Import/export HS code 730661: Square or rectangular steel tubes

Tubes made of iron or steel with square or rectangular cross-sections

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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 £
Turkey 143,613,336
Italy 50,827,269
United Arab Emirates 13,398,291
Spain 7,279,149
Portugal 6,139,344

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 £
Turkey 74,875,300 68,738,036 -6,137,264
Italy 28,389,582 22,437,687 -5,951,895
United Arab Emirates 7,542,194 5,856,097 -1,686,097
Spain 3,755,387 3,523,762 -231,625
Portugal 3,630,873 2,508,471 -1,122,402
China 3,069,126 2,455,330 -613,796
Taiwan 2,572,858 2,219,921 -352,937
France 1,768,421 2,908,291 +1,139,870
Germany 2,351,086 2,318,780 -32,306
Netherlands 1,803,809 2,841,513 +1,037,704

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 £
Turkey 145,067,904
Italy 53,964,020
United Arab Emirates 13,550,387
Spain 7,566,950
Portugal 6,104,316

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 £
Turkey 76,354,054 68,713,850 -7,640,204
Italy 30,228,351 23,735,669 -6,492,682
United Arab Emirates 7,644,507 5,905,880 -1,738,627
Spain 3,798,008 3,768,942 -29,066
Portugal 3,564,977 2,539,339 -1,025,638
China 3,414,684 2,474,700 -939,984
Finland 2,831,001 2,143,589 -687,412
Taiwan 2,427,595 2,385,165 -42,430
Netherlands 882,106 2,241,333 +1,359,227
Germany 1,127,948 1,335,510 +207,562

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Inner London - West 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Greater Manchester 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10

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 26 21 -5
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 10 +4
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 10 +3
Suffolk 10 5 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Cheshire 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 3 -5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 5 +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) 174,161,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,843,664
Other 6,558,799
Road transport 998,483
Air transport 263,722

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) 88,907,038 85,254,870 -3,652,168
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,816,142 33,027,522 -12,788,620
Other 3,744,852 2,813,947 -930,905
Road transport 891,651 106,832 -784,819
Air transport 86,076 177,646 +91,570

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
TRT 40,176,620
Liverpool Docks 23,080,955
Felixstowe 22,654,465
Dover 21,616,691
Hull 20,232,074

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 £
TRT 24,228,350 15,948,270 -8,280,080
Liverpool Docks 10,841,617 12,239,338 +1,397,721
Felixstowe 12,620,334 10,034,131 -2,586,203
Dover 10,054,335 11,562,356 +1,508,021
Hull 11,040,277 9,191,797 -1,848,480
Cardiff Docks 9,845,323 8,817,612 -1,027,711
Purfleet 10,364,040 7,272,535 -3,091,505
Belfast Port 7,165,376 9,852,024 +2,686,648
Warrenpoint Harbour 8,425,433 8,298,492 -126,941
Immingham Docks 8,257,310 8,193,118 -64,192

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 86
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Manufacture of basic metals 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 55
2025-11 57
2025-10 62
2025-09 52
2025-08 51

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 83
54m+ 74
15m-54m 40
0-1m 17
Other 15

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 £
Germany 66,764,781
Ireland 54,334,260
Sweden 34,427,947
Finland 22,686,828
Italy 19,373,308

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 £
Germany 33,429,161 33,335,620 -93,541
Ireland 29,919,163 24,415,097 -5,504,066
Sweden 21,467,007 12,960,940 -8,506,067
Finland 13,062,873 9,623,955 -3,438,918
Italy 10,784,322 8,588,986 -2,195,336
Norway 12,333,989 3,699,870 -8,634,119
Netherlands 8,550,017 7,315,697 -1,234,320
Poland 7,933,073 6,071,771 -1,861,302
Denmark 6,305,013 5,555,271 -749,742
Slovakia 4,191,589 3,865,361 -326,228

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 17,117,565
XI 10,639,444
United Arab Emirates 104,848
China 7,812
Taiwan 6,147

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 9,636,161 7,481,404 -2,154,757
XI 6,830,785 3,808,659 -3,022,126
United Arab Emirates 83,468 21,380 -62,088
China 5,059 2,753 -2,306
Taiwan 2,648 3,499 +851
Italy 3,453 1,663 -1,790
Poland 1,032 1,912 +880
Ireland 2,752 0 -2,752
Spain 962 0 -962
France 183 0 -183

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) 249,463,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,105,958
Other 30,711,146
Air transport 469,776

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) 133,970,814 115,493,163 -18,477,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,860,277 7,245,681 -18,614,596
Other 17,862,792 12,848,354 -5,014,438
Air transport 363,563 106,213 -257,350

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 110,345,435
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,156,649
London 33,466,627
Harwich 32,692,068
000 30,711,146

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 64,300,895 46,044,540 -18,256,355
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,934,304 16,222,345 -8,711,959
London 14,628,372 18,838,255 +4,209,883
Harwich 21,943,874 10,748,194 -11,195,680
000 17,862,792 12,848,354 -5,014,438
Middlesbrough 9,812,000 4,547,464 -5,264,536
Felixstowe 4,633,466 5,605,757 +972,291
Holyhead 5,037,133 4,102,518 -934,615
Heysham 3,663,371 4,840,657 +1,177,286
Liverpool Docks 3,369,733 3,522,865 +153,132

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 730661

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

Description: Tubes made of iron or steel with square or rectangular cross-sections