Import/export HS code 730419: Various seamless iron or steel tubes

Seamless tubes and pipes made of iron or steel, not including stainless steel

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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 £
Norway 46,791,029
Germany 37,309,233
Italy 32,866,211
Japan 10,816,217
Brazil 10,340,526

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 £
Norway 7,820,538 38,970,491 +31,149,953
Germany 23,551,275 13,757,958 -9,793,317
Italy 20,709,372 12,156,839 -8,552,533
Japan 10,755,739 60,478 -10,695,261
Brazil 10,006,735 333,791 -9,672,944
China 4,244,491 2,752,478 -1,492,013
Netherlands 3,682,752 2,573,737 -1,109,015
Romania 1,533,519 1,343,864 -189,655
United States 2,519,537 339,267 -2,180,270
Spain 1,705,057 1,152,581 -552,476

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 £
Italy 71,632,371
Germany 41,260,937
Japan 17,838,088
Brazil 10,343,134
China 8,085,792

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 £
Italy 20,403,872 51,228,499 +30,824,627
Germany 27,215,799 14,045,138 -13,170,661
Japan 17,701,920 136,168 -17,565,752
Brazil 9,975,530 367,604 -9,607,926
China 5,233,543 2,852,249 -2,381,294
Romania 2,850,361 1,894,809 -955,552
Spain 2,169,102 1,213,826 -955,276
Slovakia 1,470,288 1,451,392 -18,896
United States 2,347,517 228,789 -2,118,728
Czechia 634,817 1,737,124 +1,102,307

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
North Eastern Scotland 14
West Midlands 11
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5

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 12 8 -4
North Eastern Scotland 10 10 +0
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Tees Valley 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3

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) 121,305,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,938,841
Air transport 5,533,340
Road transport 242,451
Other 106,476

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) 66,773,995 54,531,287 -12,242,708
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,725,618 22,213,223 -2,512,395
Air transport 3,861,079 1,672,261 -2,188,818
Road transport 140,485 101,966 -38,519
Other 30,929 75,547 +44,618

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 36,646,247
Middlesbrough 28,671,329
Inverness 21,271,895
Dover 18,344,405
Invergordon 16,445,972

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 9,045,040 27,601,207 +18,556,167
Middlesbrough 20,845,004 7,826,325 -13,018,679
Inverness 21,271,895 0 -21,271,895
Dover 10,145,757 8,198,648 -1,947,109
Invergordon 6,374,210 10,071,762 +3,697,552
Lerwick 0 10,918,767 +10,918,767
Immingham Docks 3,441,258 4,638,456 +1,197,198
Liverpool Docks 3,736,687 2,130,549 -1,606,138
Hartlepool 5,673,415 0 -5,673,415
Grangemouth Docks 2,220,823 148,881 -2,071,942

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 27
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
Specialised construction activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 15
2025-10 21
2025-09 20
2025-08 12

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 34
15m-54m 11
Other 7
0-1m 5

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 £
United States 12,819,260
Malta 10,565,741
Saudi Arabia 8,580,038
Brazil 6,574,273
Italy 5,518,062

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 £
United States 10,567,033 2,252,227 -8,314,806
Malta 1,000 10,564,741 +10,563,741
Saudi Arabia 4,073,866 4,506,172 +432,306
Brazil 2,357,606 4,216,667 +1,859,061
Italy 1,771,437 3,746,625 +1,975,188
Belgium 4,153,945 356,090 -3,797,855
Norway 2,300,205 1,486,891 -813,314
Ireland 2,288,196 1,297,430 -990,766
United Arab Emirates 1,590,398 1,848,646 +258,248
Kazakhstan 2,310,197 1,022,864 -1,287,333

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 152,227
XI 74,907
China 8,292
Germany 5,008
Ireland 654

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 120,731 31,496 -89,235
XI 29,039 45,868 +16,829
China 8,292 0 -8,292
Germany 5,008 0 -5,008
Ireland 654 0 -654
Italy 369 84 -285
Czechia 182 0 -182
Slovakia 41 0 -41

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) 50,011,582
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,993,297
Air transport 8,147,342
Other 246,976
Road transport 12,977

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) 23,881,237 26,130,345 +2,249,108
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,340,083 10,653,214 -4,686,869
Air transport 4,785,385 3,361,957 -1,423,428
Other 169,337 77,639 -91,698
Road transport 12,977 0 -12,977

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 17,300,048
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,035,450
Hartlepool 10,564,741
Immingham Docks 9,185,221
Grangemouth Docks 7,257,945

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 £
London Gateway Port 12,828,784 4,471,264 -8,357,520
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,495,028 5,540,422 +45,394
Hartlepool 0 10,564,741 +10,564,741
Immingham Docks 6,989,738 2,195,483 -4,794,255
Grangemouth Docks 3,003,489 4,254,456 +1,250,967
London 402,463 3,612,541 +3,210,078
London Heathrow Airport 1,742,961 1,782,628 +39,667
Liverpool Docks 2,673,754 671,176 -2,002,578
Aberdeen Docks 2,014,053 1,211,186 -802,867
Southampton 1,666,470 1,468,981 -197,489

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 730419

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

Description: Seamless tubes and pipes made of iron or steel, not including stainless steel