Import/export HS code 63053219: Various bulk containers

Flexible bulk containers made from non-knitted materials, suitable for heavy-duty use

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* 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 £
India 74,629,557
Turkey 17,290,361
Bangladesh 6,703,124
China 1,712,355
Romania 1,442,043

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 £
India 36,919,585 37,709,972 +790,387
Turkey 8,339,257 8,951,104 +611,847
Bangladesh 3,798,842 2,904,282 -894,560
China 1,193,966 518,389 -675,577
Romania 1,092,959 349,084 -743,875
Bulgaria 691,240 750,109 +58,869
Viet Nam 430,054 658,711 +228,657
Czechia 708,573 252,106 -456,467
Netherlands 618,305 234,454 -383,851
Thailand 568,160 118,627 -449,533

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 £
India 76,317,973
Turkey 17,023,849
Bangladesh 6,707,422
China 1,844,233
Romania 1,820,121

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 £
India 37,900,431 38,417,542 +517,111
Turkey 8,074,278 8,949,571 +875,293
Bangladesh 3,798,842 2,908,580 -890,262
China 1,101,860 742,373 -359,487
Romania 1,468,304 351,817 -1,116,487
Bulgaria 740,868 750,109 +9,241
Viet Nam 500,505 709,951 +209,446
Czechia 712,072 252,106 -459,966
Thailand 568,160 118,627 -449,533
Georgia 337,511 312,845 -24,666

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Outer London - East and North East 7
Cheshire 6

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
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 5 6 +1
Cheshire 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Essex 4 3 -1
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +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) 90,982,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,996,410
Road transport 1,413,059
Air transport 1,305,182
Other 657,109

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) 45,933,984 45,048,662 -885,322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,351,691 7,644,719 -706,972
Road transport 513,987 899,072 +385,085
Air transport 845,432 459,750 -385,682
Other 318,263 338,846 +20,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 32,362,326
Felixstowe 30,563,052
London Gateway Port 22,536,647
Dover 5,308,094
Hull 3,958,705

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 £
Southampton 15,628,104 16,734,222 +1,106,118
Felixstowe 18,183,447 12,379,605 -5,803,842
London Gateway Port 8,825,996 13,710,651 +4,884,655
Dover 3,146,253 2,161,841 -984,412
Hull 2,294,996 1,663,709 -631,287
Middlesbrough 851,608 2,226,277 +1,374,669
Belfast Port 1,122,650 1,503,873 +381,223
Grangemouth Docks 1,144,288 532,385 -611,903
ZLC 606,787 858,760 +251,973
Liverpool Docks 813,468 491,040 -322,428

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 37
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Manufacture of food products 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 29
2025-10 24
2025-09 33
2025-08 23

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 52
54m+ 42
15m-54m 20
Other 11
0-1m 9

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 £
Ireland 3,894,389
Canada 394,897
France 352,848
Netherlands 241,827
Germany 232,090

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 £
Ireland 2,044,491 1,849,898 -194,593
Canada 271,940 122,957 -148,983
France 158,053 194,795 +36,742
Netherlands 165,110 76,717 -88,393
Germany 196,216 35,874 -160,342
Spain 102,633 99,515 -3,118
India 17,569 131,475 +113,906
Poland 12,414 129,246 +116,832
United States 53,020 65,226 +12,206
Norway 41,908 38,879 -3,029

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 1,517,836
France 202,671
Ireland 15,714
XI 2,124
Indonesia 1,102

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 674,028 843,808 +169,780
France 104,093 98,578 -5,515
Ireland 15,705 9 -15,696
XI 218 1,906 +1,688
Indonesia 1,102 0 -1,102
Canada 0 505 +505
Nicaragua 0 311 +311
Afghanistan 270 0 -270
China 29 0 -29

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) 3,300,925
Other 2,043,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 958,626
Air transport 505,276

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) 1,807,231 1,493,694 -313,537
Other 937,122 1,106,003 +168,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 467,785 490,841 +23,056
Air transport 361,597 143,679 -217,918

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,043,125
Heysham 1,198,140
Dover / Eurotunnel 849,077
Holyhead 731,142
Liverpool Docks 422,919

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 £
000 937,122 1,106,003 +168,881
Heysham 832,694 365,446 -467,248
Dover / Eurotunnel 412,513 436,564 +24,051
Holyhead 278,415 452,727 +174,312
Liverpool Docks 225,133 197,786 -27,347
Immingham Docks 188,384 156,154 -32,230
London Gateway Port 22,082 170,018 +147,936
London Heathrow Airport 165,913 14,236 -151,677
Felixstowe 105,971 62,283 -43,688
Manchester Airport 53,087 37,605 -15,482

Quick facts

HS code: 63053219

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

Description: Flexible bulk containers made from non-knitted materials, suitable for heavy-duty use