Import/export HS code 73043982: Small diameter seamless tubes

Seamless tubes with an external diameter of 168.3 mm or less

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Netherlands 8,297,017
Germany 7,603,971
Czechia 2,564,089
Italy 1,950,735
Romania 1,752,493

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 £
Netherlands 4,031,589 4,265,428 +233,839
Germany 2,275,450 5,328,521 +3,053,071
Czechia 1,461,254 1,102,835 -358,419
Italy 1,047,662 903,073 -144,589
Romania 1,034,488 718,005 -316,483
China 698,535 488,978 -209,557
Belgium 410,674 433,460 +22,786
France 518,281 317,854 -200,427
Poland 342,405 191,761 -150,644
Sweden 241,318 206,118 -35,200

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 £
Germany 10,976,198
Czechia 3,205,684
Romania 2,775,977
Italy 2,363,289
China 1,686,780

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 £
Germany 3,888,750 7,087,448 +3,198,698
Czechia 1,878,203 1,327,481 -550,722
Romania 1,601,321 1,174,656 -426,665
Italy 1,446,729 916,560 -530,169
China 1,094,762 592,018 -502,744
Slovakia 587,018 824,135 +237,117
Ukraine 336,144 750,177 +414,033
Netherlands 456,966 508,237 +51,271
Belgium 347,368 362,394 +15,026
Sweden 241,318 210,649 -30,669

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7
West Midlands 7
East Central Scotland 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 4 -1
West Midlands 6 4 -2
East Central Scotland 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 2 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Cheshire 0 4 +4
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0

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) 20,393,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,624,317
Other 430,280
Air transport 355,305

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) 9,573,814 10,819,869 +1,246,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,049,478 3,574,839 +525,361
Other 253,575 176,705 -76,870
Air transport 262,688 92,617 -170,071

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,736,039
Immingham Docks 7,592,504
Eurotunnel 2,249,790
Hull 1,602,412
Felixstowe 952,554

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 £
Dover 4,973,315 6,762,724 +1,789,409
Immingham Docks 3,698,150 3,894,354 +196,204
Eurotunnel 738,652 1,511,138 +772,486
Hull 955,921 646,491 -309,430
Felixstowe 602,382 350,172 -252,210
Middlesbrough 503,807 29,140 -474,667
Killingholme 231,074 229,339 -1,735
000 253,575 176,705 -76,870
Harwich 286,009 131,242 -154,767
Goole 207,744 36,089 -171,655

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 25
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 16
2025-07 21

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+ 46
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 9
Other 7
0-1m 4

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 566,008
Ireland 206,200
Taiwan 105,580
Netherlands 80,891
Germany 71,033

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 215,050 350,958 +135,908
Ireland 136,084 70,116 -65,968
Taiwan 105,580 0 -105,580
Netherlands 32,614 48,277 +15,663
Germany 45,705 25,328 -20,377
Denmark 68,832 0 -68,832
Czechia 26,826 18,173 -8,653
Guyana 40,093 0 -40,093
Slovakia 0 35,531 +35,531
Poland 21,675 13,345 -8,330

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 £
Czechia 22,630
XU 7,578
Italy 7,575
China 4,223
Germany 3,154

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 £
Czechia 14,499 8,131 -6,368
XU 7,531 47 -7,484
Italy 4,527 3,048 -1,479
China 3,935 288 -3,647
Germany 1,843 1,311 -532
Switzerland 2,729 0 -2,729
Netherlands 167 643 +476
Ukraine 409 259 -150
XI 236 367 +131
Norway 0 505 +505

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) 759,859
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 500,978
Air transport 112,268
Other 50,487

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) 384,858 375,001 -9,857
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 264,523 236,455 -28,068
Air transport 40,089 72,179 +32,090
Other 35,876 14,611 -21,265

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 441,995
Dover / Eurotunnel 204,505
Immingham Docks 167,518
Liverpool Docks 134,742
Southampton 114,236

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 234,658 207,337 -27,321
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,858 117,647 +30,789
Immingham Docks 95,734 71,784 -23,950
Liverpool Docks 121,060 13,682 -107,378
Southampton 0 114,236 +114,236
Holyhead 69,800 42,088 -27,712
London Heathrow Airport 13,353 43,233 +29,880
000 35,876 14,611 -21,265
Aberdeen Airport 0 28,050 +28,050
East Midlands Airport 19,604 0 -19,604

Quick facts

HS code: 73043982

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

Description: Seamless tubes with an external diameter of 168.3 mm or less