Import/export HS code 731420: Welded grill, netting, and fencing made of thick wire

Heavy-duty welded wire mesh, netting, or fencing with a wire thickness of 3 mm or more and large mesh size (100 cm² 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 £
Portugal 30,325,078
Netherlands 23,441,734
Turkey 14,947,853
Sweden 11,325,884
China 9,081,746

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 £
Portugal 19,913,737 10,411,341 -9,502,396
Netherlands 12,572,924 10,868,810 -1,704,114
Turkey 1,247,796 13,700,057 +12,452,261
Sweden 6,384,123 4,941,761 -1,442,362
China 5,350,442 3,731,304 -1,619,138
Spain 4,273,375 2,492,199 -1,781,176
Germany 1,841,996 2,307,528 +465,532
Ireland 1,900,205 1,940,580 +40,375
Ukraine 186,786 1,566,041 +1,379,255
Belgium 1,280,078 170,502 -1,109,576

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 £
Portugal 27,088,497
Netherlands 22,237,557
Turkey 14,947,853
Sweden 11,390,218
Spain 10,027,382

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 £
Portugal 16,972,344 10,116,153 -6,856,191
Netherlands 11,312,295 10,925,262 -387,033
Turkey 1,247,796 13,700,057 +12,452,261
Sweden 6,483,724 4,906,494 -1,577,230
Spain 7,213,743 2,813,639 -4,400,104
China 5,357,967 3,717,974 -1,639,993
Germany 2,759,586 2,402,723 -356,863
Ireland 895,207 1,055,376 +160,169
Ukraine 186,786 1,566,041 +1,379,255
Austria 728,780 730,300 +1,520

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Inner London - West 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6

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
West Midlands 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 2 5 +3
South East Wales 5 4 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Kent 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 4 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,294,619
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,239,143
Other 2,195,422
Road transport 1,669,742
Air transport 354,378

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,013,542 35,281,077 -2,732,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,124,246 16,114,897 -1,009,349
Other 1,193,630 1,001,792 -191,838
Road transport 169,719 1,500,023 +1,330,304
Air transport 239,331 115,047 -124,284

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 27,526,993
Immingham Docks 20,196,161
London 8,738,635
Killingholme 6,818,716
Felixstowe 6,111,933

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 £
Liverpool Docks 16,259,126 11,267,867 -4,991,259
Immingham Docks 10,843,661 9,352,500 -1,491,161
London 4,522,238 4,216,397 -305,841
Killingholme 3,935,339 2,883,377 -1,051,962
Felixstowe 3,239,413 2,872,520 -366,893
499 3,467,791 2,562,869 -904,922
Medway 3,207,302 2,513,323 -693,979
Newport 244,057 5,356,881 +5,112,824
Dover 1,886,540 1,954,613 +68,073
Boston 1,470,688 2,173,375 +702,687

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 30
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 23
Specialised construction activities 12
Construction of buildings 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 16
2025-10 27
2025-09 20
2025-08 18

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
1m-15m 41
54m+ 40
15m-54m 29
Other 15
0-1m 6

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 £
Ireland 12,880,017
Germany 4,704,429
Sweden 4,583,169
France 2,909,102
Netherlands 2,518,649

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 £
Ireland 6,474,455 6,405,562 -68,893
Germany 2,631,293 2,073,136 -558,157
Sweden 2,844,035 1,739,134 -1,104,901
France 1,213,729 1,695,373 +481,644
Netherlands 1,577,487 941,162 -636,325
Belgium 31,692 1,328,685 +1,296,993
Australia 341,526 757,893 +416,367
Spain 396,324 639,959 +243,635
Denmark 718,155 153,857 -564,298
Malaysia 0 678,396 +678,396

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 10,638,486
Ireland 116,320
China 19,795
India 18,017
Spain 716

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 4,957,605 5,680,881 +723,276
Ireland 33,230 83,090 +49,860
China 6,717 13,078 +6,361
India 8,707 9,310 +603
Spain 716 0 -716
Nicaragua 429 0 -429
Netherlands 158 0 -158

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) 16,831,930
Other 10,845,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,946,403
Air transport 377,352

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) 9,254,242 7,577,688 -1,676,554
Other 5,010,376 5,834,842 +824,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,311,400 3,635,003 +1,323,603
Air transport 181,225 196,127 +14,902

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,262,239
000 10,845,218
Immingham Docks 6,358,521
London Gateway Port 1,396,875
Liverpool Docks 1,262,478

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 5,632,408 5,629,831 -2,577
000 5,010,376 5,834,842 +824,466
Immingham Docks 3,461,675 2,896,846 -564,829
London Gateway Port 298,762 1,098,113 +799,351
Liverpool Docks 1,114,098 148,380 -965,718
Southampton 219,925 545,441 +325,516
Felixstowe 256,058 296,566 +40,508
Heysham 136,040 372,125 +236,085
Holyhead 205,942 57,277 -148,665
Portsmouth 87,870 149,326 +61,456

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 731420

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

Description: Heavy-duty welded wire mesh, netting, or fencing with a wire thickness of 3 mm or more and large mesh size (100 cm² or more)