Import/export HS code 73110019: Large gas containers over 50 liters

Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of more than 50 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 £
Czechia 5,021,985
Germany 2,951,859
Austria 2,811,289
Italy 1,795,745
Netherlands 1,710,962

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 £
Czechia 1,938,914 3,083,071 +1,144,157
Germany 1,624,060 1,327,799 -296,261
Austria 1,199,247 1,612,042 +412,795
Italy 1,099,176 696,569 -402,607
Netherlands 919,264 791,698 -127,566
China 152,991 1,031,032 +878,041
Turkey 734,456 282,754 -451,702
France 261,985 115,079 -146,906
United Arab Emirates 210,596 155,241 -55,355
Mauritania 85,614 244,715 +159,101

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 £
Czechia 5,122,441
Austria 4,315,952
Italy 1,720,612
Germany 1,654,227
China 1,364,218

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 £
Czechia 2,010,932 3,111,509 +1,100,577
Austria 1,988,533 2,327,419 +338,886
Italy 1,065,890 654,722 -411,168
Germany 938,947 715,280 -223,667
China 165,258 1,198,960 +1,033,702
United Kingdom 903,329 425,382 -477,947
Turkey 803,300 305,361 -497,939
United Arab Emirates 210,596 0 -210,596
United States 27,315 67,759 +40,444
Sweden 89,424 0 -89,424

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 8
North Eastern Scotland 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Merseyside 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 5 4 -1
North Eastern Scotland 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Merseyside 1 3 +2
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 0 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 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) 12,667,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,365,323
Other 1,260,696
Air transport 315,746
Road transport 10,258

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) 5,969,066 6,697,988 +728,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,144,751 2,220,572 +75,821
Other 663,093 597,603 -65,490
Air transport 209,805 105,941 -103,864
Road transport 0 10,258 +10,258

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,964,822
Immingham Docks 2,580,270
Felixstowe 2,260,306
000 1,260,696
Eurotunnel 1,145,366

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 2,800,092 3,164,730 +364,638
Immingham Docks 662,496 1,917,774 +1,255,278
Felixstowe 1,609,881 650,425 -959,456
000 663,093 597,603 -65,490
Eurotunnel 689,530 455,836 -233,694
Harwich 778,504 344,758 -433,746
Killingholme 546,465 253,137 -293,328
Liverpool Docks 3,273 776,939 +773,666
Grangemouth Docks 172,051 407,435 +235,384
Aberdeen Docks 308,582 80,843 -227,739

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 11
2025-09 5
2025-08 11
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+ 31
1m-15m 19
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5
Other 3

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 702,929
France 663,851
Spain 568,733
Netherlands 447,647
United States 334,003

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 107,607 595,322 +487,715
France 244,607 419,244 +174,637
Spain 180,102 388,631 +208,529
Netherlands 433,841 13,806 -420,035
United States 329,049 4,954 -324,095
Brazil 0 174,000 +174,000
Denmark 25,719 119,810 +94,091
India 134,670 0 -134,670
Norway 92,238 32,734 -59,504
Mauritania 112,500 0 -112,500

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) 2,373,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,436,778
Air transport 455,190

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) 761,702 1,612,261 +850,559
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,028,003 408,775 -619,228
Air transport 326,376 128,814 -197,562

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,969,330
London Gateway Port 714,922
Immingham Docks 499,071
London Heathrow Airport 294,633
Dover 179,527

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 411,244 1,558,086 +1,146,842
London Gateway Port 396,876 318,046 -78,830
Immingham Docks 475,882 23,189 -452,693
London Heathrow Airport 242,868 51,765 -191,103
Dover 174,740 4,787 -169,953
Aberdeen Docks 68,325 38,342 -29,983
East Midlands Airport 65,800 25,595 -40,205
Liverpool Docks 54,344 27,327 -27,017
Portsmouth 73,982 0 -73,982
Felixstowe 52,185 21,576 -30,609

Quick facts

HS code: 73110019

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

Description: Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of more than 50 liters