Import/export HS code 730711: Non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings

Pipe fittings made of non-malleable cast iron, often used in plumbing and industrial systems

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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 £
China 31,916,883
India 12,270,668
Denmark 2,091,626
Poland 1,966,833
France 1,919,008

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 £
China 18,584,723 13,332,160 -5,252,563
India 6,001,291 6,269,377 +268,086
Denmark 1,308,159 783,467 -524,692
Poland 1,713,955 252,878 -1,461,077
France 1,124,417 794,591 -329,826
Spain 896,236 884,319 -11,917
Netherlands 1,163,725 555,307 -608,418
Germany 559,369 784,137 +224,768
Czechia 670,295 663,439 -6,856
Ireland 250,635 1,056,873 +806,238

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 £
China 35,231,595
India 12,355,811
Poland 2,045,533
Spain 1,618,542
Czechia 1,355,228

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 £
China 20,342,569 14,889,026 -5,453,543
India 6,083,578 6,272,233 +188,655
Poland 1,771,664 273,869 -1,497,795
Spain 927,530 691,012 -236,518
Czechia 676,673 678,555 +1,882
Sweden 1,172,605 150,849 -1,021,756
United States 799,650 449,489 -350,161
Netherlands 674,504 506,181 -168,323
Hungary 445,416 393,700 -51,716
Germany 320,082 292,644 -27,438

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 18
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11

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 11 15 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 7 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
Essex 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 8 4 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 3 -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) 40,985,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,939,938
Air transport 6,441,804
Other 1,730,474
Road transport 7,899

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) 23,694,390 17,290,860 -6,403,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,810,320 5,129,618 -2,680,702
Air transport 3,436,095 3,005,709 -430,386
Other 353,125 1,377,349 +1,024,224
Road transport 1,958 5,941 +3,983

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 29,811,117
Dover 6,690,505
London Gateway Port 4,530,514
Birmingham Airport 3,707,413
Southampton 3,308,170

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 £
Felixstowe 16,896,663 12,914,454 -3,982,209
Dover 3,166,956 3,523,549 +356,593
London Gateway Port 2,310,680 2,219,834 -90,846
Birmingham Airport 1,784,157 1,923,256 +139,099
Southampton 2,071,679 1,236,491 -835,188
Immingham Docks 1,810,657 90,249 -1,720,408
000 353,125 1,377,349 +1,024,224
Harwich 1,459,058 37,446 -1,421,612
Thamesport 1,003,855 430,512 -573,343
Eurotunnel 813,928 567,604 -246,324

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 53
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 28
2025-10 34
2025-09 34
2025-08 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 82
54m+ 79
15m-54m 15
Other 15
0-1m 11

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 23,950,517
Germany 19,146,464
France 15,207,090
Czechia 3,548,429
Saudi Arabia 2,353,227

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 13,018,676 10,931,841 -2,086,835
Germany 10,026,115 9,120,349 -905,766
France 8,412,457 6,794,633 -1,617,824
Czechia 2,126,012 1,422,417 -703,595
Saudi Arabia 1,389,889 963,338 -426,551
Italy 824,902 768,315 -56,587
Spain 894,260 684,677 -209,583
Netherlands 655,174 899,822 +244,648
United Arab Emirates 596,431 920,652 +324,221
Singapore 649,377 795,973 +146,596

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 15,737,969
China 3,711
Italy 791
Sweden 783
Indonesia 616

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 9,240,959 6,497,010 -2,743,949
China 1,412 2,299 +887
Italy 199 592 +393
Sweden 783 0 -783
Indonesia 0 616 +616
Ireland 74 0 -74
Belgium 20 0 -20

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) 54,787,361
Other 15,898,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,631,304
Air transport 6,794,398
Road transport 63,479

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) 27,108,359 27,679,002 +570,643
Other 9,343,110 6,555,097 -2,788,013
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,770,516 5,860,788 -1,909,728
Air transport 4,799,111 1,995,287 -2,803,824
Road transport 63,479 0 -63,479

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,857,269
000 15,898,207
Holyhead 5,300,892
London Gateway Port 5,280,508
Felixstowe 3,404,975

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 22,823,075 22,034,194 -788,881
000 9,343,110 6,555,097 -2,788,013
Holyhead 2,653,095 2,647,797 -5,298
London Gateway Port 2,226,207 3,054,301 +828,094
Felixstowe 1,845,227 1,559,748 -285,479
ZLC 2,971,394 285,757 -2,685,637
London Heathrow Airport 1,698,456 758,491 -939,965
Liverpool Docks 779,325 1,269,011 +489,686
East Midlands Airport 1,720,386 213,840 -1,506,546
Immingham Docks 877,990 892,334 +14,344

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 730711

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

Description: Pipe fittings made of non-malleable cast iron, often used in plumbing and industrial systems