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 8,201,974
Germany 7,689,666
Czechia 2,311,906
Italy 1,820,450
Romania 1,723,450

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 4,486,394 3,715,580 -770,814
Germany 2,634,722 5,054,944 +2,420,222
Czechia 1,269,955 1,041,951 -228,004
Italy 1,048,212 772,238 -275,974
Romania 1,026,994 696,456 -330,538
China 741,652 448,891 -292,761
Belgium 419,559 397,720 -21,839
France 461,337 257,928 -203,409
Poland 418,820 106,182 -312,638
Sweden 255,293 171,316 -83,977

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 10,999,728
Czechia 2,967,052
Romania 2,638,744
Italy 2,314,722
China 1,632,616

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 4,337,499 6,662,229 +2,324,730
Czechia 1,681,284 1,285,768 -395,516
Romania 1,508,637 1,130,107 -378,530
Italy 1,555,483 759,239 -796,244
China 1,085,051 547,565 -537,486
Slovakia 709,016 655,290 -53,726
Ukraine 525,045 530,283 +5,238
Netherlands 382,850 502,103 +119,253
Belgium 361,724 323,636 -38,088
Sweden 258,674 172,466 -86,208

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 7
West Midlands 7
East Central Scotland 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Inner London - West 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 6 3 -3
West Midlands 7 3 -4
East Central Scotland 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 0 4 +4
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -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) 19,487,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,779,627
Other 380,629
Air transport 232,104

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) 9,495,873 9,991,738 +495,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,702,399 3,077,228 -625,171
Other 281,944 98,685 -183,259
Air transport 153,773 78,331 -75,442

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,732,206
Immingham Docks 7,189,001
Eurotunnel 2,194,174
Hull 1,576,997
Felixstowe 988,627

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 5,442,370 6,289,836 +847,466
Immingham Docks 3,709,890 3,479,111 -230,779
Eurotunnel 563,261 1,630,913 +1,067,652
Hull 990,820 586,177 -404,643
Felixstowe 668,251 320,376 -347,875
Middlesbrough 470,676 36,408 -434,268
Killingholme 379,874 65,331 -314,543
000 281,944 98,685 -183,259
Harwich 232,940 84,321 -148,619
Goole 210,695 24,124 -186,571

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 25
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 16

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+ 44
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 9
Other 7
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 540,388
Ireland 180,232
Netherlands 70,802
Denmark 68,832
Germany 65,633

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 189,430 350,958 +161,528
Ireland 120,868 59,364 -61,504
Netherlands 38,354 32,448 -5,906
Denmark 68,832 0 -68,832
Germany 46,589 19,044 -27,545
Czechia 36,002 8,997 -27,005
Guyana 40,093 0 -40,093
Slovakia 0 35,531 +35,531
Poland 25,820 6,421 -19,399
France 8,331 22,980 +14,649

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 21,603
Italy 4,697
China 4,223
Germany 1,956
Netherlands 810

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 15,142 6,461 -8,681
Italy 1,998 2,699 +701
China 3,935 288 -3,647
Germany 645 1,311 +666
Netherlands 255 555 +300
Ukraine 409 259 -150
Norway 0 656 +656
XI 236 381 +145
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) 615,887
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 481,114
Air transport 102,319
Other 42,685

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) 245,143 370,744 +125,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 288,884 192,230 -96,654
Air transport 31,438 70,881 +39,443
Other 30,063 12,622 -17,441

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 416,375
Dover / Eurotunnel 202,793
Immingham Docks 169,110
Southampton 114,236
Holyhead 108,900

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 209,038 207,337 -1,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,255 109,538 +16,283
Immingham Docks 120,506 48,604 -71,902
Southampton 0 114,236 +114,236
Holyhead 72,712 36,188 -36,524
London Heathrow Airport 14,651 41,935 +27,284
000 30,063 12,622 -17,441
Liverpool Docks 18,329 10,833 -7,496
Aberdeen Airport 0 28,050 +28,050
Grangemouth Docks 5,371 13,936 +8,565

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