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 7,653,149
Italy 5,013,305
Netherlands 2,061,310
France 1,998,317
United States 1,859,012

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 4,679,483 2,973,666 -1,705,817
Italy 3,055,090 1,958,215 -1,096,875
Netherlands 936,600 1,124,710 +188,110
France 917,554 1,080,763 +163,209
United States 829,073 1,029,939 +200,866
Germany 811,405 1,025,018 +213,613
Spain 636,851 719,605 +82,754
Thailand 522,292 398,482 -123,810
Denmark 341,138 427,471 +86,333
Finland 319,804 254,045 -65,759

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 8,235,976
Italy 5,266,626
Germany 2,016,192
France 1,910,164
United States 1,894,776

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 4,874,633 3,361,343 -1,513,290
Italy 3,158,062 2,108,564 -1,049,498
Germany 941,416 1,074,776 +133,360
France 854,564 1,055,600 +201,036
United States 828,313 1,066,463 +238,150
Spain 617,051 699,593 +82,542
Thailand 462,833 457,904 -4,929
Finland 409,889 424,583 +14,694
Denmark 339,615 401,203 +61,588
Netherlands 424,966 262,159 -162,807

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10

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 9 +0
West Yorkshire 6 9 +3
Cheshire 6 10 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
North Eastern Scotland 9 4 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 5 4 -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) 9,558,054
Air transport 8,851,770
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,442,518
Other 88,659
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) 5,302,705 4,255,349 -1,047,356
Air transport 5,260,458 3,591,312 -1,669,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,418,347 4,024,171 -394,176
Other 78,160 10,499 -67,661
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 5,564,934
Dover 2,984,471
Manchester Airport 2,896,789
London Heathrow Airport 1,999,941
Thamesport 1,775,999

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 3,241,350 2,323,584 -917,766
Dover 1,796,942 1,187,529 -609,413
Manchester Airport 2,128,734 768,055 -1,360,679
London Heathrow Airport 1,204,583 795,358 -409,225
Thamesport 983,486 792,513 -190,973
Eurotunnel 644,963 1,066,118 +421,155
East Midlands Airport 757,817 774,131 +16,314
Immingham Docks 489,203 864,599 +375,396
Birmingham Airport 450,318 766,810 +316,492
London 592,330 597,595 +5,265

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. 22
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
2026-01 27
2025-11 34
2025-10 31
2025-09 30
2025-08 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 86
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 10,309,024
Slovakia 2,717,138
Netherlands 1,171,815
Saudi Arabia 1,160,711
Germany 838,183

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 7,097,179 3,211,845 -3,885,334
Slovakia 2,647,092 70,046 -2,577,046
Netherlands 610,562 561,253 -49,309
Saudi Arabia 842,290 318,421 -523,869
Germany 633,814 204,369 -429,445
China 383,618 447,321 +63,703
United States 227,490 558,293 +330,803
Ireland 469,515 292,699 -176,816
Spain 234,075 262,899 +28,824
Brazil 372,007 123,895 -248,112

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

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 25 470 +445

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) 14,924,569
Air transport 7,649,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,433,890
Road transport 20,089
Other 495

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) 10,567,792 4,356,777 -6,211,015
Air transport 3,942,643 3,706,754 -235,889
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,161,234 1,272,656 -888,578
Road transport 20,089 0 -20,089
Other 25 470 +445

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,221,366
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,199,450
London Heathrow Airport 3,503,909
East Midlands Airport 1,614,411
Manchester Airport 991,440

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 6,847,169 3,374,197 -3,472,972
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,439,634 759,816 -3,679,818
London Heathrow Airport 1,917,924 1,585,985 -331,939
East Midlands Airport 933,979 680,432 -253,547
Manchester Airport 423,139 568,301 +145,162
ZLC 290,743 577,920 +287,177
London Gateway Port 394,334 214,695 -179,639
Southampton 59,090 499,485 +440,395
Aberdeen Airport 169,899 184,319 +14,420
Holyhead 210,418 105,600 -104,818

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