Import/export HS code 7507: Nickel tubes, pipes, and fittings

Nickel tubes, pipes, and connecting parts like couplings and elbows. Used in plumbing, chemical plants, and oil refineries

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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 £
United States 26,230,433
Germany 17,950,624
Italy 10,004,510
Netherlands 7,910,841
Australia 5,599,154

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 £
United States 16,638,732 9,591,701 -7,047,031
Germany 8,937,365 9,013,259 +75,894
Italy 5,993,522 4,010,988 -1,982,534
Netherlands 3,245,371 4,665,470 +1,420,099
Australia 90,822 5,508,332 +5,417,510
France 2,090,332 2,100,944 +10,612
Austria 2,695,273 898,196 -1,797,077
Spain 2,613,709 862,369 -1,751,340
United Arab Emirates 2,170,350 38,569 -2,131,781
Norway 2,118,560 84,835 -2,033,725

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 £
United States 25,818,127
Germany 18,036,402
Italy 10,282,923
Australia 5,595,364
United Kingdom 4,610,635

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 £
United States 16,719,447 9,098,680 -7,620,767
Germany 9,101,355 8,935,047 -166,308
Italy 5,863,071 4,419,852 -1,443,219
Australia 90,822 5,504,542 +5,413,720
United Kingdom 2,054,864 2,555,771 +500,907
Austria 3,167,528 1,203,261 -1,964,267
France 2,056,671 2,156,711 +100,040
China 1,685,007 1,197,151 -487,856
Spain 2,191,981 617,618 -1,574,363
Japan 1,666,000 904,384 -761,616

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Inner London - West 16
North Eastern Scotland 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 19 17 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 11 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 12 +2
Inner London - West 10 10 +0
North Eastern Scotland 11 12 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 11 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 54,252,919
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,061,542
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,727,974
Other 1,099,094
Road transport 21,190

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 £
Air transport 31,560,373 22,692,546 -8,867,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,216,764 15,844,778 -371,986
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,051,317 2,676,657 -3,374,660
Other 743,837 355,257 -388,580
Road transport 0 21,190 +21,190

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 17,350,402
Dover 15,044,198
Aberdeen Airport 10,528,117
London Stansted Airport 10,138,013
Immingham Docks 6,338,052

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 7,181,569 10,168,833 +2,987,264
Dover 8,826,032 6,218,166 -2,607,866
Aberdeen Airport 7,920,585 2,607,532 -5,313,053
London Stansted Airport 6,704,775 3,433,238 -3,271,537
Immingham Docks 1,403,268 4,934,784 +3,531,516
Manchester Airport 4,377,731 1,494,220 -2,883,511
East Midlands Airport 2,987,266 2,788,457 -198,809
Eurotunnel 3,706,732 999,635 -2,707,097
Hull 542,677 1,754,389 +1,211,712
Birmingham Airport 1,173,566 956,281 -217,285

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 56
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 27
Other manufacturing 24
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 63
2025-11 63
2025-10 65
2025-09 52
2025-08 56

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
54m+ 119
1m-15m 109
Other 27
15m-54m 24
0-1m 21

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 61,143,982
Netherlands 19,681,754
Norway 17,394,723
Qatar 13,131,499
Singapore 10,924,776

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 34,353,139 26,790,843 -7,562,296
Netherlands 10,558,063 9,123,691 -1,434,372
Norway 8,848,245 8,546,478 -301,767
Qatar 8,293,808 4,837,691 -3,456,117
Singapore 5,787,687 5,137,089 -650,598
France 5,043,233 5,339,382 +296,149
China 4,452,836 5,546,960 +1,094,124
Germany 6,328,150 3,420,494 -2,907,656
United Arab Emirates 4,542,187 4,201,640 -340,547
Brazil 5,111,043 2,737,295 -2,373,748

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 10,125

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 8,471 1,654 -6,817

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,508,981
Air transport 79,505,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,407,681
Road transport 58,522
Other 10,125

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,520,444 44,988,537 -10,531,907
Air transport 40,993,211 38,512,449 -2,480,762
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,996,895 24,410,786 -6,586,109
Road transport 58,522 0 -58,522
Other 8,471 1,654 -6,817

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 41,529,391
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,745,987
London Gateway Port 34,956,329
Liverpool Docks 16,833,284
Felixstowe 15,540,287

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 21,882,953 19,646,438 -2,236,515
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,454,749 18,291,238 -4,163,511
London Gateway Port 21,543,756 13,412,573 -8,131,183
Liverpool Docks 8,457,654 8,375,630 -82,024
Felixstowe 12,670,690 2,869,597 -9,801,093
Southampton 4,012,341 9,728,680 +5,716,339
East Midlands Airport 6,652,273 6,634,588 -17,685
Immingham Docks 6,989,892 3,463,939 -3,525,953
London Stansted Airport 5,562,093 4,693,388 -868,705
Aberdeen Docks 4,112,632 5,242,655 +1,130,023

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7507

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

Description: Nickel tubes, pipes, and connecting parts like couplings and elbows. Used in plumbing, chemical plants, and oil refineries