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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 £
Viet Nam 3,117,131
Germany 2,450,303
Netherlands 1,308,068
France 1,051,000
Poland 972,226

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 £
Viet Nam 0 3,117,131 +3,117,131
Germany 1,386,988 1,063,315 -323,673
Netherlands 445,028 863,040 +418,012
France 485,238 565,762 +80,524
Poland 489,937 482,289 -7,648
Spain 165,105 417,774 +252,669
Czechia 61,485 439,330 +377,845
China 173,744 140,750 -32,994
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100,356 129,947 +29,591
Belgium 202,871 4,117 -198,754

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 £
Viet Nam 2,569,083
Germany 2,541,603
Poland 1,343,387
Netherlands 1,290,042
China 999,818

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 £
Viet Nam 0 2,569,083 +2,569,083
Germany 1,438,628 1,102,975 -335,653
Poland 619,729 723,658 +103,929
Netherlands 440,970 849,072 +408,102
China 266,912 732,906 +465,994
Czechia 225,140 435,321 +210,181
Spain 186,485 417,774 +231,289
France 237,439 306,795 +69,356
Italy 90,012 49,682 -40,330
South Africa 0 85,839 +85,839

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
West Midlands 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Inner London - East 3

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
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
Merseyside 1 2 +1
Norfolk 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 2 0 -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) 6,900,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,486,585
Air transport 435,397
Other 182,830

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) 3,170,712 3,729,882 +559,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 194,683 3,291,902 +3,097,219
Air transport 172,607 262,790 +90,183
Other 118,093 64,737 -53,356

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,904,889
Dover 2,522,387
Eurotunnel 2,049,155
Harwich 712,311
London Gateway Port 570,520

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 104,019 2,800,870 +2,696,851
Dover 1,280,657 1,241,730 -38,927
Eurotunnel 775,034 1,274,121 +499,087
Harwich 325,719 386,592 +60,873
London Gateway Port 10,061 560,459 +550,398
London 188,983 227,925 +38,942
East Midlands Airport 112,466 247,222 +134,756
Hull 111,935 216,811 +104,876
Immingham Docks 143,983 115,200 -28,783
Belfast Port 143,475 102,269 -41,206

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Construction of buildings 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 6
2026-02 6
2026-01 3
2025-12 5

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 14
0-1m 9
15m-54m 6
54m+ 6
Other 2

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 £
Ireland 253,177
Netherlands 177,272
South Africa 76,070
United States 63,322
France 58,182

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 £
Ireland 51,180 201,997 +150,817
Netherlands 60,850 116,422 +55,572
South Africa 0 76,070 +76,070
United States 0 63,322 +63,322
France 16,141 42,041 +25,900
Germany 37,066 18,561 -18,505
Montserrat 0 15,200 +15,200
Poland 8,310 5,833 -2,477
Bahamas 0 10,906 +10,906
Italy 2,943 3,680 +737

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 18,040
Netherlands 56

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 18,040 0 -18,040
Netherlands 43 13 -30

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) 528,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,688
Air transport 69,339
Other 18,096

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) 150,408 378,424 +228,016
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,000 125,688 +124,688
Air transport 14,113 55,226 +41,113
Other 18,083 13 -18,070

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 205,916
Harwich 160,895
Liverpool Docks 128,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 109,178
London Heathrow Airport 33,596

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 £
Holyhead 33,097 172,819 +139,722
Harwich 50,545 110,350 +59,805
Liverpool Docks 0 128,747 +128,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,149 55,029 +880
London Heathrow Airport 0 33,596 +33,596
East Midlands Airport 12,362 9,543 -2,819
000 18,083 13 -18,070
London Gateway Port 0 15,200 +15,200
Felixstowe 0 10,906 +10,906
Hull 10,305 0 -10,305

Quick facts

HS code: 70031990

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

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