Import/export HS code 731439: Various wire products without zinc coating

Wire cloth, grill, netting, or fencing made of iron or steel without zinc coating, used for various purposes

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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 £
Belgium 11,949,553
France 11,453,835
Italy 7,987,983
China 4,509,983
Turkey 2,635,840

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 £
Belgium 6,127,134 5,822,419 -304,715
France 4,817,120 6,636,715 +1,819,595
Italy 4,089,243 3,898,740 -190,503
China 2,039,218 2,470,765 +431,547
Turkey 1,624,965 1,010,875 -614,090
Germany 1,320,944 906,044 -414,900
Netherlands 1,438,834 486,984 -951,850
Finland 875,683 535,247 -340,436
Ireland 248,714 1,013,857 +765,143
Spain 586,228 669,858 +83,630

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 10,921,096
Belgium 10,758,769
France 9,358,250
China 5,476,479
Turkey 2,950,030

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 5,823,877 5,097,219 -726,658
Belgium 5,507,150 5,251,619 -255,531
France 3,723,307 5,634,943 +1,911,636
China 2,605,566 2,870,913 +265,347
Turkey 1,896,302 1,053,728 -842,574
Germany 1,468,637 855,006 -613,631
Finland 918,274 616,642 -301,632
Spain 556,679 519,677 -37,002
Sweden 355,393 556,122 +200,729
Bulgaria 255,396 202,912 -52,484

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
West Midlands 15
Cheshire 13
Essex 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 13 +5
West Midlands 13 10 -3
Cheshire 10 9 -1
Essex 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 3 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,864,958
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,011,580
Other 1,844,139
Air transport 317,327
Road transport 109,849

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) 15,552,012 17,312,946 +1,760,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,351,394 5,660,186 -2,691,208
Other 499,049 1,345,090 +846,041
Air transport 191,268 126,059 -65,209
Road transport 66,996 42,853 -24,143
Rail transport 84,431 0 -84,431

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,490,953
London 8,908,037
Immingham Docks 5,916,664
Eurotunnel 4,687,717
Felixstowe 4,386,953

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 6,372,251 7,118,702 +746,451
London 4,361,960 4,546,077 +184,117
Immingham Docks 3,294,116 2,622,548 -671,568
Eurotunnel 2,009,485 2,678,232 +668,747
Felixstowe 2,764,438 1,622,515 -1,141,923
000 499,049 1,345,090 +846,041
Purfleet 1,140,976 543,084 -597,892
Southampton 658,901 890,600 +231,699
Killingholme 627,641 873,166 +245,525
Dover / Eurotunnel 300,501 415,184 +114,683

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 45
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 16
Specialised construction activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 34
2025-09 42
2025-08 29
2025-07 31

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 79
54m+ 57
15m-54m 28
0-1m 18
Other 11

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 7,339,742
Denmark 517,880
United Arab Emirates 492,572
Germany 464,675
Netherlands 402,111

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 4,061,675 3,278,067 -783,608
Denmark 266,875 251,005 -15,870
United Arab Emirates 282,165 210,407 -71,758
Germany 138,550 326,125 +187,575
Netherlands 211,913 190,198 -21,715
United States 29,029 370,127 +341,098
France 143,807 212,728 +68,921
Norway 110,458 231,370 +120,912
Belgium 168,246 162,560 -5,686
Spain 40,519 140,690 +100,171

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 1,071,938
XU 250,097
Ireland 217,641
Germany 23,447
Spain 16,247

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 574,824 497,114 -77,710
XU 60,265 189,832 +129,567
Ireland 108,118 109,523 +1,405
Germany 8,786 14,661 +5,875
Spain 7,293 8,954 +1,661
United States 0 7,319 +7,319
China 4,213 619 -3,594
Nicaragua 4,271 333 -3,938
France 809 277 -532
Luxembourg 100 76 -24

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) 8,157,120
Other 1,597,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,403,927
Air transport 546,519
Road transport 15,131

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) 4,144,546 4,012,574 -131,972
Other 768,679 828,708 +60,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 772,742 631,185 -141,557
Air transport 301,073 245,446 -55,627
Road transport 4,270 10,861 +6,591

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 2,338,775
Liverpool Docks 1,843,743
Holyhead 1,759,723
Immingham Docks 1,613,684
000 1,597,387

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 £
Heysham 1,000,768 1,338,007 +337,239
Liverpool Docks 1,350,473 493,270 -857,203
Holyhead 1,021,098 738,625 -282,473
Immingham Docks 744,588 869,096 +124,508
000 768,679 828,708 +60,029
Dover / Eurotunnel 217,887 341,182 +123,295
London Gateway Port 410,404 140,067 -270,337
Southampton 46,068 367,105 +321,037
London Heathrow Airport 169,618 89,265 -80,353
Felixstowe 20,193 190,042 +169,849

Quick facts

HS code: 731439

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

Description: Wire cloth, grill, netting, or fencing made of iron or steel without zinc coating, used for various purposes