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 3,341,114
China 2,645,146
Canada 1,352,817
Czechia 1,227,981
Ireland 770,878

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 1,656,004 1,685,110 +29,106
China 1,531,711 1,113,435 -418,276
Canada 663,659 689,158 +25,499
Czechia 693,430 534,551 -158,879
Ireland 426,169 344,709 -81,460
United States 253,965 78,137 -175,828
India 170,417 151,121 -19,296
Denmark 110,432 124,367 +13,935
France 82,652 58,826 -23,826
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 90,476 44,859 -45,617

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 3,298,631
China 3,199,687
Canada 1,330,329
Czechia 1,269,681
India 541,159

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 1,641,592 1,657,039 +15,447
China 1,841,142 1,358,545 -482,597
Canada 657,037 673,292 +16,255
Czechia 710,153 559,528 -150,625
India 287,461 253,698 -33,763
Japan 142,257 136,956 -5,301
United States 119,747 102,844 -16,903
Italy 134,538 30,433 -104,105
Ireland 108,862 45,134 -63,728
France 30,005 33,101 +3,096

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Greater Manchester 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - West and North West 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
Inner London - West 12 15 +3
Greater Manchester 16 16 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
Inner London - East 11 7 -4
Outer London - West and North West 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - South 6 2 -4
West Midlands 5 3 -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 8,268,755
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,861,415
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 589,280
Road transport 140,004
Other 58,133

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 4,360,839 3,907,916 -452,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,034,508 826,907 -207,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 372,855 216,425 -156,430
Road transport 99,053 40,951 -58,102
Other 21,593 36,540 +14,947

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,792,077
London Stansted Airport 1,905,424
East Midlands Airport 1,708,594
Felixstowe 582,689
Southampton 578,048

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 2,145,987 1,646,090 -499,897
London Stansted Airport 836,799 1,068,625 +231,826
East Midlands Airport 999,449 709,145 -290,304
Felixstowe 277,120 305,569 +28,449
Southampton 442,636 135,412 -307,224
Holyhead 214,949 164,708 -50,241
Manchester Airport 89,047 270,085 +181,038
Luton Airport 161,289 84,292 -76,997
London Gateway Port 44,593 154,072 +109,479
Belfast Airport 113,447 70,577 -42,870

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 84
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 55
Other manufacturing 19
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 10
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 27
2026-04 21
2026-03 24
2026-02 23
2026-01 24

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 81
0-1m 63
54m+ 30
15m-54m 20
Other 10

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 1,531,296
United States 1,300,816
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 262,702
Qatar 176,957
United Arab Emirates 176,187

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 951,378 579,918 -371,460
United States 795,120 505,696 -289,424
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 56,014 206,688 +150,674
Qatar 141,455 35,502 -105,953
United Arab Emirates 95,439 80,748 -14,691
Ireland 82,699 84,890 +2,191
France 74,410 75,492 +1,082
China 40,447 99,713 +59,266
Switzerland 35,161 27,562 -7,599
Kuwait 40,123 16,834 -23,289

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 6,194
Germany 1,596
Taiwan 864
Italy 263
Czechia 1

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 1,750 4,444 +2,694
Germany 0 1,596 +1,596
Taiwan 365 499 +134
Italy 141 122 -19
Czechia 0 1 +1

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 4,072,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 297,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 168,038
Other 79,193
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 2,349,453 1,722,777 -626,676
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 179,338 118,066 -61,272
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,852 86,186 +4,334
Other 34,085 45,108 +11,023
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 2,721,766
East Midlands Airport 1,048,787
London Stansted Airport 229,770
Dover / Eurotunnel 120,651
Liverpool Docks 89,880

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 1,325,997 1,395,769 +69,772
East Midlands Airport 805,399 243,388 -562,011
London Stansted Airport 180,074 49,696 -130,378
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,334 46,317 -28,017
Liverpool Docks 45,524 44,356 -1,168
000 34,085 45,108 +11,023
London Gateway Port 26,004 34,679 +8,675
Holyhead 22,722 20,613 -2,109
ZLC 24,445 14,169 -10,276
Immingham Docks 7,186 28,853 +21,667

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