🇬🇧 United Kingdom imports of bottle caps: 2024 trade data
Imports of bottle caps by the United Kingdom reached $515.0 million in 2024 (85.3 thousand tonnes). It ranks 4th of 216 countries for imports of this product. The value was almost unchanged from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of bottle caps by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $515.0M | 85.3K t |
| 2023 | $526.5M | 81.9K t |
| 2022 | $499.1M | 84.6K t |
| 2021 | $406.8M | 79.0K t |
| 2020 | $408.6M | 98.0K t |
| 2019 | $374.3M | 87.5K t |
| 2018 | $367.4M | 72.2K t |
| 2017 | $329.4M | 81.3K t |
Where the United Kingdom imports bottle caps from
The largest suppliers were Poland (23%), Italy (16%), Ireland (12%).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $120.9M | 24% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $80.6M | 16% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $62.8M | 12% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $55.2M | 11% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $37.4M | 7.3% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $36.7M | 7.1% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $32.9M | 6.4% |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $26.8M | 5.2% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $13.5M | 2.6% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $9.4M | 1.8% |
Types of bottle caps under HS 8309
| 8309.90 | Stoppers: caps and lids, of base metal | 96% |
| 8309.10 | Stoppers: corks, of base metal | 3.9% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8309.
Average import price of bottle caps
The average declared value was about $6.04 per kg, close to the world average of $5.31.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Kingdom also exports bottle caps
The United Kingdom exported $235.3 million of bottle caps in 2024 (23.2 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 2%. The largest buyer markets were France (23%), Netherlands (12%), Spain (9%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 44%. Among the main buyer markets, Greece grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 France | $54.6M | 23% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $27.6M | 12% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $20.9M | 8.9% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $20.8M | 8.9% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $17.0M | 7.2% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $16.7M | 7.1% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $15.0M | 6.4% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $12.0M | 5.1% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $11.8M | 5% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $11.6M | 4.9% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Kingdom?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 8309: Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal.
Bottle caps trade in the United Kingdom: questions
What is the value of bottle caps imported by the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom imported bottle caps worth $515.0 million in 2024 (85.3 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Kingdom import bottle caps from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Poland (23%), Italy (16%), Ireland (12%).
What is the average import price of bottle caps in the United Kingdom?
The average declared import value was about $6.04 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $5.31 per kg.
Does the United Kingdom export bottle caps?
Yes. The United Kingdom exported bottle caps worth $235.3 million in 2024, mainly to France, Netherlands, Spain.
What is the HS code for bottle caps?
Bottle caps falls under HS heading 8309 (Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung c). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading bottle caps with the United Kingdom?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United Kingdom with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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