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.
  • 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 £
China 5,030,134
United States 1,558,845
India 776,180
Germany 646,480
France 534,638

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 2,581,494 2,448,640 -132,854
United States 1,260,326 298,519 -961,807
India 476,886 299,294 -177,592
Germany 290,196 356,284 +66,088
France 428,427 106,211 -322,216
Poland 111,000 176,705 +65,705
Netherlands 89,037 189,175 +100,138
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 107,932 110,421 +2,489
Spain 81,024 85,640 +4,616
Japan 112,468 23,831 -88,637

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 5,573,014
United States 1,312,231
India 870,987
France 483,007
Japan 397,654

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 2,801,929 2,771,085 -30,844
United States 1,065,758 246,473 -819,285
India 530,274 340,713 -189,561
France 327,685 155,322 -172,363
Japan 259,624 138,030 -121,594
Poland 161,950 113,487 -48,463
Malaysia 130,527 83,194 -47,333
Germany 24,486 139,476 +114,990
Spain 71,650 79,400 +7,750
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 31
Greater Manchester 26
West Midlands 21
Inner London - East 18
Outer London - West and North West 18

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 19 19 +0
Greater Manchester 18 12 -6
West Midlands 17 12 -5
Inner London - East 12 9 -3
Outer London - West and North West 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 9 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 13 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 8 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 10 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4

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) 4,849,738
Air transport 3,557,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,682,388
Other 104,865
Road transport 64,471

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) 2,492,719 2,357,019 -135,700
Air transport 2,341,839 1,215,281 -1,126,558
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 944,247 738,141 -206,106
Other 75,608 29,257 -46,351
Road transport 36,030 28,441 -7,589

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,140,003
Southampton 1,659,146
London Heathrow Airport 1,589,607
East Midlands Airport 1,196,980
Dover 917,114

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 940,049 1,199,954 +259,905
Southampton 1,075,950 583,196 -492,754
London Heathrow Airport 1,273,982 315,625 -958,357
East Midlands Airport 745,638 451,342 -294,296
Dover 555,784 361,330 -194,454
London Gateway Port 198,386 198,305 -81
London Stansted Airport 146,841 221,434 +74,593
London 124,143 240,875 +116,732
Liverpool Docks 145,990 129,640 -16,350
Eurotunnel 88,903 159,482 +70,579

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 124
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 74
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Other manufacturing 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 40
2025-10 48
2025-09 48
2025-08 41
2025-07 42

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+ 106
0-1m 60
15m-54m 34
Other 28

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 2,543,522
France 1,224,739
Netherlands 462,773
Germany 281,164
Italy 231,777

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 1,618,707 924,815 -693,892
France 740,150 484,589 -255,561
Netherlands 158,992 303,781 +144,789
Germany 184,240 96,924 -87,316
Italy 101,155 130,622 +29,467
Spain 150,215 20,782 -129,433
Ireland 115,374 50,851 -64,523
Norway 101,778 49,691 -52,087
Australia 83,628 55,294 -28,334
Japan 76,686 62,061 -14,625

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 21,672
China 19,042
XU 2,650
Germany 1,044
Ireland 193

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 21,558 114 -21,444
China 1,424 17,618 +16,194
XU 1,337 1,313 -24
Germany 485 559 +74
Ireland 33 160 +127
Netherlands 27 90 +63
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 4,363,738
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,048,205
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 894,822
Road transport 68,360
Other 44,730

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 2,883,878 1,479,860 -1,404,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,092,349 955,856 -136,493
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 458,561 436,261 -22,300
Road transport 68,123 237 -67,886
Other 24,864 19,866 -4,998

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,374,044
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,477,169
London Stansted Airport 779,930
ZLC 659,176
London Heathrow Airport 564,610

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 1,460,342 913,702 -546,640
Dover / Eurotunnel 771,390 705,779 -65,611
London Stansted Airport 714,371 65,559 -648,812
ZLC 393,136 266,040 -127,096
London Heathrow Airport 328,358 236,252 -92,106
Liverpool Docks 212,338 210,501 -1,837
Dover 166,676 169,995 +3,319
Portsmouth 78,406 111,892 +33,486
London Gateway Port 125,642 63,923 -61,719
Immingham Docks 76,873 34,058 -42,815

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