Import/export HS code 70189010: Glass eyes and small glass items

Glass eyes (not for medical use) and other small glassware

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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 631,017
Austria 324,992
Taiwan 125,671
Netherlands 42,941
India 39,191

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 191,820 439,197 +247,377
Austria 156,317 168,675 +12,358
Taiwan 38,352 87,319 +48,967
Netherlands 42,941 0 -42,941
India 39,191 0 -39,191
Czechia 14,282 18,040 +3,758
United States 24,381 5,643 -18,738
Turkey 965 14,181 +13,216
Japan 13,531 0 -13,531
Denmark 10,006 0 -10,006

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 716,091
Austria 321,233
United States 71,120
Taiwan 44,433
India 43,749

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 207,414 508,677 +301,263
Austria 154,313 166,920 +12,607
United States 67,322 3,798 -63,524
Taiwan 26,594 17,839 -8,755
India 41,470 2,279 -39,191
Czechia 14,282 18,040 +3,758
Turkey 965 14,181 +13,216
Japan 13,531 0 -13,531
United Kingdom 10,006 1,800 -8,206
Germany 1,800 7,021 +5,221

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Outer London - West and North West 4
Greater Manchester 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2

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 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +1

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) 645,058
Air transport 620,973
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,793
Other 1,054

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) 189,987 455,071 +265,084
Air transport 345,837 275,136 -70,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,049 17,744 +8,695
Other 62 992 +930

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 473,873
London Heathrow Airport 407,731
Southampton 156,984
East Midlands Airport 101,952
London Stansted Airport 47,623

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 £
Felixstowe 127,899 345,974 +218,075
London Heathrow Airport 180,819 226,912 +46,093
Southampton 60,428 96,556 +36,128
East Midlands Airport 88,199 13,753 -74,446
London Stansted Airport 30,013 17,610 -12,403
Luton Airport 27,741 9,505 -18,236
Birmingham Airport 15,081 3,684 -11,397
Thamesport 1,397 12,750 +11,353
London Gateway Port 0 10,177 +10,177
499 3,984 5,852 +1,868

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
19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of wearing apparel
2
Other personal service activities
2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 5
2026-03 4
2026-01 3
2025-12 4

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 12
0-1m 11
54m+ 6
Other 5
15m-54m 1

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 51,984
Ireland 34,266
Sweden 24,300
Germany 14,953
China 14,370

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 3,750 48,234 +44,484
Ireland 16,145 18,121 +1,976
Sweden 24,300 0 -24,300
Germany 10,864 4,089 -6,775
China 10,857 3,513 -7,344
Spain 11,412 0 -11,412
United Arab Emirates 2,541 6,324 +3,783
France 0 7,919 +7,919
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,672 0 -7,672
Malaysia 0 5,318 +5,318

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 £
Netherlands 6,385

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 £
Netherlands 6,050 335 -5,715

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 137,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,960
Other 14,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,001

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 58,866 78,542 +19,676
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,215 15,745 -5,470
Other 6,342 7,832 +1,490
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,126 1,875 -3,251

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 83,809
East Midlands Airport 40,446
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,339
Holyhead 14,780
000 14,174

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 32,429 51,380 +18,951
East Midlands Airport 24,416 16,030 -8,386
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,412 4,927 -6,485
Holyhead 8,208 6,572 -1,636
000 6,342 7,832 +1,490
London Gateway Port 5,126 1,875 -3,251
Manchester Airport 0 6,134 +6,134
London Stansted Airport 0 4,998 +4,998
Liverpool Docks 1,595 2,246 +651
ZLC 2,021 0 -2,021

Quick facts

HS code: 70189010

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

Description: Glass eyes (not for medical use) and other small glassware