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 19,524,194
Germany 11,378,134
France 4,878,749
United States 4,756,208
Mexico 4,371,815

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 9,023,592 10,500,602 +1,477,010
Germany 7,380,605 3,997,529 -3,383,076
France 1,863,802 3,014,947 +1,151,145
United States 2,043,711 2,712,497 +668,786
Mexico 2,075,197 2,296,618 +221,421
Poland 1,310,521 1,094,728 -215,793
Saudi Arabia 523,147 1,783,216 +1,260,069
India 1,161,569 918,150 -243,419
Switzerland 1,454,934 618,557 -836,377
Italy 982,064 918,217 -63,847

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 22,332,461
Germany 9,336,307
Poland 6,279,585
Mexico 5,805,333
France 4,937,134

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 10,722,134 11,610,327 +888,193
Germany 7,106,177 2,230,130 -4,876,047
Poland 2,876,394 3,403,191 +526,797
Mexico 2,833,892 2,971,441 +137,549
France 2,388,559 2,548,575 +160,016
Saudi Arabia 523,147 1,782,108 +1,258,961
India 1,174,256 971,426 -202,830
United States 719,271 1,074,517 +355,246
United Kingdom 574,827 1,036,596 +461,769
Czechia 488,764 418,169 -70,595

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 75
Inner London - East 43
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29
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 45 40 -5
Inner London - East 20 30 +10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 17 -4
Greater Manchester 11 17 +6
Outer London - West and North West 16 15 -1
Kent 15 12 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 13 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0

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) 23,843,599
Other 14,725,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,047,824
Air transport 7,995,930
Road transport 4,343,255

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) 9,043,468 14,800,131 +5,756,663
Other 12,779,722 1,945,999 -10,833,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,903,395 5,144,429 -758,966
Air transport 3,382,196 4,613,734 +1,231,538
Road transport 61,321 4,281,934 +4,220,613

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,725,721
Felixstowe 11,293,122
499 7,140,530
Dover 5,676,464
London Gateway Port 5,059,697

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 12,779,722 1,945,999 -10,833,723
Felixstowe 6,689,150 4,603,972 -2,085,178
499 41,308 7,099,222 +7,057,914
Dover 2,833,213 2,843,251 +10,038
London Gateway Port 726,274 4,333,423 +3,607,149
Southampton 1,645,881 2,117,650 +471,769
London Heathrow Airport 1,254,031 2,055,599 +801,568
Eurotunnel 817,463 359,296 -458,167
London 583,433 532,152 -51,281
London Stansted Airport 513,229 535,645 +22,416

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
135
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
58
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
32
Other manufacturing
28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 64
2026-04 63
2026-03 73
2026-02 75
2026-01 59

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 194
0-1m 139
54m+ 93
15m-54m 36
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 1,057,333
Italy 282,712
France 240,552
Finland 199,185
Ireland 188,645

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 609,420 447,913 -161,507
Italy 169,789 112,923 -56,866
France 136,170 104,382 -31,788
Finland 193,115 6,070 -187,045
Ireland 109,719 78,926 -30,793
Czechia 77,333 28,272 -49,061
Netherlands 66,403 29,486 -36,917
Germany 28,645 62,275 +33,630
Saudi Arabia 17,956 67,140 +49,184
China 10,527 68,859 +58,332

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) 1,307,989
Air transport 1,168,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 605,955
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) 791,274 516,715 -274,559
Air transport 735,792 433,104 -302,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 219,593 386,362 +166,769
Other 19 1 -18

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 748,669
Manchester Airport 532,232
East Midlands Airport 324,208
Dover 317,429
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 376,143 372,526 -3,617
Manchester Airport 339,260 192,972 -146,288
East Midlands Airport 197,144 127,064 -70,080
Dover 277,217 40,212 -237,005
Southampton 32,328 245,270 +212,942
London Heathrow Airport 87,689 66,063 -21,626
Holyhead 81,391 72,072 -9,319
London Gateway Port 30,776 96,436 +65,660
ZLC 85,935 25,641 -60,294
Felixstowe 89,952 17,923 -72,029

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