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 15,247,458
Italy 7,926,363
Netherlands 4,611,466
China 4,354,040
France 3,935,852

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 7,861,063 7,386,395 -474,668
Italy 4,235,423 3,690,940 -544,483
Netherlands 2,513,259 2,098,207 -415,052
China 2,059,768 2,294,272 +234,504
France 1,505,408 2,430,444 +925,036
Japan 1,818,088 752,127 -1,065,961
United States 509,218 225,487 -283,731
Belgium 338,035 257,439 -80,596
Ireland 227,296 261,490 +34,194
Switzerland 171,432 263,940 +92,508

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 12,451,273
Italy 8,461,209
China 6,573,980
Japan 5,736,810
France 3,334,150

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 6,608,380 5,842,893 -765,487
Italy 4,591,313 3,869,896 -721,417
China 3,080,096 3,493,884 +413,788
Japan 3,564,272 2,172,538 -1,391,734
France 1,201,833 2,132,317 +930,484
Romania 885,486 1,160,230 +274,744
United States 468,094 306,842 -161,252
Czechia 273,718 306,610 +32,892
Netherlands 206,502 224,158 +17,656
Taiwan 171,119 135,699 -35,420

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 36
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23
Inner London - West 22
West Yorkshire 22

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 24 24 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 18 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 16 +3
Inner London - West 15 15 +0
West Yorkshire 18 13 -5
Greater Manchester 15 16 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 14 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 14 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 13 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 13 +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) 18,032,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,178,754
Air transport 8,475,736
Rail transport 2,337,294
Other 658,098

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) 8,933,792 9,098,387 +164,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,212,183 5,966,571 -1,245,612
Air transport 4,556,957 3,918,779 -638,178
Rail transport 1,192,416 1,144,878 -47,538
Other 304,015 354,083 +50,068
Road transport 28,489 22,937 -5,552

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,548,778
Eurotunnel 3,942,266
Immingham Docks 3,754,285
Birmingham Airport 3,652,569
Felixstowe 3,650,168

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 5,106,286 4,442,492 -663,794
Eurotunnel 2,109,518 1,832,748 -276,770
Immingham Docks 1,572,125 2,182,160 +610,035
Birmingham Airport 1,752,595 1,899,974 +147,379
Felixstowe 1,886,771 1,763,397 -123,374
London 1,348,702 1,573,116 +224,414
Southampton 1,843,998 951,596 -892,402
East Midlands Airport 1,348,134 1,062,153 -285,981
NGO 1,192,416 1,144,878 -47,538
Dover / Eurotunnel 747,554 870,964 +123,410

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 79
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 55
Manufacture of food products 38
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 32
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 65
2025-11 81
2025-10 76
2025-09 75
2025-08 71

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+ 221
1m-15m 124
15m-54m 42
Other 38
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 4,168,178
Germany 3,536,936
Ireland 1,810,294
Spain 607,878
France 591,057

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 2,699,333 1,468,845 -1,230,488
Germany 1,643,149 1,893,787 +250,638
Ireland 740,303 1,069,991 +329,688
Spain 472,052 135,826 -336,226
France 347,145 243,912 -103,233
Italy 338,926 213,556 -125,370
South Korea 186,288 199,622 +13,334
Viet Nam 125,360 231,236 +105,876
South Africa 171,459 157,409 -14,050
Philippines 112,916 213,692 +100,776

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 196,774
Netherlands 98,234
Germany 9,590
XI 4,270
France 2,803

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 76,112 120,662 +44,550
Netherlands 28,229 70,005 +41,776
Germany 1,790 7,800 +6,010
XI 874 3,396 +2,522
France 2,803 0 -2,803
Italy 1,514 745 -769
Switzerland 0 2,040 +2,040
India 720 399 -321
Romania 507 77 -430
Ireland 149 0 -149

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) 7,667,016
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,774,526
Air transport 4,378,563
Other 333,411
Road transport 6,358

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) 3,878,518 3,788,498 -90,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,596,640 2,177,886 -1,418,754
Air transport 2,064,875 2,313,688 +248,813
Other 120,827 212,584 +91,757
Road transport 6,358 0 -6,358

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,478,746
Southampton 3,528,006
London Heathrow Airport 1,757,993
London Gateway Port 1,282,758
Holyhead 1,094,570

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 2,639,978 1,838,768 -801,210
Southampton 2,151,648 1,376,358 -775,290
London Heathrow Airport 768,319 989,674 +221,355
London Gateway Port 806,439 476,319 -330,120
Holyhead 409,751 684,819 +275,068
East Midlands Airport 453,516 592,587 +139,071
Immingham Docks 157,069 712,432 +555,363
Manchester Airport 418,646 389,807 -28,839
Hull 263,956 392,673 +128,717
Liverpool Docks 341,607 194,905 -146,702

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