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 32,251,381
Germany 17,054,626
France 13,281,110
Australia 9,362,900
China 6,279,388

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 9,902,617 22,348,764 +12,446,147
Germany 10,744,100 6,310,526 -4,433,574
France 7,034,419 6,246,691 -787,728
Australia 4,038,952 5,323,948 +1,284,996
China 3,057,468 3,221,920 +164,452
Switzerland 2,510,376 2,431,039 -79,337
Spain 2,274,053 2,250,907 -23,146
Luxembourg 920,171 1,042,977 +122,806
India 746,854 661,336 -85,518
Sweden 636,291 558,689 -77,602

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 30,940,798
Germany 19,018,915
France 13,533,384
Australia 9,348,983
China 6,619,862

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 11,739,908 19,200,890 +7,460,982
Germany 9,679,945 9,338,970 -340,975
France 6,954,240 6,579,144 -375,096
Australia 4,032,971 5,316,012 +1,283,041
China 3,259,331 3,360,531 +101,200
Switzerland 2,116,749 2,365,991 +249,242
Spain 2,370,365 2,068,867 -301,498
Luxembourg 1,000,741 1,146,626 +145,885
India 748,430 661,336 -87,094
Sweden 636,016 394,873 -241,143

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - West 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 8 +7
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 2 -4
West Midlands 6 1 -5
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +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) 44,769,750
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,948,828
Rail transport 11,112,110
Air transport 1,305,903
Road transport 834,668

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) 24,779,846 19,989,904 -4,789,942
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,789,332 22,159,496 +3,370,164
Rail transport 926,009 10,186,101 +9,260,092
Air transport 493,358 812,545 +319,187
Road transport 517,488 317,180 -200,308
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 21,456,514
Dover 21,077,351
Felixstowe 14,227,575
ELW 11,112,110
Eurotunnel 6,335,193

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 9,785,051 11,671,463 +1,886,412
Dover 11,506,290 9,571,061 -1,935,229
Felixstowe 6,987,980 7,239,595 +251,615
ELW 926,009 10,186,101 +9,260,092
Eurotunnel 3,327,803 3,007,390 -320,413
Immingham Docks 2,925,702 2,583,208 -342,494
ZLC 2,498,378 2,541,501 +43,123
Harwich 1,903,118 149,990 -1,753,128
Hull 1,154,825 684,938 -469,887
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 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Civil engineering 10
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 22
2025-10 17
2025-09 17
2025-08 19

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+ 63
1m-15m 37
15m-54m 18
Other 15
0-1m 10

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 38,668,172
Sweden 15,918,193
Belgium 14,405,930
Norway 12,041,612
Ireland 9,883,453

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 7,001,769 31,666,403 +24,664,634
Sweden 8,164,541 7,753,652 -410,889
Belgium 10,245,085 4,160,845 -6,084,240
Norway 4,251,822 7,789,790 +3,537,968
Ireland 4,136,118 5,747,335 +1,611,217
Egypt 3,901,633 3,937,627 +35,994
United States 3,356,921 3,546,122 +189,201
Finland 2,182,969 3,784,511 +1,601,542
Pakistan 936,756 5,012,351 +4,075,595
Germany 3,754,854 2,140,392 -1,614,462

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
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
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) 88,806,145
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,506,463
Rail transport 6,349,400
Air transport 4,701,336
Road transport 20,846

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) 33,949,234 54,856,911 +20,907,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,485,960 38,020,503 +8,534,543
Rail transport 4,042,807 2,306,593 -1,736,214
Air transport 2,114,565 2,586,771 +472,206
Road transport 20,846 0 -20,846
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 48,457,466
Goole 29,912,938
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,666,724
Middlesbrough 17,028,141
Southampton 10,590,909

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 24,186,850 24,270,616 +83,766
Goole 9,057,609 20,855,329 +11,797,720
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,616,403 8,050,321 -5,566,082
Middlesbrough 2,476,101 14,552,040 +12,075,939
Southampton 4,579,246 6,011,663 +1,432,417
Felixstowe 2,786,497 3,961,645 +1,175,148
Liverpool Docks 2,698,539 3,416,639 +718,100
London Gateway Port 1,533,025 3,043,715 +1,510,690
Holyhead 1,489,876 2,953,328 +1,463,452
Dover 1,701,411 1,389,718 -311,693

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