Import/export HS code 70109010: Glass preserving jars

Glass jars designed for preserving food, often used for canning or sterilizing

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  • 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 13,216,357
Turkey 8,702,472
Ukraine 1,937,916
India 1,648,264
Moldova 674,370

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 6,362,602 6,853,755 +491,153
Turkey 5,435,206 3,267,266 -2,167,940
Ukraine 933,684 1,004,232 +70,548
India 476,202 1,172,062 +695,860
Moldova 312,122 362,248 +50,126
Germany 404,130 254,034 -150,096
Mexico 175,087 451,801 +276,714
Bulgaria 382,939 173,617 -209,322
France 163,540 271,119 +107,579
Netherlands 277,978 67,907 -210,071

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 13,566,717
Turkey 8,665,215
Ukraine 2,017,130
India 1,567,145
Germany 793,902

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 6,436,247 7,130,470 +694,223
Turkey 5,411,690 3,253,525 -2,158,165
Ukraine 968,336 1,048,794 +80,458
India 508,398 1,058,747 +550,349
Germany 434,315 359,587 -74,728
Moldova 356,192 394,501 +38,309
Mexico 175,087 431,542 +256,455
Bulgaria 402,238 184,394 -217,844
Italy 190,357 146,163 -44,194
Oman 150,171 100,352 -49,819

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
West Midlands 13
Outer London - West and North West 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - West 9

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 11 10 -1
West Midlands 7 10 +3
Outer London - West and North West 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 4 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -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) 21,115,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,160,594
Air transport 2,009,541
Other 1,368,603
Road transport 374,662

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) 11,092,017 10,023,917 -1,068,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,772,479 2,388,115 -384,364
Air transport 850,604 1,158,937 +308,333
Other 551,564 817,039 +265,475
Road transport 216,243 158,419 -57,824
Rail transport 11,758 0 -11,758

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,416,782
ZLC 2,781,851
London Gateway Port 2,535,296
Grangemouth Docks 2,335,426
Southampton 1,989,157

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 8,399,993 5,016,789 -3,383,204
ZLC 1,337,815 1,444,036 +106,221
London Gateway Port 222,700 2,312,596 +2,089,896
Grangemouth Docks 980,301 1,355,125 +374,824
Southampton 1,365,142 624,015 -741,127
000 551,564 817,039 +265,475
Dover 588,998 297,150 -291,848
499 90,743 648,683 +557,940
Immingham Docks 412,442 281,892 -130,550
London Heathrow Airport 280,114 350,298 +70,184

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 62
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11
Manufacture of food products 9
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 35
2025-09 31
2025-08 28
2025-07 26

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 60
0-1m 41
15m-54m 33
54m+ 31
Other 7

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 1,165,067
United States 299,297
Finland 160,134
Italy 143,432
Belgium 136,649

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 306,027 859,040 +553,013
United States 224,194 75,103 -149,091
Finland 160,134 0 -160,134
Italy 35,304 108,128 +72,824
Belgium 92,480 44,169 -48,311
Germany 78,625 51,453 -27,172
France 39,920 85,297 +45,377
Singapore 49,936 72,713 +22,777
Guyana 0 107,583 +107,583
Netherlands 58,163 35,491 -22,672

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 £
XI 8,542
China 1,734
Italy 1,247
Germany 209

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 £
XI 4,343 4,199 -144
China 1,505 229 -1,276
Italy 1,136 111 -1,025
Germany 209 0 -209

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) 2,066,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 764,717
Air transport 551,781
Other 11,732

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) 859,371 1,207,102 +347,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 359,290 405,427 +46,137
Air transport 353,993 197,788 -156,205
Other 7,193 4,539 -2,654

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 998,434
Dover / Eurotunnel 359,454
East Midlands Airport 351,071
Immingham Docks 319,474
Dover 305,926

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 £
Liverpool Docks 227,702 770,732 +543,030
Dover / Eurotunnel 204,166 155,288 -48,878
East Midlands Airport 203,642 147,429 -56,213
Immingham Docks 208,282 111,192 -97,090
Dover 200,701 105,225 -95,476
London Gateway Port 71,014 168,275 +97,261
Southampton 110,295 71,909 -38,386
Felixstowe 68,283 109,860 +41,577
Holyhead 90,878 51,823 -39,055
London Heathrow Airport 95,468 10,581 -84,887

Quick facts

HS code: 70109010

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

Description: Glass jars designed for preserving food, often used for canning or sterilizing