Import/export HS code 70109010: Glass preserving jars

Glass jars designed for preserving food, often used for canning or sterilizing

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* 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 12,895,334
Turkey 7,507,854
Ukraine 1,826,553
India 1,590,279
Mexico 682,750

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 6,639,852 6,255,482 -384,370
Turkey 4,634,067 2,873,787 -1,760,280
Ukraine 869,125 957,428 +88,303
India 572,038 1,018,241 +446,203
Mexico 303,169 379,581 +76,412
Moldova 349,796 311,512 -38,284
Germany 407,886 233,751 -174,135
Bulgaria 365,217 117,364 -247,853
France 239,334 191,207 -48,127
Italy 132,928 128,766 -4,162

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 13,242,597
Turkey 7,494,113
Ukraine 1,882,251
India 1,509,160
Germany 760,913

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 6,727,103 6,515,494 -211,609
Turkey 4,634,067 2,860,046 -1,774,021
Ukraine 905,843 976,408 +70,565
India 604,234 904,926 +300,692
Germany 429,773 331,140 -98,633
Moldova 426,119 311,512 -114,607
Mexico 303,169 359,322 +56,153
Bulgaria 388,662 118,584 -270,078
Italy 199,575 148,156 -51,419
Oman 235,343 15,180 -220,163

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
West Midlands 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - West and North West 9

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 11 9 -2
West Midlands 6 10 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 8 +4
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 5 -3
West of England 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -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) 19,727,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,752,401
Air transport 1,989,021
Other 1,294,033
Road transport 384,325

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) 10,652,254 9,074,786 -1,577,468
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,655,345 2,097,056 -558,289
Air transport 932,506 1,056,515 +124,009
Other 702,659 591,374 -111,285
Road transport 259,896 124,429 -135,467

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,234,988
London Gateway Port 2,673,780
ZLC 2,633,910
Grangemouth Docks 1,975,503
Southampton 1,782,245

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 8,175,343 4,059,645 -4,115,698
London Gateway Port 234,817 2,438,963 +2,204,146
ZLC 1,345,249 1,288,661 -56,588
Grangemouth Docks 767,128 1,208,375 +441,247
Southampton 1,310,676 471,569 -839,107
000 702,659 591,374 -111,285
499 115,848 783,760 +667,912
Dover 591,826 235,224 -356,602
Birmingham Airport 304,139 320,216 +16,077
London Heathrow Airport 254,593 338,279 +83,686

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 60
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Manufacture of food products 8
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 31
2025-10 35
2025-09 31
2025-08 28

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 57
0-1m 40
15m-54m 32
54m+ 30
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 £
Ireland 1,108,312
United States 273,984
Finland 157,430
Germany 125,485
France 123,619

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 386,931 721,381 +334,450
United States 198,881 75,103 -123,778
Finland 157,430 0 -157,430
Germany 84,352 41,133 -43,219
France 44,639 78,980 +34,341
Italy 14,983 108,128 +93,145
Belgium 74,401 45,651 -28,750
Singapore 36,845 72,713 +35,868
Guyana 0 107,583 +107,583
United Arab Emirates 26,541 68,262 +41,721

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 7,591
China 1,135
Italy 997
Germany 209

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 3,354 4,237 +883
China 926 209 -717
Italy 906 91 -815
Germany 209 0 -209

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) 1,932,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 673,437
Air transport 558,286
Other 9,932

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) 884,088 1,048,525 +164,437
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,051 390,386 +107,335
Air transport 329,989 228,297 -101,692
Other 5,395 4,537 -858

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 958,734
East Midlands Airport 337,696
Dover 302,316
Immingham Docks 299,652
Dover / Eurotunnel 284,159

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 £
Liverpool Docks 294,612 664,122 +369,510
East Midlands Airport 203,839 133,857 -69,982
Dover 197,091 105,225 -91,866
Immingham Docks 195,404 104,248 -91,156
Dover / Eurotunnel 127,360 156,799 +29,439
London Gateway Port 59,969 181,033 +121,064
Southampton 95,022 66,994 -28,028
London Heathrow Airport 73,481 59,695 -13,786
Felixstowe 31,995 96,960 +64,965
Holyhead 76,147 52,121 -24,026

Quick facts

HS code: 70109010

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

Description: Glass jars designed for preserving food, often used for canning or sterilizing