Import/export HS code 63053310: Knitted plastic containers

Containers made by knitting plastic strips, lightweight and flexible for easy handling

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 697,868
Czechia 387,356
Greece 197,837
Poland 72,810
Germany 71,267

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 452,160 245,708 -206,452
Czechia 227,358 159,998 -67,360
Greece 159,299 38,538 -120,761
Poland 34,905 37,905 +3,000
Germany 69,052 2,215 -66,837
Ireland 15,982 33,714 +17,732
France 11,717 25,199 +13,482
Canada 0 16,668 +16,668
Netherlands 7,731 7,104 -627
Sweden 2,587 2,585 -2

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 866,983
Czechia 392,367
Greece 204,579
Canada 16,668
Viet Nam 9,326

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 566,442 300,541 -265,901
Czechia 229,680 162,687 -66,993
Greece 161,626 42,953 -118,673
Canada 0 16,668 +16,668
Viet Nam 0 9,326 +9,326
India 6,861 0 -6,861
Turkey 6,356 0 -6,356
Poland 2,025 3,745 +1,720
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 2,500 +2,500
United States 1,052 0 -1,052

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Merseyside 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Merseyside 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Norfolk 0 1 +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) 797,790
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 684,672
Other 43,340
Air transport 31,959

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) 532,873 264,917 -267,956
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 438,003 246,669 -191,334
Other 9,626 33,714 +24,088
Air transport 5,125 26,834 +21,709

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 629,503
Dover 529,626
London Gateway Port 120,659
Eurotunnel 77,836
Immingham Docks 70,227

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 450,860 178,643 -272,217
Dover 332,062 197,564 -134,498
London Gateway Port 36,111 84,548 +48,437
Eurotunnel 37,750 40,086 +2,336
Immingham Docks 67,642 2,585 -65,057
000 9,626 33,714 +24,088
Southampton 26,031 0 -26,031
Manchester Airport 0 16,668 +16,668
Harwich 8,813 3,745 -5,068
London Heathrow Airport 1,057 7,500 +6,443

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 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 3
2025-07 4
2025-06 3
2025-05 4

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 11
54m+ 5
15m-54m 4
0-1m 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 £
Viet Nam 1,509,875
Ireland 157,994
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 64,490
India 13,132
United States 11,178

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 £
Viet Nam 1,399,946 109,929 -1,290,017
Ireland 101,623 56,371 -45,252
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,940 62,550 +60,610
India 0 13,132 +13,132
United States 0 11,178 +11,178
Cyprus 6,623 0 -6,623
Australia 3,838 0 -3,838
Malta 3,434 0 -3,434
Spain 0 2,100 +2,100
Norway 1,380 0 -1,380

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 374

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 374 0 -374

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) 1,527,622
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,905
Air transport 91,620
Other 374

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) 1,404,561 123,061 -1,281,500
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 102,615 56,290 -46,325
Air transport 13,781 77,839 +64,058
Other 374 0 -374

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 924,990
Felixstowe 428,689
London Gateway Port 173,943
Holyhead 138,546
London Heathrow Airport 62,550

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 875,459 49,531 -825,928
Felixstowe 384,035 44,654 -339,381
London Gateway Port 145,067 28,876 -116,191
Holyhead 95,417 43,129 -52,288
London Heathrow Airport 0 62,550 +62,550
ZLC 8,563 13,189 +4,626
Heysham 5,832 3,691 -2,141
Liverpool Docks 0 8,540 +8,540
East Midlands Airport 5,218 0 -5,218
London Stansted Airport 0 2,100 +2,100

Quick facts

HS code: 63053310

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

Description: Containers made by knitting plastic strips, lightweight and flexible for easy handling