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 13,380,481
Germany 8,499,584
China 7,894,918
Netherlands 3,747,074
Poland 1,755,152

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 6,547,146 6,833,335 +286,189
Germany 5,005,576 3,494,008 -1,511,568
China 4,015,093 3,879,825 -135,268
Netherlands 2,222,926 1,524,148 -698,778
Poland 823,193 931,959 +108,766
Oman 796,305 377,436 -418,869
France 308,752 218,540 -90,212
Bulgaria 261,949 163,510 -98,439
India 42,426 53,391 +10,965
Italy 30,841 16,661 -14,180

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 13,384,568
Germany 8,760,688
China 7,999,323
Netherlands 3,691,701
Poland 1,711,655

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 6,547,146 6,837,422 +290,276
Germany 5,253,671 3,507,017 -1,746,654
China 4,081,170 3,918,153 -163,017
Netherlands 2,113,402 1,578,299 -535,103
Poland 778,882 932,773 +153,891
Oman 796,305 377,436 -418,869
Bulgaria 295,938 165,711 -130,227
France 218,327 123,486 -94,841
India 42,426 53,391 +10,965
Italy 36,852 17,007 -19,845

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
West Midlands 6
Inner London - East 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
West Yorkshire 5

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 3 8 +5
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Merseyside 2 4 +2
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Suffolk 3 4 +1
West Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2

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) 24,372,558
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,991,938
Other 301,473
Air transport 218,705
Road transport 11,202

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) 12,188,366 12,184,192 -4,174
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,732,291 5,259,647 -2,472,644
Other 263,390 38,083 -225,307
Air transport 82,927 135,778 +52,851
Road transport 0 11,202 +11,202

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,280,707
Immingham Docks 6,416,406
Dover 5,606,943
Southampton 2,596,066
London Gateway Port 1,710,384

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 8,877,665 9,403,042 +525,377
Immingham Docks 4,299,000 2,117,406 -2,181,594
Dover 2,751,563 2,855,380 +103,817
Southampton 1,930,174 665,892 -1,264,282
London Gateway Port 464,400 1,245,984 +781,584
Killingholme 507,007 26,902 -480,105
Middlesbrough 318,635 164,867 -153,768
499 17,588 433,725 +416,137
Grangemouth Docks 271,616 91,723 -179,893
000 263,390 38,083 -225,307

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
38
Manufacture of food products
12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Manufacture of beverages
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 20
2026-03 19
2026-02 25
2026-01 23

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 40
54m+ 29
15m-54m 14
0-1m 13
Other 5

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 1,819,836
Ireland 926,062
Netherlands 392,231
Tunisia 252,042
Germany 233,382

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 1,196,422 623,414 -573,008
Ireland 536,589 389,473 -147,116
Netherlands 164,323 227,908 +63,585
Tunisia 44,478 207,564 +163,086
Germany 109,188 124,194 +15,006
Italy 37,771 61,001 +23,230
Cyprus 15,175 82,948 +67,773
United States 35,232 0 -35,232
Canada 17,508 13,929 -3,579
Spain 14,662 16,685 +2,023

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 £
Czechia 323
Japan 185
China 80

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 £
Czechia 102 221 +119
Japan 154 31 -123
China 69 11 -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) 3,670,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 452,296
Air transport 17,141
Other 646

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) 2,101,801 1,568,527 -533,274
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 185,511 266,785 +81,274
Air transport 8,380 8,761 +381
Other 363 283 -80

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,685,754
Holyhead 550,246
Immingham Docks 410,149
Liverpool Docks 339,972
Portsmouth 309,204

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 887,263 798,491 -88,772
Holyhead 320,209 230,037 -90,172
Immingham Docks 194,976 215,173 +20,197
Liverpool Docks 239,698 100,274 -139,424
Portsmouth 164,547 144,657 -19,890
Dover 223,761 54,508 -169,253
Newhaven 83,552 36,596 -46,956
Felixstowe 17,788 79,604 +61,816
London Gateway Port 40,790 50,042 +9,252
Heysham 18,324 68,660 +50,336

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