Import/export HS code 730820: Iron or steel towers and masts

Towers and lattice masts made of iron or steel, used for support or communication

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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 £
United Arab Emirates 202,974,000
Spain 93,111,009
France 59,225,283
Germany 53,305,137
China 32,887,460

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 Arab Emirates 202,974,000 0 -202,974,000
Spain 64,406,307 28,704,702 -35,701,605
France 18,894,156 40,331,127 +21,436,971
Germany 27,211,413 26,093,724 -1,117,689
China 20,867,115 12,020,345 -8,846,770
Belgium 9,130,441 48,749 -9,081,692
Portugal 2,332,591 6,610,269 +4,277,678
United States 1,648,659 3,572,254 +1,923,595
Turkey 3,615,368 293,584 -3,321,784
Netherlands 1,633,345 1,820,967 +187,622

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 Arab Emirates 202,965,782
Spain 147,536,469
China 35,893,154
Germany 31,887,273
Turkey 20,652,523

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 Arab Emirates 202,965,782 0 -202,965,782
Spain 98,130,794 49,405,675 -48,725,119
China 10,507,177 25,385,977 +14,878,800
Germany 12,668,328 19,218,945 +6,550,617
Turkey 17,892,786 2,759,737 -15,133,049
Portugal 2,470,441 11,702,234 +9,231,793
France 6,174,906 5,710,578 -464,328
United States 1,762,392 3,551,187 +1,788,795
Malaysia 0 2,000,456 +2,000,456
Thailand 683,689 1,002,771 +319,082

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5

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
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 4 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 0 -4
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Kent 2 1 -1

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) 418,497,366
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,169,808
Other 1,115,720
Air transport 707,408

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) 313,150,432 105,346,934 -207,803,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,574,311 17,595,497 -23,978,814
Other 77,269 1,038,451 +961,182
Air transport 423,004 284,404 -138,600

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 211,549,196
Middlesbrough 113,275,696
Tyne 57,809,649
Glasgow 25,119,618
ROS 15,661,673

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 204,710,974 6,838,222 -197,872,752
Middlesbrough 45,947,156 67,328,540 +21,381,384
Tyne 57,663,490 146,159 -57,517,331
Glasgow 11,974,975 13,144,643 +1,169,668
ROS 15,661,673 0 -15,661,673
Felixstowe 7,698,575 2,893,435 -4,805,140
Ayr Harbour 0 7,596,457 +7,596,457
Southampton 4,436,637 1,701,868 -2,734,769
Dover / Eurotunnel 120,664 5,270,567 +5,149,903
Inverness 0 4,873,973 +4,873,973

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 10
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Specialised construction activities 5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 4
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 9
2025-09 4
2025-08 13
2025-07 11

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+ 32
1m-15m 24
0-1m 11
15m-54m 11
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 £
Netherlands 3,319,057
Saudi Arabia 2,800,118
Nigeria 1,873,558
United States 1,666,226
Ireland 1,586,312

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 £
Netherlands 1,597,453 1,721,604 +124,151
Saudi Arabia 2,763,700 36,418 -2,727,282
Nigeria 1,222,108 651,450 -570,658
United States 832,426 833,800 +1,374
Ireland 874,493 711,819 -162,674
South Korea 0 1,343,932 +1,343,932
Germany 975,670 293,843 -681,827
Spain 66,077 1,161,238 +1,095,161
Italy 623,566 379,366 -244,200
Poland 463,024 477,035 +14,011

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 £
Ireland 1,692

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 £
Ireland 382 1,310 +928

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) 11,399,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,849,411
Air transport 3,961,282
Road transport 8,604
Other 1,692

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) 7,458,070 3,941,813 -3,516,257
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,794,519 6,054,892 +1,260,373
Air transport 2,114,434 1,846,848 -267,586
Road transport 8,604 0 -8,604
Other 382 1,310 +928

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 5,210,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,448,845
London Heathrow Airport 2,904,293
Felixstowe 2,121,258
Tyne 1,782,937

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 £
London Gateway Port 3,212,072 1,998,863 -1,213,209
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,010,487 2,438,358 +427,871
London Heathrow Airport 1,801,630 1,102,663 -698,967
Felixstowe 2,020,120 101,138 -1,918,982
Tyne 321,941 1,460,996 +1,139,055
Southampton 582,311 772,209 +189,898
Immingham Docks 355,602 833,281 +477,679
Avonmouth Docks 1,168,543 0 -1,168,543
Middlesbrough 500,000 450,094 -49,906
Holyhead 494,553 410,123 -84,430

Quick facts

HS code: 730820

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

Description: Towers and lattice masts made of iron or steel, used for support or communication