Import/export HS code 73110030: Various gas containers

Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, not specified by size

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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 States 2,218,041
Finland 659,695
Germany 656,750
France 373,266
China 304,961

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 States 893,951 1,324,090 +430,139
Finland 587,123 72,572 -514,551
Germany 274,254 382,496 +108,242
France 331,590 41,676 -289,914
China 108,526 196,435 +87,909
Oman 44,013 239,300 +195,287
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 246,482 4,306 -242,176
Italy 216,287 14,280 -202,007
Netherlands 126,680 90,152 -36,528
Turkey 152,236 19,516 -132,720

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 States 3,161,064
Finland 664,232
China 545,257
France 399,872
United Kingdom 290,374

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 States 1,369,608 1,791,456 +421,848
Finland 587,123 77,109 -510,014
China 348,822 196,435 -152,387
France 346,007 53,865 -292,142
United Kingdom 222,367 68,007 -154,360
Germany 111,214 164,531 +53,317
Oman 12,950 194,498 +181,548
Austria 136,847 16,303 -120,544
Turkey 97,992 27,392 -70,600
Czechia 0 109,657 +109,657

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
North Eastern Scotland 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,518,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,778,407
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 983,318
Other 197,635
Road transport 10,933

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 £
Air transport 1,646,690 1,871,367 +224,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,228,966 549,441 -679,525
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 582,821 400,497 -182,324
Other 178,207 19,428 -158,779
Road transport 10,933 0 -10,933

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,529,130
London Heathrow Airport 1,312,459
Hull 535,955
Immingham Docks 375,548
Felixstowe 370,875

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 £
London Stansted Airport 508,204 1,020,926 +512,722
London Heathrow Airport 631,964 680,495 +48,531
Hull 535,955 0 -535,955
Immingham Docks 173,055 202,493 +29,438
Felixstowe 304,434 66,441 -237,993
East Midlands Airport 254,957 53,549 -201,408
Eurotunnel 284,626 22,649 -261,977
Dover 119,052 156,379 +37,327
000 178,207 19,428 -158,779
London Gateway Port 140,312 55,557 -84,755

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 9
Air transport 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 10
2025-09 15
2025-08 11
2025-07 9

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+ 58
1m-15m 20
Other 12
15m-54m 10
0-1m 2

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 1,450,594
Guyana 638,141
Finland 553,087
Netherlands 492,027
Norway 303,654

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 277,805 1,172,789 +894,984
Guyana 0 638,141 +638,141
Finland 535,955 17,132 -518,823
Netherlands 369,270 122,757 -246,513
Norway 191,497 112,157 -79,340
France 204,849 75,751 -129,098
Switzerland 167,251 97,865 -69,386
Malaysia 158,528 98,905 -59,623
Turkey 190,417 37,746 -152,671
United Arab Emirates 69,291 139,141 +69,850

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 3,314
Italy 272
Nicaragua 200

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 1,970 1,344 -626
Italy 110 162 +52
Nicaragua 0 200 +200

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,732,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,373,709
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,131,977
Other 3,786

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 £
Air transport 2,040,297 1,692,064 -348,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 974,084 1,399,625 +425,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 722,484 409,493 -312,991
Other 2,080 1,706 -374

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,453,389
London Stansted Airport 702,340
Southampton 701,188
Portsmouth 666,856
Dover / Eurotunnel 638,073

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 Heathrow Airport 1,416,035 1,037,354 -378,681
London Stansted Airport 288,000 414,340 +126,340
Southampton 0 701,188 +701,188
Portsmouth 10,023 656,833 +646,810
Dover / Eurotunnel 394,743 243,330 -151,413
Hull 535,955 0 -535,955
Immingham Docks 185,489 63,968 -121,521
ZLC 185,986 45,586 -140,400
Tyne 222,547 995 -221,552
East Midlands Airport 101,962 111,603 +9,641

Quick facts

HS code: 73110030

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

Description: Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, not specified by size