Import/export HS code 70109099: Colored glass containers

Glass containers in various colors, used for storage or decorative purposes

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 £
China 18,658,107
Germany 12,115,389
France 5,061,644
United States 4,735,552
Mexico 4,269,631

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 £
China 8,621,647 10,036,460 +1,414,813
Germany 7,625,347 4,490,042 -3,135,305
France 1,869,403 3,192,241 +1,322,838
United States 1,917,846 2,817,706 +899,860
Mexico 2,206,708 2,062,923 -143,785
Poland 1,408,150 1,095,251 -312,899
Saudi Arabia 415,747 1,890,616 +1,474,869
Switzerland 1,615,892 536,973 -1,078,919
India 999,988 1,034,160 +34,172
Italy 1,108,986 902,184 -206,802

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 £
China 21,383,311
Germany 10,279,543
Poland 6,332,991
Mexico 5,733,153
France 5,468,165

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 £
China 10,148,188 11,235,123 +1,086,935
Germany 7,561,132 2,718,411 -4,842,721
Poland 3,056,822 3,276,169 +219,347
Mexico 2,995,407 2,737,746 -257,661
France 2,824,844 2,643,321 -181,523
Saudi Arabia 415,747 1,889,508 +1,473,761
India 1,012,675 1,087,436 +74,761
United States 659,579 1,071,494 +411,915
United Kingdom 501,963 1,116,816 +614,853
Czechia 484,092 380,629 -103,463

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 74
Inner London - East 42
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30
Greater Manchester 23
Outer London - West and North West 23

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 46 39 -7
Inner London - East 18 31 +13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 17 -6
Greater Manchester 11 18 +7
Outer London - West and North West 16 15 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 11 -4
Kent 15 10 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 12 +1
West Yorkshire 7 11 +4
Northern Ireland 6 13 +7

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) 22,243,854
Other 16,565,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,978,326
Air transport 7,931,826
Road transport 4,124,283

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) 8,249,094 13,994,760 +5,745,666
Other 13,764,784 2,801,055 -10,963,729
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,815,203 5,163,123 -652,080
Air transport 3,226,072 4,705,754 +1,479,682
Road transport 61,321 4,062,962 +4,001,641

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 16,565,839
Felixstowe 11,253,554
499 6,476,110
Dover 5,600,843
London Gateway Port 4,491,836

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 £
000 13,764,784 2,801,055 -10,963,729
Felixstowe 6,448,973 4,804,581 -1,644,392
499 41,094 6,435,016 +6,393,922
Dover 2,808,032 2,792,811 -15,221
London Gateway Port 394,628 4,097,208 +3,702,580
Southampton 1,435,491 1,867,244 +431,753
London Heathrow Airport 1,220,014 2,082,053 +862,039
Eurotunnel 811,270 403,355 -407,915
London Stansted Airport 504,685 610,481 +105,796
London 587,533 454,723 -132,810

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 155
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 133
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 55
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 31
Other manufacturing 26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 63
2026-03 73
2026-02 75
2026-01 59
2025-12 68

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 190
0-1m 136
54m+ 95
15m-54m 37
Other 31

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 £
United States 1,124,744
Italy 282,712
France 236,221
Finland 199,185
Ireland 193,325

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 £
United States 574,234 550,510 -23,724
Italy 169,789 112,923 -56,866
France 130,606 105,615 -24,991
Finland 193,115 6,070 -187,045
Ireland 117,938 75,387 -42,551
Czechia 77,333 28,272 -49,061
Poland 86,666 13,262 -73,404
Germany 31,100 64,691 +33,591
Netherlands 65,825 27,368 -38,457
Saudi Arabia 17,956 67,140 +49,184

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 £
India 18
China 2

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 £
India 18 0 -18
China 1 1 +0

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) 1,399,758
Air transport 1,266,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 585,332
Other 20

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) 883,984 515,774 -368,210
Air transport 696,430 570,488 -125,942
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 219,155 366,177 +147,022
Other 19 1 -18

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 758,549
Manchester Airport 532,232
East Midlands Airport 339,417
Dover 319,845
Southampton 277,598

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 383,921 374,628 -9,293
Manchester Airport 214,574 317,658 +103,084
East Midlands Airport 203,458 135,959 -67,499
Dover 278,379 41,466 -236,913
Southampton 32,328 245,270 +212,942
London Heathrow Airport 164,244 69,866 -94,378
Holyhead 88,650 69,487 -19,163
ZLC 85,935 25,641 -60,294
Felixstowe 89,952 17,923 -72,029
London Gateway Port 30,776 72,745 +41,969

Quick facts

HS code: 70109099

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

Description: Glass containers in various colors, used for storage or decorative purposes