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 15,519,105
Germany 12,738,283
France 4,577,401
United States 4,187,135
Mexico 4,002,533

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 7,999,988 7,519,117 -480,871
Germany 7,736,030 5,002,253 -2,733,777
France 2,163,446 2,413,955 +250,509
United States 1,969,442 2,217,693 +248,251
Mexico 1,621,765 2,380,768 +759,003
Poland 1,459,404 893,357 -566,047
Switzerland 1,764,823 284,557 -1,480,266
India 939,459 909,800 -29,659
Italy 1,049,316 605,370 -443,946
Netherlands 978,401 667,692 -310,709

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 18,108,143
Germany 12,439,165
Poland 5,621,992
Mexico 5,182,798
France 5,156,120

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 9,139,085 8,969,058 -170,027
Germany 9,194,041 3,245,124 -5,948,917
Poland 2,979,219 2,642,773 -336,446
Mexico 2,487,205 2,695,593 +208,388
France 3,236,494 1,919,626 -1,316,868
India 952,112 949,304 -2,808
Saudi Arabia 0 1,563,419 +1,563,419
United Kingdom 525,959 998,544 +472,585
United States 678,686 838,529 +159,843
Czechia 433,934 335,168 -98,766

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 35
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Kent 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 47 41 -6
Inner London - East 20 24 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 15 -6
Kent 18 11 -7
Outer London - West and North West 16 14 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 12 -4
Greater Manchester 10 15 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 10 -4
West Yorkshire 8 10 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 6 -4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 20,174,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,678,067
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,060,722
Air transport 6,871,294
Road transport 2,392,941

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 £
Other 14,707,592 5,467,382 -9,240,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,620,099 10,057,968 +2,437,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,929,691 4,131,031 -1,798,660
Air transport 3,023,367 3,847,927 +824,560
Road transport 35,688 2,357,253 +2,321,565

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 20,174,974
Felixstowe 10,163,953
Dover 4,964,085
499 3,503,625
London Heathrow Airport 3,068,248

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 14,707,592 5,467,382 -9,240,210
Felixstowe 6,158,858 4,005,095 -2,153,763
Dover 2,754,730 2,209,355 -545,375
499 40,391 3,463,234 +3,422,843
London Heathrow Airport 1,044,901 2,023,347 +978,446
Southampton 907,808 1,993,793 +1,085,985
London Gateway Port 303,965 2,508,179 +2,204,214
Eurotunnel 973,494 301,484 -672,010
London 577,670 422,372 -155,298
Thamesport 509,179 368,112 -141,067

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 144
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 124
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 53
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 30
Other manufacturing 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 88
2025-10 67
2025-09 72
2025-08 66

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 120
54m+ 95
15m-54m 35
Other 28

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 1,007,232
Ireland 261,651
France 246,985
Italy 214,527
Finland 198,018

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 484,429 522,803 +38,374
Ireland 207,259 54,392 -152,867
France 156,380 90,605 -65,775
Italy 88,360 126,167 +37,807
Finland 196,163 1,855 -194,308
Poland 91,810 14,716 -77,094
Netherlands 46,468 45,279 -1,189
Czechia 77,333 11,814 -65,519
Germany 31,487 53,676 +22,189
Sweden 74,562 3,513 -71,049

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 1

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 0 -1

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) 1,377,348
Air transport 1,230,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 367,683
Other 19

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) 989,357 387,991 -601,366
Air transport 545,823 684,852 +139,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 160,571 207,112 +46,541
Other 19 0 -19

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 673,929
Manchester Airport 532,232
East Midlands Airport 333,644
Dover 315,791
Holyhead 225,400

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 398,878 275,051 -123,827
Manchester Airport 212,089 320,143 +108,054
East Midlands Airport 148,572 185,072 +36,500
Dover 281,034 34,757 -246,277
Holyhead 176,907 48,493 -128,414
London Heathrow Airport 144,350 58,765 -85,585
Southampton 16,965 118,147 +101,182
ZLC 17,417 99,477 +82,060
Felixstowe 51,732 39,342 -12,390
Harwich 79,349 0 -79,349

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