Import/export HS code 73045930: High-carbon alloy steel tubes

Alloy steel tubes with specific carbon and chromium content, used for high-strength applications

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* 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 £
Sweden 1,439,808
China 436,588
Netherlands 306,464
France 153,974
Japan 76,552

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 £
Sweden 549,413 890,395 +340,982
China 59,899 376,689 +316,790
Netherlands 38,044 268,420 +230,376
France 153,974 0 -153,974
Japan 0 76,552 +76,552
United Arab Emirates 76,428 0 -76,428
United States 9,240 0 -9,240
Italy 0 3,317 +3,317
India 2,021 0 -2,021
Ireland 0 1,240 +1,240

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 £
Sweden 1,477,852
China 701,516
Germany 89,045
France 83,284
Japan 76,552

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 £
Sweden 587,457 890,395 +302,938
China 59,899 641,617 +581,718
Germany 89,045 0 -89,045
France 83,284 0 -83,284
Japan 0 76,552 +76,552
United States 67,313 0 -67,313
Netherlands 0 3,492 +3,492
Italy 0 3,317 +3,317
India 2,021 0 -2,021
Ireland 0 1,240 +1,240

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 2
West Yorkshire 2
Devon 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
South East Wales 1

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 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Devon 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
South East Wales 1 0 -1
West Midlands 1 1 +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) 1,619,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 849,678
Air transport 36,780

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) 274,122 1,345,052 +1,070,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 606,993 242,685 -364,308
Air transport 7,904 28,876 +20,972

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,021,446
Felixstowe 177,346
Dover 109,166
Southampton 78,035
London Gateway Port 76,552

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 £
Immingham Docks 633,260 1,388,186 +754,926
Felixstowe 59,899 117,447 +57,548
Dover 108,171 995 -107,176
Southampton 76,428 1,607 -74,821
London Gateway Port 0 76,552 +76,552
Birmingham Airport 0 27,636 +27,636
Aberdeen Airport 5,883 0 -5,883
Portsmouth 3,357 0 -3,357
London 0 2,950 +2,950
London Stansted Airport 2,021 0 -2,021

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 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 1
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 3
2025-09 4
2025-06 3
2025-05 3

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
1m-15m 5
0-1m 1
54m+ 1
Other 1

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 £
Malta 152,325
Romania 62,492
India 62,306
Nigeria 45,825
United Arab Emirates 35,645

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 £
Malta 0 152,325 +152,325
Romania 0 62,492 +62,492
India 9,247 53,059 +43,812
Nigeria 45,825 0 -45,825
United Arab Emirates 2,449 33,196 +30,747
Netherlands 5,672 27,724 +22,052
United States 7,755 14,914 +7,159
Saudi Arabia 0 15,422 +15,422
Japan 0 14,209 +14,209
Singapore 12,647 920 -11,727

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) 260,729
Air transport 199,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,125

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) 18,683 242,046 +223,363
Air transport 84,891 114,223 +29,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 854 56,271 +55,417

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 245,851
East Midlands Airport 89,662
London Heathrow Airport 64,556
London Gateway Port 39,563
ZLC 16,815

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 3,805 242,046 +238,241
East Midlands Airport 52,301 37,361 -14,940
London Heathrow Airport 7,194 57,362 +50,168
London Gateway Port 0 39,563 +39,563
ZLC 12,647 4,168 -8,479
Glasgow Airport 0 13,382 +13,382
London Stansted Airport 8,693 1,950 -6,743
Southampton 0 9,780 +9,780
Dover 7,087 0 -7,087
Aberdeen Docks 0 6,928 +6,928

Quick facts

HS code: 73045930

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

Description: Alloy steel tubes with specific carbon and chromium content, used for high-strength applications