Import/export HS code 73079311: Butt welding elbows and bends

Elbows and bends made for butt welding in iron or steel piping

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* 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 £
Italy 3,944,386
China 2,131,090
Denmark 1,334,814
Austria 801,831
Belgium 790,765

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 £
Italy 1,965,966 1,978,420 +12,454
China 1,319,012 812,078 -506,934
Denmark 474,309 860,505 +386,196
Austria 309,191 492,640 +183,449
Belgium 83,191 707,574 +624,383
Germany 373,633 388,510 +14,877
Netherlands 440,160 149,975 -290,185
Spain 152,961 252,233 +99,272
Thailand 182,940 103,699 -79,241
Turkey 115,379 45,766 -69,613

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 £
Italy 4,185,730
China 2,113,901
Austria 1,758,745
Belgium 804,835
Germany 555,738

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 £
Italy 2,103,986 2,081,744 -22,242
China 1,280,314 833,587 -446,727
Austria 726,120 1,032,625 +306,505
Belgium 129,751 675,084 +545,333
Germany 304,743 250,995 -53,748
Spain 79,660 252,233 +172,573
Thailand 167,918 110,929 -56,989
Denmark 85,481 170,196 +84,715
United Kingdom 122,870 123,571 +701
France 111,736 92,115 -19,621

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
West Midlands 6
Cheshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Cheshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 1 -3
East Central Scotland 1 3 +2
Essex 1 3 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,411,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,797,854
Air transport 909,152
Other 21,952

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,579,019 3,832,086 +1,253,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,757,579 2,040,275 -717,304
Air transport 557,806 351,346 -206,460
Other 10,079 11,873 +1,794

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,649,030
Immingham Docks 2,253,150
Felixstowe 2,134,862
Thamesport 748,102
Eurotunnel 490,777

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 £
Dover 1,313,577 2,335,453 +1,021,876
Immingham Docks 744,265 1,508,885 +764,620
Felixstowe 1,340,361 794,501 -545,860
Thamesport 533,871 214,231 -319,640
Eurotunnel 219,135 271,642 +52,507
London Gateway Port 318,973 83,986 -234,987
Leeds Bradford Airport 222,071 117,153 -104,918
Tyne 81,005 207,442 +126,437
London 167,156 112,136 -55,020
Manchester Airport 99,381 122,218 +22,837

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 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 22
2025-09 19
2025-08 16
2025-07 17

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 37
54m+ 31
0-1m 7
15m-54m 6
Other 5

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 £
United States 4,426,865
Ireland 3,068,368
Canada 890,943
Guyana 859,368
Norway 856,530

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 £
United States 507,192 3,919,673 +3,412,481
Ireland 1,356,394 1,711,974 +355,580
Canada 47,398 843,545 +796,147
Guyana 54,662 804,706 +750,044
Norway 157,392 699,138 +541,746
Netherlands 298,731 457,254 +158,523
Israel 77,459 330,985 +253,526
United Arab Emirates 242,742 138,207 -104,535
Azerbaijan 202,588 89,882 -112,706
Italy 140,998 121,351 -19,647

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 £
France 124,995
China 8,232
XI 1,724
India 623
XU 154

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 £
France 52,567 72,428 +19,861
China 6,186 2,046 -4,140
XI 1,374 350 -1,024
India 623 0 -623
XU 154 0 -154
Germany 122 0 -122
Austria 86 0 -86

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,970,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,569,539
Air transport 3,580,848
Other 135,936
Road transport 4,830

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,414,650 4,555,756 +3,141,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,414,216 3,155,323 +741,107
Air transport 680,744 2,900,104 +2,219,360
Other 61,112 74,824 +13,712
Road transport 4,830 0 -4,830

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,305,672
Liverpool Docks 1,802,721
Manchester Airport 1,740,753
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,424,428
Holyhead 1,362,258

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 £
Southampton 79,464 2,226,208 +2,146,744
Liverpool Docks 393,926 1,408,795 +1,014,869
Manchester Airport 170,406 1,570,347 +1,399,941
Dover / Eurotunnel 663,690 760,738 +97,048
Holyhead 788,645 573,613 -215,032
London Gateway Port 510,494 486,457 -24,037
London Heathrow Airport 251,723 661,935 +410,212
Hull 5,733 692,141 +686,408
Immingham Docks 189,448 474,286 +284,838
Aberdeen Docks 147,058 470,819 +323,761

Quick facts

HS code: 73079311

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

Description: Elbows and bends made for butt welding in iron or steel piping