Import/export HS code 732510: Non-malleable cast iron items

Products made from non-malleable cast iron, like heavy-duty machinery parts or pipes

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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 39,488,980
South Korea 39,372,606
Denmark 7,335,880
Germany 6,802,310
France 5,883,614

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 24,243,182 15,245,798 -8,997,384
South Korea 35,888,410 3,484,196 -32,404,214
Denmark 4,673,659 2,662,221 -2,011,438
Germany 4,196,149 2,606,161 -1,589,988
France 3,278,188 2,605,426 -672,762
Belgium 2,449,426 3,338,662 +889,236
Netherlands 3,754,391 1,780,710 -1,973,681
Poland 2,378,948 1,716,398 -662,550
India 1,776,712 1,551,872 -224,840
Czechia 2,564,902 750,752 -1,814,150

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 41,291,740
South Korea 37,207,487
Denmark 7,772,864
Belgium 6,481,025
Germany 6,305,965

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 25,613,048 15,678,692 -9,934,356
South Korea 33,723,291 3,484,196 -30,239,095
Denmark 5,265,139 2,507,725 -2,757,414
Belgium 2,916,084 3,564,941 +648,857
Germany 4,011,376 2,294,589 -1,716,787
Poland 2,781,946 1,798,328 -983,618
India 2,096,664 1,646,922 -449,742
France 1,201,421 2,380,040 +1,178,619
United States 2,744,695 812,601 -1,932,094
Czechia 2,575,206 794,816 -1,780,390

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 23
Inner London - West 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Greater Manchester 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14

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
West Midlands 21 13 -8
Inner London - West 16 9 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 10 -6
Greater Manchester 11 15 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 9 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 7 -5
West Yorkshire 12 12 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 8 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 9 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 6 -5

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) 72,852,124
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,612,723
Other 6,118,592
Air transport 3,429,448
Road transport 2,606,019

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) 54,851,790 18,000,334 -36,851,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,655,511 17,957,212 -11,698,299
Other 3,478,576 2,640,016 -838,560
Air transport 1,924,886 1,504,562 -420,324
Road transport 1,541,037 1,064,982 -476,055

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 39,455,645
Belfast Port 24,884,190
Dover 13,204,593
Felixstowe 11,429,555
Immingham Docks 9,862,335

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 £
Middlesbrough 35,927,306 3,528,339 -32,398,967
Belfast Port 16,384,996 8,499,194 -7,885,802
Dover 8,592,164 4,612,429 -3,979,735
Felixstowe 6,090,504 5,339,051 -751,453
Immingham Docks 6,645,974 3,216,361 -3,429,613
000 3,478,576 2,640,016 -838,560
Southampton 3,217,834 2,477,895 -739,939
Harwich 2,433,724 1,983,244 -450,480
London 896,874 1,569,674 +672,800
London Gateway Port 999,652 1,301,941 +302,289

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 79
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 46
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 36
Other manufacturing 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 55
2025-11 55
2025-10 66
2025-09 58
2025-08 55

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 133
54m+ 131
15m-54m 36
Other 30
0-1m 24

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 £
Germany 64,616,856
Italy 8,829,261
Ireland 5,522,633
Czechia 4,494,804
United States 4,097,233

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 £
Germany 37,790,960 26,825,896 -10,965,064
Italy 4,349,366 4,479,895 +130,529
Ireland 2,822,391 2,700,242 -122,149
Czechia 2,581,186 1,913,618 -667,568
United States 3,078,096 1,019,137 -2,058,959
Netherlands 1,043,413 1,570,292 +526,879
France 1,099,715 1,028,256 -71,459
Slovakia 1,143,061 757,416 -385,645
Denmark 592,735 329,674 -263,061
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 714,154 5,193 -708,961

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 2,507,179
Ireland 515,891
Germany 102,939
China 78,130
France 33,636

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 1,222,083 1,285,096 +63,013
Ireland 257,241 258,650 +1,409
Germany 35,688 67,251 +31,563
China 43,197 34,933 -8,264
France 21,690 11,946 -9,744
Italy 11,624 725 -10,899
Turkey 0 37 +37
India 0 13 +13

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) 83,954,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,016,741
Air transport 5,686,352
Other 3,264,920
Road transport 6,886

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) 44,828,188 39,126,019 -5,702,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,543,252 473,489 -8,069,763
Air transport 3,944,193 1,742,159 -2,202,034
Other 1,598,289 1,666,631 +68,342
Road transport 6,886 0 -6,886

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 36,856,147
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,018,782
London 10,989,532
Harwich 4,738,428
Manchester Airport 3,329,605

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 £
Felixstowe 22,795,505 14,060,642 -8,734,863
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,035,712 13,983,070 -3,052,642
London 5,179,607 5,809,925 +630,318
Harwich 2,408,942 2,329,486 -79,456
Manchester Airport 2,454,616 874,989 -1,579,627
000 1,598,289 1,666,631 +68,342
Immingham Docks 971,385 1,052,633 +81,248
Southampton 1,194,550 62,979 -1,131,571
Tyne 659,093 498,618 -160,475
Fishguard 534,705 563,703 +28,998

Quick facts

HS code: 732510

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

Description: Products made from non-malleable cast iron, like heavy-duty machinery parts or pipes