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 78,966,954
Turkey 18,071,815
Bangladesh 7,287,589
China 2,082,504
Bulgaria 1,533,328

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 40,213,998 38,752,956 -1,461,042
Turkey 9,542,079 8,529,736 -1,012,343
Bangladesh 3,853,892 3,433,697 -420,195
China 1,287,140 795,364 -491,776
Bulgaria 767,560 765,768 -1,792
Romania 846,910 440,238 -406,672
Viet Nam 563,681 633,232 +69,551
Czechia 625,525 350,207 -275,318
Netherlands 694,330 277,130 -417,200
Thailand 527,122 269,606 -257,516

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 80,231,037
Turkey 18,224,098
Bangladesh 7,461,898
China 2,338,835
Romania 1,663,608

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 41,097,716 39,133,321 -1,964,395
Turkey 9,429,374 8,794,724 -634,650
Bangladesh 3,856,168 3,605,730 -250,438
China 1,241,969 1,096,866 -145,103
Romania 1,180,197 483,411 -696,786
Bulgaria 817,188 765,611 -51,577
Viet Nam 653,477 662,937 +9,460
Czechia 629,024 350,207 -278,817
Thailand 527,122 269,606 -257,516
Georgia 314,591 310,518 -4,073

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 2 6 +4
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +0
Cheshire 6 3 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Essex 5 2 -3
North Yorkshire 5 2 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2

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) 96,674,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,636,557
Road transport 1,787,981
Air transport 1,315,449
Other 659,940

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) 49,468,921 47,206,025 -2,262,896
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,192,298 7,444,259 -1,748,039
Road transport 752,474 1,035,507 +283,033
Air transport 847,393 468,056 -379,337
Other 316,089 343,851 +27,762

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 34,990,748
Felixstowe 28,481,940
London Gateway Port 27,205,699
Dover 5,533,052
Hull 4,633,483

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 17,850,701 17,140,047 -710,654
Felixstowe 18,480,551 10,001,389 -8,479,162
London Gateway Port 10,363,222 16,842,477 +6,479,255
Dover 3,020,028 2,513,024 -507,004
Hull 2,044,840 2,588,643 +543,803
Middlesbrough 1,848,367 1,352,051 -496,316
Belfast Port 1,152,679 2,023,394 +870,715
ZLC 821,219 996,024 +174,805
Grangemouth Docks 960,820 745,883 -214,937
Liverpool Docks 750,013 346,046 -403,967

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 43
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Manufacture of food products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 25
2026-03 26
2026-02 31
2026-01 25
2025-12 26

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 52
54m+ 44
15m-54m 20
0-1m 11
Other 11

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 3,941,412
France 356,541
Canada 354,434
Netherlands 253,221
Poland 213,925

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 1,880,719 2,060,693 +179,974
France 173,813 182,728 +8,915
Canada 277,300 77,134 -200,166
Netherlands 114,912 138,309 +23,397
Poland 141,660 72,265 -69,395
Spain 70,004 92,195 +22,191
Belgium 18,077 137,780 +119,703
India 0 131,475 +131,475
United States 98,674 26,353 -72,321
Germany 68,927 44,840 -24,087

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 1,581,435
France 204,595
Saudi Arabia 93,710
Ireland 8,522
XI 2,120

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 695,123 886,312 +191,189
France 123,875 80,720 -43,155
Saudi Arabia 0 93,710 +93,710
Ireland 8,186 336 -7,850
XI 1,873 247 -1,626
Indonesia 1,102 0 -1,102
Canada 0 570 +570
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) 3,169,687
Other 2,279,640
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 798,557
Air transport 468,476
Road transport 3,016

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) 1,631,167 1,538,520 -92,647
Other 999,686 1,279,954 +280,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 443,388 355,169 -88,219
Air transport 293,406 175,070 -118,336
Road transport 0 3,016 +3,016

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,279,640
Heysham 916,809
Holyhead 833,786
Dover / Eurotunnel 771,016
Liverpool Docks 424,232

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 £
000 999,686 1,279,954 +280,268
Heysham 540,890 375,919 -164,971
Holyhead 340,184 493,602 +153,418
Dover / Eurotunnel 390,381 380,635 -9,746
Liverpool Docks 298,059 126,173 -171,886
Immingham Docks 151,178 188,447 +37,269
London Gateway Port 30,232 151,868 +121,636
Felixstowe 144,336 14,723 -129,613
London Heathrow Airport 134,237 17,108 -117,129
Manchester Airport 23,744 54,428 +30,684

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