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 9,114,445
China 5,150,243
Germany 2,210,064
Switzerland 855,054
South Korea 624,453

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 4,739,931 4,374,514 -365,417
China 2,891,532 2,258,711 -632,821
Germany 1,036,836 1,173,228 +136,392
Switzerland 577,417 277,637 -299,780
South Korea 231,058 393,395 +162,337
France 186,026 360,968 +174,942
Denmark 220,120 193,832 -26,288
Portugal 0 376,643 +376,643
United States 127,509 74,734 -52,775
India 32,707 132,045 +99,338

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 9,116,945
China 5,406,468
Germany 1,899,161
South Korea 758,917
Switzerland 755,376

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 4,742,431 4,374,514 -367,917
China 3,039,092 2,367,376 -671,716
Germany 949,399 949,762 +363
South Korea 336,884 422,033 +85,149
Switzerland 459,531 295,845 -163,686
France 202,233 444,431 +242,198
United Kingdom 200,137 238,607 +38,470
Portugal 0 347,630 +347,630
Spain 143,493 72,209 -71,284
United States 105,301 71,495 -33,806

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 4 +4
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
South East Wales 1 2 +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) 13,945,599
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,928,042
Air transport 867,545
Road transport 762,421
Other 3,100

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) 7,366,720 6,578,879 -787,841
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,430,279 2,497,763 +67,484
Air transport 345,852 521,693 +175,841
Road transport 494,200 268,221 -225,979
Other 2,030 1,070 -960

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,938,029
Dover 1,722,818
ZLC 1,464,589
London Gateway Port 1,136,377
Eurotunnel 987,806

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 6,749,634 5,188,395 -1,561,239
Dover 794,546 928,272 +133,726
ZLC 936,595 527,994 -408,601
London Gateway Port 235,189 901,188 +665,999
Eurotunnel 469,576 518,230 +48,654
Southampton 411,929 408,894 -3,035
Immingham Docks 365,618 345,330 -20,288
London Heathrow Airport 143,542 215,887 +72,345
Manchester Airport 79,298 159,681 +80,383
East Midlands Airport 53,033 93,962 +40,929

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 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Civil engineering 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Manufacture of other transport equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 13
2025-10 11
2025-09 10
2025-08 15

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+ 33
1m-15m 20
Other 15
15m-54m 10
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 15,341,514
Norway 11,539,478
Denmark 4,236,678
Georgia 2,086,412
Uzbekistan 1,959,893

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 8,503,419 6,838,095 -1,665,324
Norway 4,255,772 7,283,706 +3,027,934
Denmark 2,555,787 1,680,891 -874,896
Georgia 376,727 1,709,685 +1,332,958
Uzbekistan 873,598 1,086,295 +212,697
Mongolia 53,977 1,218,565 +1,164,588
France 541,097 713,070 +171,973
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 547,021 653,822 +106,801
Belgium 1,051,290 6,266 -1,045,024
Spain 394,767 624,833 +230,066

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 7,250
Ireland 161

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 1,585 5,665 +4,080
Ireland 134 27 -107

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) 35,538,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,210,866
Air transport 1,899,073
Other 7,756

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) 14,846,307 20,692,172 +5,845,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,899,327 4,311,539 -3,587,788
Air transport 662,381 1,236,692 +574,311
Other 1,842 5,914 +4,072

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 32,189,324
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,588,326
Felixstowe 3,883,570
London Gateway Port 1,092,624
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 16,193,425 15,995,899 -197,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,576,708 4,011,618 +434,910
Felixstowe 1,916,169 1,967,401 +51,232
London Gateway Port 379,886 712,738 +332,852
London 0 957,073 +957,073
Southampton 144,625 683,859 +539,234
London Heathrow Airport 427,885 363,067 -64,818
Glasgow Airport 0 500,000 +500,000
East Midlands Airport 51,947 300,312 +248,365
Harwich 14,795 274,355 +259,560

Quick facts

HS code: 730290

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

Description: Miscellaneous parts used in railway track construction