Import/export HS code 73151190: Various types of roller chains

Roller chains used in applications other than bicycles and motorcycles, such as industrial machinery

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 15,341,019
Italy 7,992,589
Netherlands 4,535,133
China 4,327,420
France 3,637,223

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 8,118,356 7,222,663 -895,693
Italy 4,438,915 3,553,674 -885,241
Netherlands 2,450,602 2,084,531 -366,071
China 1,947,706 2,379,714 +432,008
France 1,409,304 2,227,919 +818,615
Japan 1,995,347 735,379 -1,259,968
United States 348,907 386,677 +37,770
Belgium 385,071 250,869 -134,202
Ireland 277,220 249,484 -27,736
Switzerland 160,896 261,811 +100,915

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 £
Germany 12,492,069
Italy 8,532,865
China 6,569,980
Japan 5,838,253
France 3,043,537

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 £
Germany 6,772,941 5,719,128 -1,053,813
Italy 4,821,167 3,711,698 -1,109,469
China 3,098,556 3,471,424 +372,868
Japan 3,739,934 2,098,319 -1,641,615
France 1,059,764 1,983,773 +924,009
Romania 944,310 1,146,616 +202,306
United States 296,801 452,805 +156,004
Czechia 259,956 313,818 +53,862
Netherlands 160,663 252,587 +91,924
Spain 292,783 54,039 -238,744

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
West Yorkshire 24
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 21
Greater Manchester 20

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 23 23 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 17 -3
West Yorkshire 17 15 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 15 +3
Greater Manchester 15 16 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 14 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 12 13 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 12 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 13 +0

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) 18,127,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,294,986
Air transport 8,377,239
Rail transport 2,339,340
Other 686,099

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) 9,374,636 8,752,870 -621,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,388,920 5,906,066 -1,482,854
Air transport 4,300,982 4,076,257 -224,725
Rail transport 1,280,867 1,058,473 -222,394
Other 352,758 333,341 -19,417
Road transport 21,586 31,980 +10,394

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,886,551
Eurotunnel 3,934,105
Felixstowe 3,680,029
Birmingham Airport 3,623,019
Immingham Docks 3,565,488

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 5,619,913 4,266,638 -1,353,275
Eurotunnel 2,050,973 1,883,132 -167,841
Felixstowe 1,808,107 1,871,922 +63,815
Birmingham Airport 1,737,648 1,885,371 +147,723
Immingham Docks 1,612,455 1,953,033 +340,578
London 1,368,785 1,575,657 +206,872
Southampton 2,066,065 833,550 -1,232,515
East Midlands Airport 1,310,845 1,044,483 -266,362
NGO 1,280,867 1,058,473 -222,394
Dover / Eurotunnel 756,906 801,622 +44,716

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 76
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 55
Manufacture of food products 38
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 80
2025-10 76
2025-09 75
2025-08 71
2025-07 80

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+ 219
1m-15m 121
15m-54m 46
Other 36
0-1m 13

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 4,173,840
Germany 3,466,041
Ireland 1,707,477
Spain 625,612
France 594,412

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 2,683,741 1,490,099 -1,193,642
Germany 1,608,608 1,857,433 +248,825
Ireland 780,326 927,151 +146,825
Spain 483,409 142,203 -341,206
France 369,042 225,370 -143,672
Italy 336,685 212,574 -124,111
South Korea 186,288 199,622 +13,334
Viet Nam 140,841 244,137 +103,296
South Africa 168,774 152,244 -16,530
Philippines 113,994 203,878 +89,884

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 £
China 207,161
Netherlands 73,826
XU 15,575
Germany 9,623
XI 4,576

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 £
China 90,738 116,423 +25,685
Netherlands 27,807 46,019 +18,212
XU 7,589 7,986 +397
Germany 1,706 7,917 +6,211
XI 1,637 2,939 +1,302
France 2,803 0 -2,803
Italy 1,352 907 -445
Switzerland 0 2,040 +2,040
India 720 399 -321
Romania 616 77 -539

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) 7,510,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,802,148
Air transport 4,353,690
Other 319,997
Road transport 13,525

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) 3,731,761 3,779,187 +47,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,662,654 2,139,494 -1,523,160
Air transport 2,065,282 2,288,408 +223,126
Other 135,290 184,707 +49,417
Road transport 13,525 0 -13,525

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,426,338
Southampton 3,574,271
London Heathrow Airport 1,728,056
London Gateway Port 1,273,084
East Midlands Airport 1,052,820

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 2,512,750 1,913,588 -599,162
Southampton 2,182,818 1,391,453 -791,365
London Heathrow Airport 761,337 966,719 +205,382
London Gateway Port 796,059 477,025 -319,034
East Midlands Airport 469,128 583,692 +114,564
Holyhead 440,437 586,875 +146,438
Immingham Docks 124,044 754,827 +630,783
Manchester Airport 422,796 395,314 -27,482
Hull 282,639 313,855 +31,216
Liverpool Docks 336,529 192,761 -143,768

Quick facts

HS code: 73151190

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

Description: Roller chains used in applications other than bicycles and motorcycles, such as industrial machinery