Import/export HS code 73066192: Thin-walled square steel tubes

Square or rectangular steel tubes with walls less than 2 mm thick

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  • 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 £
Turkey 9,200,674
Spain 5,883,966
Italy 1,805,721
Portugal 1,389,328
China 973,385

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 4,725,369 4,475,305 -250,064
Spain 3,246,876 2,637,090 -609,786
Italy 977,149 828,572 -148,577
Portugal 841,383 547,945 -293,438
China 717,338 256,047 -461,291
Netherlands 256,743 259,532 +2,789
Germany 276,803 137,956 -138,847
United Arab Emirates 234,182 1,326 -232,856
France 67,784 65,684 -2,100
Poland 56,455 7 -56,448

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 9,272,173
Spain 6,339,560
Italy 1,555,144
Portugal 1,550,360
China 1,049,535

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 4,791,101 4,481,072 -310,029
Spain 3,404,878 2,934,682 -470,196
Italy 891,267 663,877 -227,390
Portugal 966,032 584,328 -381,704
China 789,440 260,095 -529,345
Germany 189,965 113,366 -76,599
United Arab Emirates 220,367 1,997 -218,370
Netherlands 36,766 136,413 +99,647
France 66,404 12,632 -53,772
Poland 58,837 0 -58,837

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 16
Suffolk 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Cheshire 4

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 13 9 -4
Suffolk 7 4 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
North Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,986,189
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,617,890
Air transport 141,440
Other 23,454

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) 6,446,904 5,539,285 -907,619
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,040,046 3,577,844 -1,462,202
Air transport 0 141,440 +141,440
Other 10,740 12,714 +1,974

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,826,205
Poole 2,301,100
Liverpool Docks 1,881,081
TRT 1,714,904
Cardiff Docks 1,640,615

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 1,993,382 1,832,823 -160,559
Poole 1,323,976 977,124 -346,852
Liverpool Docks 1,061,344 819,737 -241,607
TRT 1,001,004 713,900 -287,104
Cardiff Docks 891,060 749,555 -141,505
Felixstowe 1,276,811 199,285 -1,077,526
Warrenpoint Harbour 562,061 865,323 +303,262
London 783,070 388,932 -394,138
Portsmouth 675,912 409,182 -266,730
Belfast Port 352,872 624,642 +271,770

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 39
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8
Manufacture of basic metals 7
Specialised construction activities 6
Manufacture of beverages 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 23
2025-09 22
2025-08 14
2025-07 26

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 32
54m+ 28
15m-54m 12
Other 10
0-1m 6

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 2,645,787
Sweden 2,192,889
United States 1,458,747
Belgium 1,410,153
France 1,375,835

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 1,327,065 1,318,722 -8,343
Sweden 1,327,566 865,323 -462,243
United States 1,120 1,457,627 +1,456,507
Belgium 673,114 737,039 +63,925
France 643,562 732,273 +88,711
Netherlands 438,810 678,776 +239,966
Italy 397,842 364,711 -33,131
Germany 71,770 348,940 +277,170
Spain 62,926 22,286 -40,640
Poland 74,133 6,872 -67,261

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 491,062
XU 123,825
Turkey 54,657
United Arab Emirates 8,530
China 372

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 313,754 177,308 -136,446
XU 65,666 58,159 -7,507
Turkey 25,462 29,195 +3,733
United Arab Emirates 6,703 1,827 -4,876
China 0 372 +372
Italy 327 0 -327
France 165 18 -147
Spain 89 0 -89

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) 8,309,205
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,624,702
Other 679,045
Air transport 75,089

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) 3,626,366 4,682,839 +1,056,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 999,604 1,625,098 +625,494
Other 412,166 266,879 -145,287
Air transport 72,484 2,605 -69,879

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,073,475
Immingham Docks 2,422,809
Liverpool Docks 1,620,294
000 679,045
Holyhead 625,824

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 1,554,483 2,518,992 +964,509
Immingham Docks 1,552,590 870,219 -682,371
Liverpool Docks 321,323 1,298,971 +977,648
000 412,166 266,879 -145,287
Holyhead 400,678 225,146 -175,532
Heysham 191,726 431,930 +240,204
Felixstowe 6,657 558,206 +551,549
Dover 30,214 212,910 +182,696
London 222,511 16,783 -205,728
Poole 75,100 69,063 -6,037

Quick facts

HS code: 73066192

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

Description: Square or rectangular steel tubes with walls less than 2 mm thick