Import/export HS code 73071910: Cast iron pipe fittings

Pipe fittings made of cast iron, used in various applications

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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 25,610,938
Netherlands 17,118,786
Poland 11,715,337
France 7,543,443
Belgium 4,759,388

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 13,786,633 11,824,305 -1,962,328
Netherlands 7,984,710 9,134,076 +1,149,366
Poland 5,766,563 5,948,774 +182,211
France 3,751,590 3,791,853 +40,263
Belgium 2,783,247 1,976,141 -807,106
United States 1,848,154 2,317,902 +469,748
Germany 970,084 1,400,616 +430,532
Brazil 1,045,662 886,966 -158,696
Ireland 710,306 400,002 -310,304
Spain 643,711 336,787 -306,924

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 31,376,925
Austria 16,755,132
Poland 12,449,957
France 7,708,820
Germany 2,352,795

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 16,462,925 14,914,000 -1,548,925
Austria 7,828,606 8,926,526 +1,097,920
Poland 6,293,643 6,156,314 -137,329
France 3,889,700 3,819,120 -70,580
Germany 990,599 1,362,196 +371,597
Brazil 1,074,394 902,051 -172,343
Ireland 681,981 387,382 -294,599
Croatia 405,455 487,859 +82,404
United States 267,212 166,704 -100,508
Indonesia 139,950 199,879 +59,929

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
Greater Manchester 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9

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 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 8 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 4 -1
Essex 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,181,226
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,771,139
Other 3,885,000
Air transport 1,598,283

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) 21,987,320 19,193,906 -2,793,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,039,848 18,731,291 +2,691,443
Other 2,171,642 1,713,358 -458,284
Air transport 757,873 840,410 +82,537

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,231,300
Dover 20,171,942
Harwich 7,895,142
Southampton 5,249,278
Liverpool Docks 5,235,023

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 12,646,900 9,584,400 -3,062,500
Dover 9,229,634 10,942,308 +1,712,674
Harwich 4,049,134 3,846,008 -203,126
Southampton 3,035,710 2,213,568 -822,142
Liverpool Docks 3,082,348 2,152,675 -929,673
London Gateway Port 843,506 3,447,464 +2,603,958
Immingham Docks 1,527,430 2,413,655 +886,225
000 2,171,642 1,713,358 -458,284
Purfleet 689,044 962,344 +273,300
London 1,144,050 490,755 -653,295

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
Specialised construction activities 15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 13
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 39
2025-10 36
2025-09 37
2025-08 36
2025-07 40

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 64
54m+ 61
15m-54m 16
Other 14
0-1m 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 2,437,970
France 854,024
Belgium 731,256
Italy 465,601
Portugal 403,010

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 1,155,687 1,282,283 +126,596
France 324,515 529,509 +204,994
Belgium 363,577 367,679 +4,102
Italy 240,018 225,583 -14,435
Portugal 240,032 162,978 -77,054
Germany 121,542 197,482 +75,940
Australia 265,292 36,781 -228,511
Netherlands 134,900 150,263 +15,363
Poland 163,109 95,630 -67,479
Morocco 196,721 0 -196,721

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 £
China 20,496
Italy 10,779
XU 8,748
Indonesia 7,860
Austria 7,679

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 £
China 13,416 7,080 -6,336
Italy 6,715 4,064 -2,651
XU 4,349 4,399 +50
Indonesia 6,437 1,423 -5,014
Austria 6,915 764 -6,151
XI 1,685 4,385 +2,700
United States 0 3,316 +3,316
XL 851 267 -584
India 698 49 -649
Switzerland 162 490 +328

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) 6,088,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,193,285
Air transport 587,705
Other 69,038
Road transport 11,225

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) 2,911,421 3,176,826 +265,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 781,712 411,573 -370,139
Air transport 352,058 235,647 -116,411
Other 42,062 26,976 -15,086
Road transport 11,225 0 -11,225

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,231,429
Liverpool Docks 988,004
Holyhead 951,974
Heysham 452,573
London Heathrow Airport 370,145

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 1,538,439 1,692,990 +154,551
Liverpool Docks 561,801 426,203 -135,598
Holyhead 346,689 605,285 +258,596
Heysham 209,191 243,382 +34,191
London Heathrow Airport 237,024 133,121 -103,903
Dover 283,355 5,068 -278,287
London Gateway Port 186,608 48,020 -138,588
Immingham Docks 78,752 114,996 +36,244
Felixstowe 39,234 149,068 +109,834
Southampton 148,661 22,913 -125,748

Quick facts

HS code: 73071910

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

Description: Pipe fittings made of cast iron, used in various applications