Import/export HS code 70181090: Various glass smallwares

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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 £
China 804,819
Ireland 475,439
Austria 298,227
Canada 245,433
United States 220,790

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 571,611 233,208 -338,403
Ireland 292,865 182,574 -110,291
Austria 57,917 240,310 +182,393
Canada 161,080 84,353 -76,727
United States 179,229 41,561 -137,668
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 88,952 28,853 -60,099
Czechia 34,890 53,230 +18,340
India 59,720 21,895 -37,825
Netherlands 20,799 18,340 -2,459
France 13,170 9,545 -3,625

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 1,230,063
Austria 302,633
Canada 233,934
Japan 148,379
India 112,254

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 829,294 400,769 -428,525
Austria 62,323 240,310 +177,987
Canada 161,080 72,854 -88,226
Japan 97,451 50,928 -46,523
India 77,497 34,757 -42,740
Czechia 48,928 58,060 +9,132
Italy 95,383 9,792 -85,591
United States 40,008 35,552 -4,456
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 62,618 6,316 -56,302
Germany 5,178 11,499 +6,321

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - East 5
Inner London - West 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4

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 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3

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 1,668,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 424,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 368,561
Road transport 8,455
Other 5,391

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 1,058,161 610,406 -447,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 267,437 157,027 -110,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 194,109 174,452 -19,657
Road transport 0 8,455 +8,455
Other 3,819 1,572 -2,247

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 561,233
London Stansted Airport 361,361
Holyhead 356,881
East Midlands Airport 306,740
Luton Airport 243,030

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 363,594 197,639 -165,955
London Stansted Airport 183,167 178,194 -4,973
Holyhead 209,597 147,284 -62,313
East Midlands Airport 204,809 101,931 -102,878
Luton Airport 208,098 34,932 -173,166
Felixstowe 133,996 59,491 -74,505
Manchester Airport 59,782 67,939 +8,157
Southampton 48,607 17,211 -31,396
London Gateway Port 14,118 48,789 +34,671
Birmingham Airport 31,925 13,716 -18,209

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 41
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 8
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 9
2025-10 19
2025-09 11
2025-08 11

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 43
0-1m 35
54m+ 11
15m-54m 10
Other 4

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 429,914
Spain 43,228
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 24,350
Singapore 14,000
Germany 9,210

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 324,546 105,368 -219,178
Spain 43,228 0 -43,228
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,374 18,976 +13,602
Singapore 0 14,000 +14,000
Germany 6,360 2,850 -3,510
India 0 7,548 +7,548
France 963 6,109 +5,146
Switzerland 0 6,502 +6,502
Ireland 1,475 4,690 +3,215
Taiwan 5,893 0 -5,893

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 529,386
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,000

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 381,361 148,025 -233,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,553 7,540 -16,013
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 14,000 +14,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 270,550
London Stansted Airport 152,806
East Midlands Airport 103,348
Dover 16,832
London Gateway Port 14,000

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 171,539 99,011 -72,528
London Stansted Airport 145,790 7,016 -138,774
East Midlands Airport 61,350 41,998 -19,352
Dover 16,832 0 -16,832
London Gateway Port 0 14,000 +14,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,246 1,330 -3,916
Holyhead 1,475 4,690 +3,215
ZLC 2,682 0 -2,682
Felixstowe 0 1,520 +1,520

Quick facts

HS code: 70181090

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

Description: Other small glass items not specifically listed