Import/export HS code 73072290: Threaded elbows and bends

Threaded iron or steel elbows and bends for pipe connections

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 £
United States 9,970,631
China 8,090,388
Netherlands 7,437,813
Israel 5,389,249
Germany 4,866,902

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 £
United States 5,268,081 4,702,550 -565,531
China 3,929,742 4,160,646 +230,904
Netherlands 4,135,545 3,302,268 -833,277
Israel 2,724,588 2,664,661 -59,927
Germany 2,522,010 2,344,892 -177,118
Italy 1,480,684 1,288,492 -192,192
India 636,101 523,803 -112,298
Norway 120,281 485,504 +365,223
Canada 344,239 168,747 -175,492
Switzerland 225,681 242,528 +16,847

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 £
United States 16,607,930
China 8,781,040
Israel 5,365,521
Italy 2,830,097
Germany 2,048,194

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 £
United States 8,859,648 7,748,282 -1,111,366
China 4,316,454 4,464,586 +148,132
Israel 2,697,145 2,668,376 -28,769
Italy 1,510,467 1,319,630 -190,837
Germany 826,660 1,221,534 +394,874
Romania 1,054,567 739,739 -314,828
India 622,334 529,329 -93,005
United Kingdom 414,431 281,061 -133,370
Norway 48,594 468,051 +419,457
Mexico 114,336 305,489 +191,153

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 35
Inner London - West 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Greater Manchester 21

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 25 23 -2
Inner London - West 19 14 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 19 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 14 -4
Greater Manchester 11 14 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 9 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 12 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 9 -2
North Eastern Scotland 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 24,862,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,181,840
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,397,376
Other 1,980,428
Road transport 144,742

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 £
Air transport 12,508,511 12,354,382 -154,129
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,322,407 5,859,433 -462,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,981,494 2,415,882 -565,612
Other 1,216,981 763,447 -453,534
Road transport 42,826 101,916 +59,090

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,794,070
Felixstowe 6,796,808
Birmingham Airport 5,902,377
London Stansted Airport 3,710,292
East Midlands Airport 2,033,508

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 5,883,207 4,910,863 -972,344
Felixstowe 3,525,619 3,271,189 -254,430
Birmingham Airport 2,957,077 2,945,300 -11,777
London Stansted Airport 1,709,051 2,001,241 +292,190
East Midlands Airport 1,057,652 975,856 -81,796
Eurotunnel 1,308,808 679,062 -629,746
000 1,216,981 763,447 -453,534
London Gateway Port 879,992 1,056,064 +176,072
Thamesport 1,202,891 717,470 -485,421
Manchester Airport 631,304 774,253 +142,949

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 88
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 50
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 31
Manufacture of other transport equipment 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 51
2025-10 70
2025-09 66
2025-08 57

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
54m+ 180
1m-15m 136
15m-54m 34
Other 30
0-1m 14

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 5,915,223
United Arab Emirates 2,489,886
Norway 1,277,650
Nigeria 1,010,617
Ireland 1,002,253

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 3,175,119 2,740,104 -435,015
United Arab Emirates 1,048,797 1,441,089 +392,292
Norway 483,940 793,710 +309,770
Nigeria 77,068 933,549 +856,481
Ireland 614,437 387,816 -226,621
United States 463,596 461,717 -1,879
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 235,459 429,457 +193,998
Singapore 495,803 124,650 -371,153
France 384,358 173,665 -210,693
Malaysia 51,662 506,253 +454,591

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 53,513
Turkey 19,012
Italy 12,003
Netherlands 4,649
Germany 2,654

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 42,094 11,419 -30,675
Turkey 10,634 8,378 -2,256
Italy 9,774 2,229 -7,545
Netherlands 2,094 2,555 +461
Germany 2,240 414 -1,826
Switzerland 221 174 -47
China 271 67 -204
South Korea 219 0 -219

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 11,371,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,623,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,913,543
Other 96,626
Road transport 60,279

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 £
Air transport 6,085,546 5,286,146 -799,400
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,870,406 3,752,952 -117,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,230,220 1,683,323 +453,103
Other 69,580 27,046 -42,534
Road transport 60,279 0 -60,279

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,567,735
London Heathrow Airport 4,187,665
East Midlands Airport 2,383,368
London Stansted Airport 2,288,737
Glasgow Airport 1,174,279

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 3,308,276 2,259,459 -1,048,817
London Heathrow Airport 2,464,081 1,723,584 -740,497
East Midlands Airport 1,358,814 1,024,554 -334,260
London Stansted Airport 909,003 1,379,734 +470,731
Glasgow Airport 576,388 597,891 +21,503
London 215,257 923,844 +708,587
Immingham Docks 303,942 611,323 +307,381
Dover 179,411 689,816 +510,405
ZLC 489,834 259,728 -230,106
London Gateway Port 439,701 166,407 -273,294

Quick facts

HS code: 73072290

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

Description: Threaded iron or steel elbows and bends for pipe connections