Import/export HS code 360610: Small fuel containers for lighters

Liquid or gas fuels in small containers used to fill or refill cigarette lighters or similar devices. The container size is 300 cm³ or less

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 3,579,052
China 1,152,969
United States 598,510
Spain 302,975
Germany 176,602

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 1,884,343 1,694,709 -189,634
China 375,847 777,122 +401,275
United States 373,960 224,550 -149,410
Spain 302,975 0 -302,975
Germany 49,075 127,527 +78,452
Netherlands 53,990 30,423 -23,567
Belgium 59,069 2,869 -56,200
France 21,208 20,120 -1,088
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,798 1,402 -38,396
Sri Lanka 17,486 23,706 +6,220

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 3,787,555
China 1,288,255
United States 725,797
Netherlands 68,608
Italy 59,069

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 2,092,846 1,694,709 -398,137
China 511,133 777,122 +265,989
United States 410,713 315,084 -95,629
Netherlands 38,185 30,423 -7,762
Italy 59,069 0 -59,069
Sri Lanka 17,486 23,706 +6,220
United Kingdom 9,699 26,043 +16,344
France 9,859 20,216 +10,357
United Arab Emirates 0 28,483 +28,483
Poland 11,444 9,807 -1,637

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Essex 2
Greater Manchester 2

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Kent 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 0 -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) 5,834,118
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 268,226
Other 17,151
Air transport 9,045

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) 3,051,463 2,782,655 -268,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 119,693 148,533 +28,840
Other 6,599 10,552 +3,953
Air transport 6,595 2,450 -4,145

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,692,575
Southampton 837,732
London Gateway Port 209,609
Dover 175,385
London 54,971

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 2,405,245 2,287,330 -117,915
Southampton 587,149 250,583 -336,566
London Gateway Port 0 209,609 +209,609
Dover 76,175 99,210 +23,035
London 39,284 15,687 -23,597
Harwich 19,048 21,574 +2,526
Eurotunnel 17,992 11,015 -6,977
Thamesport 0 26,284 +26,284
000 6,599 10,552 +3,953
Immingham Docks 4,582 8,849 +4,267

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 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 3
2025-07 3

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
54m+ 10
1m-15m 7
15m-54m 4
Other 1

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 3,510,583
Canada 740,457
Australia 544,489
Saudi Arabia 355,396
South Africa 259,198

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 2,043,991 1,466,592 -577,399
Canada 394,056 346,401 -47,655
Australia 353,014 191,475 -161,539
Saudi Arabia 355,396 0 -355,396
South Africa 113,166 146,032 +32,866
Belgium 124,111 19,039 -105,072
Germany 108,294 25,772 -82,522
Ireland 47,665 73,833 +26,168
New Zealand 56,831 60,510 +3,679
Bulgaria 102,746 0 -102,746

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 £
XU 16,451
Ireland 267
XI 56
China 11
Turkey 7

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 £
XU 9,494 6,957 -2,537
Ireland 191 76 -115
XI 16 40 +24
China 11 0 -11
Turkey 7 0 -7

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,678,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 683,847
Air transport 27,481
Other 16,792

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,408,285 2,270,063 -1,138,222
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 474,465 209,382 -265,083
Air transport 27,481 0 -27,481
Other 9,719 7,073 -2,646

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,830,959
London Gateway Port 1,131,200
Liverpool Docks 893,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 506,261
Felixstowe 406,464

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 £
Southampton 1,993,730 837,229 -1,156,501
London Gateway Port 680,493 450,707 -229,786
Liverpool Docks 495,633 398,068 -97,565
Dover / Eurotunnel 364,753 141,508 -223,245
Felixstowe 178,721 227,743 +49,022
Grangemouth Docks 0 365,215 +365,215
Holyhead 26,531 50,550 +24,019
ZLC 66,857 0 -66,857
Dover 39,409 1,100 -38,309
Immingham Docks 21,141 0 -21,141

Quick facts

HS code: 360610

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

Description: Liquid or gas fuels in small containers used to fill or refill cigarette lighters or similar devices. The container size is 300 cm³ or less