Import/export HS code 63053219: Various bulk containers

Flexible bulk containers made from non-knitted materials, suitable for heavy-duty use

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  • 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 £
India 72,331,312
Turkey 16,648,288
Bangladesh 6,382,125
China 1,675,741
Bulgaria 1,345,671

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 £
India 37,933,135 34,398,177 -3,534,958
Turkey 8,626,111 8,022,177 -603,934
Bangladesh 3,843,083 2,539,042 -1,304,041
China 1,172,856 502,885 -669,971
Bulgaria 655,466 690,205 +34,739
Romania 951,401 349,084 -602,317
Viet Nam 481,561 607,204 +125,643
Czechia 735,157 171,412 -563,745
Netherlands 640,014 189,695 -450,319
Thailand 568,160 118,627 -449,533

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 £
India 73,894,197
Turkey 16,452,225
Bangladesh 6,386,423
China 1,807,360
Romania 1,678,563

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 £
India 38,865,658 35,028,539 -3,837,119
Turkey 8,461,201 7,991,024 -470,177
Bangladesh 3,843,083 2,543,340 -1,299,743
China 1,080,491 726,869 -353,622
Romania 1,326,746 351,817 -974,929
Bulgaria 705,094 690,205 -14,889
Viet Nam 549,898 658,444 +108,546
Czechia 738,656 171,412 -567,244
Thailand 568,160 118,627 -449,533
Georgia 337,511 312,845 -24,666

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Greater Manchester 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Outer London - East and North East 7
Cheshire 6

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 5 6 +1
Cheshire 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Essex 5 2 -3
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0

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) 88,231,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,089,110
Road transport 1,413,059
Air transport 1,268,426
Other 636,211

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) 47,106,490 41,125,095 -5,981,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,432,449 6,656,661 -1,775,788
Road transport 590,258 822,801 +232,543
Air transport 846,469 421,957 -424,512
Other 304,666 331,545 +26,879

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 31,921,825
Felixstowe 28,659,743
London Gateway Port 22,235,038
Dover 4,950,875
Hull 3,820,962

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 £
Southampton 16,579,637 15,342,188 -1,237,449
Felixstowe 18,267,217 10,392,526 -7,874,691
London Gateway Port 9,197,785 13,037,253 +3,839,468
Dover 3,040,981 1,909,894 -1,131,087
Hull 2,157,253 1,663,709 -493,544
Middlesbrough 1,083,159 1,994,726 +911,567
Belfast Port 1,127,921 1,427,904 +299,983
Grangemouth Docks 1,114,940 532,385 -582,555
ZLC 680,328 782,489 +102,161
Liverpool Docks 740,421 491,040 -249,381

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 38
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of food products 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 29
2025-10 24
2025-09 33
2025-08 23

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 51
54m+ 42
15m-54m 20
Other 11
0-1m 7

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 £
Ireland 3,625,958
Canada 386,979
France 343,069
Netherlands 239,015
Spain 197,265

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 £
Ireland 1,935,036 1,690,922 -244,114
Canada 264,022 122,957 -141,065
France 171,703 171,366 -337
Netherlands 170,224 68,791 -101,433
Spain 102,570 94,695 -7,875
Germany 125,154 35,593 -89,561
Poland 95,036 46,624 -48,412
India 0 131,475 +131,475
United States 95,730 13,505 -82,225
Norway 36,876 38,879 +2,003

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 £
India 1,490,743
France 190,679
Ireland 15,580
XI 2,124
Indonesia 1,102

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 £
India 684,431 806,312 +121,881
France 115,517 75,162 -40,355
Ireland 15,580 0 -15,580
XI 1,762 362 -1,400
Indonesia 1,102 0 -1,102
Canada 0 505 +505
Nicaragua 0 311 +311
China 29 0 -29

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,975,690
Other 1,998,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 917,560
Air transport 494,458

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,696,282 1,279,408 -416,874
Other 982,620 1,016,336 +33,716
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 522,948 394,612 -128,336
Air transport 356,813 137,645 -219,168

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,998,956
Heysham 1,067,861
Dover / Eurotunnel 760,096
Holyhead 629,292
Liverpool Docks 415,415

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 £
000 982,620 1,016,336 +33,716
Heysham 736,924 330,937 -405,987
Dover / Eurotunnel 412,902 347,194 -65,708
Holyhead 232,903 396,389 +163,486
Liverpool Docks 235,022 180,393 -54,629
Immingham Docks 197,709 146,829 -50,880
London Gateway Port 30,232 151,868 +121,636
London Heathrow Airport 159,607 10,687 -148,920
Felixstowe 155,430 11,923 -143,507
Manchester Airport 53,087 37,605 -15,482

Quick facts

HS code: 63053219

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

Description: Flexible bulk containers made from non-knitted materials, suitable for heavy-duty use