Import/export HS code 73110099: Large industrial gas containers over 1,000 liters

Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of 1,000 liters or more

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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 £
Germany 8,978,622
Italy 7,451,900
Spain 7,413,340
Czechia 6,370,835
Turkey 3,938,021

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 £
Germany 4,770,217 4,208,405 -561,812
Italy 2,492,212 4,959,688 +2,467,476
Spain 4,894,560 2,518,780 -2,375,780
Czechia 3,067,967 3,302,868 +234,901
Turkey 3,244,569 693,452 -2,551,117
France 2,260,146 947,229 -1,312,917
Norway 1,949,137 440,888 -1,508,249
United States 1,302,619 561,242 -741,377
China 1,033,998 697,165 -336,833
Netherlands 734,114 308,038 -426,076

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 £
Italy 9,529,470
Czechia 8,195,183
Spain 7,734,843
Turkey 4,973,785
Germany 4,568,395

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 £
Italy 3,036,493 6,492,977 +3,456,484
Czechia 3,666,470 4,528,713 +862,243
Spain 5,271,446 2,463,397 -2,808,049
Turkey 4,283,107 690,678 -3,592,429
Germany 2,667,116 1,901,279 -765,837
Norway 1,906,457 389,385 -1,517,072
China 1,303,721 875,710 -428,011
United States 1,121,015 611,874 -509,141
France 1,095,159 557,835 -537,324
Poland 682,543 188,129 -494,414

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 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Inner London - West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
West Yorkshire 9

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 14 5 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 4 9 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Essex 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 4 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +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) 35,335,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,413,028
Air transport 1,799,625
Other 1,324,732
Road transport 541,526

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) 20,965,381 14,369,753 -6,595,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,415,027 4,998,001 +582,974
Air transport 1,076,557 723,068 -353,489
Other 994,775 329,957 -664,818
Road transport 527,980 13,546 -514,434

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,059,393
Immingham Docks 7,781,950
Eurotunnel 4,163,267
Peterhead 2,387,454
Felixstowe 2,350,787

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 8,967,771 4,091,622 -4,876,149
Immingham Docks 4,671,112 3,110,838 -1,560,274
Eurotunnel 1,934,112 2,229,155 +295,043
Peterhead 0 2,387,454 +2,387,454
Felixstowe 1,684,163 666,624 -1,017,539
Killingholme 1,087,662 939,865 -147,797
Portsmouth 1,646,288 268,193 -1,378,095
Harwich 167,069 1,695,653 +1,528,584
Purfleet 538,137 1,301,444 +763,307
000 994,775 329,957 -664,818

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 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 17
Other manufacturing 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 25
2025-10 30
2025-09 15
2025-08 16

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+ 88
1m-15m 66
15m-54m 26
Other 15
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 £
United States 2,975,051
Netherlands 1,412,087
Brazil 1,127,257
Ireland 1,062,925
Norway 1,047,299

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 2,121,209 853,842 -1,267,367
Netherlands 582,898 829,189 +246,291
Brazil 276,560 850,697 +574,137
Ireland 494,147 568,778 +74,631
Norway 1,040,825 6,474 -1,034,351
Saudi Arabia 688,723 299,481 -389,242
Algeria 168,000 675,270 +507,270
Qatar 604,606 221,586 -383,020
Nigeria 307,710 488,465 +180,755
Ghana 783,970 10,033 -773,937

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 5,178

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 0 5,178 +5,178

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,796,459
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,130,938
Air transport 1,712,909
Road transport 27,680
Other 5,178

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,940,791 5,855,668 -3,085,123
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,550,875 2,580,063 -970,812
Air transport 903,899 809,010 -94,889
Road transport 27,680 0 -27,680
Other 0 5,178 +5,178

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 6,600,597
Southampton 3,752,665
Felixstowe 2,828,241
Immingham Docks 2,307,086
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,229,887

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 Gateway Port 3,182,444 3,418,153 +235,709
Southampton 2,547,398 1,205,267 -1,342,131
Felixstowe 2,020,845 807,396 -1,213,449
Immingham Docks 1,824,399 482,687 -1,341,712
Dover / Eurotunnel 551,765 678,122 +126,357
Dover 590,030 356,006 -234,024
Holyhead 364,203 377,761 +13,558
London Heathrow Airport 412,368 277,892 -134,476
Tyne 223,692 330,788 +107,096
London 397,585 134,430 -263,155

Quick facts

HS code: 73110099

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

Description: Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of 1,000 liters or more