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

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

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 £
China 40,634,710
South Korea 39,372,606
Denmark 7,836,261
Germany 6,769,905
France 5,865,572

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 25,244,049 15,390,661 -9,853,388
South Korea 32,316,250 7,056,356 -25,259,894
Denmark 5,315,837 2,520,424 -2,795,413
Germany 4,214,092 2,555,813 -1,658,279
France 3,337,311 2,528,261 -809,050
Belgium 2,442,422 3,229,266 +786,844
Netherlands 3,890,110 1,714,305 -2,175,805
Poland 2,354,368 1,814,662 -539,706
Czechia 2,707,285 704,151 -2,003,134
India 1,838,459 1,550,659 -287,800

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 42,470,777
South Korea 37,207,487
Denmark 8,366,428
Germany 6,314,355
Belgium 6,302,528

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 26,585,114 15,885,663 -10,699,451
South Korea 30,151,131 7,056,356 -23,094,775
Denmark 5,999,720 2,366,708 -3,633,012
Germany 4,054,962 2,259,393 -1,795,569
Belgium 2,909,726 3,392,802 +483,076
Poland 2,757,069 1,893,572 -863,497
India 2,186,082 1,672,664 -513,418
United States 2,769,282 774,695 -1,994,587
Czechia 2,718,486 747,318 -1,971,168
France 1,193,300 2,244,104 +1,050,804

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 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19
Greater Manchester 17
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15

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 15 9 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 12 -3
Greater Manchester 14 14 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 8 -4
West Yorkshire 13 12 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 8 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 10 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 9 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 8 -2

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) 72,866,654
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,340,813
Other 6,473,257
Air transport 3,470,648
Road transport 2,497,136

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) 51,608,965 21,257,689 -30,351,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,877,987 18,462,826 -12,415,161
Other 3,692,813 2,780,444 -912,369
Air transport 1,867,963 1,602,685 -265,278
Road transport 1,604,829 892,307 -712,522

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 39,455,645
Belfast Port 26,092,292
Dover 13,370,921
Felixstowe 11,283,139
Immingham Docks 10,428,601

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 32,355,146 7,100,499 -25,254,647
Belfast Port 17,524,093 8,568,199 -8,955,894
Dover 8,890,949 4,479,972 -4,410,977
Felixstowe 5,531,296 5,751,843 +220,547
Immingham Docks 7,391,417 3,037,184 -4,354,233
000 3,692,813 2,780,444 -912,369
Southampton 3,091,530 2,468,272 -623,258
Harwich 2,417,922 1,874,002 -543,920
London 962,841 1,526,557 +563,716
Eurotunnel 1,287,795 1,040,908 -246,887

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. 48
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 37
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
2025-11 55
2025-10 66
2025-09 58
2025-08 55
2025-07 62

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 136
54m+ 132
15m-54m 36
Other 30
0-1m 25

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 65,118,052
Italy 8,884,151
Ireland 5,642,512
Czechia 4,702,661
United States 4,200,436

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 37,623,376 27,494,676 -10,128,700
Italy 4,417,600 4,466,551 +48,951
Ireland 2,906,425 2,736,087 -170,338
Czechia 2,666,102 2,036,559 -629,543
United States 2,489,168 1,711,268 -777,900
Netherlands 1,066,085 1,372,433 +306,348
France 1,068,328 1,055,376 -12,952
Slovakia 1,169,405 794,149 -375,256
Norway 1,081,319 75,799 -1,005,520
Denmark 555,301 373,016 -182,285

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 2,501,990
Ireland 528,959
Germany 111,442
China 82,474
France 33,353

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 1,240,737 1,261,253 +20,516
Ireland 252,516 276,443 +23,927
Germany 44,191 67,251 +23,060
China 40,348 42,126 +1,778
France 21,605 11,748 -9,857
XU 7,394 7,219 -175
Italy 7,564 4,785 -2,779
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) 81,956,422
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,758,458
Air transport 5,720,303
Other 3,285,230
Road transport 8,377

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) 42,192,146 39,764,276 -2,427,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,327,900 430,558 -11,897,342
Air transport 3,293,895 2,426,408 -867,487
Other 1,614,355 1,670,875 +56,520
Road transport 8,377 0 -8,377

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 37,203,561
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,281,834
London 10,587,568
Harwich 4,698,620
Manchester Airport 3,414,745

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 22,268,543 14,935,018 -7,333,525
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,312,873 13,968,961 -3,343,912
London 4,765,239 5,822,329 +1,057,090
Harwich 2,618,767 2,079,853 -538,914
Manchester Airport 1,836,547 1,578,198 -258,349
000 1,614,355 1,670,875 +56,520
Immingham Docks 1,906,183 1,009,786 -896,397
Southampton 1,215,141 60,451 -1,154,690
Tyne 679,366 483,169 -196,197
Fishguard 506,315 572,740 +66,425

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