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 2,052,739
Finland 659,695
Germany 657,824
France 365,004
China 341,622

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 909,593 1,143,146 +233,553
Finland 587,123 72,572 -514,551
Germany 280,279 377,545 +97,266
France 323,328 41,676 -281,652
China 108,526 233,096 +124,570
Oman 51,699 231,614 +179,915
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 246,482 4,306 -242,176
Netherlands 116,763 86,212 -30,551
Czechia 73,822 93,262 +19,440
Turkey 97,992 19,516 -78,476

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 2,923,131
Finland 664,232
China 584,315
France 367,455
United Kingdom 307,540

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 1,333,852 1,589,279 +255,427
Finland 587,123 77,109 -510,014
China 348,822 235,493 -113,329
France 313,590 53,865 -259,725
United Kingdom 220,419 87,121 -133,298
Germany 105,228 165,658 +60,430
Oman 12,950 194,498 +181,548
Austria 136,847 16,303 -120,544
Turkey 97,992 27,392 -70,600
Czechia 61,269 48,388 -12,881

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 12
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 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
North Eastern Scotland 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2

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 3,205,841
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,834,224
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,001,134
Other 46,116
Road transport 7,771

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 1,356,513 1,849,328 +492,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,380,268 453,956 -926,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 645,386 355,748 -289,638
Other 26,688 19,428 -7,260
Road transport 7,771 0 -7,771

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,467,589
London Heathrow Airport 1,144,710
Hull 535,955
Felixstowe 407,536
Immingham Docks 375,548

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 479,588 988,001 +508,413
London Heathrow Airport 492,780 651,930 +159,150
Hull 535,955 0 -535,955
Felixstowe 304,434 103,102 -201,332
Immingham Docks 174,288 201,260 +26,972
Eurotunnel 284,626 22,649 -261,977
Dover 173,538 119,709 -53,829
East Midlands Airport 177,700 79,505 -98,195
London Gateway Port 139,274 55,557 -83,717
Southampton 159,720 1,053 -158,667

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 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 9
2025-10 10
2025-09 15
2025-08 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+ 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 1,452,564
Guyana 638,141
Finland 553,087
Netherlands 455,222
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 272,939 1,179,625 +906,686
Guyana 0 638,141 +638,141
Finland 535,955 17,132 -518,823
Netherlands 337,300 117,922 -219,378
Norway 227,407 76,247 -151,160
France 214,495 58,983 -155,512
Switzerland 202,838 62,278 -140,560
Malaysia 148,364 100,219 -48,145
United Arab Emirates 66,910 170,201 +103,291
Turkey 190,417 37,746 -152,671

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 210 62 -148
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 3,593,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,380,071
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,085,201
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 1,895,769 1,697,941 -197,828
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,007,087 1,372,984 +365,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 714,473 370,728 -343,745
Other 2,180 1,606 -574

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,383,539
Southampton 707,853
Portsmouth 666,856
London Stansted Airport 642,671
Dover / Eurotunnel 597,423

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 1,318,032 1,065,507 -252,525
Southampton 0 707,853 +707,853
Portsmouth 10,023 656,833 +646,810
London Stansted Airport 226,635 416,036 +189,401
Dover / Eurotunnel 389,100 208,323 -180,777
Hull 535,955 0 -535,955
Immingham Docks 185,489 63,968 -121,521
ZLC 187,026 41,621 -145,405
Tyne 222,547 995 -221,552
East Midlands Airport 100,912 111,603 +10,691

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