Import/export HS code 701810: Glass beads and fake pearls

Small glass items like beads, imitation pearls, and fake gemstones

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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 £
Austria 3,076,115
China 2,464,851
Canada 1,172,479
Czechia 1,121,691
Ireland 732,858

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 £
Austria 1,681,990 1,394,125 -287,865
China 1,640,744 824,107 -816,637
Canada 680,469 492,010 -188,459
Czechia 687,589 434,102 -253,487
Ireland 417,961 314,897 -103,064
United States 246,646 78,191 -168,455
India 178,281 125,444 -52,837
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 152,149 44,034 -108,115
Denmark 107,536 84,642 -22,894
France 98,717 48,950 -49,767

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 £
Austria 3,027,403
China 2,988,933
Czechia 1,157,722
Canada 1,151,063
India 486,918

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 £
Austria 1,658,786 1,368,617 -290,169
China 1,955,554 1,033,379 -922,175
Czechia 698,837 458,885 -239,952
Canada 674,963 476,100 -198,863
India 292,822 194,096 -98,726
Japan 167,380 111,872 -55,508
United States 102,509 83,140 -19,369
Italy 157,801 22,555 -135,246
Ireland 91,514 56,049 -35,465
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 69,357 8,156 -61,201

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 18
Inner London - West 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Inner London - East 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8

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
Greater Manchester 16 10 -6
Inner London - West 11 8 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Inner London - East 10 6 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Essex 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 4 +0
Outer London - South 3 5 +2

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 7,595,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,707,012
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 603,275
Road transport 129,013
Other 52,679

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 4,543,607 3,051,726 -1,491,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,042,204 664,808 -377,396
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 409,920 193,355 -216,565
Road transport 97,188 31,825 -65,363
Other 18,151 34,528 +16,377

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,312,884
London Stansted Airport 1,807,650
East Midlands Airport 1,622,895
Felixstowe 564,771
Southampton 562,635

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 2,168,711 1,144,173 -1,024,538
London Stansted Airport 890,113 917,537 +27,424
East Midlands Airport 990,284 632,611 -357,673
Felixstowe 291,045 273,726 -17,319
Southampton 450,929 111,706 -339,223
Manchester Airport 145,469 220,725 +75,256
Holyhead 210,520 150,277 -60,243
Luton Airport 227,313 38,463 -188,850
Belfast Airport 108,222 60,312 -47,910
London 117,475 49,782 -67,693

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 79
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Other manufacturing 19
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 10
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 24
2025-10 35
2025-09 24
2025-08 22

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 75
0-1m 61
54m+ 27
15m-54m 19
Other 9

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 1,201,127
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,159,614
Qatar 184,728
France 153,937
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 152,472

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 840,996 360,131 -480,865
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 956,306 203,308 -752,998
Qatar 152,336 32,392 -119,944
France 89,994 63,943 -26,051
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 36,597 115,875 +79,278
United Arab Emirates 84,272 55,381 -28,891
Ireland 76,211 53,607 -22,604
China 42,327 45,461 +3,134
Spain 53,829 1,015 -52,814
Japan 44,849 9,725 -35,124

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 3,251
Taiwan 554
Germany 317
Italy 167

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 1,365 1,886 +521
Taiwan 282 272 -10
Germany 0 317 +317
Italy 92 75 -17

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 3,423,631
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 290,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 129,324
Other 50,140
Road transport 1,467

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 2,418,646 1,004,985 -1,413,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 186,448 104,438 -82,010
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 89,574 39,750 -49,824
Other 26,594 23,546 -3,048
Road transport 1,467 0 -1,467

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,023,484
East Midlands Airport 1,131,699
London Stansted Airport 204,780
Dover / Eurotunnel 111,828
Liverpool Docks 58,913

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 1,348,023 675,461 -672,562
East Midlands Airport 846,313 285,386 -560,927
London Stansted Airport 180,023 24,757 -155,266
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,954 40,874 -30,080
Liverpool Docks 53,944 4,969 -48,975
Immingham Docks 18,576 34,018 +15,442
London Gateway Port 24,700 27,630 +2,930
000 26,594 23,546 -3,048
Holyhead 20,429 23,353 +2,924
ZLC 30,749 3,408 -27,341

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 701810

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

Description: Small glass items like beads, imitation pearls, and fake gemstones