Import/export HS code 730110: Iron or Steel Sheet Piling

Flat sheets of iron or steel, often used in construction for walls or barriers, available in drilled or punched forms

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* 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 £
Luxembourg 49,620,155
Poland 33,103,168
United Arab Emirates 21,780,741
Netherlands 14,728,714
Germany 2,842,436

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 £
Luxembourg 14,050,062 35,570,093 +21,520,031
Poland 17,688,401 15,414,767 -2,273,634
United Arab Emirates 9,280,150 12,500,591 +3,220,441
Netherlands 9,302,837 5,425,877 -3,876,960
Germany 2,015,535 826,901 -1,188,634
Spain 786,748 796,694 +9,946
Ireland 914,475 563,689 -350,786
China 480,143 645,479 +165,336
Sweden 72,201 943,121 +870,920
Lithuania 202,417 197,544 -4,873

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 £
Luxembourg 47,779,194
Poland 28,593,013
United Arab Emirates 21,766,606
China 8,452,338
Czechia 8,188,968

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 £
Luxembourg 13,534,452 34,244,742 +20,710,290
Poland 15,343,715 13,249,298 -2,094,417
United Arab Emirates 9,280,150 12,486,456 +3,206,306
China 5,104,629 3,347,709 -1,756,920
Czechia 5,249,842 2,939,126 -2,310,716
Germany 3,748,213 672,777 -3,075,436
Sweden 0 3,042,459 +3,042,459
Ireland 850,394 460,466 -389,928
Lithuania 185,883 191,151 +5,268
France 45,448 155,623 +110,175

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Inner London - West 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3

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
West Midlands 3 8 +5
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Lincolnshire 2 0 -2
Norfolk 1 1 +0

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) 110,526,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,033,381
Other 3,646,876
Air transport 332,537

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) 45,261,916 65,264,764 +20,002,848
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,148,298 5,885,083 -2,263,215
Other 1,445,826 2,201,050 +755,224
Air transport 190,950 141,587 -49,363

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 53,671,909
Immingham Docks 31,780,095
Great Yarmouth 12,067,083
London 9,005,149
Goole 5,426,693

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 £
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 25,426,301 28,245,608 +2,819,307
Immingham Docks 16,394,603 15,385,492 -1,009,111
Great Yarmouth 0 12,067,083 +12,067,083
London 5,838,512 3,166,637 -2,671,875
Goole 2,384,234 3,042,459 +658,225
000 1,445,826 2,201,050 +755,224
Medway 0 3,644,585 +3,644,585
Dover 411,147 2,051,273 +1,640,126
Felixstowe 1,273,589 993,974 -279,615
Grimsby 0 1,138,496 +1,138,496

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 15
Specialised construction activities 5
Civil engineering 4
Manufacture of basic metals 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 4
2025-08 4

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+ 20
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 9
Other 6
0-1m 2

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 3,354,294
United States 706,357
Netherlands 447,379
Australia 388,182
France 348,116

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 1,969,045 1,385,249 -583,796
United States 144,400 561,957 +417,557
Netherlands 329,058 118,321 -210,737
Australia 1,323 386,859 +385,536
France 316,026 32,090 -283,936
Germany 306,386 39,838 -266,548
Italy 0 175,320 +175,320
Azerbaijan 0 172,911 +172,911
Portugal 149,000 2,595 -146,405
Guinea 149,000 0 -149,000

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 £
Spain 40,108
XI 14,299
Nicaragua 238
Ireland 20

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 £
Spain 0 40,108 +40,108
XI 0 14,299 +14,299
Nicaragua 161 77 -84
Ireland 20 0 -20

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) 4,839,603
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,270,555
Air transport 753,187
Other 164,361
Road transport 25,963

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) 3,058,990 1,780,613 -1,278,377
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 457,915 812,640 +354,725
Air transport 332,299 420,888 +88,589
Other 181 164,180 +163,999
Road transport 25,963 0 -25,963

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,129,041
Dover / Eurotunnel 913,242
Milford 873,131
Holyhead 679,037
Heysham 486,455

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 523,955 605,086 +81,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 480,761 432,481 -48,280
Milford 598,093 275,038 -323,055
Holyhead 517,702 161,335 -356,367
Heysham 210,534 275,921 +65,387
London Gateway Port 98,828 341,594 +242,766
London Heathrow Airport 78,834 315,338 +236,504
London 268,137 95,608 -172,529
Felixstowe 1,100 304,481 +303,381
Immingham Docks 253,916 8,555 -245,361

Quick facts

HS code: 730110

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

Description: Flat sheets of iron or steel, often used in construction for walls or barriers, available in drilled or punched forms