Import/export HS code 73041910: Small diameter seamless tubes

Seamless tubes with an external diameter of 168.3 mm or less

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 13,266,965
Italy 5,026,373
China 4,766,847
Spain 2,422,538
Netherlands 2,374,382

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 214,570 13,052,395 +12,837,825
Italy 1,838,711 3,187,662 +1,348,951
China 2,590,852 2,175,995 -414,857
Spain 1,715,272 707,266 -1,008,006
Netherlands 821,282 1,553,100 +731,818
Czechia 482,823 1,157,238 +674,415
United States 1,510,724 67,974 -1,442,750
Slovakia 849,949 559,689 -290,260
Romania 636,447 475,737 -160,710
Ukraine 757,766 201,190 -556,576

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 17,169,984
China 5,145,638
Slovakia 2,900,625
Spain 2,642,691
Czechia 1,913,810

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 1,338,670 15,831,314 +14,492,644
China 3,202,125 1,943,513 -1,258,612
Slovakia 1,581,660 1,318,965 -262,695
Spain 1,846,866 795,825 -1,051,041
Czechia 534,488 1,379,322 +844,834
United States 1,447,245 312,690 -1,134,555
Romania 828,353 588,230 -240,123
Ukraine 930,796 373,873 -556,923
South Africa 654,474 140,164 -514,310
Germany 335,388 391,305 +55,917

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 8
West Midlands 8
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3

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 6 5 -1
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 2 +2

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) 21,038,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,807,188
Air transport 2,956,127
Road transport 182,192
Other 107,864

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) 4,570,327 16,467,687 +11,897,360
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,108,564 7,698,624 +590,060
Air transport 2,172,001 784,126 -1,387,875
Road transport 128,069 54,123 -73,946
Other 63,464 44,400 -19,064

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 12,660,519
Dover 8,348,535
Liverpool Docks 3,872,146
Immingham Docks 2,045,223
Middlesbrough 1,690,963

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 122,938 12,537,581 +12,414,643
Dover 4,022,731 4,325,804 +303,073
Liverpool Docks 2,158,675 1,713,471 -445,204
Immingham Docks 1,072,942 972,281 -100,661
Middlesbrough 568,657 1,122,306 +553,649
Glasgow Airport 1,445,270 27,120 -1,418,150
Hull 11,783 1,411,528 +1,399,745
Eurotunnel 885,085 394,784 -490,301
Aberdeen Airport 616,596 588,020 -28,576
Poole 643,649 320,848 -322,801

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 16
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Specialised construction activities 6
Mining support service activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 6
2026-03 13
2026-02 9
2026-01 11
2025-12 11

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+ 38
1m-15m 18
15m-54m 8
Other 3

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 12,467,448
Saudi Arabia 4,322,560
Brazil 4,220,475
Belgium 3,946,222
Ireland 2,198,487

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 1,383,530 11,083,918 +9,700,388
Saudi Arabia 1,747,954 2,574,606 +826,652
Brazil 278,182 3,942,293 +3,664,111
Belgium 3,944,978 1,244 -3,943,734
Ireland 1,099,705 1,098,782 -923
United Arab Emirates 935,977 608,515 -327,462
United States 348,416 1,008,276 +659,860
Nigeria 70,120 1,196,543 +1,126,423
Kazakhstan 827,606 332,082 -495,524
Netherlands 294,113 574,447 +280,334

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 5,176
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 5,176 0 -5,176
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) 24,739,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,324,831
Air transport 3,547,384
Other 185,944
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) 4,321,033 20,417,981 +16,096,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,530,410 3,794,421 -3,735,989
Air transport 1,972,658 1,574,726 -397,932
Other 112,643 73,301 -39,342
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 £
Aberdeen Docks 12,290,137
Immingham Docks 5,267,259
London Gateway Port 5,028,493
London 3,569,934
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,462,349

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 1,193,526 11,096,611 +9,903,085
Immingham Docks 4,382,441 884,818 -3,497,623
London Gateway Port 2,045,002 2,983,491 +938,489
London 30,759 3,539,175 +3,508,416
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,060,210 1,402,139 -658,071
London Heathrow Airport 689,990 1,090,379 +400,389
Liverpool Docks 640,409 959,973 +319,564
Grangemouth Docks 324,683 1,064,522 +739,839
Southampton 119,250 976,295 +857,045
Holyhead 356,546 408,477 +51,931

Quick facts

HS code: 73041910

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

Description: Seamless tubes with an external diameter of 168.3 mm or less