Import/export HS code 360610: Small fuel containers for lighters

Liquid or gas fuels in small containers used to fill or refill cigarette lighters or similar devices. The container size is 300 cm³ or less

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Turkey 3,417,551
China 1,144,754
United States 598,510
Spain 302,975
Germany 176,602

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 £
Turkey 1,865,497 1,552,054 -313,443
China 450,396 694,358 +243,962
United States 373,960 224,550 -149,410
Spain 302,975 0 -302,975
Germany 50,070 126,532 +76,462
United Arab Emirates 0 112,723 +112,723
Netherlands 54,393 25,704 -28,689
Belgium 59,069 2,869 -56,200
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,798 1,402 -38,396
Sri Lanka 17,486 23,706 +6,220

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 £
Turkey 3,545,829
China 1,264,586
United States 725,797
United Arab Emirates 112,723
Spain 95,679

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 £
Turkey 2,089,454 1,456,375 -633,079
China 570,228 694,358 +124,130
United States 410,713 315,084 -95,629
United Arab Emirates 0 112,723 +112,723
Spain 0 95,679 +95,679
Netherlands 38,588 24,553 -14,035
Italy 59,069 0 -59,069
Sri Lanka 17,486 23,706 +6,220
United Kingdom 9,699 26,043 +16,344
France 15,199 14,876 -323

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Essex 2
Greater Manchester 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Kent 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 0 -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) 5,748,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 261,511
Other 17,034
Air transport 9,045

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) 3,107,166 2,641,476 -465,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 126,759 134,752 +7,993
Other 7,809 9,225 +1,416
Air transport 6,595 2,450 -4,145

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,522,859
Southampton 921,972
London Gateway Port 209,609
Dover 174,137
London 54,971

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 2,460,948 2,061,911 -399,037
Southampton 587,149 334,823 -252,326
London Gateway Port 0 209,609 +209,609
Dover 74,771 99,366 +24,595
London 42,011 12,960 -29,051
Harwich 19,451 15,704 -3,747
Eurotunnel 23,332 5,675 -17,657
Thamesport 0 26,284 +26,284
000 7,809 9,225 +1,416
Immingham Docks 4,582 8,849 +4,267

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 4
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 3

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
54m+ 10
1m-15m 7
15m-54m 4
Other 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 3,173,434
Canada 590,627
Australia 512,260
Saudi Arabia 355,396
South Africa 240,476

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 2,019,923 1,153,511 -866,412
Canada 263,958 326,669 +62,711
Australia 320,785 191,475 -129,310
Saudi Arabia 355,396 0 -355,396
South Africa 131,825 108,651 -23,174
Belgium 113,601 19,039 -94,562
Ireland 36,843 70,357 +33,514
Bulgaria 102,746 0 -102,746
Germany 74,134 25,772 -48,362
New Zealand 39,242 56,904 +17,662

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 £
Ireland 240
XI 56
China 11
Turkey 7

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 £
Ireland 187 53 -134
XI 31 25 -6
China 11 0 -11
Turkey 7 0 -7

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,117,127
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 620,854
Air transport 20,713
Other 14,459

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,220,248 1,896,879 -1,323,369
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 416,637 204,217 -212,420
Air transport 20,713 0 -20,713
Other 8,666 5,793 -2,873

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,581,572
London Gateway Port 1,016,419
Liverpool Docks 705,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 455,233
Felixstowe 406,464

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 £
Southampton 1,986,203 595,369 -1,390,834
London Gateway Port 612,243 404,176 -208,067
Liverpool Docks 326,727 378,336 +51,609
Dover / Eurotunnel 316,694 138,539 -178,155
Felixstowe 182,327 224,137 +41,810
Grangemouth Docks 61,455 303,760 +242,305
Holyhead 25,879 49,452 +23,573
ZLC 51,293 0 -51,293
Dover 39,409 1,100 -38,309
Immingham Docks 18,075 0 -18,075

Quick facts

HS code: 360610

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

Description: Liquid or gas fuels in small containers used to fill or refill cigarette lighters or similar devices. The container size is 300 cm³ or less