Import/export HS code 73066199: Thick-walled square steel tubes

Square or rectangular steel tubes with walls over 2 mm thick

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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 129,771,293
Italy 30,746,936
United Arab Emirates 12,646,138
Portugal 4,793,661
Netherlands 3,783,396

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 67,722,009 62,049,284 -5,672,725
Italy 15,876,673 14,870,263 -1,006,410
United Arab Emirates 6,807,104 5,839,034 -968,070
Portugal 2,893,307 1,900,354 -992,953
Netherlands 1,397,621 2,385,775 +988,154
Ireland 1,907,620 1,640,716 -266,904
France 837,142 2,278,023 +1,440,881
Belgium 1,774,644 138,539 -1,636,105
Germany 805,436 980,402 +174,966
Spain 686,423 718,580 +32,157

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 131,221,946
Italy 29,773,462
United Arab Emirates 12,794,059
Portugal 4,636,815
Netherlands 2,788,948

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 69,491,237 61,730,709 -7,760,528
Italy 15,695,480 14,077,982 -1,617,498
United Arab Emirates 6,589,005 6,205,054 -383,951
Portugal 2,747,523 1,889,292 -858,231
Netherlands 812,546 1,976,402 +1,163,856
France 600,467 1,595,167 +994,700
United Kingdom 711,780 827,359 +115,579
Germany 665,481 820,827 +155,346
Spain 558,127 660,125 +101,998
China 604,169 174,754 -429,415

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 18
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - West 7
South East Wales 7
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6

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 16 13 -3
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
South East Wales 4 6 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 1 -4
Northern Ireland 4 3 -1
North Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Suffolk 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 5 2 -3

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) 139,717,834
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,614,768
Other 6,369,670
Road transport 967,118
Air transport 70,487

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) 69,891,026 69,826,808 -64,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,427,926 20,186,842 -9,241,084
Other 3,588,181 2,781,489 -806,692
Road transport 373,401 593,717 +220,316
Air transport 34,936 35,551 +615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
TRT 36,697,626
Liverpool Docks 21,114,972
Hull 18,166,091
Cardiff Docks 15,700,343
Belfast Port 14,947,955

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 21,582,659 15,114,967 -6,467,692
Liverpool Docks 10,675,203 10,439,769 -235,434
Hull 9,672,830 8,493,261 -1,179,569
Cardiff Docks 8,954,263 6,746,080 -2,208,183
Belfast Port 5,458,113 9,489,842 +4,031,729
Warrenpoint Harbour 6,542,249 7,283,854 +741,605
Felixstowe 7,143,088 6,078,754 -1,064,334
Immingham Docks 6,176,505 6,200,004 +23,499
Dover 5,298,025 7,061,935 +1,763,910
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 6,722,972 2,836,556 -3,886,416

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 49
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of basic metals 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 33
2025-10 37
2025-09 31
2025-08 27
2025-07 32

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 39
54m+ 39
15m-54m 22
Other 9
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 £
Germany 66,470,039
Ireland 50,721,752
Sweden 33,737,782
Finland 23,731,381
Italy 19,203,889

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 33,554,999 32,915,040 -639,959
Ireland 28,725,346 21,996,406 -6,728,940
Sweden 21,013,462 12,724,320 -8,289,142
Finland 13,561,772 10,169,609 -3,392,163
Italy 10,838,854 8,365,035 -2,473,819
Norway 12,936,071 3,916,269 -9,019,802
Poland 8,513,975 5,905,094 -2,608,881
Netherlands 8,067,870 6,337,975 -1,729,895
Denmark 6,318,941 5,854,567 -464,374
Slovakia 4,164,845 3,838,029 -326,816

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 15,826,085
XI 10,701,814
XU 2,898,309
United Arab Emirates 103,326
Ireland 2,752

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 9,048,313 6,777,772 -2,270,541
XI 7,139,909 3,561,905 -3,578,004
XU 1,216,759 1,681,550 +464,791
United Arab Emirates 73,070 30,256 -42,814
Ireland 2,752 0 -2,752
Spain 873 0 -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) 236,091,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,415,337
Other 29,533,159
Air transport 221,616

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) 123,927,109 112,164,094 -11,763,015
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,615,954 5,799,383 -30,816,571
Other 17,481,676 12,051,483 -5,430,193
Air transport 168,788 52,828 -115,960

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 109,962,615
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,159,331
Harwich 34,085,919
London 32,119,017
000 29,533,159

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 64,336,958 45,625,657 -18,711,301
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,486,374 13,672,957 -10,813,417
Harwich 22,902,843 11,183,076 -11,719,767
London 12,675,845 19,443,172 +6,767,327
000 17,481,676 12,051,483 -5,430,193
Middlesbrough 10,921,922 5,817,599 -5,104,323
Felixstowe 4,707,649 4,808,236 +100,587
Holyhead 4,643,661 3,662,388 -981,273
Heysham 3,693,312 4,060,733 +367,421
Liverpool Docks 2,932,325 2,188,348 -743,977

Quick facts

HS code: 73066199

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

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