Import/export HS code 70109061: Glass containers (0.25 liters or more)

Medium-sized glass containers, suitable for liquids or food storage

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 9,979,108
Germany 8,544,331
China 6,961,475
Netherlands 4,028,841
Poland 1,764,083

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 3,003,726 6,975,382 +3,971,656
Germany 5,191,559 3,352,772 -1,838,787
China 3,889,789 3,071,686 -818,103
Netherlands 2,467,514 1,561,327 -906,187
Poland 913,737 850,346 -63,391
Oman 28,257 1,043,272 +1,015,015
France 360,311 217,593 -142,718
Bulgaria 210,240 215,614 +5,374
India 26,891 46,981 +20,090
Spain 62,236 1,618 -60,618

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 9,979,108
Germany 8,852,960
China 7,082,446
Netherlands 3,926,505
Poland 1,657,622

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 3,003,726 6,975,382 +3,971,656
Germany 5,301,177 3,551,783 -1,749,394
China 3,955,429 3,127,017 -828,412
Netherlands 2,452,782 1,473,723 -979,059
Poland 844,733 812,889 -31,844
Oman 28,257 1,043,272 +1,015,015
Bulgaria 296,087 217,815 -78,272
France 272,994 145,110 -127,884
India 26,891 46,981 +20,090
Spain 39,632 1,585 -38,047

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - East 5
West Midlands 5
West Yorkshire 5
Merseyside 4

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 4 7 +3
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
West Midlands 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Merseyside 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
East Central Scotland 0 3 +3

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) 19,811,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,388,888
Other 463,869
Air transport 158,092
Road transport 2,906

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) 7,757,622 12,054,052 +4,296,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,198,645 5,190,243 -3,008,402
Other 318,161 145,708 -172,453
Air transport 76,017 82,075 +6,058
Road transport 0 2,906 +2,906

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,289,694
Immingham Docks 6,789,305
Dover 5,995,093
Southampton 2,636,891
London Gateway Port 900,168

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 5,246,637 9,043,057 +3,796,420
Immingham Docks 4,884,951 1,904,354 -2,980,597
Dover 3,145,302 2,849,791 -295,511
Southampton 1,196,356 1,440,535 +244,179
London Gateway Port 141,079 759,089 +618,010
Middlesbrough 412,317 216,971 -195,346
Killingholme 202,671 340,543 +137,872
000 318,161 145,708 -172,453
Grangemouth Docks 226,591 136,748 -89,843
Harwich 200,147 74,810 -125,337

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 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of food products 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of beverages 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 20
2025-10 28
2025-09 21
2025-08 17

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 36
54m+ 27
0-1m 15
15m-54m 12
Other 3

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 £
France 1,965,521
Ireland 1,108,562
Netherlands 432,558
Germany 255,483
Tunisia 252,042

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 £
France 1,001,846 963,675 -38,171
Ireland 708,835 399,727 -309,108
Netherlands 180,146 252,412 +72,266
Germany 138,587 116,896 -21,691
Tunisia 14,826 237,216 +222,390
Italy 23,255 54,339 +31,084
Cyprus 37,515 33,896 -3,619
Belgium 50,403 0 -50,403
United States 26,242 19,889 -6,353
Spain 22,483 18,567 -3,916

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 £
Japan 530
Czechia 266
China 77
Netherlands 58

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 £
Japan 495 35 -460
Czechia 90 176 +86
China 56 21 -35
Netherlands 58 0 -58

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) 4,003,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 480,922
Air transport 16,976
Road transport 15,184
Other 931

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) 2,036,539 1,967,446 -69,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 237,580 243,342 +5,762
Air transport 7,253 9,723 +2,470
Road transport 15,184 0 -15,184
Other 699 232 -467

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,875,192
Holyhead 713,194
Immingham Docks 416,381
Liverpool Docks 396,879
Portsmouth 271,021

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 763,455 1,111,737 +348,282
Holyhead 540,580 172,614 -367,966
Immingham Docks 176,891 239,490 +62,599
Liverpool Docks 171,716 225,163 +53,447
Portsmouth 80,260 190,761 +110,501
Dover 218,941 28,829 -190,112
Newhaven 75,385 28,405 -46,980
Poole 44,158 54,590 +10,432
Felixstowe 44,242 36,078 -8,164
ZLC 66,503 5,661 -60,842

Quick facts

HS code: 70109061

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

Description: Medium-sized glass containers, suitable for liquids or food storage