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 747,879
Czechia 412,941
Greece 236,805
Germany 72,968
Poland 72,810

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 504,328 243,551 -260,777
Czechia 243,583 169,358 -74,225
Greece 198,267 38,538 -159,729
Germany 70,753 2,215 -68,538
Poland 34,905 37,905 +3,000
Ireland 13,943 36,377 +22,434
France 11,717 25,199 +13,482
Netherlands 23,948 7,104 -16,844
Canada 0 16,668 +16,668
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 918,695
Czechia 417,952
Greece 248,345
India 18,280
Canada 16,668

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 619,254 299,441 -319,813
Czechia 245,905 172,047 -73,858
Greece 205,392 42,953 -162,439
India 16,466 1,814 -14,652
Canada 0 16,668 +16,668
Viet Nam 0 9,326 +9,326
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 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
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) 891,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 711,958
Other 43,964
Air transport 43,378

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) 626,993 264,574 -362,419
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 455,929 256,029 -199,900
Other 7,587 36,377 +28,790
Air transport 15,487 27,891 +12,404

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 718,482
Dover 555,211
London Gateway Port 120,659
Eurotunnel 77,836
Immingham Docks 71,928

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 540,182 178,300 -361,882
Dover 348,287 206,924 -141,363
London Gateway Port 36,111 84,548 +48,437
Eurotunnel 37,750 40,086 +2,336
Immingham Docks 69,343 2,585 -66,758
000 7,587 36,377 +28,790
Southampton 26,031 0 -26,031
Birmingham Airport 14,501 2,666 -11,835
Manchester Airport 0 16,668 +16,668
Harwich 8,813 3,745 -5,068

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 1,549,153
Ireland 159,139
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 64,490
India 13,132
United States 13,110

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 1,429,856 119,297 -1,310,559
Ireland 89,482 69,657 -19,825
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,940 62,550 +60,610
India 0 13,132 +13,132
United States 1,932 11,178 +9,246
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) 1,566,900
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 160,050
Air transport 93,552
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) 1,434,471 132,429 -1,302,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,474 69,576 -20,898
Air transport 15,713 77,839 +62,126
Other 374 0 -374

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 934,268
Felixstowe 458,689
London Gateway Port 173,943
Holyhead 141,141
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 881,669 52,599 -829,070
Felixstowe 407,735 50,954 -356,781
London Gateway Port 145,067 28,876 -116,191
Holyhead 89,108 52,033 -37,075
London Heathrow Airport 0 62,550 +62,550
ZLC 8,563 13,189 +4,626
Heysham 0 9,523 +9,523
Liverpool Docks 0 7,090 +7,090
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