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 3,486,656
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 1,838,914 1,647,742 -191,172
China 458,611 694,358 +235,747
United States 373,960 224,550 -149,410
Spain 302,975 0 -302,975
Germany 50,070 126,532 +76,462
United Arab Emirates 0 112,723 +112,723
Netherlands 53,990 31,574 -22,416
Belgium 59,069 2,869 -56,200
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 3,599,480
China 1,288,255
United States 725,797
United Arab Emirates 112,723
Spain 95,679

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 2,047,417 1,552,063 -495,354
China 593,897 694,358 +100,461
United States 410,713 315,084 -95,629
United Arab Emirates 0 112,723 +112,723
Spain 0 95,679 +95,679
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 15,199 14,876 -323

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 4 +0
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) 5,825,962
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 268,170
Other 17,118
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) 3,088,798 2,737,164 -351,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 127,548 140,622 +13,074
Other 7,610 9,508 +1,898
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 4,600,179
Southampton 921,972
London Gateway Port 209,609
Dover 175,329
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 2,442,580 2,157,599 -284,981
Southampton 587,149 334,823 -252,326
London Gateway Port 0 209,609 +209,609
Dover 75,963 99,366 +23,403
London 42,011 12,960 -29,051
Harwich 19,048 21,574 +2,526
Eurotunnel 23,332 5,675 -17,657
Thamesport 0 26,284 +26,284
000 7,610 9,508 +1,898
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
2026-01 1
2025-11 4
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 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 3,333,344
Canada 634,037
Australia 512,260
Saudi Arabia 355,396
South Africa 240,476

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 2,028,313 1,305,031 -723,282
Canada 287,636 346,401 +58,765
Australia 320,785 191,475 -129,310
Saudi Arabia 355,396 0 -355,396
South Africa 115,697 124,779 +9,082
Belgium 113,601 19,039 -94,562
Germany 101,985 25,772 -76,213
Ireland 49,219 72,339 +23,120
New Zealand 60,437 56,904 -3,533
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 £
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 £
Ireland 214 53 -161
XI 31 25 -6
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) 5,337,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 663,798
Air transport 27,481
Other 16,852

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) 3,252,530 2,085,410 -1,167,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 458,483 205,315 -253,168
Air transport 27,481 0 -27,481
Other 10,175 6,677 -3,498

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,718,791
London Gateway Port 1,053,537
Liverpool Docks 758,688
Dover / Eurotunnel 486,212
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 2,033,357 685,434 -1,347,923
London Gateway Port 632,082 421,455 -210,627
Liverpool Docks 360,620 398,068 +37,448
Dover / Eurotunnel 347,673 138,539 -209,134
Felixstowe 182,327 224,137 +41,810
Grangemouth Docks 0 365,215 +365,215
Holyhead 26,531 50,550 +24,019
ZLC 51,293 0 -51,293
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