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

Compact glass containers, often used for samples or small quantities

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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 £
Austria 9,074,673
China 7,934,727
Bulgaria 7,684,614
Turkey 7,453,380
Ireland 6,820,852

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 £
Austria 6,987,983 2,086,690 -4,901,293
China 4,834,661 3,100,066 -1,734,595
Bulgaria 3,876,597 3,808,017 -68,580
Turkey 3,418,940 4,034,440 +615,500
Ireland 5,147,299 1,673,553 -3,473,746
Germany 2,161,539 1,520,168 -641,371
Oman 1,327,552 606,797 -720,755
Italy 921,992 543,547 -378,445
Netherlands 1,220,027 214,803 -1,005,224
France 169,363 1,027,710 +858,347

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 £
Austria 8,886,335
Bulgaria 8,203,788
China 7,919,521
Turkey 7,724,359
United Kingdom 5,864,701

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 £
Austria 6,903,595 1,982,740 -4,920,855
Bulgaria 4,342,200 3,861,588 -480,612
China 4,754,377 3,165,144 -1,589,233
Turkey 3,642,839 4,081,520 +438,681
United Kingdom 4,940,075 924,626 -4,015,449
Germany 2,220,704 1,599,394 -621,310
Oman 1,327,552 606,797 -720,755
Poland 680,183 660,338 -19,845
Netherlands 1,069,856 203,600 -866,256
France 146,370 996,356 +849,986

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
West Yorkshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Inner London - East 8
Inner London - West 8

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
East Central Scotland 3 3 +0
Essex 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 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) 28,748,093
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,040,657
Other 918,209
Air transport 677,952
Road transport 80,870

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) 17,520,183 11,227,910 -6,292,273
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,394,687 8,645,970 -5,748,717
Other 162,623 755,586 +592,963
Air transport 515,094 162,858 -352,236
Road transport 25,699 55,171 +29,472

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,955,383
Felixstowe 14,173,448
Ellesmere Port 5,852,631
Middlesbrough 4,937,243
Immingham Docks 2,264,718

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 9,934,838 5,020,545 -4,914,293
Felixstowe 7,743,276 6,430,172 -1,313,104
Ellesmere Port 4,934,823 917,808 -4,017,015
Middlesbrough 3,030,216 1,907,027 -1,123,189
Immingham Docks 1,312,395 952,323 -360,072
Harwich 771,529 1,166,169 +394,640
Southampton 1,127,372 646,004 -481,368
Eurotunnel 517,577 516,759 -818
Grangemouth Docks 510,171 437,005 -73,166
000 162,623 755,586 +592,963

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of beverages 26
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Manufacture of food products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 32
2025-10 27
2025-09 24
2025-08 33

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
0-1m 28
15m-54m 27
54m+ 27
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 3,757,536
Ireland 3,558,616
Netherlands 2,518,280
Malta 183,361
Turkey 173,871

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 2,945,856 811,680 -2,134,176
Ireland 1,987,197 1,571,419 -415,778
Netherlands 897,564 1,620,716 +723,152
Malta 76,335 107,026 +30,691
Turkey 139,355 34,516 -104,839
Germany 114,021 53,282 -60,739
United States 38,653 119,778 +81,125
Poland 86,004 50,639 -35,365
Denmark 73,577 48,899 -24,678
Ghana 45,175 40,280 -4,895

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 1,034,523
Germany 682
China 610
Hungary 255
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 81,098 953,425 +872,327
Germany 475 207 -268
China 461 149 -312
Hungary 255 0 -255
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) 9,460,354
Other 1,038,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 942,830
Air transport 166,651

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) 6,096,051 3,364,303 -2,731,748
Other 85,106 953,781 +868,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 594,390 348,440 -245,950
Air transport 31,124 135,527 +104,403

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,678,462
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,245,414
Liverpool Docks 2,024,654
000 1,038,887
Holyhead 478,833

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 2,198,844 2,479,618 +280,774
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,975,249 270,165 -1,705,084
Liverpool Docks 1,576,230 448,424 -1,127,806
000 85,106 953,781 +868,675
Holyhead 336,956 141,877 -195,079
Felixstowe 138,538 160,488 +21,950
London Gateway Port 164,735 87,312 -77,423
London Stansted Airport 0 112,398 +112,398
Heysham 56,461 48,888 -7,573
Hull 89,859 9,866 -79,993

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