Import/export HS code 73072290: Threaded elbows and bends

Threaded iron or steel elbows and bends for pipe connections

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  • 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 9,897,986
China 7,819,070
Netherlands 7,560,606
Israel 5,525,305
Germany 4,877,544

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 5,177,849 4,720,137 -457,712
China 3,789,147 4,029,923 +240,776
Netherlands 4,191,993 3,368,613 -823,380
Israel 2,630,553 2,894,752 +264,199
Germany 2,568,089 2,309,455 -258,634
Italy 1,548,004 1,164,088 -383,916
India 578,593 500,285 -78,308
Norway 141,732 489,546 +347,814
Canada 207,104 295,211 +88,107
Switzerland 233,039 245,947 +12,908

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 16,544,501
China 8,517,435
Israel 5,501,577
Italy 2,829,084
Germany 2,002,508

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 8,720,692 7,823,809 -896,883
China 4,161,962 4,355,473 +193,511
Israel 2,633,758 2,867,819 +234,061
Italy 1,635,926 1,193,158 -442,768
Germany 815,863 1,186,645 +370,782
Romania 1,058,293 739,679 -318,614
India 564,826 506,839 -57,987
United Kingdom 416,941 252,439 -164,502
Norway 45,959 478,908 +432,949
Taiwan 276,441 163,677 -112,764

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 34
Inner London - West 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23
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 13 18 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 14 -3
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 8 -8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 9 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 11 +5
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 24,738,044
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,962,020
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,411,961
Other 2,097,190
Road transport 145,723

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 12,031,128 12,706,916 +675,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,298,533 5,663,487 -635,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,072,511 2,339,450 -733,061
Other 1,308,458 788,732 -519,726
Road transport 52,564 93,159 +40,595

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,864,315
Felixstowe 6,646,544
Birmingham Airport 5,882,993
London Stansted Airport 3,651,384
000 2,097,190

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 5,697,686 5,166,629 -531,057
Felixstowe 3,432,689 3,213,855 -218,834
Birmingham Airport 2,907,951 2,975,042 +67,091
London Stansted Airport 1,533,082 2,118,302 +585,220
000 1,308,458 788,732 -519,726
East Midlands Airport 1,098,851 918,481 -180,370
Thamesport 1,210,429 773,633 -436,796
Eurotunnel 1,276,548 672,647 -603,901
London Gateway Port 953,385 949,811 -3,574
Manchester Airport 582,176 810,660 +228,484

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 86
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 50
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 31
Other manufacturing 23
Manufacture of other transport equipment 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 51
2025-10 70
2025-09 66
2025-08 57
2025-07 68

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 135
15m-54m 32
Other 31
0-1m 15

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 5,766,025
United Arab Emirates 2,398,430
Norway 1,279,214
Nigeria 1,012,038
Ireland 991,661

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 3,178,493 2,587,532 -590,961
United Arab Emirates 1,073,825 1,324,605 +250,780
Norway 535,254 743,960 +208,706
Nigeria 80,612 931,426 +850,814
Ireland 585,933 405,728 -180,205
United States 505,074 416,620 -88,454
France 446,392 227,638 -218,754
Singapore 501,662 120,433 -381,229
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 239,982 341,503 +101,521
Malaysia 40,074 517,841 +477,767

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 56,175
Turkey 19,377
Italy 15,633
Netherlands 5,154
XU 3,843

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 43,478 12,697 -30,781
Turkey 9,951 9,426 -525
Italy 13,490 2,143 -11,347
Netherlands 2,260 2,894 +634
XU 1,910 1,933 +23
Germany 2,000 711 -1,289
China 367 67 -300
Switzerland 0 395 +395
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 11,445,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,506,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,965,094
Other 103,941
Road transport 65,654

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 6,517,982 4,927,144 -1,590,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,839,314 3,667,320 -171,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,203,442 1,761,652 +558,210
Other 73,675 30,266 -43,409
Road transport 65,654 0 -65,654

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,536,031
London Heathrow Airport 4,322,482
East Midlands Airport 2,278,115
London Stansted Airport 2,203,010
Glasgow Airport 1,225,604

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 3,346,113 2,189,918 -1,156,195
London Heathrow Airport 2,771,260 1,551,222 -1,220,038
East Midlands Airport 1,330,831 947,284 -383,547
London Stansted Airport 895,638 1,307,372 +411,734
Glasgow Airport 658,354 567,250 -91,104
London 213,168 926,197 +713,029
Dover 154,066 714,028 +559,962
Immingham Docks 309,384 551,794 +242,410
ZLC 485,511 273,614 -211,897
London Gateway Port 364,005 237,306 -126,699

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