Import/export HS code 701010: Glass ampoules

Small sealed glass containers used for storing liquids, often for medical or scientific purposes

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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 £
China 2,644,242
Germany 550,804
Italy 306,774
Denmark 288,437
United States 184,915

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 1,437,256 1,206,986 -230,270
Germany 227,469 323,335 +95,866
Italy 188,024 118,750 -69,274
Denmark 313 288,124 +287,811
United States 89,516 95,399 +5,883
Netherlands 43,434 47,457 +4,023
France 26,055 27,240 +1,185
Belgium 44,998 982 -44,016
Egypt 7,905 27,630 +19,725
South Korea 23,194 4,539 -18,655

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 2,737,061
Germany 619,782
Italy 307,823
United States 194,462
Egypt 35,535

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 1,517,563 1,219,498 -298,065
Germany 250,901 368,881 +117,980
Italy 191,564 116,259 -75,305
United States 92,015 102,447 +10,432
Egypt 7,905 27,630 +19,725
Hungary 14,711 15,476 +765
Lebanon 11,582 12,866 +1,284
France 12,588 8,580 -4,008
Austria 14,983 3,457 -11,526
Ukraine 0 15,696 +15,696

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
Inner London - East 7
Northern Ireland 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Northern Ireland 2 5 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 1 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,734,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,474,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 799,415
Other 303,420
Road transport 49,596

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 £
Air transport 675,699 1,059,267 +383,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,028,253 445,867 -582,386
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 416,882 382,533 -34,349
Other 15,296 288,124 +272,828
Road transport 23,104 26,492 +3,388

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,186,991
London Heathrow Airport 908,609
Eurotunnel 371,821
000 303,420
Luton Airport 285,224

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 934,396 252,595 -681,801
London Heathrow Airport 263,449 645,160 +381,711
Eurotunnel 165,928 205,893 +39,965
000 15,296 288,124 +272,828
Luton Airport 37,424 247,800 +210,376
Birmingham Airport 207,689 74,596 -133,093
London 149,224 5,639 -143,585
Dover 37,917 80,215 +42,298
London Stansted Airport 95,700 12,379 -83,321
499 32,860 70,586 +37,726

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 29
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 8
2025-12 6

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
0-1m 28
1m-15m 16
Other 12
54m+ 7
15m-54m 6

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 422,074
Ireland 256,171
Germany 136,668
France 128,559
Netherlands 73,726

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 175,014 247,060 +72,046
Ireland 142,714 113,457 -29,257
Germany 21,196 115,472 +94,276
France 38,366 90,193 +51,827
Netherlands 34,719 39,007 +4,288
Canada 65,000 1,160 -63,840
Trinidad and Tobago 59,942 0 -59,942
Poland 20,669 31,174 +10,505
Kuwait 15,197 21,372 +6,175
Bulgaria 29,418 0 -29,418

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 671,464
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 615,914
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 191,686

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 298,805 372,659 +73,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 284,612 331,302 +46,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 159,970 31,716 -128,254

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 322,543
Dover / Eurotunnel 303,573
East Midlands Airport 122,962
London Heathrow Airport 118,233
Liverpool Docks 106,805

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 Stansted Airport 112,779 209,764 +96,985
Dover / Eurotunnel 109,283 194,290 +85,007
East Midlands Airport 99,413 23,549 -75,864
London Heathrow Airport 50,403 67,830 +17,427
Liverpool Docks 84,504 22,301 -62,203
London Gateway Port 61,411 28,881 -32,530
Holyhead 26,421 53,651 +27,230
ZLC 36,180 35,320 -860
Heysham 47,601 19,409 -28,192
Harwich 27,810 32,689 +4,879

Quick facts

HS code: 701010

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

Description: Small sealed glass containers used for storing liquids, often for medical or scientific purposes