Import/export HS code 7010: Glass containers for packing and storing goods

Includes carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules, and preserving jars. Also includes glass stoppers, lids, and closures

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 £
Ireland 140,608,419
France 138,379,612
China 120,709,614
Germany 105,162,648
Poland 39,980,487

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 £
Ireland 89,685,346 50,923,073 -38,762,273
France 68,764,025 69,615,587 +851,562
China 61,422,563 59,287,051 -2,135,512
Germany 53,802,490 51,360,158 -2,442,332
Poland 15,292,905 24,687,582 +9,394,677
Italy 19,270,187 20,097,016 +826,829
Turkey 20,022,512 18,515,504 -1,507,008
Austria 12,882,104 9,413,126 -3,468,978
Bulgaria 10,037,852 11,563,205 +1,525,353
Netherlands 7,693,383 7,755,100 +61,717

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 £
France 132,241,290
China 127,744,178
United Kingdom 119,219,295
Germany 103,343,637
Poland 50,980,174

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 £
France 65,601,935 66,639,355 +1,037,420
China 65,379,639 62,364,539 -3,015,100
United Kingdom 77,477,047 41,742,248 -35,734,799
Germany 52,761,162 50,582,475 -2,178,687
Poland 21,525,094 29,455,080 +7,929,986
Turkey 20,297,703 18,351,392 -1,946,311
Italy 14,625,451 16,688,956 +2,063,505
Bulgaria 10,443,630 11,791,035 +1,347,405
Austria 9,927,741 8,903,779 -1,023,962
Mexico 10,337,101 7,194,271 -3,142,830

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 196
Inner London - East 115
Outer London - West and North West 95
Greater Manchester 86
Surrey, East and West Sussex 83

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 140 121 -19
Inner London - East 71 76 +5
Outer London - West and North West 69 59 -10
Greater Manchester 65 56 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 57 59 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 55 55 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 39 33 -6
West Midlands 26 38 +12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40 30 -10
Kent 37 34 -3

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) 355,170,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 284,165,280
Other 69,626,268
Air transport 37,300,205
Road transport 26,195,331

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) 195,372,996 159,797,618 -35,575,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 140,384,656 143,780,624 +3,395,968
Other 50,885,877 18,740,391 -32,145,486
Air transport 19,435,855 17,864,350 -1,571,505
Road transport 531,196 25,664,135 +25,132,939

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 129,918,197
Ellesmere Port 115,061,523
Felixstowe 109,686,028
000 69,626,268
Middlesbrough 57,914,138

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 £
Dover 60,935,905 68,982,292 +8,046,387
Ellesmere Port 75,431,409 39,630,114 -35,801,295
Felixstowe 61,291,100 48,394,928 -12,896,172
000 50,885,877 18,740,391 -32,145,486
Middlesbrough 29,577,674 28,336,464 -1,241,210
499 522,383 34,393,190 +33,870,807
Immingham Docks 13,475,100 18,394,114 +4,919,014
Eurotunnel 18,895,642 12,194,021 -6,701,621
Harwich 13,491,915 14,153,613 +661,698
Southampton 14,684,813 11,309,431 -3,375,382

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
511
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
473
Manufacture of beverages
153
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
117
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
87

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 310
2026-04 317
2026-03 320
2026-02 312
2026-01 270

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 596
0-1m 442
54m+ 278
15m-54m 164
Other 108

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 226,835,121
France 25,562,652
Netherlands 12,542,080
United States 11,520,755
Belgium 9,895,716

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 119,754,024 107,081,097 -12,672,927
France 14,061,934 11,500,718 -2,561,216
Netherlands 5,822,913 6,719,167 +896,254
United States 6,487,074 5,033,681 -1,453,393
Belgium 3,966,932 5,928,784 +1,961,852
Germany 5,126,546 4,019,325 -1,107,221
Dominican Republic 3,876,855 4,865,984 +989,129
Italy 4,043,927 3,061,094 -982,833
Spain 3,624,918 2,424,311 -1,200,607
Finland 1,440,496 1,753,600 +313,104

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 £
XI 122,541,536
China 78,294
Germany 76,574
Switzerland 6,406
Italy 1,406

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 £
XI 64,687,099 57,854,437 -6,832,662
China 44,511 33,783 -10,728
Germany 26,081 50,493 +24,412
Switzerland 6,406 0 -6,406
Italy 1,047 359 -688
France 405 735 +330
United States 968 0 -968
Hungary 255 265 +10
Ireland 0 426 +426
Czechia 102 221 +119

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 153,380,558
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 150,098,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,503,472
Air transport 11,141,741
Rail transport 10,279

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 £
Other 80,232,326 73,148,232 -7,084,094
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,879,914 71,218,980 -7,660,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,220,537 16,282,935 +1,062,398
Air transport 6,057,952 5,083,789 -974,163
Rail transport 10,279 0 -10,279
Road transport 1,034 0 -1,034

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 153,380,558
Liverpool Docks 62,818,059
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,196,660
Immingham Docks 22,922,006
London Gateway Port 12,879,501

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 80,232,326 73,148,232 -7,084,094
Liverpool Docks 35,599,455 27,218,604 -8,380,851
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,744,154 22,452,506 -3,291,648
Immingham Docks 9,838,981 13,083,025 +3,244,044
London Gateway Port 5,646,944 7,232,557 +1,585,613
Holyhead 4,924,545 5,913,975 +989,430
Southampton 2,846,071 2,599,918 -246,153
London Heathrow Airport 2,058,570 2,398,362 +339,792
Dover 2,892,196 1,249,282 -1,642,914
Felixstowe 1,649,625 1,837,568 +187,943

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7010

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

Description: Includes carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules, and preserving jars. Also includes glass stoppers, lids, and closures