Import/export HS code 730290: Various railway track materials

Miscellaneous parts used in railway track construction

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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 £
Australia 8,614,412
China 5,271,280
Germany 2,216,961
Switzerland 855,354
South Korea 627,495

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 £
Australia 3,824,720 4,789,692 +964,972
China 2,682,251 2,589,029 -93,222
Germany 1,000,787 1,216,174 +215,387
Switzerland 540,893 314,461 -226,432
South Korea 156,477 471,018 +314,541
France 151,364 285,081 +133,717
Denmark 227,798 174,333 -53,465
Portugal 0 287,756 +287,756
United States 116,062 101,656 -14,406
Belgium 89,215 73,581 -15,634

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 £
Australia 8,616,912
China 5,537,808
Germany 1,962,672
South Korea 761,959
Switzerland 701,804

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 £
Australia 3,824,720 4,792,192 +967,472
China 2,829,185 2,708,623 -120,562
Germany 954,070 1,008,602 +54,532
South Korea 222,409 539,550 +317,141
Switzerland 442,142 259,662 -182,480
France 148,136 342,817 +194,681
United Kingdom 189,547 287,549 +98,002
Portugal 0 258,743 +258,743
Spain 141,909 61,242 -80,667
United States 119,633 72,638 -46,995

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - East 5
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 4 +4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
South East Wales 1 2 +1

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) 13,461,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,781,676
Air transport 875,581
Road transport 808,370
Other 3,100

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) 6,246,858 7,214,182 +967,324
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,292,690 2,488,986 +196,296
Air transport 327,407 548,174 +220,767
Road transport 513,655 294,715 -218,940
Other 2,030 1,070 -960

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,811,971
Dover 1,662,267
ZLC 1,510,838
Eurotunnel 905,847
London Gateway Port 856,535

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 £
Felixstowe 5,630,748 6,181,223 +550,475
Dover 753,012 909,255 +156,243
ZLC 919,526 591,312 -328,214
Eurotunnel 545,761 360,086 -185,675
London Gateway Port 235,189 621,346 +386,157
Southampton 327,067 438,765 +111,698
Immingham Docks 360,414 339,143 -21,271
London Heathrow Airport 122,447 247,152 +124,705
Manchester Airport 76,155 119,228 +43,073
East Midlands Airport 81,419 98,396 +16,977

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 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Civil engineering 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of other transport equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 11
2025-09 10
2025-08 15
2025-07 15

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+ 35
1m-15m 22
Other 15
15m-54m 11
0-1m 6

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 £
Sweden 15,534,041
Norway 11,752,162
Belgium 5,084,805
Denmark 4,038,821
Uzbekistan 2,519,283

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 £
Sweden 7,748,565 7,785,476 +36,911
Norway 4,300,975 7,451,187 +3,150,212
Belgium 5,078,539 6,266 -5,072,273
Denmark 2,125,411 1,913,410 -212,001
Uzbekistan 965,288 1,553,995 +588,707
Georgia 376,727 1,709,685 +1,332,958
Mongolia 33,039 1,272,542 +1,239,503
France 450,025 786,364 +336,339
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 314,331 888,209 +573,878
Spain 410,352 610,353 +200,001

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,933,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,183,836
Air transport 1,909,717
Road transport 16,460
Other 7,756

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) 12,047,314 22,886,515 +10,839,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,803,152 4,380,684 -9,422,468
Air transport 654,214 1,255,503 +601,289
Road transport 16,460 0 -16,460
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 36,316,540
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,401,429
Felixstowe 4,026,873
London Gateway Port 1,121,416
London 957,073

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 18,960,900 17,355,640 -1,605,260
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,745,796 4,655,633 +909,837
Felixstowe 1,825,217 2,201,656 +376,439
London Gateway Port 436,732 684,684 +247,952
London 0 957,073 +957,073
Southampton 150,231 682,553 +532,322
London Heathrow Airport 418,844 369,592 -49,252
Glasgow Airport 0 500,000 +500,000
East Midlands Airport 47,136 313,491 +266,355
Liverpool Docks 185,430 166,537 -18,893

Quick facts

HS code: 730290

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

Description: Miscellaneous parts used in railway track construction