Import/export HS code 73021010: Conductive rails with non-ferrous metal parts

Rails designed to conduct electricity, often used in electric trains

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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 £
France 1,114,951
Ireland 375,837
Netherlands 346,816
Spain 48,661
Poland 44,495

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 £
France 1,114,951 0 -1,114,951
Ireland 163,714 212,123 +48,409
Netherlands 277,815 69,001 -208,814
Spain 48,661 0 -48,661
Poland 44,495 0 -44,495
Italy 0 20,000 +20,000
Germany 4,108 4,325 +217
Belgium 5,454 1,709 -3,745
United States 5,004 1,511 -3,493
Switzerland 6,365 0 -6,365

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 £
France 1,112,208
Czechia 345,668
Ireland 246,479
Spain 178,019
Poland 22,486

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 £
France 1,112,208 0 -1,112,208
Czechia 276,667 69,001 -207,666
Ireland 163,714 82,765 -80,949
Spain 48,661 129,358 +80,697
Poland 22,486 0 -22,486
Luxembourg 22,009 0 -22,009
Italy 0 20,000 +20,000
Germany 9,436 4,325 -5,111
United States 5,004 1,511 -3,493
Switzerland 6,365 0 -6,365

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
North Eastern Scotland 1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1

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
Cheshire 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
North Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 0 -1
South East Wales 0 1 +1
South Yorkshire 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 1 0 -1

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) 1,438,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 514,386
Air transport 33,447

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) 1,281,710 157,227 -1,124,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 384,258 130,128 -254,130
Air transport 10,227 23,220 +12,993

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 778,726
Immingham Docks 351,122
Portsmouth 343,695
Holyhead 123,957
Ayr Harbour 115,635

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 £
Dover 772,495 6,231 -766,264
Immingham Docks 282,121 69,001 -213,120
Portsmouth 343,695 0 -343,695
Holyhead 42,455 81,502 +39,047
Ayr Harbour 54,508 61,127 +6,619
Liverpool Docks 34,672 69,494 +34,822
Poole 48,661 0 -48,661
Hull 44,495 0 -44,495
Heysham 32,079 0 -32,079
Birmingham Airport 0 20,000 +20,000

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities
2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
1
Civil engineering
1
Construction of buildings
1
Manufacture of other transport equipment
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 2
2025-07 1
2025-04 1
2025-02 1
2024-12 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
54m+ 5
1m-15m 2
0-1m 1

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 £
Netherlands 471,042
France 327,669
Ireland 287,681
United States 131,931
Austria 98,200

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 £
Netherlands 401,863 69,179 -332,684
France 145,062 182,607 +37,545
Ireland 161,867 125,814 -36,053
United States 78,780 53,151 -25,629
Austria 0 98,200 +98,200
Azerbaijan 0 58,164 +58,164
Norway 54,262 0 -54,262
Germany 10,565 41,672 +31,107
Indonesia 31,649 8,500 -23,149
Saudi Arabia 0 37,575 +37,575

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) 1,318,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 259,209
Air transport 99,267

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) 780,944 537,614 -243,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,593 159,616 +60,023
Air transport 41,121 58,146 +17,025

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 525,304
Dover / Eurotunnel 507,748
Heysham 262,009
Goole 96,800
Southampton 85,953

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 £
Immingham Docks 456,125 69,179 -386,946
Dover / Eurotunnel 165,127 342,621 +177,494
Heysham 159,496 102,513 -56,983
Goole 0 96,800 +96,800
Southampton 85,953 0 -85,953
East Midlands Airport 30,603 41,761 +11,158
Liverpool Docks 196 47,128 +46,932
London Heathrow Airport 8,615 13,322 +4,707
Middlesbrough 0 20,925 +20,925
London Gateway Port 0 13,800 +13,800

Quick facts

HS code: 73021010

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

Description: Rails designed to conduct electricity, often used in electric trains