Import/export HS code 730531: Longitudinally welded casing

Casing pipes welded longitudinally for oil or gas drilling

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 £
Germany 48,179,224
Netherlands 8,794,581
Italy 1,867,677
Finland 1,002,244
United Arab Emirates 573,254

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 46,983,203 1,196,021 -45,787,182
Netherlands 5,349,475 3,445,106 -1,904,369
Italy 1,079,291 788,386 -290,905
Finland 424,125 578,119 +153,994
United Arab Emirates 0 573,254 +573,254
Ireland 255,903 189,989 -65,914
Norway 412,472 0 -412,472
Belgium 229,605 141,632 -87,973
China 219,795 93,302 -126,493
France 46,943 218,456 +171,513

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 49,457,604
Netherlands 6,804,117
China 1,601,887
Italy 1,593,242
Finland 1,260,215

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 48,059,257 1,398,347 -46,660,910
Netherlands 3,853,991 2,950,126 -903,865
China 774,147 827,740 +53,593
Italy 843,574 749,668 -93,906
Finland 518,546 741,669 +223,123
United Kingdom 494,375 44,047 -450,328
Saudi Arabia 26,783 164,287 +137,504
Romania 30,406 122,818 +92,412
Greece 0 140,158 +140,158
Portugal 5,927 126,739 +120,812

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 4
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 7 9 +2
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Essex 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Tees Valley 1 2 +1
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) 49,384,741
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,930,647
Other 369,776
Air transport 133,485

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) 47,503,934 1,880,807 -45,623,127
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,284,757 5,645,890 -1,638,867
Other 196,003 173,773 -22,230
Air transport 125,045 8,440 -116,605

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 45,927,116
Purfleet 6,035,071
Immingham Docks 3,719,499
Dover 1,590,388
London 1,028,865

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 45,902,070 25,046 -45,877,024
Purfleet 3,338,363 2,696,708 -641,655
Immingham Docks 2,246,227 1,473,272 -772,955
Dover 871,018 719,370 -151,648
London 437,002 591,863 +154,861
Harwich 241,665 590,154 +348,489
Felixstowe 387,184 193,673 -193,511
Southampton 0 573,254 +573,254
Aberdeen Docks 412,472 0 -412,472
Killingholme 257,151 146,010 -111,141

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
30
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
2026-05 9
2026-04 9
2026-03 13
2026-02 8
2026-01 11

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+ 22
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 10
Other 5
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 £
Netherlands 6,447,327
Italy 4,942,233
Norway 3,730,657
Ireland 1,866,985
Germany 1,701,208

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 £
Netherlands 3,314,291 3,133,036 -181,255
Italy 2,501,146 2,441,087 -60,059
Norway 1,723,091 2,007,566 +284,475
Ireland 1,266,279 600,706 -665,573
Germany 762,023 939,185 +177,162
Lithuania 769,566 693,865 -75,701
Spain 214,588 1,080,881 +866,293
Poland 775,620 436,819 -338,801
Belgium 765,387 407,336 -358,051
Singapore 0 842,170 +842,170

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 17,590
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 2,894 14,696 +11,802
United Arab Emirates 3,533 0 -3,533

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) 22,738,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,528,221
Air transport 546,976
Other 21,123

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) 11,750,671 10,987,631 -763,040
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,655,070 1,873,151 +218,081
Air transport 199,733 347,243 +147,510
Other 6,427 14,696 +8,269

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,118,052
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,927,465
Hull 3,379,854
Heysham 1,369,884
London 904,602

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 6,240,340 6,877,712 +637,372
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,215,099 1,712,366 -502,733
Hull 1,671,470 1,708,384 +36,914
Heysham 936,279 433,605 -502,674
London 681,981 222,621 -459,360
Portsmouth 188,568 646,096 +457,528
Grangemouth Docks 0 498,175 +498,175
Harwich 431,974 0 -431,974
Liverpool Docks 350,346 65,607 -284,739
Aberdeen Docks 193,043 158,111 -34,932

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