Import/export HS code 732429: Various iron or steel sanitary ware

Other bathroom fixtures made of iron or steel, excluding cast iron and stainless steel

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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 £
Germany 15,240,551
Portugal 7,385,363
China 4,083,907
Italy 360,549
India 293,448

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 8,574,666 6,665,885 -1,908,781
Portugal 4,107,836 3,277,527 -830,309
China 2,259,295 1,824,612 -434,683
Italy 321,307 39,242 -282,065
India 165,911 127,537 -38,374
Netherlands 54,781 137,674 +82,893
Denmark 59,367 89,781 +30,414
Spain 79,096 62,377 -16,719
France 33,227 41,259 +8,032
Poland 12,306 55,034 +42,728

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 15,515,500
Portugal 7,385,363
China 4,235,179
Italy 358,592
India 287,244

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 8,643,757 6,871,743 -1,772,014
Portugal 4,107,836 3,277,527 -830,309
China 2,318,141 1,917,038 -401,103
Italy 321,032 37,560 -283,472
India 165,911 121,333 -44,578
Poland 36,672 80,721 +44,049
Spain 30,395 29,244 -1,151
Netherlands 27,320 893 -26,427
Turkey 17,649 0 -17,649
France 10,955 5,900 -5,055

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Outer London - South 5
West Midlands 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
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 17,485,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,304,849
Air transport 297,311
Other 35,568
Road transport 6,952

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) 9,894,294 7,591,304 -2,302,990
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,664,464 4,640,385 -1,024,079
Air transport 136,370 160,941 +24,571
Other 22,191 13,377 -8,814
Road transport 6,952 0 -6,952

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,867,184
Felixstowe 4,923,492
London 4,817,121
Eurotunnel 3,789,332
Immingham Docks 1,766,847

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 3,805,194 3,061,990 -743,204
Felixstowe 2,579,294 2,344,198 -235,096
London 3,321,421 1,495,700 -1,825,721
Eurotunnel 2,179,346 1,609,986 -569,360
Immingham Docks 1,079,010 687,837 -391,173
Liverpool Docks 285,723 1,146,270 +860,547
Southampton 508,368 745,356 +236,988
London Gateway Port 243,783 800,707 +556,924
Middlesbrough 794,273 0 -794,273
Belfast Port 270,735 192,589 -78,146

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 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Other manufacturing 5
Accommodation 2
Construction of buildings 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 16
2025-09 8
2025-08 16
2025-07 10

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 27
0-1m 21
54m+ 15
15m-54m 8
Other 6

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 658,697
Ireland 313,807
Canada 89,693
United Arab Emirates 52,199
France 50,562

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 36,925 621,772 +584,847
Ireland 156,000 157,807 +1,807
Canada 0 89,693 +89,693
United Arab Emirates 7,697 44,502 +36,805
France 19,674 30,888 +11,214
Oman 0 46,819 +46,819
Taiwan 0 43,006 +43,006
Singapore 11,791 6,486 -5,305
China 17,700 0 -17,700
Qatar 4,499 10,825 +6,326

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 39,911
Germany 18,587
XU 15,967
China 10,036
Portugal 142

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 28,760 11,151 -17,609
Germany 10,685 7,902 -2,783
XU 12,287 3,680 -8,607
China 10,036 0 -10,036
Portugal 142 0 -142

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) 830,726
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 352,083
Air transport 228,185
Other 84,643

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) 18,624 812,102 +793,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 168,515 183,568 +15,053
Air transport 111,900 116,285 +4,385
Other 61,910 22,733 -39,177

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 723,253
Holyhead 191,760
London Heathrow Airport 116,060
London Gateway Port 107,911
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,810

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 £
Liverpool Docks 20,052 703,201 +683,149
Holyhead 67,224 124,536 +57,312
London Heathrow Airport 69,228 46,832 -22,396
London Gateway Port 3,171 104,740 +101,569
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,889 33,921 -18,968
000 61,910 22,733 -39,177
London Stansted Airport 21,992 45,406 +23,414
Dover 8,961 13,918 +4,957
East Midlands Airport 11,599 10,472 -1,127
Immingham Docks 7,631 5,345 -2,286

Quick facts

HS code: 732429

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

Description: Other bathroom fixtures made of iron or steel, excluding cast iron and stainless steel