Import/export HS code 7319: Sewing and knitting tools made of iron or steel

Includes sewing needles, knitting needles, crochet hooks, and safety pins. Perfect for crafting and sewing projects

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 4,993,394
United States 1,530,085
India 746,929
Germany 669,721
France 533,964

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 2,480,519 2,512,875 +32,356
United States 1,249,996 280,089 -969,907
India 455,285 291,644 -163,641
Germany 317,321 352,400 +35,079
France 420,242 113,722 -306,520
Poland 148,116 138,415 -9,701
Netherlands 101,661 183,754 +82,093
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 122,550 100,385 -22,165
Spain 75,404 86,878 +11,474
Japan 99,567 32,713 -66,854

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 5,544,276
United States 1,297,368
India 839,690
France 486,412
Japan 409,779

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 2,719,283 2,824,993 +105,710
United States 1,071,768 225,600 -846,168
India 509,112 330,578 -178,534
France 326,719 159,693 -167,026
Japan 264,390 145,389 -119,001
Poland 197,307 78,397 -118,910
Malaysia 144,974 72,506 -72,468
Germany 17,707 139,476 +121,769
Spain 71,650 80,803 +9,153
Mexico 103,112 0 -103,112

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 32
Greater Manchester 26
West Midlands 21
Outer London - West and North West 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17

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
Inner London - West 18 21 +3
Greater Manchester 18 13 -5
West Midlands 17 12 -5
Outer London - West and North West 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 11 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 8 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 13 +5
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 7 -5

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) 4,838,052
Air transport 3,489,780
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,691,710
Other 101,802
Road transport 56,826

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) 2,456,142 2,381,910 -74,232
Air transport 2,244,891 1,244,889 -1,000,002
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,003,272 688,438 -314,834
Other 76,602 25,200 -51,402
Road transport 36,713 20,113 -16,600

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,085,765
Southampton 1,691,437
London Heathrow Airport 1,570,480
East Midlands Airport 1,149,704
Dover 924,463

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 £
Felixstowe 920,915 1,164,850 +243,935
Southampton 1,080,006 611,431 -468,575
London Heathrow Airport 1,215,247 355,233 -860,014
East Midlands Airport 718,637 431,067 -287,570
Dover 562,160 362,303 -199,857
London Gateway Port 209,354 212,034 +2,680
London Stansted Airport 144,885 222,353 +77,468
London 109,355 256,072 +146,717
Liverpool Docks 127,691 134,077 +6,386
Eurotunnel 130,245 115,770 -14,475

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 122
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 73
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Other manufacturing 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 40
2025-10 48
2025-09 48
2025-08 41

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 122
54m+ 104
0-1m 62
15m-54m 33
Other 27

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 2,370,201
France 1,166,277
Netherlands 457,402
Germany 276,157
Italy 233,672

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 1,516,565 853,636 -662,929
France 703,883 462,394 -241,489
Netherlands 172,784 284,618 +111,834
Germany 164,517 111,640 -52,877
Italy 100,417 133,255 +32,838
Spain 149,106 21,277 -127,829
Ireland 110,606 52,067 -58,539
Poland 89,335 54,110 -35,225
Denmark 72,801 63,807 -8,994
Japan 72,727 60,601 -12,126

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 20,242
XI 19,402
Germany 1,071
Ireland 193
Netherlands 109

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 1,933 18,309 +16,376
XI 19,288 114 -19,174
Germany 556 515 -41
Ireland 33 160 +127
Netherlands 55 54 -1
Nicaragua 0 12 +12

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,237,196
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,013,792
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 703,202
Other 43,663
Road transport 42,791

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 £
Air transport 2,695,421 1,541,775 -1,153,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,112,357 901,435 -210,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 488,816 214,386 -274,430
Other 23,263 20,400 -2,863
Road transport 42,554 237 -42,317

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,286,059
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,440,181
London Stansted Airport 732,895
ZLC 667,221
London Heathrow Airport 559,782

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,356,948 929,111 -427,837
Dover / Eurotunnel 751,560 688,621 -62,939
London Stansted Airport 667,680 65,215 -602,465
ZLC 411,804 255,417 -156,387
London Heathrow Airport 312,397 247,385 -65,012
Dover 184,524 159,712 -24,812
Liverpool Docks 182,634 147,858 -34,776
Portsmouth 188,134 2,164 -185,970
London Gateway Port 65,042 64,924 -118
Immingham Docks 56,977 17,458 -39,519

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7319

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

Description: Includes sewing needles, knitting needles, crochet hooks, and safety pins. Perfect for crafting and sewing projects