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 33,085,873
Netherlands 22,886,402
Sweden 11,618,295
Turkey 11,207,749
China 9,214,875

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 19,588,361 13,497,512 -6,090,849
Netherlands 12,089,803 10,796,599 -1,293,204
Sweden 5,692,994 5,925,301 +232,307
Turkey 951,939 10,255,810 +9,303,871
China 5,349,865 3,865,010 -1,484,855
Spain 4,333,503 3,198,729 -1,134,774
Germany 1,861,002 2,255,364 +394,362
Ireland 1,812,030 1,961,316 +149,286
Ukraine 81,735 1,584,000 +1,502,265
Belgium 1,330,856 181,097 -1,149,759

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 29,635,495
Netherlands 21,639,064
Sweden 11,682,629
Turkey 11,207,749
Spain 10,989,126

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 16,185,176 13,450,319 -2,734,857
Netherlands 10,972,321 10,666,743 -305,578
Sweden 5,812,582 5,870,047 +57,465
Turkey 951,939 10,255,810 +9,303,871
Spain 7,716,952 3,272,174 -4,444,778
China 5,357,390 3,851,680 -1,505,710
Germany 2,614,524 2,513,080 -101,444
Ireland 802,503 1,116,138 +313,635
Ukraine 81,735 1,584,000 +1,502,265
Austria 722,062 782,785 +60,723

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 12
Inner London - West 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
South East Wales 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 7 9 +2
Inner London - West 8 4 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
South East Wales 5 4 -1
Essex 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 1 4 +3
Kent 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3

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) 74,392,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,898,509
Other 2,219,061
Road transport 1,582,650
Air transport 356,937

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) 36,716,492 37,675,728 +959,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,746,135 15,152,374 -1,593,761
Other 1,252,232 966,829 -285,403
Road transport 85,335 1,497,315 +1,411,980
Air transport 231,957 124,980 -106,977

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 29,499,200
Immingham Docks 20,127,637
London 7,372,749
Killingholme 7,059,589
499 6,347,463

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 17,507,530 11,991,670 -5,515,860
Immingham Docks 9,899,303 10,228,334 +329,031
London 4,383,459 2,989,290 -1,394,169
Killingholme 3,964,162 3,095,427 -868,735
499 4,745,434 1,602,029 -3,143,405
Felixstowe 2,971,387 3,057,801 +86,414
Medway 1,615,262 4,105,363 +2,490,101
Newport 234,493 5,366,445 +5,131,952
Dover 1,933,126 1,952,187 +19,061
Boston 0 3,060,775 +3,060,775

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 28
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 22
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
2025-11 16
2025-10 27
2025-09 20
2025-08 18
2025-07 26

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 40
54m+ 40
15m-54m 25
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 13,176,352
Germany 4,644,652
Sweden 4,363,339
France 2,842,369
Netherlands 2,449,306

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 6,715,981 6,460,371 -255,610
Germany 2,352,966 2,291,686 -61,280
Sweden 2,457,114 1,906,225 -550,889
France 1,254,853 1,587,516 +332,663
Netherlands 1,580,035 869,271 -710,764
Belgium 28,186 1,332,191 +1,304,005
Denmark 1,041,097 177,755 -863,342
Australia 516,631 604,468 +87,837
Spain 359,992 663,736 +303,744
Malaysia 0 669,842 +669,842

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 10,769,610
Ireland 119,307
XU 45,344
China 23,032
India 17,179

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 4,968,776 5,800,834 +832,058
Ireland 35,028 84,279 +49,251
XU 5,733 39,611 +33,878
China 9,954 13,078 +3,124
India 8,168 9,011 +843
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) 16,780,350
Other 10,975,775
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,061,470
Air transport 412,067

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) 9,134,736 7,645,614 -1,489,122
Other 5,028,962 5,946,813 +917,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,428,465 3,633,005 +1,204,540
Air transport 207,214 204,853 -2,361

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,078,651
000 10,975,775
Immingham Docks 6,477,735
London Gateway Port 1,507,295
Liverpool Docks 1,455,465

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 5,318,485 5,760,166 +441,681
000 5,028,962 5,946,813 +917,851
Immingham Docks 3,437,284 3,040,451 -396,833
London Gateway Port 377,320 1,129,975 +752,655
Liverpool Docks 1,307,975 147,490 -1,160,485
Southampton 284,610 386,497 +101,887
Felixstowe 256,058 288,012 +31,954
Heysham 140,194 319,126 +178,932
Holyhead 228,933 57,277 -171,656
Portsmouth 86,944 115,127 +28,183

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)