Import/export HS code 73079290: 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 14,185,025
Germany 6,435,399
China 4,960,608
Italy 4,445,613
Japan 3,003,954

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 6,787,627 7,397,398 +609,771
Germany 3,214,139 3,221,260 +7,121
China 2,685,694 2,274,914 -410,780
Italy 2,084,960 2,360,653 +275,693
Japan 1,501,572 1,502,382 +810
France 1,399,559 1,243,691 -155,868
Ireland 970,688 334,537 -636,151
India 508,555 627,203 +118,648
Mexico 11,660 918,707 +907,047
Thailand 552,733 279,882 -272,851

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 14,613,214
China 8,584,880
Germany 6,590,368
Italy 4,154,355
France 1,962,491

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 7,188,654 7,424,560 +235,906
China 4,524,866 4,060,014 -464,852
Germany 3,100,911 3,489,457 +388,546
Italy 2,008,157 2,146,198 +138,041
France 1,099,411 863,080 -236,331
Mexico 632,523 1,073,344 +440,821
India 506,807 587,692 +80,885
South Korea 216,795 603,511 +386,716
Thailand 507,416 287,523 -219,893
Czechia 579,901 38,306 -541,595

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
West Midlands 22
Inner London - West 17
North Eastern Scotland 14

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 15 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 11 -5
West Midlands 20 13 -7
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
North Eastern Scotland 10 6 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 8 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 7 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 10 7 -3

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) 17,174,296
Air transport 14,945,657
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,401,462
Other 3,053,550
Road transport 33,350

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) 7,966,477 9,207,819 +1,241,342
Air transport 7,011,155 7,934,502 +923,347
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,079,189 4,322,273 -756,916
Other 1,909,408 1,144,142 -765,266
Road transport 27,441 5,909 -21,532

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 5,413,859
Felixstowe 5,366,255
Dover 4,511,148
East Midlands Airport 4,136,329
Liverpool Docks 3,197,203

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 £
Southampton 1,818,653 3,595,206 +1,776,553
Felixstowe 3,004,153 2,362,102 -642,051
Dover 2,067,849 2,443,299 +375,450
East Midlands Airport 1,940,592 2,195,737 +255,145
Liverpool Docks 1,841,397 1,355,806 -485,591
London Stansted Airport 1,598,771 1,459,937 -138,834
000 1,909,408 1,144,142 -765,266
London Heathrow Airport 1,334,367 1,253,123 -81,244
Birmingham Airport 693,470 1,066,744 +373,274
499 0 1,453,984 +1,453,984

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 83
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 40
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 26
Other manufacturing 24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 55
2025-11 45
2025-10 53
2025-09 57
2025-08 43

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+ 156
1m-15m 94
15m-54m 26
Other 23
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 £
Saudi Arabia 2,659,296
United States 2,129,331
France 1,466,780
Angola 1,049,199
Netherlands 1,020,175

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 £
Saudi Arabia 896,373 1,762,923 +866,550
United States 1,191,559 937,772 -253,787
France 790,979 675,801 -115,178
Angola 850,828 198,371 -652,457
Netherlands 649,776 370,399 -279,377
Sweden 441,530 447,420 +5,890
Norway 433,095 418,042 -15,053
Belgium 408,255 421,768 +13,513
Germany 398,165 357,217 -40,948
Italy 395,567 322,167 -73,400

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 57,027
Indonesia 37,467
Italy 34,320
Germany 32,512
Ireland 11,764

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 8,454 48,573 +40,119
Indonesia 37,447 20 -37,427
Italy 19,736 14,584 -5,152
Germany 19,974 12,538 -7,436
Ireland 6,702 5,062 -1,640
XI 6,122 2,274 -3,848
India 173 105 -68
Poland 168 9 -159
Nicaragua 138 0 -138
Netherlands 5 0 -5

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 6,320,340
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,542,393
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,463,028
Other 206,570
Road transport 23,217

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 3,544,906 2,775,434 -769,472
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,404,409 3,137,984 +733,575
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,888,999 2,574,029 -314,970
Other 116,173 90,397 -25,776
Road transport 23,217 0 -23,217

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,714,667
London Heathrow Airport 2,098,581
Tyne 2,025,699
Immingham Docks 1,253,139
East Midlands Airport 1,220,644

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 1,952,922 1,761,745 -191,177
London Heathrow Airport 998,465 1,100,116 +101,651
Tyne 300,158 1,725,541 +1,425,383
Immingham Docks 647,678 605,461 -42,217
East Midlands Airport 691,953 528,691 -163,262
Aberdeen Docks 758,333 405,886 -352,447
Warton Aerodrome 847,541 80,204 -767,337
London Stansted Airport 483,122 430,311 -52,811
London Gateway Port 441,063 429,803 -11,260
Southampton 328,927 338,427 +9,500

Quick facts

HS code: 73079290

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

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