Import/export HS code 730419: Various seamless iron or steel tubes

Seamless tubes and pipes made of iron or steel, not including stainless steel

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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 £
Norway 40,137,358
Italy 33,028,290
Germany 15,813,524
Japan 11,244,322
China 7,972,311

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 £
Norway 23,408,133 16,729,225 -6,678,908
Italy 16,692,808 16,335,482 -357,326
Germany 2,077,489 13,736,035 +11,658,546
Japan 10,755,739 488,583 -10,267,156
China 4,663,321 3,308,990 -1,354,331
Netherlands 3,209,505 3,440,340 +230,835
United States 2,403,762 408,236 -1,995,526
Greece 2,686,698 18,135 -2,668,563
Spain 1,830,469 835,937 -994,532
Romania 1,662,226 978,345 -683,881

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 £
Italy 72,337,790
Germany 19,764,653
Japan 11,469,927
China 8,610,191
Romania 3,908,590

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 £
Italy 39,023,011 33,314,779 -5,708,232
Germany 5,620,017 14,144,636 +8,524,619
Japan 10,915,003 554,924 -10,360,079
China 5,607,886 3,002,305 -2,605,581
Romania 2,395,831 1,512,759 -883,072
Spain 2,142,710 942,961 -1,199,749
Slovakia 1,614,341 1,374,750 -239,591
Czechia 925,955 1,959,062 +1,033,107
United States 2,281,522 418,741 -1,862,781
Brazil 1,394,781 938,661 -456,120

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 15
Inner London - West 14
West Midlands 11
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5

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
North Eastern Scotland 11 9 -2
Inner London - West 11 6 -5
West Midlands 8 9 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
West Central Scotland 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Cheshire 2 2 +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) 85,341,673
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,330,816
Air transport 6,037,912
Road transport 293,728
Other 110,196

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) 51,786,942 33,554,731 -18,232,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,925,210 26,405,606 +5,480,396
Air transport 3,865,728 2,172,184 -1,693,544
Road transport 134,891 158,837 +23,946
Other 63,464 46,732 -16,732

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 28,216,525
Middlesbrough 26,394,107
Dover 17,568,243
Invergordon 16,471,503
Lerwick 10,918,767

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 12,862,854 15,353,671 +2,490,817
Middlesbrough 15,048,283 11,345,824 -3,702,459
Dover 9,199,819 8,368,424 -831,395
Invergordon 16,445,972 25,531 -16,420,441
Lerwick 0 10,918,767 +10,918,767
Immingham Docks 3,108,719 4,736,424 +1,627,705
Liverpool Docks 4,024,209 2,541,754 -1,482,455
Hartlepool 2,617,473 0 -2,617,473
Grangemouth Docks 1,632,081 660,321 -971,760
Aberdeen Airport 1,176,705 1,101,982 -74,723

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 31
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15
Specialised construction activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Mining support service activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 25
2026-02 25
2026-01 22
2025-12 24

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+ 67
1m-15m 33
15m-54m 10
Other 7
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 £
Norway 13,578,896
United States 11,846,748
Malta 10,565,741
Saudi Arabia 7,603,502
Brazil 6,174,477

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 £
Norway 2,124,600 11,454,296 +9,329,696
United States 9,331,167 2,515,581 -6,815,586
Malta 1,000 10,564,741 +10,563,741
Saudi Arabia 3,488,789 4,114,713 +625,924
Brazil 1,588,754 4,585,723 +2,996,969
Italy 1,769,624 3,989,954 +2,220,330
Belgium 4,124,175 296,129 -3,828,046
United Arab Emirates 2,044,761 1,917,916 -126,845
Nigeria 189,445 3,677,096 +3,487,651
Ireland 1,989,183 1,715,589 -273,594

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 89,798
Spain 84,067
China 8,292
Germany 883
Ireland 654

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 39,048 50,750 +11,702
Spain 61,791 22,276 -39,515
China 8,292 0 -8,292
Germany 883 0 -883
Ireland 654 0 -654
Italy 369 84 -285
Slovakia 41 0 -41

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,797,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,400,452
Air transport 7,545,995
Other 189,060
Road transport 1,693

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,276,679 39,520,851 +20,244,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,162,218 13,238,234 -1,923,984
Air transport 3,973,034 3,572,961 -400,073
Other 115,759 73,301 -42,458
Road transport 1,693 0 -1,693

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 15,029,492
Aberdeen Docks 13,162,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,297,110
Hartlepool 10,564,741
Immingham Docks 10,357,935

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 £
London Gateway Port 9,946,919 5,082,573 -4,864,346
Aberdeen Docks 1,719,614 11,443,273 +9,723,659
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,785,252 6,511,858 +1,726,606
Hartlepool 0 10,564,741 +10,564,741
Immingham Docks 7,369,905 2,988,030 -4,381,875
Grangemouth Docks 4,112,061 5,243,572 +1,131,511
London 232,704 3,807,809 +3,575,105
London Heathrow Airport 1,533,269 1,687,216 +153,947
Southampton 1,667,129 1,548,473 -118,656
Liverpool Docks 1,481,280 1,230,080 -251,200

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 730419

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

Description: Seamless tubes and pipes made of iron or steel, not including stainless steel