Import/export HS code 73043180: Various cold-drawn tubes

Other types of cold-drawn tubes, not classified as precision tubes

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 £
Romania 7,717,608
Germany 2,457,245
Poland 1,588,338
China 889,829
United States 831,024

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 £
Romania 4,610,157 3,107,451 -1,502,706
Germany 1,829,789 627,456 -1,202,333
Poland 67,092 1,521,246 +1,454,154
China 676,891 212,938 -463,953
United States 434,639 396,385 -38,254
Italy 119,678 338,525 +218,847
France 237,723 132,494 -105,229
Netherlands 135,697 154,358 +18,661
Spain 151,754 114,721 -37,033
Lithuania 0 191,387 +191,387

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 £
Romania 8,069,331
Germany 2,152,596
Poland 1,579,530
China 1,047,959
United States 789,434

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 £
Romania 4,761,837 3,307,494 -1,454,343
Germany 1,690,837 461,759 -1,229,078
Poland 83,225 1,496,305 +1,413,080
China 832,362 215,597 -616,765
United States 394,429 395,005 +576
Italy 135,343 215,998 +80,655
Spain 205,230 134,296 -70,934
Sweden 33,046 249,202 +216,156
Slovenia 0 192,495 +192,495
Finland 74,639 39,969 -34,670

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
West Midlands 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 5 -6
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 4 +3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,514,846
Air transport 1,008,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 939,655
Other 126,947
Road transport 85,329

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,293,533 6,221,313 -1,072,220
Air transport 538,279 470,128 -68,151
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 613,918 325,737 -288,181
Other 74,521 52,426 -22,095
Road transport 71,248 14,081 -57,167

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,231,720
Immingham Docks 3,686,503
Hull 1,905,219
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,200,872
Harwich 662,199

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 £
Dover 3,129,402 2,102,318 -1,027,084
Immingham Docks 2,213,744 1,472,759 -740,985
Hull 1,138,336 766,883 -371,453
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,398 1,192,474 +1,184,076
Harwich 391,713 270,486 -121,227
East Midlands Airport 323,322 268,775 -54,547
Felixstowe 434,794 137,485 -297,309
Killingholme 74,257 151,308 +77,051
Liverpool Docks 184,808 13,551 -171,257
Southampton 108,231 39,000 -69,231

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
26
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
10
Other manufacturing
8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 11
2026-04 14
2026-03 16
2026-02 15
2026-01 14

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+ 47
1m-15m 30
15m-54m 11
Other 9
0-1m 2

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 £
Czechia 3,558,082
Turkey 1,933,612
United States 1,141,762
Angola 1,026,129
Norway 747,779

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 £
Czechia 1,659,416 1,898,666 +239,250
Turkey 1,372,822 560,790 -812,032
United States 886,362 255,400 -630,962
Angola 1,019,015 7,114 -1,011,901
Norway 389,662 358,117 -31,545
Australia 149,346 448,140 +298,794
Ireland 224,094 227,111 +3,017
United Arab Emirates 174,124 140,464 -33,660
Italy 142,907 169,911 +27,004
Netherlands 249,145 63,195 -185,950

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 £
Spain 6,197
Czechia 1,174
XI 525
Turkey 491
Poland 299

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 £
Spain 2,280 3,917 +1,637
Czechia 1,174 0 -1,174
XI 342 183 -159
Turkey 409 82 -327
Poland 240 59 -181

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) 7,271,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,894,849
Air transport 2,482,466
Other 68,905

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) 4,260,889 3,010,945 -1,249,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,452,799 442,050 -2,010,749
Air transport 1,027,695 1,454,771 +427,076
Other 14,937 53,968 +39,031

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,147,573
Aberdeen Docks 1,238,989
London Heathrow Airport 1,053,882
London Gateway Port 895,750
Immingham Docks 459,972

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,400,519 2,747,054 -653,465
Aberdeen Docks 1,001,908 237,081 -764,827
London Heathrow Airport 600,837 453,045 -147,792
London Gateway Port 803,985 91,765 -712,220
Immingham Docks 433,964 26,008 -407,956
East Midlands Airport 183,574 233,205 +49,631
Glasgow Airport 42,354 321,113 +278,759
Liverpool Docks 313,580 2,070 -311,510
Southampton 194,406 62,466 -131,940
Aberdeen Airport 42,309 192,803 +150,494

Quick facts

HS code: 73043180

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

Description: Other types of cold-drawn tubes, not classified as precision tubes