Import/export HS code 7302: Railway track materials made of iron or steel

Includes rails, sleepers, fish-plates, and other parts used to build or fix railway tracks

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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 £
Austria 31,120,131
Germany 16,851,838
France 12,989,383
Australia 8,805,771
China 6,266,252

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 £
Austria 7,416,589 23,703,542 +16,286,953
Germany 10,724,586 6,127,252 -4,597,334
France 6,940,005 6,049,378 -890,627
Australia 3,973,266 4,832,505 +859,239
China 2,948,427 3,317,825 +369,398
Spain 2,418,228 2,240,505 -177,723
Switzerland 2,449,487 1,951,640 -497,847
Luxembourg 892,486 998,233 +105,747
India 664,813 628,541 -36,272
Sweden 744,163 474,210 -269,953

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 £
Austria 29,909,649
Germany 18,812,410
France 13,196,495
Australia 8,791,854
China 6,611,211

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 £
Austria 9,238,394 20,671,255 +11,432,861
Germany 9,738,846 9,073,564 -665,282
France 6,900,597 6,295,898 -604,699
Australia 3,964,785 4,827,069 +862,284
China 3,152,984 3,458,227 +305,243
Spain 2,498,154 2,056,610 -441,544
Switzerland 2,063,800 1,824,780 -239,020
Luxembourg 912,850 1,162,088 +249,238
India 641,679 628,541 -13,138
Sweden 743,888 392,726 -351,162

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
West Midlands 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 7

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 6 4 -2
West Midlands 7 1 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 7 +6
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
South Yorkshire 5 3 -2

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) 43,339,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,420,444
Rail transport 10,186,101
Air transport 1,268,201
Road transport 880,617

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) 24,787,299 18,552,606 -6,234,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,011,837 23,408,607 +6,396,770
Rail transport 0 10,186,101 +10,186,101
Air transport 465,152 803,049 +337,897
Road transport 535,442 345,175 -190,267
Other 2,528 1,071 -1,457

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Goole 21,247,570
Dover 20,907,728
Felixstowe 13,878,162
ELW 10,186,101
Eurotunnel 5,818,485

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 £
Goole 7,908,818 13,338,752 +5,429,934
Dover 11,937,338 8,970,390 -2,966,948
Felixstowe 6,701,303 7,176,859 +475,556
ELW 0 10,186,101 +10,186,101
Eurotunnel 3,235,064 2,583,421 -651,643
Immingham Docks 3,120,190 2,388,906 -731,284
ZLC 2,443,296 2,102,244 -341,052
Harwich 2,125,548 120,768 -2,004,780
Hull 1,133,635 757,744 -375,891
Portsmouth 1,114,382 517,375 -597,007

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 20
Civil engineering 11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 17
2025-09 17
2025-08 19
2025-07 23

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+ 64
1m-15m 37
15m-54m 17
Other 15
0-1m 11

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 £
Turkey 33,601,919
Belgium 17,067,413
Sweden 15,557,428
Norway 11,808,521
Ireland 9,389,783

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 £
Turkey 6,997,804 26,604,115 +19,606,311
Belgium 12,982,750 4,084,663 -8,898,087
Sweden 7,769,649 7,787,779 +18,130
Norway 4,302,134 7,506,387 +3,204,253
Ireland 4,221,381 5,168,402 +947,021
Egypt 3,910,084 3,937,627 +27,543
United States 3,492,095 3,536,880 +44,785
Germany 3,705,604 2,304,238 -1,401,366
Finland 2,182,969 3,784,511 +1,601,542
Pakistan 360,130 5,588,977 +5,228,847

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 £
XI 7,250
XU 345
Ireland 161

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 £
XI 358 6,892 +6,534
XU 123 222 +99
Ireland 134 27 -107

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) 87,235,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,342,072
Rail transport 6,349,400
Air transport 4,568,173
Road transport 22,558

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) 36,689,200 50,546,770 +13,857,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,116,015 37,226,057 +8,110,042
Rail transport 4,042,807 2,306,593 -1,736,214
Air transport 2,105,084 2,463,089 +358,005
Road transport 22,558 0 -22,558
Other 615 7,141 +6,526

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 49,806,794
Goole 29,912,938
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,913,172
Middlesbrough 12,336,545
Southampton 10,499,681

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 £
Immingham Docks 25,788,567 24,018,227 -1,770,340
Goole 9,057,609 20,855,329 +11,797,720
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,967,232 7,945,940 -7,021,292
Middlesbrough 2,532,587 9,803,958 +7,271,371
Southampton 4,615,485 5,884,196 +1,268,711
Felixstowe 2,555,413 4,316,506 +1,761,093
Liverpool Docks 2,483,587 3,508,829 +1,025,242
London Gateway Port 1,370,801 3,088,009 +1,717,208
Holyhead 1,566,243 2,602,843 +1,036,600
Dover 1,534,832 1,447,613 -87,219

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7302

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

Description: Includes rails, sleepers, fish-plates, and other parts used to build or fix railway tracks