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 48,571,929
Poland 31,994,936
United Arab Emirates 21,780,741
Netherlands 14,712,665
Germany 2,804,962

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 14,888,095 33,683,834 +18,795,739
Poland 16,621,239 15,373,697 -1,247,542
United Arab Emirates 9,280,150 12,500,591 +3,220,441
Netherlands 9,279,587 5,433,078 -3,846,509
Germany 1,928,169 876,793 -1,051,376
Spain 752,701 827,586 +74,885
Ireland 897,764 582,278 -315,486
China 480,143 645,479 +165,336
Sweden 72,201 943,121 +870,920
Lithuania 178,733 217,251 +38,518

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 46,733,117
Poland 27,484,781
United Arab Emirates 21,766,606
China 8,297,462
Czechia 8,275,648

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 14,271,826 32,461,291 +18,189,465
Poland 14,276,553 13,208,228 -1,068,325
United Arab Emirates 9,280,150 12,486,456 +3,206,306
China 4,865,502 3,431,960 -1,433,542
Czechia 5,442,165 2,833,483 -2,608,682
Germany 3,748,213 672,777 -3,075,436
Sweden 0 3,042,459 +3,042,459
Ireland 827,647 479,750 -347,897
Lithuania 162,199 210,858 +48,659
France 45,448 153,474 +108,026

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Inner London - West 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 7 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Lincolnshire 2 0 -2

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) 108,764,518
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,592,567
Other 3,652,217
Air transport 310,196

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) 45,022,960 63,741,558 +18,718,598
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,024,532 5,568,035 -2,456,497
Other 1,417,815 2,234,402 +816,587
Air transport 193,892 116,304 -77,588

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 51,854,874
Immingham Docks 31,519,104
Great Yarmouth 12,067,083
London 8,780,058
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 25,149,525 26,705,349 +1,555,824
Immingham Docks 16,474,227 15,044,877 -1,429,350
Great Yarmouth 0 12,067,083 +12,067,083
London 5,606,116 3,173,942 -2,432,174
Goole 2,384,234 3,042,459 +658,225
000 1,417,815 2,234,402 +816,587
Medway 0 3,644,585 +3,644,585
Dover 400,225 2,070,980 +1,670,755
Felixstowe 1,350,630 979,262 -371,368
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 14
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
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 4
2025-08 4
2025-07 6

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+ 19
1m-15m 18
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 3,341,393
United States 487,586
Netherlands 447,379
Australia 388,182
Germany 364,771

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 1,858,296 1,483,097 -375,199
United States 122,194 365,392 +243,198
Netherlands 329,058 118,321 -210,737
Australia 1,323 386,859 +385,536
Germany 323,133 41,638 -281,495
France 290,699 58,468 -232,231
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 £
XU 109,696
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 £
XU 0 109,696 +109,696
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) 4,849,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,053,795
Air transport 815,050
Other 164,749
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) 2,979,849 1,869,225 -1,110,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 449,915 603,880 +153,965
Air transport 330,814 484,236 +153,422
Other 569 164,180 +163,611
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 1,150,365
Dover / Eurotunnel 949,693
Milford 873,131
Holyhead 695,324
London Heathrow Airport 460,900

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 573,513 576,852 +3,339
Dover / Eurotunnel 509,957 439,736 -70,221
Milford 500,797 372,334 -128,463
Holyhead 512,731 182,593 -330,138
London Heathrow Airport 145,562 315,338 +169,776
Heysham 195,446 247,259 +51,813
London Gateway Port 90,828 349,594 +258,766
London 268,137 95,608 -172,529
Immingham Docks 253,916 8,555 -245,361
000 569 164,180 +163,611

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