Import/export HS code 730531: Longitudinally welded casing

Casing pipes welded longitudinally for oil or gas drilling

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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 £
Germany 69,069,239
Netherlands 8,370,368
Italy 1,726,718
Finland 1,374,423
United Arab Emirates 612,054

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 £
Germany 67,873,198 1,196,041 -66,677,157
Netherlands 3,683,946 4,686,422 +1,002,476
Italy 1,036,153 690,565 -345,588
Finland 888,791 485,632 -403,159
United Arab Emirates 38,800 573,254 +534,454
Ireland 256,639 234,786 -21,853
Norway 412,472 0 -412,472
Belgium 101,457 297,224 +195,767
France 113,511 198,382 +84,871
China 219,795 31,760 -188,035

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 63,895,127
Netherlands 12,759,569
Finland 1,691,920
China 1,649,598
Italy 1,429,166

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 62,467,323 1,427,804 -61,039,519
Netherlands 8,720,512 4,039,057 -4,681,455
Finland 1,084,449 607,471 -476,978
China 655,245 994,353 +339,108
Italy 819,565 609,601 -209,964
United Kingdom 424,598 90,826 -333,772
Spain 132,605 53,049 -79,556
Slovenia 44,902 123,018 +78,116
Greece 26,634 122,185 +95,551
India 73,084 67,008 -6,076

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 10
North Yorkshire 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Essex 3
Greater Manchester 3

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
West Midlands 9 7 -2
North Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Essex 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Tees Valley 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2

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) 63,522,628
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,538,081
Other 415,309
Air transport 129,413

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) 62,099,715 1,422,913 -60,676,802
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,537,919 7,000,162 -5,537,757
Other 250,972 164,337 -86,635
Air transport 121,883 7,530 -114,353

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 67,159,919
Purfleet 5,309,534
Immingham Docks 3,665,763
Dover 1,589,094
London 1,400,383

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 £
Tyne 67,146,610 13,309 -67,133,301
Purfleet 1,820,181 3,489,353 +1,669,172
Immingham Docks 1,907,636 1,758,127 -149,509
Dover 851,874 737,220 -114,654
London 879,124 521,259 -357,865
Harwich 136,638 680,518 +543,880
Southampton 0 573,254 +573,254
Felixstowe 406,728 157,236 -249,492
Hull 395,706 33,784 -361,922
000 250,972 164,337 -86,635

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 32
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 11
2025-09 15
2025-08 10
2025-07 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+ 22
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 10
Other 6
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 £
Netherlands 6,347,706
Norway 6,208,401
Italy 4,581,414
Germany 1,886,786
Poland 1,724,818

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 £
Netherlands 2,938,086 3,409,620 +471,534
Norway 3,625,943 2,582,458 -1,043,485
Italy 1,937,053 2,644,361 +707,308
Germany 987,500 899,286 -88,214
Poland 868,566 856,252 -12,314
Ireland 864,827 826,292 -38,535
Spain 369,576 1,109,771 +740,195
Belgium 600,619 381,685 -218,934
Lithuania 787,661 0 -787,661
Finland 114,756 388,321 +273,565

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 £
Turkey 9,359
United Arab Emirates 5,667

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 £
Turkey 3,430 5,929 +2,499
United Arab Emirates 3,770 1,897 -1,873

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) 20,632,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,595,371
Air transport 532,551
Other 15,026

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) 8,190,254 12,442,340 +4,252,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,030,471 1,564,900 -4,465,571
Air transport 214,884 317,667 +102,783
Other 7,200 7,826 +626

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 15,231,506
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,203,197
Hull 3,368,423
Heysham 1,196,993
Portsmouth 949,304

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 7,815,513 7,415,993 -399,520
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,924,193 2,279,004 +354,811
Hull 2,028,928 1,339,495 -689,433
Heysham 589,872 607,121 +17,249
Portsmouth 274,318 674,986 +400,668
Harwich 456,131 388,321 -67,810
London 357,645 374,640 +16,995
Liverpool Docks 215,971 195,269 -20,702
Aberdeen Docks 0 351,154 +351,154
London Heathrow Airport 0 315,385 +315,385

Quick facts

HS code: 730531

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

Description: Casing pipes welded longitudinally for oil or gas drilling