Import/export HS code 73269094: Closed-die forged iron or steel items

Products made through closed-die forging, like precision tools or automotive parts

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 £
Spain 10,821,017
Germany 5,919,274
Belgium 5,583,951
Italy 5,451,766
Taiwan 4,805,960

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 £
Spain 5,661,529 5,159,488 -502,041
Germany 3,135,687 2,783,587 -352,100
Belgium 2,610,753 2,973,198 +362,445
Italy 3,330,869 2,120,897 -1,209,972
Taiwan 3,332,109 1,473,851 -1,858,258
China 1,885,127 1,653,521 -231,606
France 1,678,856 1,434,580 -244,276
Netherlands 1,422,623 1,392,551 -30,072
Japan 2,272,328 423,132 -1,849,196
Poland 1,639,551 820,745 -818,806

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 £
Spain 5,972,321
Italy 5,669,687
Germany 5,584,961
China 5,163,307
Taiwan 4,764,951

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 £
Spain 3,281,550 2,690,771 -590,779
Italy 3,486,832 2,182,855 -1,303,977
Germany 2,997,379 2,587,582 -409,797
China 2,820,313 2,342,994 -477,319
Taiwan 3,160,136 1,604,815 -1,555,321
Japan 2,345,983 430,556 -1,915,427
Poland 1,879,217 820,052 -1,059,165
France 1,332,573 1,285,177 -47,396
United States 1,386,251 869,983 -516,268
Sweden 982,338 1,103,896 +121,558

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 22
Inner London - West 20
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19

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 25 16 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 13 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 12 -5
Inner London - West 17 6 -11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 10 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 13 11 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 12 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 12 11 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 13 +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) 27,848,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,822,073
Other 5,635,208
Air transport 5,611,053
Road transport 187,589

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) 15,015,210 12,832,970 -2,182,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,652,341 6,169,732 -3,482,609
Other 2,930,063 2,705,145 -224,918
Air transport 3,471,101 2,139,952 -1,331,149
Road transport 77,376 110,213 +32,837

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,800,002
Felixstowe 7,513,958
Eurotunnel 7,402,094
000 5,635,208
Thamesport 3,623,681

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 7,755,239 6,044,763 -1,710,476
Felixstowe 4,534,667 2,979,291 -1,555,376
Eurotunnel 3,290,217 4,111,877 +821,660
000 2,930,063 2,705,145 -224,918
Thamesport 1,694,698 1,928,983 +234,285
Southampton 3,004,084 595,685 -2,408,399
London Stansted Airport 915,525 515,352 -400,173
Birmingham Airport 867,233 559,153 -308,080
Immingham Docks 759,744 600,657 -159,087
East Midlands Airport 821,416 488,969 -332,447

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 104
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 49
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 43
Other manufacturing 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 61
2025-11 63
2025-10 70
2025-09 75
2025-08 75

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 159
54m+ 145
15m-54m 59
0-1m 34
Other 22

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 £
Belgium 6,591,777
Italy 5,485,608
United States 5,338,543
Germany 3,884,883
Poland 3,105,867

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 £
Belgium 3,361,013 3,230,764 -130,249
Italy 2,657,832 2,827,776 +169,944
United States 2,812,357 2,526,186 -286,171
Germany 1,289,987 2,594,896 +1,304,909
Poland 1,584,799 1,521,068 -63,731
Turkey 1,338,117 901,842 -436,275
France 1,203,929 949,136 -254,793
Denmark 871,413 895,197 +23,784
Iceland 847,327 732,410 -114,917
Kazakhstan 1,271,308 128,346 -1,142,962

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 £
Belgium 10,454
Ireland 10,358
XI 6,742
Switzerland 1,941
Germany 1,225

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 £
Belgium 0 10,454 +10,454
Ireland 0 10,358 +10,358
XI 5,805 937 -4,868
Switzerland 1,360 581 -779
Germany 667 558 -109
Spain 708 355 -353
Sweden 0 770 +770
Netherlands 0 709 +709
China 618 0 -618
India 0 195 +195

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) 31,706,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,269,604
Air transport 5,522,026
Other 34,453
Road transport 4,393

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) 16,200,685 15,505,706 -694,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,905,080 3,364,524 -1,540,556
Air transport 2,325,218 3,196,808 +871,590
Other 9,512 24,941 +15,429
Road transport 4,393 0 -4,393

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,965,138
Immingham Docks 6,293,028
London Heathrow Airport 2,334,592
Southampton 2,070,236
Liverpool Docks 1,922,095

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 13,275,163 11,689,975 -1,585,188
Immingham Docks 3,202,049 3,090,979 -111,070
London Heathrow Airport 1,036,520 1,298,072 +261,552
Southampton 961,158 1,109,078 +147,920
Liverpool Docks 1,226,161 695,934 -530,227
London Gateway Port 1,443,226 337,105 -1,106,121
East Midlands Airport 396,345 1,165,584 +769,239
Felixstowe 347,796 999,525 +651,729
ZLC 323,431 372,105 +48,674
Portsmouth 99,636 355,244 +255,608

Quick facts

HS code: 73269094

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

Description: Products made through closed-die forging, like precision tools or automotive parts