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 10,816,353
Germany 5,842,640
Belgium 5,728,235
Italy 5,501,446
Taiwan 4,655,724

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 5,509,251 5,307,102 -202,149
Germany 3,047,160 2,795,480 -251,680
Belgium 2,733,278 2,994,957 +261,679
Italy 3,210,724 2,290,722 -920,002
Taiwan 3,132,459 1,523,265 -1,609,194
China 1,849,397 1,661,403 -187,994
France 1,796,429 1,390,393 -406,036
Netherlands 1,490,042 1,381,198 -108,844
Japan 2,240,129 418,564 -1,821,565
Poland 1,640,499 491,620 -1,148,879

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 6,066,397
Italy 5,722,382
Germany 5,540,616
China 5,110,969
Taiwan 4,608,278

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 3,191,710 2,874,687 -317,023
Italy 3,368,024 2,354,358 -1,013,666
Germany 2,911,807 2,628,809 -282,998
China 2,798,849 2,312,120 -486,729
Taiwan 2,960,640 1,647,638 -1,313,002
Japan 2,313,784 425,988 -1,887,796
France 1,472,670 1,258,703 -213,967
Poland 1,936,382 493,063 -1,443,319
United States 1,448,055 852,422 -595,633
Sweden 1,161,603 1,136,874 -24,729

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 22
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20
Inner London - West 20

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 12 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 13 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 10 -7
Inner London - West 18 5 -13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 13 11 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 12 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 12 10 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +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) 27,973,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,498,201
Air transport 5,780,397
Other 5,605,039
Road transport 174,808

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) 15,601,180 12,372,622 -3,228,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,188,510 6,309,691 -2,878,819
Air transport 3,475,608 2,304,789 -1,170,819
Other 2,928,962 2,676,077 -252,885
Road transport 50,850 123,958 +73,108

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,630,203
Felixstowe 7,363,322
Eurotunnel 7,256,252
000 5,605,039
Southampton 3,560,464

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 7,909,459 5,720,744 -2,188,715
Felixstowe 4,388,108 2,975,214 -1,412,894
Eurotunnel 3,114,287 4,141,965 +1,027,678
000 2,928,962 2,676,077 -252,885
Southampton 2,951,044 609,420 -2,341,624
Thamesport 1,563,383 1,930,648 +367,265
London Stansted Airport 1,044,409 549,510 -494,899
Immingham Docks 1,005,169 562,674 -442,495
Birmingham Airport 828,471 646,622 -181,849
East Midlands Airport 817,189 506,315 -310,874

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 105
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 50
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 42
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
2025-11 63
2025-10 70
2025-09 75
2025-08 75
2025-07 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 160
54m+ 147
15m-54m 55
0-1m 34
Other 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 £
Belgium 6,723,778
Italy 6,023,968
United States 5,583,825
Germany 3,551,373
Poland 3,012,684

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 3,464,738 3,259,040 -205,698
Italy 3,061,540 2,962,428 -99,112
United States 2,974,722 2,609,103 -365,619
Germany 1,251,687 2,299,686 +1,047,999
Poland 1,434,783 1,577,901 +143,118
Turkey 1,215,195 1,024,764 -190,431
France 1,221,426 997,750 -223,676
Denmark 849,176 897,845 +48,669
Kazakhstan 1,599,746 128,087 -1,471,659
Iceland 909,259 709,204 -200,055

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 8,934
XI 6,742
Switzerland 1,920
Germany 1,215

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 8,934 +8,934
XI 5,190 1,552 -3,638
Switzerland 1,360 560 -800
Germany 660 555 -105
Spain 708 355 -353
Nicaragua 963 0 -963
Sweden 0 770 +770
China 602 110 -492
Netherlands 0 709 +709

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) 32,327,296
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,784,675
Air transport 5,337,854
Other 34,055
Road transport 7,535

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) 16,611,872 15,715,424 -896,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,872,458 3,912,217 -960,241
Air transport 2,294,719 3,043,135 +748,416
Other 9,837 24,218 +14,381
Road transport 7,535 0 -7,535

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,766,343
Immingham Docks 6,383,739
London Heathrow Airport 2,350,666
Southampton 2,237,428
Liverpool Docks 1,942,665

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 13,853,192 11,913,151 -1,940,041
Immingham Docks 3,236,297 3,147,442 -88,855
London Heathrow Airport 1,041,416 1,309,250 +267,834
Southampton 1,183,812 1,053,616 -130,196
Liverpool Docks 778,832 1,163,833 +385,001
London Gateway Port 1,446,064 412,720 -1,033,344
East Midlands Airport 416,211 1,000,823 +584,612
Felixstowe 294,824 1,074,544 +779,720
ZLC 266,411 405,101 +138,690
Manchester Airport 315,663 73,203 -242,460

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