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 10,179,657
Germany 8,561,674
Czechia 2,859,543
Italy 2,333,417
Romania 1,850,953

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 5,360,310 4,819,347 -540,963
Germany 2,980,895 5,580,779 +2,599,884
Czechia 1,174,676 1,684,867 +510,191
Italy 944,336 1,389,081 +444,745
Romania 1,000,927 850,026 -150,901
China 614,469 589,163 -25,306
Belgium 450,838 411,207 -39,631
France 504,171 208,704 -295,467
Sweden 288,245 226,226 -62,019
Poland 317,225 174,499 -142,726

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 12,827,748
Czechia 3,460,228
Italy 2,973,537
Romania 2,916,862
China 1,474,641

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 5,210,885 7,616,863 +2,405,978
Czechia 1,524,377 1,935,851 +411,474
Italy 1,495,866 1,477,671 -18,195
Romania 1,552,087 1,364,775 -187,312
China 756,605 718,036 -38,569
Slovakia 786,405 645,670 -140,735
Ukraine 851,953 468,616 -383,337
Netherlands 403,599 618,537 +214,938
Belgium 352,745 387,078 +34,333
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
West Midlands 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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) 21,463,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,099,094
Other 381,470
Air transport 201,027
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) 9,634,562 11,829,033 +2,194,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,544,882 4,554,212 +9,330
Other 251,607 129,863 -121,744
Air transport 103,780 97,247 -6,533
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 14,999,415
Immingham Docks 7,011,114
Eurotunnel 2,772,645
Hull 1,909,839
Felixstowe 914,149

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 6,341,078 8,658,337 +2,317,259
Immingham Docks 3,832,094 3,179,020 -653,074
Eurotunnel 967,413 1,805,232 +837,819
Hull 893,863 1,015,976 +122,113
Felixstowe 522,410 391,739 -130,671
Middlesbrough 346,812 290,590 -56,222
Killingholme 330,003 98,191 -231,812
000 251,607 129,863 -121,744
Harwich 203,699 96,971 -106,728
London 51,679 167,745 +116,066

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
8
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
2026-05 14
2026-04 19
2026-03 17
2026-02 16
2026-01 12

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 24
15m-54m 10
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 557,531
Canada 315,088
Ireland 186,346
France 75,866
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 389,410 168,121 -221,289
Canada 1,298 313,790 +312,492
Ireland 102,098 84,248 -17,850
France 0 75,866 +75,866
Denmark 68,832 0 -68,832
Netherlands 37,328 27,136 -10,192
Germany 29,271 19,044 -10,227
Slovakia 0 35,531 +35,531
Poland 19,448 13,100 -6,348
United Arab Emirates 7,211 24,046 +16,835

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 21,820
China 8,553
Italy 5,495
Germany 2,298
Netherlands 1,077

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 13,118 8,702 -4,416
China 901 7,652 +6,751
Italy 4,255 1,240 -3,015
Germany 549 1,749 +1,200
Netherlands 402 675 +273
Norway 130 584 +454
Ukraine 409 259 -150
XI 0 381 +381
Switzerland 0 295 +295
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) 735,438
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 502,188
Air transport 311,427
Other 48,061

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) 371,924 363,514 -8,410
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 260,372 241,816 -18,556
Air transport 47,138 264,289 +217,151
Other 26,250 21,811 -4,439

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 362,844
London Heathrow Airport 279,561
Dover / Eurotunnel 177,930
Immingham Docks 172,820
Southampton 167,539

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 347,254 15,590 -331,664
London Heathrow Airport 45,294 234,267 +188,973
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,851 112,079 +46,228
Immingham Docks 124,128 48,692 -75,436
Southampton 0 167,539 +167,539
Liverpool Docks 22,683 132,647 +109,964
Holyhead 53,165 39,732 -13,433
000 26,250 21,811 -4,439
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