Import/export HS code 7316: Iron or steel anchors and grapnels

Anchors and grapnels made of iron or steel, used for mooring ships and boats. Includes their parts

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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 £
China 3,287,204
Norway 2,763,075
United States 1,336,181
Netherlands 763,815
Poland 603,560

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 £
China 1,818,575 1,468,629 -349,946
Norway 451,114 2,311,961 +1,860,847
United States 220,892 1,115,289 +894,397
Netherlands 439,843 323,972 -115,871
Poland 37,333 566,227 +528,894
Italy 260,876 271,353 +10,477
Czechia 290,846 227,541 -63,305
United Arab Emirates 490,997 0 -490,997
France 270,384 162,775 -107,609
Germany 123,627 281,601 +157,974

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 £
China 4,184,927
United States 3,072,593
Netherlands 947,618
Poland 574,614
United Kingdom 563,980

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 £
China 2,244,076 1,940,851 -303,225
United States 308,435 2,764,158 +2,455,723
Netherlands 785,184 162,434 -622,750
Poland 8,387 566,227 +557,840
United Kingdom 244,128 319,852 +75,724
Italy 198,744 229,381 +30,637
Czechia 210,621 157,367 -53,254
Norway 214,808 148,070 -66,738
Germany 26,386 182,579 +156,193
Taiwan 100,659 102,057 +1,398

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17
Inner London - West 12
North Eastern Scotland 10
Kent 9
West Midlands 8

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 10 -2
Inner London - West 10 5 -5
North Eastern Scotland 7 4 -3
Kent 6 5 -1
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 6 +3
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 3 +0

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) 7,132,814
Air transport 2,941,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,740,260
Other 735,085
Road transport 86,816

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) 3,403,781 3,729,033 +325,252
Air transport 606,228 2,335,034 +1,728,806
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 833,532 906,728 +73,196
Other 310,693 424,392 +113,699
Road transport 26,052 60,764 +34,712

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Airport 1,731,008
Felixstowe 1,612,540
Aberdeen Docks 1,481,781
Thamesport 1,000,330
Grangemouth Docks 792,362

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 £
Aberdeen Airport 63,957 1,667,051 +1,603,094
Felixstowe 919,664 692,876 -226,788
Aberdeen Docks 266,875 1,214,906 +948,031
Thamesport 636,545 363,785 -272,760
Grangemouth Docks 640,528 151,834 -488,694
000 310,693 424,392 +113,699
Southampton 513,893 131,832 -382,061
Immingham Docks 162,824 374,868 +212,044
Montrose 0 537,463 +537,463
London 199,597 161,436 -38,161

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of other transport equipment 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 15
2025-10 16
2025-09 22
2025-08 22

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 66
54m+ 46
15m-54m 21
Other 19
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 £
Norway 2,359,146
United States 1,368,334
China 1,190,065
France 1,083,049
Germany 1,044,732

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 £
Norway 96,932 2,262,214 +2,165,282
United States 793,274 575,060 -218,214
China 26,899 1,163,166 +1,136,267
France 616,081 466,968 -149,113
Germany 437,443 607,289 +169,846
Ireland 743,638 243,502 -500,136
Italy 338,749 294,803 -43,946
Belgium 288,276 227,038 -61,238
Netherlands 220,680 257,741 +37,061
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,693 361,090 +357,397

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 £
Ireland 393,040
XI 111,335
France 72
China 31
Viet Nam 18

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 £
Ireland 274,999 118,041 -156,958
XI 50,473 60,862 +10,389
France 0 72 +72
China 31 0 -31
Viet Nam 0 18 +18

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,118,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,611,906
Air transport 1,316,180
Other 504,706
Road transport 10,468

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,652,607 4,466,170 +2,813,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,755,352 2,856,554 +101,202
Air transport 730,807 585,373 -145,434
Other 325,503 179,203 -146,300
Road transport 10,468 0 -10,468

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,774,036
Aberdeen Docks 2,256,730
Southampton 1,972,699
Immingham Docks 762,814
London Heathrow Airport 643,162

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 1,944,999 1,829,037 -115,962
Aberdeen Docks 66,930 2,189,800 +2,122,870
Southampton 309,817 1,662,882 +1,353,065
Immingham Docks 411,117 351,697 -59,420
London Heathrow Airport 338,285 304,877 -33,408
Liverpool Docks 374,686 258,095 -116,591
Felixstowe 272,367 287,016 +14,649
000 325,503 179,203 -146,300
London Gateway Port 248,031 194,794 -53,237
Holyhead 394,873 38,130 -356,743

Quick facts

HS code: 7316

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

Description: Anchors and grapnels made of iron or steel, used for mooring ships and boats. Includes their parts