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 49,100,437
Poland 28,274,868
United Arab Emirates 18,222,611
Netherlands 13,114,476
Germany 2,148,507

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 19,057,876 30,042,561 +10,984,685
Poland 13,751,725 14,523,143 +771,418
United Arab Emirates 10,541,111 7,681,500 -2,859,611
Netherlands 8,424,554 4,689,922 -3,734,632
Germany 1,608,381 540,126 -1,068,255
Spain 885,568 539,449 -346,119
Ireland 957,188 452,271 -504,917
China 716,587 336,526 -380,061
Sweden 72,201 943,121 +870,920
Lithuania 196,196 185,061 -11,135

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 47,417,706
Poland 24,385,779
United Arab Emirates 18,208,476
China 7,923,054
Czechia 6,957,385

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 18,799,157 28,618,549 +9,819,392
Poland 12,028,105 12,357,674 +329,569
United Arab Emirates 10,541,111 7,667,365 -2,873,746
China 5,708,033 2,215,021 -3,493,012
Czechia 4,052,875 2,904,510 -1,148,365
Germany 2,606,729 594,749 -2,011,980
Sweden 0 3,042,459 +3,042,459
Ireland 876,749 365,454 -511,295
Lithuania 179,662 178,668 -994
France 61,829 139,242 +77,413

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Inner London - West 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
West Midlands 3 8 +5
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 1 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Lincolnshire 2 0 -2
Norfolk 1 1 +0

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) 100,582,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,743,786
Other 3,330,173
Air transport 319,145

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) 47,186,137 53,396,360 +6,210,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,806,397 4,937,389 -2,869,008
Other 1,309,695 2,020,478 +710,783
Air transport 186,349 132,796 -53,553

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 49,517,662
Immingham Docks 26,711,589
Great Yarmouth 12,067,083
London 8,334,704
Goole 4,805,627

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 25,845,257 23,672,405 -2,172,852
Immingham Docks 16,760,975 9,950,614 -6,810,361
Great Yarmouth 1,434,128 10,632,955 +9,198,827
London 5,895,924 2,438,780 -3,457,144
Goole 1,763,168 3,042,459 +1,279,291
Medway 0 3,644,585 +3,644,585
000 1,309,695 2,020,478 +710,783
Dover 448,960 1,956,253 +1,507,293
Felixstowe 1,364,135 726,509 -637,626
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 15
Specialised construction activities 5
Civil engineering 4
Manufacture of basic metals 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 4
2025-08 4

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+ 19
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 9
Other 6
0-1m 4

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 3,141,144
United States 652,758
Netherlands 445,804
Australia 388,182
Germany 342,951

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 1,974,813 1,166,331 -808,482
United States 140,648 512,110 +371,462
Netherlands 327,483 118,321 -209,162
Australia 1,323 386,859 +385,536
Germany 303,113 39,838 -263,275
France 257,350 22,090 -235,260
Italy 0 175,320 +175,320
Azerbaijan 0 172,911 +172,911
Portugal 149,000 2,595 -146,405
Guinea 149,000 0 -149,000

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 14,299
Nicaragua 230
Ireland 20

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 1,335 38,773 +37,438
XI 0 14,299 +14,299
Nicaragua 153 77 -76
Ireland 20 0 -20

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) 4,527,639
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,268,980
Air transport 692,084
Other 164,353
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) 2,991,746 1,535,893 -1,455,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 517,440 751,540 +234,100
Air transport 340,196 351,888 +11,692
Other 1,848 162,505 +160,657
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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,089,470
Milford 833,304
Dover / Eurotunnel 814,420
Holyhead 545,293
Heysham 486,455

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 £
Liverpool Docks 558,426 531,044 -27,382
Milford 625,755 207,549 -418,206
Dover / Eurotunnel 411,497 402,923 -8,574
Holyhead 439,709 105,584 -334,125
Heysham 228,414 258,041 +29,627
London Gateway Port 106,828 333,594 +226,766
London 268,137 95,608 -172,529
London Heathrow Airport 71,806 265,491 +193,685
Felixstowe 1,100 304,481 +303,381
Immingham Docks 253,916 8,555 -245,361

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