Import/export HS code 73201011: Laminated leaf springs

Durable laminated leaf springs for heavy-duty applications like trucks and trailers

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 9,632,902
India 3,897,768
Netherlands 3,721,323
China 2,041,235
Belgium 1,977,056

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 4,883,052 4,749,850 -133,202
India 1,855,404 2,042,364 +186,960
Netherlands 2,042,983 1,678,340 -364,643
China 1,092,514 948,721 -143,793
Belgium 1,056,230 920,826 -135,404
Turkey 818,304 787,894 -30,410
France 901,708 524,704 -377,004
Sweden 951,747 430,149 -521,598
Poland 347,340 659,774 +312,434
Hungary 9,515 395,970 +386,455

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 7,119,625
India 4,302,527
Turkey 2,625,425
Belgium 2,243,868
Poland 1,937,486

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 3,598,430 3,521,195 -77,235
India 1,946,382 2,356,145 +409,763
Turkey 1,287,270 1,338,155 +50,885
Belgium 1,197,896 1,045,972 -151,924
Poland 1,256,537 680,949 -575,588
China 1,131,104 702,553 -428,551
Romania 928,717 807,987 -120,730
Hungary 800,749 653,286 -147,463
France 872,637 494,116 -378,521
Netherlands 564,241 308,710 -255,531

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
West Midlands 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Greater Manchester 5
Northern Ireland 5

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
West Midlands 7 9 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Greater Manchester 1 5 +4
Northern Ireland 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +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) 17,980,728
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,329,161
Air transport 654,052
Other 238,931
Road transport 203,917

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) 9,519,043 8,461,685 -1,057,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,516,436 4,812,725 +296,289
Air transport 535,188 118,864 -416,324
Other 115,157 123,774 +8,617
Road transport 60,520 143,397 +82,877

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,954,011
Immingham Docks 3,595,335
Eurotunnel 3,585,766
Dover 2,989,814
Southampton 1,559,614

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 4,424,132 4,529,879 +105,747
Immingham Docks 2,065,869 1,529,466 -536,403
Eurotunnel 1,705,576 1,880,190 +174,614
Dover 2,065,106 924,708 -1,140,398
Southampton 549,472 1,010,142 +460,670
London Gateway Port 810,521 559,279 -251,242
Dover / Eurotunnel 359,998 775,784 +415,786
Belfast Port 479,585 493,781 +14,196
Harwich 133,161 791,381 +658,220
Hull 601,597 293,596 -308,001

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 22
2025-09 20
2025-08 23
2025-07 24

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+ 46
1m-15m 27
15m-54m 9
Other 4
0-1m 1

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 £
Netherlands 643,927
Ireland 532,419
Germany 416,479
China 204,014
Czechia 191,422

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 £
Netherlands 436,062 207,865 -228,197
Ireland 332,915 199,504 -133,411
Germany 244,085 172,394 -71,691
China 183,386 20,628 -162,758
Czechia 107,535 83,887 -23,648
Poland 69,381 108,913 +39,532
United States 52,617 106,028 +53,411
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 115,837 22,754 -93,083
Sweden 88,443 48,697 -39,746
Turkey 66,281 11,890 -54,391

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 £
XU 36,604
China 34,216
Belgium 22,700
India 19,441
Romania 5,271

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 £
XU 16,269 20,335 +4,066
China 20,815 13,401 -7,414
Belgium 6,973 15,727 +8,754
India 12,970 6,471 -6,499
Romania 4,332 939 -3,393
Austria 2,944 1,766 -1,178
Hungary 303 3,954 +3,651
Netherlands 2,362 0 -2,362
France 330 1,357 +1,027
XI 0 1,412 +1,412

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) 1,080,276
Air transport 1,034,856
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 948,111
Other 136,454
Road transport 37,906

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) 555,361 524,915 -30,446
Air transport 700,261 334,595 -365,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 599,555 348,556 -250,999
Other 69,196 67,258 -1,938
Road transport 37,906 0 -37,906

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 874,549
East Midlands Airport 504,830
Dover / Eurotunnel 296,192
London Heathrow Airport 293,822
Holyhead 269,539

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 £
Immingham Docks 568,049 306,500 -261,549
East Midlands Airport 425,346 79,484 -345,862
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,369 199,823 +103,454
London Heathrow Airport 157,810 136,012 -21,798
Holyhead 179,790 89,749 -90,041
ZLC 141,799 90,244 -51,555
Liverpool Docks 71,420 89,672 +18,252
Felixstowe 119,921 36,245 -83,676
000 69,196 67,258 -1,938
Southampton 34,081 101,337 +67,256

Quick facts

HS code: 73201011

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

Description: Durable laminated leaf springs for heavy-duty applications like trucks and trailers