Import/export HS code 701020: Glass stoppers, lids, and closures

Glass parts used to seal containers like bottles and jars

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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 3,505,816
Austria 795,817
Czechia 270,302
Netherlands 223,707
France 183,037

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 1,549,854 1,955,962 +406,108
Austria 606,632 189,185 -417,447
Czechia 238,851 31,451 -207,400
Netherlands 130,990 92,717 -38,273
France 89,728 93,309 +3,581
India 114,310 892 -113,418
Taiwan 95,107 6,825 -88,282
Turkey 3,099 95,315 +92,216
Mexico 0 87,465 +87,465
Italy 47,867 34,030 -13,837

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 3,853,306
Austria 843,800
Czechia 297,830
Japan 210,862
Viet Nam 113,053

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 1,752,390 2,100,916 +348,526
Austria 655,924 187,876 -468,048
Czechia 265,242 32,588 -232,654
Japan 92,931 117,931 +25,000
Viet Nam 64,302 48,751 -15,551
Taiwan 95,107 6,825 -88,282
Mexico 1,474 89,034 +87,560
Spain 31,075 28,199 -2,876
Slovenia 39,344 0 -39,344
Poland 4,299 31,812 +27,513

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - West and North West 7
West Yorkshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 9 3 -6
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Kent 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +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) 3,837,006
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,533,605
Air transport 389,482
Other 36,066
Road transport 12,805

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) 1,820,176 2,016,830 +196,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,088,603 445,002 -643,601
Air transport 139,378 250,104 +110,726
Other 26,143 9,923 -16,220
Road transport 0 12,805 +12,805

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,921,616
Southampton 533,118
Dover 501,985
Purfleet 430,843
London Heathrow Airport 212,105

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 1,251,847 1,669,769 +417,922
Southampton 330,793 202,325 -128,468
Dover 350,884 151,101 -199,783
Purfleet 376,149 54,694 -321,455
London Heathrow Airport 49,459 162,646 +113,187
London Gateway Port 102,003 81,983 -20,020
Killingholme 131,211 48,832 -82,379
Eurotunnel 87,027 73,365 -13,662
London 83,398 63,651 -19,747
Grangemouth Docks 57,503 13,439 -44,064

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
44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7
Other manufacturing
5
Manufacture of beverages
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 13
2026-03 17
2026-02 13
2026-01 11

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 38
15m-54m 19
54m+ 17
0-1m 12
Other 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 290,952
Ireland 202,987
Canada 47,130
Iceland 19,674
Singapore 18,540

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 20,776 270,176 +249,400
Ireland 85,919 117,068 +31,149
Canada 0 47,130 +47,130
Iceland 15,807 3,867 -11,940
Singapore 18,540 0 -18,540
Portugal 18,460 0 -18,460
France 3,965 12,973 +9,008
Norway 1,174 14,472 +13,298
Barbados 13,047 0 -13,047
Australia 3,221 9,599 +6,378

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 111,471
Ireland 426
China 14

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 27,984 83,487 +55,503
Ireland 0 426 +426
China 0 14 +14

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) 399,708
Other 161,456
Air transport 113,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,145

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) 66,264 333,444 +267,180
Other 68,335 93,121 +24,786
Air transport 82,335 30,679 -51,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,738 49,407 +12,669

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 161,456
Grangemouth Docks 156,269
London Gateway Port 143,159
East Midlands Airport 78,530
Liverpool Docks 47,130

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 68,335 93,121 +24,786
Grangemouth Docks 4,510 151,759 +147,249
London Gateway Port 26,943 116,216 +89,273
East Midlands Airport 53,676 24,854 -28,822
Liverpool Docks 0 47,130 +47,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,697 23,457 +4,760
Holyhead 14,871 23,947 +9,076
Immingham Docks 16,702 18,339 +1,637
ZLC 17,053 2,031 -15,022
Portsmouth 13,047 0 -13,047

Quick facts

HS code: 701020

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

Description: Glass parts used to seal containers like bottles and jars