Import/export HS code 70109041: Glass containers (1 liter or more)

Medium-sized glass containers, often used for liquids or bulk storage

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 £
France 6,613,323
China 2,812,404
Poland 2,732,187
Germany 2,182,059
Ireland 819,763

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 £
France 2,673,933 3,939,390 +1,265,457
China 1,487,620 1,324,784 -162,836
Poland 413,484 2,318,703 +1,905,219
Germany 1,780,426 401,633 -1,378,793
Ireland 129,496 690,267 +560,771
Netherlands 24,256 702,968 +678,712
Italy 367,741 276,036 -91,705
Turkey 9,019 96,466 +87,447
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,057 43,542 +7,485
Spain 41,814 31,804 -10,010

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 6,674,513
Germany 2,987,751
China 2,864,945
Poland 2,585,533
Italy 637,888

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 2,708,824 3,965,689 +1,256,865
Germany 1,802,653 1,185,098 -617,555
China 1,522,353 1,342,592 -179,761
Poland 385,612 2,199,921 +1,814,309
Italy 329,070 308,818 -20,252
Turkey 9,019 96,466 +87,447
United Kingdom 73,889 4,830 -69,059
United States 8,118 38,381 +30,263
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,890 36,000 +26,110
Ireland 6,768 36,226 +29,458

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 9
Inner London - West 8
Greater Manchester 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Lancashire 6

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
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 2 -4
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
East Central Scotland 2 4 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,921,874
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,075,492
Other 774,716
Air transport 282,357
Road transport 1,594

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,205,636 6,716,238 +2,510,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,641,215 2,434,277 -206,938
Other 124,093 650,623 +526,530
Air transport 122,388 159,969 +37,581
Road transport 0 1,594 +1,594

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,589,727
Middlesbrough 2,030,865
Grangemouth Docks 1,812,946
Felixstowe 1,686,037
Immingham Docks 1,337,672

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 1,969,985 3,619,742 +1,649,757
Middlesbrough 820,036 1,210,829 +390,793
Grangemouth Docks 1,083,113 729,833 -353,280
Felixstowe 960,591 725,446 -235,145
Immingham Docks 278,768 1,058,904 +780,136
Eurotunnel 584,188 393,264 -190,924
000 124,093 650,623 +526,530
Harwich 110,106 383,316 +273,210
London Gateway Port 106,340 362,668 +256,328
Hull 165,723 159,658 -6,065

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
48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Manufacture of beverages
15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 14
2026-03 14
2026-02 18
2026-01 12

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 47
54m+ 28
15m-54m 15
0-1m 14
Other 9

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 9,441,297
Spain 3,785,153
France 1,909,995
Dominican Republic 1,253,495
United States 685,728

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 4,673,474 4,767,823 +94,349
Spain 2,775,471 1,009,682 -1,765,789
France 1,007,432 902,563 -104,869
Dominican Republic 426,258 827,237 +400,979
United States 467,292 218,436 -248,856
Italy 174,494 29,979 -144,515
Poland 15,289 158,030 +142,741
Netherlands 82,970 58,873 -24,097
Mauritius 52,755 82,546 +29,791
Maldives 70,185 51,899 -18,286

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 1,190,127
China 1,603
Spain 137

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 589,640 600,487 +10,847
China 1,300 303 -997
Spain 137 0 -137

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) 11,579,452
Other 3,875,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,460,417
Air transport 272,100
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,815,614 4,763,838 -2,051,776
Other 1,804,123 2,071,198 +267,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,196,281 1,264,136 +67,855
Air transport 125,389 146,711 +21,322
Rail transport 10,279 0 -10,279

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 5,135,478
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,058,216
000 3,875,321
London Gateway Port 1,368,984
Southampton 705,009

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 2,791,961 2,343,517 -448,444
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,332,402 1,725,814 -1,606,588
000 1,804,123 2,071,198 +267,075
London Gateway Port 502,867 866,117 +363,250
Southampton 523,421 181,588 -341,833
Holyhead 114,529 403,425 +288,896
Portsmouth 339,731 44,329 -295,402
Immingham Docks 119,118 186,043 +66,925
Newhaven 124,838 71,257 -53,581
London Heathrow Airport 75,695 109,070 +33,375

Quick facts

HS code: 70109041

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

Description: Medium-sized glass containers, often used for liquids or bulk storage