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 823,676
Ireland 489,210
Austria 365,650
United States 219,547
Canada 201,598

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 526,849 296,827 -230,022
Ireland 280,682 208,528 -72,154
Austria 66,196 299,454 +233,258
United States 174,495 45,052 -129,443
Canada 117,848 83,750 -34,098
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 91,760 31,990 -59,770
Czechia 36,139 75,430 +39,291
India 57,137 23,684 -33,453
Netherlands 19,187 25,305 +6,118
Italy 5,062 18,626 +13,564

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 1,276,903
Austria 370,056
Canada 190,099
Japan 141,217
Czechia 128,472

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 776,155 500,748 -275,407
Austria 70,602 299,454 +228,852
Canada 117,848 72,251 -45,597
Japan 93,445 47,772 -45,673
Czechia 49,141 79,331 +30,190
India 72,943 44,420 -28,523
Italy 85,500 15,038 -70,462
United States 45,493 42,085 -3,408
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 62,618 7,262 -55,356
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 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - East 6
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 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +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 1,707,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 450,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 408,489
Road transport 8,455
Other 5,423

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 964,714 742,902 -221,812
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 257,575 192,950 -64,625
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 195,835 212,654 +16,819
Road transport 1,865 6,590 +4,725
Other 3,819 1,604 -2,215

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 547,594
London Stansted Airport 436,366
Holyhead 380,048
East Midlands Airport 294,149
Luton Airport 229,806

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 298,398 249,196 -49,202
London Stansted Airport 187,749 248,617 +60,868
Holyhead 199,735 180,313 -19,422
East Midlands Airport 205,385 88,764 -116,621
Luton Airport 175,092 54,714 -120,378
Felixstowe 135,657 74,420 -61,237
Manchester Airport 59,782 67,939 +8,157
London Gateway Port 16,133 57,729 +41,596
Southampton 48,607 17,211 -31,396
Birmingham Airport 30,313 13,716 -16,597

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 40
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Other manufacturing 12
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
2026-04 6
2026-03 11
2026-02 7
2026-01 12
2025-12 14

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 47
0-1m 34
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 473,511
Spain 44,526
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 44,507
United Arab Emirates 16,100
Singapore 14,000

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 340,294 133,217 -207,077
Spain 43,228 1,298 -41,930
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,374 39,133 +33,759
United Arab Emirates 0 16,100 +16,100
Singapore 0 14,000 +14,000
China 2,320 10,382 +8,062
India 0 12,003 +12,003
Germany 6,360 2,850 -3,510
Ireland 1,475 6,775 +5,300
Switzerland 0 7,385 +7,385

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 623,433
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,437
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 392,540 230,893 -161,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,553 11,884 -11,669
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 361,254
London Stansted Airport 158,144
East Midlands Airport 103,072
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 171,539 189,715 +18,176
London Stansted Airport 145,790 12,354 -133,436
East Midlands Airport 74,248 28,824 -45,424
Dover 16,832 0 -16,832
London Gateway Port 0 14,000 +14,000
Holyhead 1,475 6,775 +5,300
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,246 2,628 -2,618
Felixstowe 0 1,520 +1,520
ZLC 963 0 -963
London 0 961 +961

Quick facts

HS code: 70181090

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

Description: Other small glass items not specifically listed