Import/export HS code 70109045: Small glass containers (0.15 to 0.33 liters)

Compact glass containers, often used for samples or small quantities

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 £
Turkey 8,431,693
Bulgaria 8,013,086
China 7,136,762
Austria 7,072,347
Ireland 4,345,673

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 £
Turkey 4,593,333 3,838,360 -754,973
Bulgaria 3,899,408 4,113,678 +214,270
China 3,825,277 3,311,485 -513,792
Austria 4,880,344 2,192,003 -2,688,341
Ireland 2,219,067 2,126,606 -92,461
Germany 1,930,269 1,652,901 -277,368
Oman 1,303,538 578,679 -724,859
Netherlands 1,409,427 45,755 -1,363,672
France 575,136 717,689 +142,553
Italy 672,347 560,603 -111,744

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 £
Turkey 8,701,439
Bulgaria 8,367,083
China 7,145,987
Austria 6,854,781
Germany 3,796,886

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 £
Turkey 4,823,132 3,878,307 -944,825
Bulgaria 4,158,946 4,208,137 +49,191
China 3,778,207 3,367,780 -410,427
Austria 4,734,022 2,120,759 -2,613,263
Germany 2,006,248 1,790,638 -215,610
United Kingdom 1,822,324 1,510,680 -311,644
Oman 1,303,538 578,679 -724,859
Netherlands 1,270,617 3,071 -1,267,546
Poland 784,355 476,976 -307,379
France 550,976 667,897 +116,921

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 10
West Yorkshire 10
Inner London - West 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7

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 - East 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
East Central Scotland 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Essex 5 5 +0
Suffolk 4 4 +0

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) 26,741,215
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,600,102
Other 975,516
Air transport 628,820
Road transport 85,168

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) 14,250,401 12,490,814 -1,759,587
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,384,827 8,215,275 -4,169,552
Other 356,290 619,226 +262,936
Air transport 472,200 156,620 -315,580
Road transport 35,429 49,739 +14,310

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,925,891
Dover 12,529,935
Middlesbrough 5,231,113
Ellesmere Port 3,321,325
Immingham Docks 2,253,147

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 7,582,886 6,343,005 -1,239,881
Dover 7,963,433 4,566,502 -3,396,931
Middlesbrough 3,001,595 2,229,518 -772,077
Ellesmere Port 1,816,479 1,504,846 -311,633
Immingham Docks 1,316,474 936,673 -379,801
Harwich 1,001,026 1,044,924 +43,898
Southampton 870,637 893,358 +22,721
Grangemouth Docks 738,223 446,589 -291,634
Eurotunnel 569,050 431,526 -137,524
000 356,290 619,226 +262,936

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
52
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
37
Manufacture of beverages
29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 34
2026-04 26
2026-03 26
2026-02 28
2026-01 27

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 51
0-1m 28
54m+ 28
15m-54m 26
Other 7

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 £
Belgium 5,644,894
Netherlands 4,001,526
Ireland 3,297,451
Spain 467,758
United States 187,811

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 £
Belgium 1,721,718 3,923,176 +2,201,458
Netherlands 1,341,339 2,660,187 +1,318,848
Ireland 2,306,493 990,958 -1,315,535
Spain 0 467,758 +467,758
United States 127,979 59,832 -68,147
Malta 114,241 53,131 -61,110
France 64,938 98,036 +33,098
Turkey 118,226 29,997 -88,229
Poland 39,595 91,473 +51,878
Germany 44,162 61,068 +16,906

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 1,134,279
Germany 550
Hungary 520
China 173
Morocco 118

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 938,407 195,872 -742,535
Germany 411 139 -272
Hungary 255 265 +10
China 136 37 -99
Morocco 118 0 -118

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) 13,113,017
Other 1,138,339
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 750,834
Air transport 161,029

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) 4,821,137 8,291,880 +3,470,743
Other 942,026 196,313 -745,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 442,690 308,144 -134,546
Air transport 141,309 19,720 -121,589

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,408,253
Liverpool Docks 1,647,432
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,306,943
000 1,138,339
Holyhead 499,521

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,204,154 6,204,099 +2,999,945
Liverpool Docks 1,124,970 522,462 -602,508
Dover / Eurotunnel 174,442 1,132,501 +958,059
000 942,026 196,313 -745,713
Holyhead 237,006 262,515 +25,509
Felixstowe 192,238 154,366 -37,872
London Gateway Port 148,918 61,129 -87,789
London Stansted Airport 112,398 2,500 -109,898
Heysham 52,191 61,715 +9,524
London 0 82,057 +82,057

Quick facts

HS code: 70109045

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

Description: Compact glass containers, often used for samples or small quantities