Import/export HS code 70109047: Tiny glass containers (less than 0.15 liters)

Very small glass containers, typically used for samples or miniatures

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 £
Austria 10,265,653
Italy 6,471,443
China 3,129,920
Poland 2,073,671
France 1,888,532

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 5,441,631 4,824,022 -617,609
Italy 3,506,985 2,964,458 -542,527
China 1,607,663 1,522,257 -85,406
Poland 1,597,925 475,746 -1,122,179
France 780,938 1,107,594 +326,656
Bulgaria 1,050,633 689,649 -360,984
Germany 719,393 574,854 -144,539
Netherlands 107,104 330,412 +223,308
Ukraine 154,566 214,700 +60,134
United States 38,167 173,029 +134,862

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 6,761,661
Poland 6,405,862
Italy 5,690,788
China 3,651,886
France 1,800,885

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 3,324,083 3,437,578 +113,495
Poland 4,156,934 2,248,928 -1,908,006
Italy 2,834,082 2,856,706 +22,624
China 2,014,531 1,637,355 -377,176
France 843,897 956,988 +113,091
Bulgaria 834,740 579,793 -254,947
Germany 727,593 597,946 -129,647
Ukraine 158,298 217,485 +59,187
Slovenia 153,876 155,969 +2,093
United States 27,362 175,628 +148,266

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 - West 17 12 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 5 -2
East Central Scotland 5 4 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Essex 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0

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) 20,885,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,368,933
Air transport 601,936
Other 432,944
Road transport 357,912

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) 10,356,105 10,529,372 +173,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,275,126 2,093,807 -2,181,319
Air transport 372,654 229,282 -143,372
Other 401,073 31,871 -369,202
Road transport 85,706 272,206 +186,500

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 4,935,459
Hull 4,073,033
Dover 3,765,946
Eurotunnel 2,748,596
Purfleet 2,287,554

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 £
Harwich 2,397,319 2,538,140 +140,821
Hull 1,823,385 2,249,648 +426,263
Dover 1,741,842 2,024,104 +282,262
Eurotunnel 1,659,712 1,088,884 -570,828
Purfleet 1,471,767 815,787 -655,980
London 1,420,582 374,039 -1,046,543
Felixstowe 972,505 810,586 -161,919
Killingholme 980,200 800,578 -179,622
Grangemouth Docks 717,364 123,050 -594,314
Southampton 279,267 414,782 +135,515

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 53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of beverages 26
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Manufacture of food products 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 33
2025-10 28
2025-09 34
2025-08 32

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 62
0-1m 31
54m+ 27
15m-54m 18
Other 11

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 817,645
France 757,983
Italy 143,553
Australia 54,276
Denmark 51,207

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 210,356 607,289 +396,933
France 421,661 336,322 -85,339
Italy 18,138 125,415 +107,277
Australia 41,879 12,397 -29,482
Denmark 23,851 27,356 +3,505
United States 50,681 0 -50,681
Switzerland 41,864 1,064 -40,800
Japan 39,893 0 -39,893
Barbados 30,835 0 -30,835
Netherlands 15,475 12,930 -2,545

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 £
Germany 66,625
China 1,276

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 £
Germany 0 66,625 +66,625
China 977 299 -678

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) 1,865,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 218,045
Other 67,901
Air transport 41,617

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) 818,864 1,046,765 +227,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 166,446 51,599 -114,847
Other 977 66,924 +65,947
Air transport 32,420 9,197 -23,223

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 923,708
Liverpool Docks 669,941
Portsmouth 125,206
London Gateway Port 87,491
000 67,901

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 460,640 463,068 +2,428
Liverpool Docks 185,500 484,441 +298,941
Portsmouth 101,457 23,749 -77,708
London Gateway Port 67,891 19,600 -48,291
000 977 66,924 +65,947
Middlesbrough 26,112 26,004 -108
Grangemouth Docks 47,668 0 -47,668
Holyhead 12,696 33,410 +20,714
Immingham Docks 24,227 14,279 -9,948
Southampton 30,229 5,995 -24,234

Quick facts

HS code: 70109047

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

Description: Very small glass containers, typically used for samples or miniatures