Import/export HS code 730290: Various railway track materials

Miscellaneous parts used in railway track construction

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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 £
Australia 9,515,484
China 5,135,237
Germany 2,411,950
Portugal 1,049,784
Denmark 883,301

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 £
Australia 4,874,645 4,640,839 -233,806
China 2,618,313 2,516,924 -101,389
Germany 1,163,850 1,248,100 +84,250
Portugal 28,194 1,021,590 +993,396
Denmark 225,319 657,982 +432,663
France 212,983 642,572 +429,589
Switzerland 525,324 214,367 -310,957
South Korea 253,057 298,383 +45,326
Turkey 63,627 289,572 +225,945
Belgium 161,307 33,483 -127,824

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 £
Australia 9,517,984
China 5,334,460
Germany 1,970,462
France 1,387,579
Portugal 1,020,771

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 £
Australia 4,877,145 4,640,839 -236,306
China 2,809,622 2,524,838 -284,784
Germany 966,156 1,004,306 +38,150
France 244,849 1,142,730 +897,881
Portugal 28,194 992,577 +964,383
Switzerland 455,870 328,399 -127,471
South Korea 301,542 336,600 +35,058
United Kingdom 250,010 214,257 -35,753
Turkey 85,354 291,470 +206,116
Spain 155,608 110,312 -45,296

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 1 -4
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 4 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1

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) 14,554,612
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,411,133
Air transport 826,660
Road transport 618,537
Other 2,862

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) 7,180,439 7,374,173 +193,734
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,446,996 3,964,137 +1,517,141
Air transport 362,432 464,228 +101,796
Road transport 473,580 144,957 -328,623
Other 1,496 1,366 -130

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,439,991
Dover 2,438,120
Eurotunnel 1,426,817
ZLC 1,305,947
London Gateway Port 1,229,586

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 6,643,678 5,796,313 -847,365
Dover 902,451 1,535,669 +633,218
Eurotunnel 334,980 1,091,837 +756,857
ZLC 966,385 339,562 -626,823
London Gateway Port 115,398 1,114,188 +998,790
Southampton 372,256 299,867 -72,389
Immingham Docks 387,421 227,313 -160,108
Newhaven 0 540,958 +540,958
London Heathrow Airport 196,260 158,280 -37,980
Manchester Airport 30,209 170,717 +140,508

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
12
Civil engineering
7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7
Specialised construction activities
6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 13
2026-03 8
2026-02 13
2026-01 7

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+ 34
1m-15m 25
Other 12
15m-54m 11
0-1m 7

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 £
Sweden 18,925,625
Norway 12,814,485
Denmark 4,288,653
Uzbekistan 3,576,617
Georgia 2,136,913

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 £
Sweden 8,878,725 10,046,900 +1,168,175
Norway 6,667,070 6,147,415 -519,655
Denmark 2,347,720 1,940,933 -406,787
Uzbekistan 1,262,998 2,313,619 +1,050,621
Georgia 425,160 1,711,753 +1,286,593
Australia 179,966 1,586,456 +1,406,490
Mongolia 1,016,023 527,525 -488,498
France 829,223 620,672 -208,551
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 648,930 615,991 -32,939
Japan 553,600 662,777 +109,177

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 6,892
Ireland 156

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 1,227 5,665 +4,438
Ireland 110 46 -64

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) 45,052,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,167,936
Air transport 1,843,420
Other 7,393

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) 22,096,771 22,956,177 +859,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,092,483 6,075,453 +1,982,970
Air transport 675,560 1,167,860 +492,300
Other 1,460 5,933 +4,473

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 36,247,879
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,728,588
Felixstowe 4,300,509
London Gateway Port 2,828,863
London 957,073

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 18,112,826 18,135,053 +22,227
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,227,117 4,501,471 +274,354
Felixstowe 1,542,602 2,757,907 +1,215,305
London Gateway Port 566,760 2,262,103 +1,695,343
London 700,554 256,519 -444,035
Southampton 273,635 578,069 +304,434
London Heathrow Airport 526,589 249,325 -277,264
Glasgow Airport 0 500,000 +500,000
East Midlands Airport 55,578 292,711 +237,133
Harwich 285,895 52,961 -232,934

Quick facts

HS code: 730290

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

Description: Miscellaneous parts used in railway track construction