Import/export HS code 73259990: Various cast iron or steel items

Various cast iron or steel products not specified elsewhere

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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 £
China 33,344,953
India 10,323,581
France 8,126,895
Belgium 8,088,637
Spain 7,469,974

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 17,794,062 15,550,891 -2,243,171
India 5,038,228 5,285,353 +247,125
France 3,241,320 4,885,575 +1,644,255
Belgium 5,899,467 2,189,170 -3,710,297
Spain 4,064,225 3,405,749 -658,476
Italy 3,880,850 2,637,916 -1,242,934
Netherlands 2,172,336 3,684,406 +1,512,070
United States 2,940,778 1,943,723 -997,055
Poland 2,328,140 1,433,103 -895,037
Turkey 1,483,020 1,435,054 -47,966

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 36,086,297
India 10,926,240
Spain 8,566,956
Belgium 7,669,826
Italy 6,043,860

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 19,201,025 16,885,272 -2,315,753
India 5,342,600 5,583,640 +241,040
Spain 5,285,344 3,281,612 -2,003,732
Belgium 5,767,755 1,902,071 -3,865,684
Italy 3,771,718 2,272,142 -1,499,576
Poland 2,745,089 2,094,579 -650,510
France 1,563,153 3,093,864 +1,530,711
Turkey 2,150,394 2,091,516 -58,878
United Kingdom 856,026 2,945,404 +2,089,378
United States 2,106,235 1,482,906 -623,329

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 40
Greater Manchester 39
Inner London - West 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30

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 34 25 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 23 -3
Greater Manchester 25 28 +3
Inner London - West 20 16 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 17 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 11 -12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17 21 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 17 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 20 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 14 -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) 45,623,453
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,435,462
Air transport 17,102,990
Road transport 1,095,988
Other 879,335

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) 24,281,150 21,342,303 -2,938,847
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,037,691 18,397,771 -3,639,920
Air transport 9,323,369 7,779,621 -1,543,748
Road transport 671,944 424,044 -247,900
Other 560,563 318,772 -241,791

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 20,518,024
Dover 19,231,577
Southampton 9,377,182
Eurotunnel 7,764,809
Immingham Docks 5,159,945

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 12,568,995 7,949,029 -4,619,966
Dover 8,135,207 11,096,370 +2,961,163
Southampton 5,015,850 4,361,332 -654,518
Eurotunnel 3,548,361 4,216,448 +668,087
Immingham Docks 4,593,217 566,728 -4,026,489
London Gateway Port 2,287,667 2,830,383 +542,716
London Heathrow Airport 2,547,194 1,919,932 -627,262
Thamesport 2,218,742 1,753,880 -464,862
London 2,000,467 1,804,411 -196,056
Manchester Airport 1,928,174 1,535,241 -392,933

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 139
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 90
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Other manufacturing 48

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 105
2025-11 124
2025-10 114
2025-09 98
2025-08 111

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 261
54m+ 259
15m-54m 75
Other 49
0-1m 46

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 40,091,994
Germany 19,256,085
Netherlands 18,331,219
Sweden 13,195,390
Ireland 8,275,721

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 21,495,578 18,596,416 -2,899,162
Germany 8,790,243 10,465,842 +1,675,599
Netherlands 5,795,614 12,535,605 +6,739,991
Sweden 6,231,851 6,963,539 +731,688
Ireland 4,957,728 3,317,993 -1,639,735
France 2,822,750 2,570,735 -252,015
Greece 4,127,887 43,682 -4,084,205
Turkey 1,516,210 1,807,597 +291,387
Italy 1,228,045 1,042,920 -185,125
Singapore 2,022,290 59,629 -1,962,661

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 57,954
Ireland 41,528
China 9,684
Belgium 2,450
Nicaragua 2,341

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 31,164 26,790 -4,374
Ireland 0 41,528 +41,528
China 5,940 3,744 -2,196
Belgium 2,235 215 -2,020
Nicaragua 2,341 0 -2,341
United Arab Emirates 1,082 356 -726
Switzerland 544 291 -253
India 615 0 -615
Germany 75 160 +85
Sweden 147 0 -147

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) 73,101,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,241,193
Air transport 8,297,907
Other 123,529
Road transport 11,168

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) 38,250,058 34,851,063 -3,398,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,563,455 28,677,738 -885,717
Air transport 3,737,314 4,560,593 +823,279
Other 46,451 77,078 +30,627
Road transport 11,168 0 -11,168

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,970,943
Immingham Docks 25,339,965
Southampton 22,663,174
Liverpool Docks 15,910,802
Dover 5,362,056

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,253,500 15,717,443 -2,536,057
Immingham Docks 9,025,983 16,313,982 +7,287,999
Southampton 14,879,272 7,783,902 -7,095,370
Liverpool Docks 6,751,567 9,159,235 +2,407,668
Dover 3,147,155 2,214,901 -932,254
London Gateway Port 3,416,633 1,851,906 -1,564,727
Eurotunnel 1,717,288 3,473,779 +1,756,491
Felixstowe 2,693,321 2,402,276 -291,045
London Heathrow Airport 1,655,137 2,613,747 +958,610
Heysham 2,821,157 1,384,387 -1,436,770

Quick facts

HS code: 73259990

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

Description: Various cast iron or steel products not specified elsewhere