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 9,863,760
China 5,395,533
Germany 2,350,185
Denmark 883,890
Portugal 866,735

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 4,632,229 5,231,531 +599,302
China 2,801,646 2,593,887 -207,759
Germany 1,145,304 1,204,881 +59,577
Denmark 216,116 667,774 +451,658
Portugal 0 866,735 +866,735
France 174,973 643,264 +468,291
Switzerland 590,714 211,543 -379,171
South Korea 197,875 393,395 +195,520
Turkey 63,627 289,572 +225,945
Belgium 157,738 37,052 -120,686

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 9,866,260
China 5,606,705
Germany 1,963,906
France 1,347,203
Portugal 837,722

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 4,634,729 5,231,531 +596,802
China 2,963,691 2,643,014 -320,677
Germany 1,000,111 963,795 -36,316
France 186,281 1,160,922 +974,641
Portugal 0 837,722 +837,722
Switzerland 538,760 247,613 -291,147
South Korea 245,237 428,217 +182,980
United Kingdom 199,116 256,318 +57,202
Turkey 85,354 291,470 +206,116
Spain 153,504 112,416 -41,088

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 4 +4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 4 +3
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
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) 15,108,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,267,404
Air transport 881,647
Road transport 713,065
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) 7,257,112 7,851,672 +594,560
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,422,416 3,844,988 +1,422,572
Air transport 349,871 531,776 +181,905
Road transport 403,450 309,615 -93,835
Other 897 1,965 +1,068

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,735,886
Dover 2,402,747
ZLC 1,463,041
Eurotunnel 1,439,408
London Gateway Port 1,349,377

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 6,600,279 6,135,607 -464,672
Dover 827,147 1,575,600 +748,453
ZLC 961,645 501,396 -460,249
Eurotunnel 377,606 1,061,802 +684,196
London Gateway Port 235,189 1,114,188 +878,999
Southampton 331,938 408,894 +76,956
Immingham Docks 393,283 278,653 -114,630
London Heathrow Airport 181,707 218,251 +36,544
Newhaven 0 386,196 +386,196
Manchester Airport 27,460 176,053 +148,593

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 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Civil engineering 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
2026-04 13
2026-03 8
2026-02 13
2026-01 7
2025-12 13

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 15
15m-54m 11
0-1m 6

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 19,314,792
Norway 12,603,606
Denmark 4,783,032
Uzbekistan 3,198,172
Georgia 2,369,618

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 8,778,065 10,536,727 +1,758,662
Norway 5,357,617 7,245,989 +1,888,372
Denmark 2,678,237 2,104,795 -573,442
Uzbekistan 824,540 2,373,632 +1,549,092
Georgia 422,756 1,946,862 +1,524,106
Australia 189,426 1,593,393 +1,403,967
Mongolia 444,748 1,098,800 +654,052
France 696,738 816,515 +119,777
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 676,739 617,991 -58,748
Spain 407,136 699,114 +291,978

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 168

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 115 53 -62

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) 44,309,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,717,822
Air transport 1,977,627
Other 7,405

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) 18,211,803 26,097,208 +7,885,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,327,474 6,390,348 +1,062,874
Air transport 660,074 1,317,553 +657,479
Other 1,465 5,940 +4,475

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 36,752,334
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,857,996
Felixstowe 4,594,261
London Gateway Port 2,476,026
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 16,765,725 19,986,609 +3,220,884
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,513,610 5,344,386 +1,830,776
Felixstowe 1,682,014 2,912,247 +1,230,233
London Gateway Port 386,734 2,089,292 +1,702,558
London 129,279 827,794 +698,515
Southampton 167,268 700,282 +533,014
London Heathrow Airport 433,022 399,722 -33,300
Glasgow Airport 0 500,000 +500,000
East Midlands Airport 54,802 297,696 +242,894
Harwich 277,965 64,146 -213,819

Quick facts

HS code: 730290

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

Description: Miscellaneous parts used in railway track construction