Import/export HS code 70109061: Glass containers (0.25 liters or more)

Medium-sized glass containers, suitable for liquids or food 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 £
Turkey 9,979,108
Germany 7,990,375
China 6,333,894
Netherlands 3,399,422
Poland 1,638,526

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 4,481,307 5,497,801 +1,016,494
Germany 4,740,519 3,249,856 -1,490,663
China 3,873,828 2,460,066 -1,413,762
Netherlands 2,146,730 1,252,692 -894,038
Poland 863,500 775,026 -88,474
Oman 28,257 1,043,272 +1,015,015
France 314,672 203,199 -111,473
Bulgaria 249,527 162,788 -86,739
India 42,426 31,446 -10,980
Belgium 45,419 4,921 -40,498

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 9,979,108
Germany 8,254,875
China 6,440,496
Netherlands 3,312,544
Poland 1,552,910

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 4,481,307 5,497,801 +1,016,494
Germany 4,806,008 3,448,867 -1,357,141
China 3,934,013 2,506,483 -1,427,530
Netherlands 2,147,456 1,165,088 -982,368
Poland 815,341 737,569 -77,772
Oman 28,257 1,043,272 +1,015,015
Bulgaria 323,499 164,989 -158,510
France 244,808 130,716 -114,092
India 42,426 31,446 -10,980
Italy 38,406 0 -38,406

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - East 5
West Midlands 5
West Yorkshire 5
Merseyside 4

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
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
West Midlands 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Merseyside 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -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) 19,095,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,124,655
Other 385,982
Air transport 132,321
Road transport 2,906

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) 9,266,642 9,828,901 +562,259
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,392,885 4,731,770 -2,661,115
Other 260,122 125,860 -134,262
Air transport 55,745 76,576 +20,831
Road transport 0 2,906 +2,906

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,899,397
Immingham Docks 6,174,169
Dover 5,336,777
Southampton 2,496,222
London Gateway Port 900,168

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 6,880,943 7,018,454 +137,511
Immingham Docks 4,513,984 1,660,185 -2,853,799
Dover 2,502,375 2,834,402 +332,027
Southampton 1,218,130 1,278,092 +59,962
London Gateway Port 176,782 723,386 +546,604
Killingholme 212,754 328,178 +115,424
Middlesbrough 354,045 164,145 -189,900
000 260,122 125,860 -134,262
Grangemouth Docks 267,852 95,487 -172,365
Harwich 236,075 26,293 -209,782

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 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of food products 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of beverages 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 20
2025-10 28
2025-09 21
2025-08 17

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 36
54m+ 27
0-1m 13
15m-54m 12
Other 3

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 £
France 1,828,709
Ireland 975,872
Netherlands 393,380
Tunisia 252,042
Germany 225,016

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 £
France 1,163,973 664,736 -499,237
Ireland 672,436 303,436 -369,000
Netherlands 164,910 228,470 +63,560
Tunisia 14,826 237,216 +222,390
Germany 118,699 106,317 -12,382
Italy 6,702 54,339 +47,637
Cyprus 15,175 33,896 +18,721
United States 20,772 18,978 -1,794
Spain 22,569 16,536 -6,033
Belgium 37,557 0 -37,557

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 £
Japan 280
Czechia 266
China 77
Netherlands 58

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 £
Japan 254 26 -228
Czechia 102 164 +62
China 74 3 -71
Netherlands 58 0 -58

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) 3,710,287
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 378,361
Air transport 15,750
Other 681

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) 2,183,379 1,526,908 -656,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 161,515 216,846 +55,331
Air transport 6,027 9,723 +3,696
Other 488 193 -295

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,766,308
Holyhead 588,898
Immingham Docks 400,409
Liverpool Docks 385,323
Portsmouth 271,021

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 848,264 918,044 +69,780
Holyhead 477,347 111,551 -365,796
Immingham Docks 192,745 207,664 +14,919
Liverpool Docks 196,917 188,406 -8,511
Portsmouth 152,967 118,054 -34,913
Dover 223,761 1,953 -221,808
Newhaven 83,552 0 -83,552
Poole 28,797 54,590 +25,793
Heysham 12,023 47,418 +35,395
Felixstowe 27,882 30,098 +2,216

Quick facts

HS code: 70109061

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

Description: Medium-sized glass containers, suitable for liquids or food storage