Import/export HS code 730110: Iron or Steel Sheet Piling

Flat sheets of iron or steel, often used in construction for walls or barriers, available in drilled or punched forms

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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 £
Luxembourg 53,854,261
Poland 26,389,282
United Arab Emirates 21,001,344
Netherlands 13,213,181
Germany 1,554,125

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 £
Luxembourg 26,106,671 27,747,590 +1,640,919
Poland 13,895,926 12,493,356 -1,402,570
United Arab Emirates 7,421,418 13,579,926 +6,158,508
Netherlands 5,900,884 7,312,297 +1,411,413
Germany 1,232,736 321,389 -911,347
Ireland 1,022,215 356,815 -665,400
Spain 833,105 414,472 -418,633
China 752,331 467,594 -284,737
Sweden 967,207 0 -967,207
Lithuania 207,344 197,455 -9,889

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 £
Luxembourg 51,380,757
Poland 22,984,965
United Arab Emirates 20,987,209
China 8,202,052
Czechia 6,726,153

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 £
Luxembourg 26,318,637 25,062,120 -1,256,517
Poland 12,677,200 10,307,765 -2,369,435
United Arab Emirates 7,421,418 13,565,791 +6,144,373
China 3,954,315 4,247,737 +293,422
Czechia 3,339,804 3,386,349 +46,545
Sweden 1,702,270 2,184,051 +481,781
Germany 1,032,310 401,602 -630,708
Ireland 936,405 254,995 -681,410
Lithuania 184,417 197,455 +13,038
Belgium 30,654 162,372 +131,718

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 8
Inner London - West 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Lincolnshire 4

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 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 0 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 0 2 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,575,010
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,383,880
Other 3,977,770
Air transport 380,475

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,436,390 54,138,620 +2,702,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,377,192 6,006,688 -370,504
Other 793,257 3,184,513 +2,391,256
Air transport 207,066 173,409 -33,657

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 50,827,387
Immingham Docks 28,235,424
Great Yarmouth 12,067,083
London 7,911,225
Goole 5,204,477

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 £
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 27,245,172 23,582,215 -3,662,957
Immingham Docks 11,818,295 16,417,129 +4,598,834
Great Yarmouth 6,493,897 5,573,186 -920,711
London 4,705,833 3,205,392 -1,500,441
Goole 2,136,804 3,067,673 +930,869
Medway 1,195,238 3,000,598 +1,805,360
000 793,257 3,184,513 +2,391,256
Dover 1,728,557 667,681 -1,060,876
Felixstowe 865,865 1,119,842 +253,977
Grimsby 0 1,138,496 +1,138,496

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
16
Specialised construction activities
7
Civil engineering
4
Manufacture of basic metals
4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 9
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 3

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 21
54m+ 19
Other 8
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5

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 3,144,300
United States 3,136,583
Netherlands 436,975
Australia 388,182
Germany 371,021

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 1,644,428 1,499,872 -144,556
United States 145,790 2,990,793 +2,845,003
Netherlands 372,469 64,506 -307,963
Australia 287,238 100,944 -186,294
Germany 341,883 29,138 -312,745
Italy 85,734 102,378 +16,644
France 159,233 24,530 -134,703
Azerbaijan 25,727 147,184 +121,457
Portugal 151,595 0 -151,595
Turkey 0 132,300 +132,300

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 £
Spain 40,108
XI 14,508
Nicaragua 151

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 £
Spain 1,468 38,640 +37,172
XI 0 14,508 +14,508
Nicaragua 74 77 +3

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) 4,393,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,547,810
Air transport 712,670
Other 182,424
Road transport 25,963

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) 2,647,860 1,745,522 -902,338
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 474,250 3,073,560 +2,599,310
Air transport 451,302 261,368 -189,934
Other 111,238 71,186 -40,052
Road transport 25,963 0 -25,963

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,556,240
Liverpool Docks 1,511,925
Dover / Eurotunnel 729,571
Milford 558,732
Holyhead 477,655

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 £
Felixstowe 2,421 2,553,819 +2,551,398
Liverpool Docks 474,951 1,036,974 +562,023
Dover / Eurotunnel 444,823 284,748 -160,075
Milford 538,426 20,306 -518,120
Holyhead 244,054 233,601 -10,453
Heysham 209,441 199,484 -9,957
London 338,016 24,771 -313,245
London Gateway Port 164,707 187,979 +23,272
London Heathrow Airport 212,106 132,869 -79,237
Southampton 55,645 253,080 +197,435

Quick facts

HS code: 730110

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

Description: Flat sheets of iron or steel, often used in construction for walls or barriers, available in drilled or punched forms