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 6,393,859
Poland 2,732,187
China 2,691,055
Germany 2,061,295
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 2,633,846 3,760,013 +1,126,167
Poland 559,188 2,172,999 +1,613,811
China 1,434,526 1,256,529 -177,997
Germany 1,800,356 260,939 -1,539,417
Ireland 311,768 507,995 +196,227
Netherlands 215,469 511,755 +296,286
Italy 272,891 274,569 +1,678
Turkey 9,019 96,466 +87,447
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,561 40,038 +477
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 6,455,049
Germany 2,867,130
China 2,743,596
Poland 2,585,533
Italy 541,571

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 2,666,728 3,788,321 +1,121,593
Germany 2,024,727 842,403 -1,182,324
China 1,472,763 1,270,833 -201,930
Poland 520,528 2,065,005 +1,544,477
Italy 236,229 305,342 +69,113
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
Lancashire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
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) 10,601,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,850,266
Other 774,573
Air transport 266,447
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) 4,337,453 6,263,610 +1,926,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,692,278 2,157,988 -534,290
Other 306,231 468,342 +162,111
Air transport 107,775 158,672 +50,897
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 5,487,759
Middlesbrough 1,956,521
Grangemouth Docks 1,692,325
Felixstowe 1,626,751
Immingham Docks 1,333,476

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 2,154,947 3,332,812 +1,177,865
Middlesbrough 760,996 1,195,525 +434,529
Grangemouth Docks 1,153,705 538,620 -615,085
Felixstowe 954,210 672,541 -281,669
Immingham Docks 328,624 1,004,852 +676,228
Eurotunnel 540,593 354,157 -186,436
000 306,231 468,342 +162,111
Harwich 110,106 383,316 +273,210
London Gateway Port 111,788 357,220 +245,432
Hull 228,411 96,970 -131,441

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
46
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 44
54m+ 28
15m-54m 15
0-1m 14
Other 8

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 8,947,698
Spain 3,608,182
France 1,846,702
Dominican Republic 1,233,469
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 4,413,382 4,534,316 +120,934
Spain 2,748,124 860,058 -1,888,066
France 1,001,310 845,392 -155,918
Dominican Republic 520,633 712,836 +192,203
United States 476,492 209,236 -267,256
Italy 174,494 29,979 -144,515
Poland 15,289 158,030 +142,741
Mauritius 47,618 82,546 +34,928
Maldives 77,841 38,909 -38,932
Netherlands 38,780 55,303 +16,523

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 1,175,646
China 1,538
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 641,120 534,526 -106,594
China 1,273 265 -1,008
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) 11,074,792
Other 3,635,077
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,392,199
Air transport 264,427
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) 6,625,301 4,449,491 -2,175,810
Other 1,681,347 1,953,730 +272,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,259,775 1,132,424 -127,351
Air transport 142,804 121,623 -21,181
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 4,883,268
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,828,982
000 3,635,077
London Gateway Port 1,338,445
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 2,603,907 2,279,361 -324,546
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,292,871 1,536,111 -1,756,760
000 1,681,347 1,953,730 +272,383
London Gateway Port 586,729 751,716 +164,987
Southampton 523,421 181,588 -341,833
Holyhead 152,344 365,610 +213,266
Portsmouth 322,665 44,329 -278,336
Immingham Docks 82,951 186,043 +103,092
Newhaven 124,838 71,257 -53,581
London Heathrow Airport 88,201 91,230 +3,029

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