Import/export HS code 73089098: Various iron or steel structural parts

Various structural parts made of iron or steel, not specified elsewhere

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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 £
China 498,866,810
Germany 420,275,625
Spain 253,505,849
Belgium 176,447,862
Netherlands 168,502,010

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 141,558,787 357,308,023 +215,749,236
Germany 175,867,751 244,407,874 +68,540,123
Spain 133,210,890 120,294,959 -12,915,931
Belgium 95,892,378 80,555,484 -15,336,894
Netherlands 113,648,894 54,853,116 -58,795,778
Poland 68,993,610 53,427,011 -15,566,599
Turkey 62,375,621 43,194,211 -19,181,410
France 60,539,971 39,724,883 -20,815,088
Denmark 56,462,734 18,692,721 -37,770,013
Ireland 23,494,612 32,009,510 +8,514,898

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 520,279,568
Germany 432,503,144
Spain 266,994,159
Belgium 178,800,422
Poland 160,934,783

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 149,219,265 371,060,303 +221,841,038
Germany 182,242,989 250,260,155 +68,017,166
Spain 144,812,649 122,181,510 -22,631,139
Belgium 117,413,833 61,386,589 -56,027,244
Poland 89,787,477 71,147,306 -18,640,171
Turkey 65,916,022 45,413,317 -20,502,705
Netherlands 51,517,667 35,154,352 -16,363,315
Denmark 50,616,351 10,570,257 -40,046,094
Italy 30,729,629 21,209,503 -9,520,126
France 27,349,061 23,837,349 -3,511,712

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 182
Inner London - West 170
West Midlands 146
Greater Manchester 132
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 110

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 124 123 -1
Inner London - West 116 114 -2
West Midlands 106 92 -14
Greater Manchester 81 85 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 77 79 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 58 73 +15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 62 71 +9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 73 68 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 73 60 -13
Inner London - East 51 63 +12

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) 1,161,452,301
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,000,559,610
Other 33,218,128
Air transport 29,764,165
Road transport 24,545,936

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) 512,968,565 648,483,736 +135,515,171
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 528,813,905 471,745,705 -57,068,200
Other 13,215,368 20,002,760 +6,787,392
Air transport 15,600,923 14,163,242 -1,437,681
Road transport 9,394,120 15,151,816 +5,757,696
Rail transport 121,317 454,265 +332,948

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 342,839,425
Tyne 297,317,555
Felixstowe 261,859,765
Leith 180,615,767
Immingham Docks 149,885,867

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 167,324,376 175,515,049 +8,190,673
Tyne 158,189,994 139,127,561 -19,062,433
Felixstowe 138,465,586 123,394,179 -15,071,407
Leith 0 180,615,767 +180,615,767
Immingham Docks 67,722,237 82,163,630 +14,441,393
Hull 22,914,957 125,921,067 +103,006,110
Aberdeen Docks 127,221,052 1,520,969 -125,700,083
Eurotunnel 34,830,695 36,354,700 +1,524,005
Southampton 39,098,233 30,758,732 -8,339,501
London 35,928,654 31,381,778 -4,546,876

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 598
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 304
Specialised construction activities 273
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 230
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 151

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 446
2025-11 478
2025-10 502
2025-09 470
2025-08 464

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 1055
54m+ 828
0-1m 394
15m-54m 321
Other 246

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 £
Denmark 215,453,309
Netherlands 188,589,348
Ireland 186,803,181
Germany 51,594,425
Belgium 43,821,726

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 £
Denmark 4,058,880 211,394,429 +207,335,549
Netherlands 131,765,322 56,824,026 -74,941,296
Ireland 97,733,471 89,069,710 -8,663,761
Germany 33,320,661 18,273,764 -15,046,897
Belgium 32,067,671 11,754,055 -20,313,616
France 26,356,667 15,922,327 -10,434,340
United States 22,060,660 16,003,318 -6,057,342
Sweden 17,536,459 7,163,175 -10,373,284
Spain 14,807,356 5,925,946 -8,881,410
Australia 5,218,223 5,824,013 +605,790

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 45,419,710
Ireland 14,095,583
Germany 2,450,615
France 1,789,010
China 900,448

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 24,497,984 20,921,726 -3,576,258
Ireland 6,139,510 7,956,073 +1,816,563
Germany 1,353,809 1,096,806 -257,003
France 944,131 844,879 -99,252
China 413,026 487,422 +74,396
United Arab Emirates 49,864 90,977 +41,113
Netherlands 56,537 31,951 -24,586
India 37,823 4,976 -32,847
Slovakia 15,455 10,841 -4,614
Italy 9,305 9,510 +205

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) 595,076,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 302,616,953
Other 67,079,089
Air transport 27,947,105
Road transport 2,148,388

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) 299,338,457 295,738,467 -3,599,990
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 137,200,893 165,416,060 +28,215,167
Other 34,831,665 32,247,424 -2,584,241
Air transport 15,506,668 12,440,437 -3,066,231
Road transport 2,147,388 1,000 -2,146,388

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 300,296,635
Dover / Eurotunnel 160,925,157
Immingham Docks 94,899,369
000 67,079,089
London Gateway Port 58,436,661

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 £
Tyne 65,708,887 234,587,748 +168,878,861
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,991,422 63,933,735 -33,057,687
Immingham Docks 61,199,687 33,699,682 -27,500,005
000 34,831,665 32,247,424 -2,584,241
London Gateway Port 38,123,689 20,312,972 -17,810,717
Liverpool Docks 26,427,698 16,652,077 -9,775,621
Holyhead 17,894,278 19,416,148 +1,521,870
499 35,228,812 0 -35,228,812
Heysham 15,258,506 14,173,269 -1,085,237
Southampton 18,437,966 8,841,209 -9,596,757

Quick facts

HS code: 73089098

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

Description: Various structural parts made of iron or steel, not specified elsewhere