Import/export HS code 73072390: Various butt welding fittings

Other types of butt welding fittings made of iron or steel

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 £
China 7,732,601
Italy 5,020,444
Netherlands 2,091,686
France 1,875,218
Germany 1,821,887

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 4,492,122 3,240,479 -1,251,643
Italy 3,116,834 1,903,610 -1,213,224
Netherlands 954,710 1,136,976 +182,266
France 946,326 928,892 -17,434
Germany 738,777 1,083,110 +344,333
United States 815,671 963,118 +147,447
Spain 620,639 708,729 +88,090
Thailand 591,237 295,786 -295,451
Denmark 313,061 425,354 +112,293
Finland 285,657 230,512 -55,145

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 8,326,321
Italy 5,270,325
Germany 2,016,818
United States 1,815,045
France 1,787,065

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 4,759,452 3,566,869 -1,192,583
Italy 3,222,093 2,048,232 -1,173,861
Germany 864,607 1,152,211 +287,604
United States 815,403 999,642 +184,239
France 884,975 902,090 +17,115
Spain 598,616 688,717 +90,101
Thailand 533,778 331,856 -201,922
Finland 374,692 394,434 +19,742
Netherlands 465,638 255,973 -209,665
Denmark 311,538 399,086 +87,548

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 21
Greater Manchester 14
West Yorkshire 12
Cheshire 11
North Eastern Scotland 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 15 16 +1
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
West Yorkshire 6 9 +3
Cheshire 4 10 +6
North Eastern Scotland 10 4 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 6 4 -2

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) 9,521,847
Air transport 8,662,074
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,426,709
Other 101,367
Road transport 4,609

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) 5,192,305 4,329,542 -862,763
Air transport 5,268,324 3,393,750 -1,874,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,390,619 4,036,090 -354,529
Other 93,130 8,237 -84,893
Road transport 4,609 0 -4,609

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,656,788
Manchester Airport 2,904,702
Dover 2,823,475
London Heathrow Airport 2,000,106
Thamesport 1,787,537

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 3,059,566 2,597,222 -462,344
Manchester Airport 2,139,071 765,631 -1,373,440
Dover 1,615,861 1,207,614 -408,247
London Heathrow Airport 1,187,077 813,029 -374,048
Thamesport 1,015,929 771,608 -244,321
Eurotunnel 689,234 1,028,414 +339,180
East Midlands Airport 820,647 701,950 -118,697
Immingham Docks 442,854 902,880 +460,026
London 674,741 589,266 -85,475
Birmingham Airport 405,213 684,110 +278,897

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 54
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 34
2025-10 31
2025-09 30
2025-08 40
2025-07 34

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 87
54m+ 70
Other 18
15m-54m 17
0-1m 9

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 £
Norway 10,603,048
Slovakia 2,717,138
Netherlands 1,228,295
Saudi Arabia 1,175,750
Germany 851,216

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 £
Norway 7,252,153 3,350,895 -3,901,258
Slovakia 2,645,461 71,677 -2,573,784
Netherlands 663,597 564,698 -98,899
Saudi Arabia 588,043 587,707 -336
Germany 639,787 211,429 -428,358
China 386,368 448,321 +61,953
United States 243,608 550,550 +306,942
Ireland 451,177 293,544 -157,633
Spain 253,107 263,823 +10,716
Brazil 355,205 155,866 -199,339

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 495
Ireland 4

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 0 495 +495
Ireland 4 0 -4

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) 14,935,280
Air transport 7,745,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,840,945
Road transport 94,391
Other 499

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) 10,429,656 4,505,624 -5,924,032
Air transport 3,759,400 3,985,818 +226,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,518,447 1,322,498 -1,195,949
Road transport 94,391 0 -94,391
Other 4 495 +491

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,464,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,251,088
London Heathrow Airport 3,636,388
East Midlands Airport 1,645,442
Manchester Airport 1,010,516

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 6,961,070 3,503,000 -3,458,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,526,718 724,370 -3,802,348
London Heathrow Airport 1,750,994 1,885,394 +134,400
East Midlands Airport 937,735 707,707 -230,028
Manchester Airport 445,530 564,986 +119,456
ZLC 355,703 510,297 +154,594
London Gateway Port 412,030 251,820 -160,210
Southampton 59,090 499,485 +440,395
Aberdeen Airport 143,477 200,665 +57,188
Holyhead 206,205 110,858 -95,347

Quick facts

HS code: 73072390

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

Description: Other types of butt welding fittings made of iron or steel