover 505,116 448,545 -56,571
London 618,266 299,990 -318,276
London Heathrow Airport 217,002 73,656 -143,346
Liverpool Docks 200,046 39,190 -160,856
Eurotunnel 83,742 86,598 +2,856
Thamesport 75,169 74,680 -489

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
45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
45
Specialised construction activities
24
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
7
Other manufacturing
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 19
2026-04 22
2026-03 19
2026-02 23
2026-01 19

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 66
0-1m 40
15m-54m 12
54m+ 12
Other 8

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 662,955
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 272,765
Qatar 101,925
Netherlands 71,719
Germany 38,958

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 425,111 237,844 -187,267
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 269,706 3,059 -266,647
Qatar 101,925 0 -101,925
Netherlands 43,020 28,699 -14,321
Germany 33,889 5,069 -28,820
Ireland 13,924 24,803 +10,879
France 28,112 5,867 -22,245
Norway 17,740 6,366 -11,374
Austria 18,457 1,816 -16,641
Switzerland 4,915 8,212 +3,297

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 £
China 631

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 £
China 631 0 -631

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 970,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 245,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,555
Other 699

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 720,416 249,945 -470,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,445 92,959 -59,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 137,020 1,535 -135,485
Other 699 0 -699

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 445,272
East Midlands Airport 317,027
Manchester Airport 130,940
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,736
Southampton 108,695

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 401,549 43,723 -357,826
East Midlands Airport 164,290 152,737 -11,553
Manchester Airport 128,646 2,294 -126,352
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,109 31,627 -67,482
Southampton 107,160 1,535 -105,625
Harwich 38,366 24,441 -13,925
Birmingham Airport 0 38,339 +38,339
Holyhead 12,236 22,467 +10,231
Bristol Airport 20,259 11,635 -8,624
Immingham Docks 18,767 10,624 -8,143

Quick facts

HS code: 701610

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

Description: Small glass pieces, often used in mosaics or decorative art, with or without a backing