Import/export HS code 73043982: 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 £
Netherlands 9,941,523
Germany 8,521,569
Czechia 2,748,728
Italy 2,314,545
Romania 1,821,256

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 £
Netherlands 4,864,088 5,077,435 +213,347
Germany 2,860,168 5,661,401 +2,801,233
Czechia 1,172,048 1,576,680 +404,632
Italy 961,444 1,353,101 +391,657
Romania 968,642 852,614 -116,028
China 688,212 549,875 -138,337
Belgium 422,376 471,216 +48,840
France 458,302 274,224 -184,078
Sweden 282,299 246,130 -36,169
Poland 329,183 139,557 -189,626

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 £
Germany 12,670,106
Czechia 3,366,737
Italy 2,874,731
Romania 2,872,113
China 1,555,659

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 £
Germany 4,820,736 7,849,370 +3,028,634
Czechia 1,560,624 1,806,113 +245,489
Italy 1,463,400 1,411,331 -52,069
Romania 1,469,603 1,402,510 -67,093
China 886,332 669,327 -217,005
Slovakia 718,766 685,209 -33,557
Ukraine 703,088 586,120 -116,968
Netherlands 400,608 613,412 +212,804
Belgium 355,583 396,828 +41,245
France 122,282 594,907 +472,625

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 8
Cheshire 6
East Central Scotland 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
West Midlands 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
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 6 +1
Cheshire 2 6 +4
East Central Scotland 6 2 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0

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) 21,351,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,847,824
Other 406,429
Air transport 192,236
Road transport 37,321

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) 9,329,707 12,022,192 +2,692,485
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,182,540 4,665,284 +482,744
Other 277,560 128,869 -148,691
Air transport 97,168 95,068 -2,100
Road transport 0 37,321 +37,321

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,539,686
Immingham Docks 7,260,008
Eurotunnel 2,667,779
Hull 1,800,029
Felixstowe 966,903

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 5,807,388 8,732,298 +2,924,910
Immingham Docks 3,805,678 3,454,330 -351,348
Eurotunnel 749,745 1,918,034 +1,168,289
Hull 914,119 885,910 -28,209
Felixstowe 591,069 375,834 -215,235
Middlesbrough 346,812 260,266 -86,546
Killingholme 378,166 162,455 -215,711
000 277,560 128,869 -148,691
Harwich 181,223 101,069 -80,154
Goole 177,179 45,157 -132,022

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 27
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 17
2026-02 16
2026-01 12
2025-12 17

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+ 43
1m-15m 25
15m-54m 9
Other 8
0-1m 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 £
United States 555,757
Ireland 200,319
Canada 137,286
France 83,961
Denmark 68,832

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 £
United States 418,438 137,319 -281,119
Ireland 120,290 80,029 -40,261
Canada 1,298 135,988 +134,690
France 8,095 75,866 +67,771
Denmark 68,832 0 -68,832
Netherlands 37,353 29,097 -8,256
Germany 23,871 19,044 -4,827
Guyana 40,093 0 -40,093
Slovakia 0 35,531 +35,531
Poland 22,358 10,874 -11,484

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 £
Czechia 21,610
China 11,583
Italy 5,495
Germany 2,298
Netherlands 866

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 £
Czechia 12,994 8,616 -4,378
China 4,021 7,562 +3,541
Italy 2,435 3,060 +625
Germany 549 1,749 +1,200
Netherlands 402 464 +62
Norway 87 627 +540
Ukraine 409 259 -150
XI 0 381 +381
Taiwan 0 12 +12

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) 730,696
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 514,468
Air transport 189,393
Other 50,223

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) 443,980 286,716 -157,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 276,627 237,841 -38,786
Air transport 54,949 134,444 +79,495
Other 27,383 22,840 -4,543

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 431,965
Dover / Eurotunnel 183,799
Immingham Docks 169,406
London Heathrow Airport 149,716
Southampton 136,737

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 416,375 15,590 -400,785
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,447 113,352 +42,905
Immingham Docks 124,153 45,253 -78,900
London Heathrow Airport 45,294 104,422 +59,128
Southampton 0 136,737 +136,737
Liverpool Docks 19,786 87,587 +67,801
Holyhead 73,121 31,587 -41,534
000 27,383 22,840 -4,543
Middlesbrough 0 33,975 +33,975
Aberdeen Airport 0 28,050 +28,050

Quick facts

HS code: 73043982

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

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