Import/export HS code 720410: Cast iron waste and scrap

Waste and scrap made from cast iron, used for recycling

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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 £
Ireland 520,844
Pakistan 186,309
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 51,064
Czechia 23,819
Panama 23,650

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 £
Ireland 146,490 374,354 +227,864
Pakistan 186,309 0 -186,309
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 51,064 +51,064
Czechia 15,549 8,270 -7,279
Panama 23,650 0 -23,650
Netherlands 10,869 0 -10,869
Germany 10,651 0 -10,651
Slovakia 0 3,412 +3,412
France 1,554 0 -1,554

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 £
Ireland 520,844
Pakistan 186,309
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 51,064
Czechia 23,819
Panama 23,650

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 £
Ireland 146,490 374,354 +227,864
Pakistan 186,309 0 -186,309
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 51,064 +51,064
Czechia 15,549 8,270 -7,279
Panama 23,650 0 -23,650
Netherlands 16,658 0 -16,658
Germany 4,862 0 -4,862
Slovakia 0 3,412 +3,412
Italy 1,279 0 -1,279
United Kingdom 275 0 -275

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 1
Outer London - East and North East 1
South East Wales 1

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
Lancashire 0 1 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
South East Wales 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 462,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 370,008

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 118,875 343,289 +224,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 276,197 93,811 -182,386

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 293,680
Southampton 186,309
Heysham 91,780
Fishguard 67,494
Milford 64,384

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 £
Liverpool Docks 56,383 237,297 +180,914
Southampton 186,309 0 -186,309
Heysham 69,962 21,818 -48,144
Fishguard 17,373 50,121 +32,748
Milford 0 64,384 +64,384
Holyhead 2,772 48,998 +46,226
Eurotunnel 15,549 8,270 -7,279
Felixstowe 23,650 0 -23,650
Dover 16,416 3,412 -13,004
Harwich 6,383 0 -6,383

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 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-07 1
2025-03 2

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
54m+ 2
1m-15m 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 £
India 32,847,335
Germany 15,517,194
Thailand 8,083,861
Belgium 6,458,614
Pakistan 6,216,237

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 £
India 22,671,162 10,176,173 -12,494,989
Germany 13,694,692 1,822,502 -11,872,190
Thailand 5,486,242 2,597,619 -2,888,623
Belgium 3,867,316 2,591,298 -1,276,018
Pakistan 3,609,072 2,607,165 -1,001,907
Spain 242,184 2,010,204 +1,768,020
Portugal 2,077,910 0 -2,077,910
France 433,820 413,365 -20,455
Austria 24,661 793,111 +768,450
Malaysia 768,261 0 -768,261

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 £
Nicaragua 1,165,719

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 £
Nicaragua 1,165,719 0 -1,165,719

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) 54,009,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,649,635
Other 1,165,719
Air transport 29,431

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) 36,723,200 17,286,466 -19,436,734
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,429,276 6,220,359 -10,208,917
Other 1,165,719 0 -1,165,719
Air transport 7,155 22,276 +15,121

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,127,536
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,967,084
London Gateway Port 12,445,082
Southampton 7,550,049
London 2,752,372

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 £
Felixstowe 18,123,627 4,003,909 -14,119,718
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,205,166 3,761,918 -11,443,248
London Gateway Port 7,163,705 5,281,377 -1,882,328
Southampton 3,861,029 3,689,020 -172,009
London 1,173,017 1,579,355 +406,338
Middlesbrough 1,642,049 1,009,875 -632,174
Liverpool Docks 991,751 1,267,564 +275,813
Tyne 1,940,530 232,569 -1,707,961
Cardiff Docks 2,077,910 0 -2,077,910
Sharpness Docks 0 1,541,096 +1,541,096

Quick facts

HS code: 720410

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

Description: Waste and scrap made from cast iron, used for recycling