Import/export HS code 70109099: Colored glass containers

Glass containers in various colors, used for storage or decorative purposes

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 16,191,576
Germany 13,741,345
France 4,836,248
United States 4,309,399
Mexico 4,069,811

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 8,057,880 8,133,696 +75,816
Germany 8,425,033 5,316,312 -3,108,721
France 2,338,909 2,497,339 +158,430
United States 1,974,231 2,335,168 +360,937
Mexico 1,569,427 2,500,384 +930,957
Poland 1,469,535 973,143 -496,392
Switzerland 1,836,408 285,432 -1,550,976
India 896,332 979,614 +83,282
Netherlands 897,515 845,013 -52,502
Italy 1,028,444 678,545 -349,899

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 18,805,285
Germany 13,385,512
Poland 5,850,782
France 5,451,684
Mexico 5,305,696

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 9,139,694 9,665,591 +525,897
Germany 9,818,872 3,566,640 -6,252,232
Poland 3,010,114 2,840,668 -169,446
France 3,490,422 1,961,262 -1,529,160
Mexico 2,490,487 2,815,209 +324,722
India 910,832 1,019,118 +108,286
United Kingdom 532,705 1,077,519 +544,814
Saudi Arabia 0 1,563,419 +1,563,419
United States 665,437 874,696 +209,259
Czechia 378,421 409,725 +31,304

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 76
Inner London - East 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
Kent 24
Outer London - West and North West 23

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
Inner London - West 46 45 -1
Inner London - East 20 26 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 17 -6
Kent 19 12 -7
Outer London - West and North West 15 15 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 13 -2
Greater Manchester 10 15 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 10 -6
West Yorkshire 8 10 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 6 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 21,387,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,272,742
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,523,025
Air transport 7,121,700
Road transport 2,392,941

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 £
Other 15,458,202 5,929,201 -9,529,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,616,242 10,656,500 +3,040,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,894,840 4,628,185 -1,266,655
Air transport 3,074,509 4,047,191 +972,682
Road transport 35,688 2,357,253 +2,321,565

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 21,387,403
Felixstowe 10,602,913
Dover 5,263,197
499 3,503,625
London Heathrow Airport 3,225,293

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 £
000 15,458,202 5,929,201 -9,529,001
Felixstowe 5,995,374 4,607,539 -1,387,835
Dover 2,904,139 2,359,058 -545,081
499 40,391 3,463,234 +3,422,843
London Heathrow Airport 1,089,822 2,135,471 +1,045,649
Southampton 1,009,895 2,062,441 +1,052,546
London Gateway Port 306,071 2,509,141 +2,203,070
Eurotunnel 874,692 472,908 -401,784
London 561,676 469,796 -91,880
Thamesport 515,391 382,263 -133,128

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 147
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 128
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 52
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 32
Other manufacturing 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 88
2025-10 67
2025-09 72
2025-08 66

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 193
0-1m 124
54m+ 96
15m-54m 36
Other 29

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 £
United States 1,020,835
Ireland 276,801
France 252,100
Italy 214,527
Finland 198,018

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 £
United States 478,908 541,927 +63,019
Ireland 209,259 67,542 -141,717
France 160,495 91,605 -68,890
Italy 88,360 126,167 +37,807
Finland 191,573 6,445 -185,128
Poland 91,810 14,716 -77,094
Netherlands 43,809 49,934 +6,125
Czechia 77,333 11,814 -65,519
Germany 30,025 55,138 +25,113
Sweden 74,562 3,513 -71,049

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 £
China 64
India 18

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 £
China 64 0 -64
India 18 0 -18

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) 1,412,196
Air transport 1,245,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 402,228
Other 82

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) 997,834 414,362 -583,472
Air transport 553,117 692,734 +139,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 169,373 232,855 +63,482
Other 82 0 -82

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 693,690
Manchester Airport 532,232
East Midlands Airport 347,495
Dover 315,791
Holyhead 232,552

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 412,643 281,047 -131,596
Manchester Airport 212,089 320,143 +108,054
East Midlands Airport 162,423 185,072 +22,649
Dover 280,034 35,757 -244,277
Holyhead 170,909 61,643 -109,266
London Heathrow Airport 139,281 63,834 -75,447
Southampton 24,732 132,802 +108,070
ZLC 17,417 99,477 +82,060
Felixstowe 44,213 46,861 +2,648
Harwich 79,349 0 -79,349

Quick facts

HS code: 70109099

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

Description: Glass containers in various colors, used for storage or decorative purposes