Import/export HS code 73110011: Small gas containers under 20 liters

Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of less than 20 liters

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 4,334,114
Austria 3,440,646
Germany 3,341,661
Italy 2,903,533
Netherlands 2,105,142

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 1,796,296 2,537,818 +741,522
Austria 2,212,787 1,227,859 -984,928
Germany 1,720,841 1,620,820 -100,021
Italy 1,226,920 1,676,613 +449,693
Netherlands 1,233,028 872,114 -360,914
Czechia 835,231 535,799 -299,432
United States 723,288 481,615 -241,673
Ethiopia 710,030 432,355 -277,675
Poland 752,083 275,731 -476,352
Chile 515,071 271,110 -243,961

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 £
Austria 4,813,602
China 4,227,160
United Kingdom 3,471,892
United States 3,323,822
Germany 2,960,429

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 £
Austria 2,804,356 2,009,246 -795,110
China 1,735,057 2,492,103 +757,046
United Kingdom 1,852,827 1,619,065 -233,762
United States 2,010,412 1,313,410 -697,002
Germany 1,587,750 1,372,679 -215,071
Italy 1,058,690 1,267,902 +209,212
Czechia 917,481 546,128 -371,353
Poland 710,849 251,109 -459,740
Turkey 68,926 239,618 +170,692
Thailand 236,318 58,434 -177,884

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 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Inner London - West 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7

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 11 8 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 3 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
South East Wales 3 6 +3
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Norfolk 5 3 -2
Cheshire 3 2 -1

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) 13,448,593
Air transport 6,641,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,178,369
Other 1,553,520
Road transport 202,884

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) 7,760,968 5,687,625 -2,073,343
Air transport 3,990,492 2,650,647 -1,339,845
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,902,382 3,275,987 +1,373,605
Other 782,064 771,456 -10,608
Road transport 137,229 65,655 -71,574

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,746,307
London Heathrow Airport 4,966,788
Felixstowe 3,760,423
Liverpool Docks 1,974,094
Immingham Docks 1,862,316

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 3,210,358 2,535,949 -674,409
London Heathrow Airport 2,838,310 2,128,478 -709,832
Felixstowe 2,458,919 1,301,504 -1,157,415
Liverpool Docks 744,945 1,229,149 +484,204
Immingham Docks 773,767 1,088,549 +314,782
000 782,064 771,456 -10,608
Southampton 282,915 738,424 +455,509
Harwich 269,701 700,472 +430,771
London Stansted Airport 444,834 250,459 -194,375
Killingholme 411,855 241,410 -170,445

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 24
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 26
2025-10 28
2025-09 25
2025-08 28

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+ 65
1m-15m 53
Other 16
15m-54m 11
0-1m 4

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 £
Germany 10,249,518
Ireland 2,137,239
United Arab Emirates 1,415,807
United States 1,351,469
Norway 1,318,782

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 £
Germany 5,947,115 4,302,403 -1,644,712
Ireland 1,554,279 582,960 -971,319
United Arab Emirates 261,366 1,154,441 +893,075
United States 885,623 465,846 -419,777
Norway 77,546 1,241,236 +1,163,690
Ethiopia 723,107 566,303 -156,804
Australia 394,842 694,162 +299,320
Thailand 420,436 549,575 +129,139
Spain 687,930 242,019 -445,911
China 288,183 614,113 +325,930

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 20,092
China 4,856
Germany 3,400
Nicaragua 2,502
Czechia 98

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 13,128 6,964 -6,164
China 4,856 0 -4,856
Germany 0 3,400 +3,400
Nicaragua 0 2,502 +2,502
Czechia 98 0 -98

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) 14,623,587
Air transport 10,654,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,379,808
Other 36,819
Road transport 14,089

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) 8,957,780 5,665,807 -3,291,973
Air transport 5,145,002 5,509,815 +364,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,079,044 1,300,764 +221,720
Other 22,671 14,148 -8,523
Road transport 14,089 0 -14,089

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,122,849
London Heathrow Airport 8,336,833
Liverpool Docks 1,374,771
Felixstowe 1,194,580
London Stansted Airport 938,560

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 7,263,087 4,859,762 -2,403,325
London Heathrow Airport 4,077,813 4,259,020 +181,207
Liverpool Docks 960,848 413,923 -546,925
Felixstowe 408,754 785,826 +377,072
London Stansted Airport 561,754 376,806 -184,948
Southampton 221,437 424,603 +203,166
Birmingham Airport 21,776 479,243 +457,467
Holyhead 400,185 100,260 -299,925
ZLC 216,996 63,216 -153,780
Immingham Docks 189,626 71,326 -118,300

Quick facts

HS code: 73110011

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

Description: Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of less than 20 liters