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 26,808,955
Germany 18,116,739
Italy 10,160,488
Netherlands 7,824,098
Australia 5,347,807

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 16,017,007 10,791,948 -5,225,059
Germany 9,206,984 8,909,755 -297,229
Italy 5,573,819 4,586,669 -987,150
Netherlands 3,367,772 4,456,326 +1,088,554
Australia 90,822 5,256,985 +5,166,163
France 2,119,326 1,953,594 -165,732
Austria 2,745,159 997,911 -1,747,248
Spain 2,559,571 834,716 -1,724,855
United Arab Emirates 2,023,674 207,587 -1,816,087
Norway 1,931,233 256,574 -1,674,659

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 26,489,631
Germany 18,217,499
Italy 10,395,924
Australia 5,344,017
United Kingdom 4,543,803

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 16,164,299 10,325,332 -5,838,967
Germany 9,361,061 8,856,438 -504,623
Italy 5,637,745 4,758,179 -879,566
Australia 90,822 5,253,195 +5,162,373
United Kingdom 2,183,259 2,360,544 +177,285
Austria 3,211,752 1,273,136 -1,938,616
France 2,082,949 1,993,401 -89,548
China 1,659,809 1,171,841 -487,968
Spain 2,146,793 619,805 -1,526,988
Japan 1,696,754 895,417 -801,337

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 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 16 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 11 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Inner London - West 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
North Eastern Scotland 10 10 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 9 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +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 55,101,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,869,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,366,719
Other 1,129,800
Road transport 22,177

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 31,151,917 23,949,236 -7,202,681
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,719,673 16,149,662 +429,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,048,035 2,318,684 -3,729,351
Other 754,619 375,181 -379,438
Road transport 987 21,190 +20,203

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 17,604,412
Dover 15,201,459
Aberdeen Airport 10,885,085
London Stansted Airport 10,294,639
Immingham Docks 6,036,664

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 7,848,705 9,755,707 +1,907,002
Dover 8,208,391 6,993,068 -1,215,323
Aberdeen Airport 8,359,131 2,525,954 -5,833,177
London Stansted Airport 6,459,866 3,834,773 -2,625,093
Immingham Docks 1,426,878 4,609,786 +3,182,908
Manchester Airport 3,127,594 2,874,651 -252,943
East Midlands Airport 3,126,656 2,574,861 -551,795
Eurotunnel 3,732,607 1,038,856 -2,693,751
Birmingham Airport 1,199,682 967,505 -232,177
Hull 505,638 1,547,544 +1,041,906

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. 28
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
2025-11 63
2025-10 65
2025-09 52
2025-08 56
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
54m+ 119
1m-15m 112
Other 28
15m-54m 24
0-1m 20

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 65,113,939
Netherlands 19,422,623
Norway 17,929,271
Qatar 12,501,072
China 10,799,177

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 38,425,701 26,688,238 -11,737,463
Netherlands 10,827,360 8,595,263 -2,232,097
Norway 9,393,949 8,535,322 -858,627
Qatar 7,640,345 4,860,727 -2,779,618
China 5,165,522 5,633,655 +468,133
Singapore 5,976,326 4,742,231 -1,234,095
Germany 6,312,398 3,867,290 -2,445,108
France 5,067,414 5,032,309 -35,105
United Arab Emirates 4,059,481 4,652,727 +593,246
Brazil 4,857,583 2,394,759 -2,462,824

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 8,469 1,656 -6,813

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) 107,027,447
Air transport 77,696,164
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,121,812
Road transport 65,377
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) 61,417,276 45,610,171 -15,807,105
Air transport 41,375,891 36,320,273 -5,055,618
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,871,851 24,249,961 -5,621,890
Road transport 65,377 0 -65,377
Other 8,469 1,656 -6,813

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,054,021
London Heathrow Airport 39,581,784
London Gateway Port 37,853,041
Liverpool Docks 18,502,093
Felixstowe 15,958,598

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 22,101,961 17,952,060 -4,149,901
London Heathrow Airport 22,355,931 17,225,853 -5,130,078
London Gateway Port 23,727,760 14,125,281 -9,602,479
Liverpool Docks 9,255,783 9,246,310 -9,473
Felixstowe 12,596,395 3,362,203 -9,234,192
East Midlands Airport 6,324,643 7,015,981 +691,338
Southampton 4,815,416 8,073,340 +3,257,924
Immingham Docks 6,709,735 3,964,864 -2,744,871
London Stansted Airport 5,856,125 4,761,371 -1,094,754
Aberdeen Docks 4,373,116 5,428,483 +1,055,367

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