Import/export HS code 73063012: Cold-drawn or cold-rolled steel pipes

Circular steel pipes processed by cold-drawing or cold-rolling for precision

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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 £
Italy 30,854,462
China 15,274,308
Netherlands 11,817,060
India 6,266,107
Turkey 3,968,761

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 £
Italy 16,241,885 14,612,577 -1,629,308
China 9,000,254 6,274,054 -2,726,200
Netherlands 6,307,267 5,509,793 -797,474
India 3,197,438 3,068,669 -128,769
Turkey 2,653,872 1,314,889 -1,338,983
Spain 2,247,542 1,705,696 -541,846
United States 1,259,950 1,910,200 +650,250
Germany 1,660,708 1,324,461 -336,247
France 619,178 994,867 +375,689
Belgium 282,323 76,219 -206,104

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 34,572,993
China 15,218,427
Netherlands 7,423,122
India 6,374,784
Spain 5,834,866

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 18,436,477 16,136,516 -2,299,961
China 8,866,975 6,351,452 -2,515,523
Netherlands 3,679,468 3,743,654 +64,186
India 3,244,624 3,130,160 -114,464
Spain 3,080,822 2,754,044 -326,778
Turkey 2,775,223 1,366,009 -1,409,214
United States 1,269,499 1,910,200 +640,701
Germany 1,495,776 1,175,405 -320,371
Slovenia 287,926 0 -287,926
Viet Nam 134,705 105,504 -29,201

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 17
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
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
West Midlands 14 10 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 10 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 5 +3
Kent 2 4 +2
Norfolk 3 3 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 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) 52,258,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,481,620
Air transport 277,126
Other 186,486

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) 27,856,809 24,401,365 -3,455,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,760,603 12,721,017 -3,039,586
Air transport 127,648 149,478 +21,830
Other 127,176 59,310 -67,866

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,451,566
Felixstowe 22,654,948
Eurotunnel 6,997,045
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,850,047
Killingholme 4,413,750

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 11,640,490 11,811,076 +170,586
Felixstowe 14,112,587 8,542,361 -5,570,226
Eurotunnel 4,116,033 2,881,012 -1,235,021
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,206,144 3,643,903 +437,759
Killingholme 2,550,658 1,863,092 -687,566
Southampton 1,959,040 2,403,872 +444,832
Poole 1,147,534 880,370 -267,164
London Gateway Port 320,117 1,651,761 +1,331,644
London 1,280,504 684,226 -596,278
Liverpool Docks 799,669 709,860 -89,809

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 37
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 25
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 15
Manufacture of basic metals 8
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 28
2025-10 35
2025-09 34
2025-08 33

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
1m-15m 47
54m+ 34
0-1m 10
15m-54m 10
Other 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 £
Ireland 4,029,190
Poland 3,479,369
Netherlands 993,744
Australia 586,567
Germany 363,531

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 £
Ireland 2,048,541 1,980,649 -67,892
Poland 1,482,334 1,997,035 +514,701
Netherlands 521,046 472,698 -48,348
Australia 0 586,567 +586,567
Germany 333,041 30,490 -302,551
Czechia 179,394 130,553 -48,841
France 215,261 79,788 -135,473
Slovenia 156,506 0 -156,506
Belgium 57,263 98,996 +41,733
Austria 8,454 81,518 +73,064

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 12,967

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 4,512 8,455 +3,943

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) 9,785,786
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 921,618
Other 57,407
Air transport 14,571

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) 4,857,975 4,927,811 +69,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 235,725 685,893 +450,168
Other 35,461 21,946 -13,515
Air transport 4,661 9,910 +5,249

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,275,902
Liverpool Docks 1,934,424
Harwich 1,139,126
Holyhead 998,833
Heysham 967,548

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,546,529 1,729,373 +182,844
Liverpool Docks 869,463 1,064,961 +195,498
Harwich 569,771 569,355 -416
Holyhead 550,964 447,869 -103,095
Heysham 516,592 450,956 -65,636
Felixstowe 615,037 304,413 -310,624
London Gateway Port 49,477 613,693 +564,216
Immingham Docks 213,397 313,733 +100,336
London 44,446 83,944 +39,498
000 35,461 21,946 -13,515

Quick facts

HS code: 73063012

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

Description: Circular steel pipes processed by cold-drawing or cold-rolling for precision