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 3,111,933
Austria 1,135,882
Czechia 448,070
Netherlands 240,505
France 185,111

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 1,854,644 1,257,289 -597,355
Austria 661,407 474,475 -186,932
Czechia 403,915 44,155 -359,760
Netherlands 95,688 144,817 +49,129
France 106,384 78,727 -27,657
Taiwan 106,711 22,798 -83,913
India 22,265 92,937 +70,672
Italy 7,067 64,440 +57,373
Mexico 0 69,667 +69,667
Turkey 0 64,252 +64,252

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 3,413,233
Austria 1,213,777
Czechia 433,406
Japan 229,770
Taiwan 129,509

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 1,904,420 1,508,813 -395,607
Austria 739,302 474,475 -264,827
Czechia 388,114 45,292 -342,822
Japan 91,524 138,246 +46,722
Taiwan 106,711 22,798 -83,913
Viet Nam 62,165 55,460 -6,705
Mexico 1,474 69,667 +68,193
Spain 31,698 32,565 +867
United States 42,169 5,058 -37,111
Portugal 42,192 984 -41,208

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Greater Manchester 9
West Yorkshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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 7 +2
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
West Yorkshire 2 5 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
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) 3,594,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,924,619
Air transport 337,770
Other 69,244
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) 2,069,017 1,525,877 -543,140
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,211,573 713,046 -498,527
Air transport 134,095 203,675 +69,580
Other 55,002 14,242 -40,760
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 2,614,699
Dover 681,968
Southampton 524,263
Purfleet 488,277
Eurotunnel 308,706

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 1,623,603 991,096 -632,507
Dover 488,425 193,543 -294,882
Southampton 235,431 288,832 +53,401
Purfleet 143,518 344,759 +201,241
Eurotunnel 233,505 75,201 -158,304
Killingholme 228,537 0 -228,537
London Heathrow Airport 36,328 162,787 +126,459
London Gateway Port 64,553 86,038 +21,485
Harwich 136,495 7,938 -128,557
London 53,920 89,979 +36,059

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 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of beverages 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 13
2025-10 13
2025-09 14
2025-08 19

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 34
54m+ 19
15m-54m 17
0-1m 13
Other 4

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 185,958
United States 177,916
Canada 49,847
Iceland 24,460
Portugal 20,845

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 84,215 101,743 +17,528
United States 55,840 122,076 +66,236
Canada 5,551 44,296 +38,745
Iceland 15,777 8,683 -7,094
Portugal 3,505 17,340 +13,835
China 20,398 0 -20,398
Singapore 18,540 0 -18,540
Australia 6,131 8,405 +2,274
Barbados 13,047 0 -13,047
Viet Nam 12,842 0 -12,842

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 70,213
Turkey 16,793

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 16,776 53,437 +36,661
Turkey 16,793 0 -16,793

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) 256,172
Air transport 166,078
Other 146,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,648

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) 80,585 175,587 +95,002
Air transport 112,756 53,322 -59,434
Other 76,760 69,556 -7,204
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,672 43,976 +3,304

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 149,577
000 146,316
East Midlands Airport 85,217
London Heathrow Airport 55,929
Liverpool Docks 44,296

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 Gateway Port 32,261 117,316 +85,055
000 76,760 69,556 -7,204
East Midlands Airport 39,459 45,758 +6,299
London Heathrow Airport 54,705 1,224 -53,481
Liverpool Docks 0 44,296 +44,296
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,352 13,607 -15,745
Holyhead 7,455 29,474 +22,019
Immingham Docks 25,471 9,578 -15,893
ZLC 9,393 7,660 -1,733
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