Import/export HS code 730531: Longitudinally welded casing

Casing pipes welded longitudinally for oil or gas drilling

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  • 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 £
Germany 68,969,060
Netherlands 8,169,678
Italy 1,660,226
Finland 1,168,073
United Arab Emirates 583,592

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 £
Germany 67,833,926 1,135,134 -66,698,792
Netherlands 4,039,843 4,129,835 +89,992
Italy 1,064,150 596,076 -468,074
Finland 724,762 443,311 -281,451
United Arab Emirates 10,338 573,254 +562,916
Ireland 233,227 211,230 -21,997
Norway 412,472 0 -412,472
Belgium 235,616 138,287 -97,329
France 68,894 186,177 +117,283
China 219,795 31,760 -188,035

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 63,839,302
Netherlands 12,690,953
China 1,516,466
Finland 1,479,501
Italy 1,350,814

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 62,500,760 1,338,542 -61,162,218
Netherlands 9,302,544 3,388,409 -5,914,135
China 554,263 962,203 +407,940
Finland 909,257 570,244 -339,013
Italy 720,106 630,708 -89,398
United Kingdom 440,142 70,449 -369,693
Slovenia 167,920 0 -167,920
Greece 21,951 122,185 +100,234
Spain 80,842 53,049 -27,793
Portugal 4,156 127,232 +123,076

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 10
North Yorkshire 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Essex 3
Greater Manchester 3

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
West Midlands 9 8 -1
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Essex 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Tees Valley 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 0 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,311,298
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,952,047
Other 368,341
Air transport 127,505

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,861,781 1,449,517 -60,412,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,898,865 6,053,182 -6,845,683
Other 227,560 140,781 -86,779
Air transport 125,045 2,460 -122,585

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 67,095,870
Purfleet 5,322,102
Immingham Docks 3,432,403
Dover 1,485,997
London 1,089,358

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 £
Tyne 67,082,561 13,309 -67,069,252
Purfleet 2,359,762 2,962,340 +602,578
Immingham Docks 1,799,283 1,633,120 -166,163
Dover 889,562 596,435 -293,127
London 595,992 493,366 -102,626
Harwich 204,813 628,074 +423,261
Southampton 0 573,254 +573,254
Felixstowe 389,440 132,622 -256,818
Aberdeen Docks 412,472 0 -412,472
Killingholme 185,010 213,456 +28,446

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 31
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 9
2025-10 11
2025-09 15
2025-08 10

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 21
54m+ 21
15m-54m 9
Other 6
0-1m 4

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 £
Norway 6,193,976
Netherlands 5,878,722
Italy 4,372,859
Ireland 1,663,807
Poland 1,632,562

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 £
Norway 3,617,248 2,576,728 -1,040,520
Netherlands 2,970,813 2,907,909 -62,904
Italy 2,382,388 1,990,471 -391,917
Ireland 1,021,244 642,563 -378,681
Poland 989,379 643,183 -346,196
Germany 690,723 799,632 +108,909
Spain 276,926 1,036,067 +759,141
Belgium 676,391 341,895 -334,496
Lithuania 769,566 48,699 -720,867
Finland 486,614 16,463 -470,151

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 £
Turkey 10,616
United Arab Emirates 3,533

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 £
Turkey 4,688 5,928 +1,240
United Arab Emirates 1,636 1,897 +261

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) 20,579,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,068,983
Air transport 534,890
Other 14,149

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) 10,398,296 10,181,485 -216,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,504,083 1,564,900 -2,939,183
Air transport 217,166 317,724 +100,558
Other 6,324 7,825 +1,501

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,628,607
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,908,550
Hull 3,113,261
Heysham 1,190,158
Portsmouth 824,898

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 £
Immingham Docks 8,028,780 6,599,827 -1,428,953
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,247,514 1,661,036 -586,478
Hull 1,793,025 1,320,236 -472,789
Heysham 739,114 451,044 -288,070
Portsmouth 223,616 601,282 +377,666
London 525,683 206,602 -319,081
Harwich 700,269 16,463 -683,806
Liverpool Docks 228,472 167,618 -60,854
Aberdeen Docks 0 351,154 +351,154
London Heathrow Airport 0 315,385 +315,385

Quick facts

HS code: 730531

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

Description: Casing pipes welded longitudinally for oil or gas drilling