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 62,609,473
Netherlands 8,806,894
Italy 1,844,626
Finland 1,095,997
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 61,144,835 1,464,638 -59,680,197
Netherlands 4,957,078 3,849,816 -1,107,262
Italy 1,065,211 779,415 -285,796
Finland 564,683 531,314 -33,369
United Arab Emirates 10,338 573,254 +562,916
Ireland 237,137 189,914 -47,223
Norway 412,472 0 -412,472
Belgium 229,605 141,632 -87,973
China 219,795 93,302 -126,493
France 46,943 209,377 +162,434

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 63,895,170
Netherlands 6,838,821
China 1,607,181
Italy 1,571,157
Finland 1,381,683

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 62,088,272 1,806,898 -60,281,374
Netherlands 3,618,688 3,220,133 -398,555
China 771,089 836,092 +65,003
Italy 820,835 750,322 -70,513
Finland 686,819 694,864 +8,045
United Kingdom 470,403 68,019 -402,384
Saudi Arabia 26,783 120,808 +94,025
Portugal 5,927 126,739 +120,812
Romania 17,646 107,023 +89,377
Greece 0 123,654 +123,654

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 8 9 +1
North Yorkshire 3 3 +0
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) 63,787,850
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,018,891
Other 350,935
Air transport 132,507

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) 62,003,050 1,784,800 -60,218,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,708,452 6,310,439 -398,013
Other 201,209 149,726 -51,483
Air transport 125,045 7,462 -117,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 60,366,135
Purfleet 5,979,819
Immingham Docks 3,736,672
Dover 1,596,420
London 1,127,900

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 60,341,089 25,046 -60,316,043
Purfleet 3,102,733 2,877,086 -225,647
Immingham Docks 1,899,787 1,836,885 -62,902
Dover 805,795 790,625 -15,170
London 558,467 569,433 +10,966
Harwich 241,665 590,154 +348,489
Felixstowe 387,471 210,684 -176,787
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
2026-04 9
2026-03 13
2026-02 8
2026-01 11
2025-12 7

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 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 £
Netherlands 6,522,322
Italy 5,004,618
Norway 4,710,299
Ireland 1,864,391
Germany 1,704,106

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 3,373,005 3,149,317 -223,688
Italy 2,600,037 2,404,581 -195,456
Norway 2,091,276 2,619,023 +527,747
Ireland 1,125,135 739,256 -385,879
Germany 747,692 956,414 +208,722
Lithuania 769,566 693,865 -75,701
Poland 799,374 449,471 -349,903
Spain 247,735 995,173 +747,438
Belgium 729,821 420,644 -309,177
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 19,384
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 14,696 +10,008
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) 22,907,051
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,604,949
Air transport 546,976
Other 22,917

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) 11,354,892 11,552,159 +197,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,540,029 2,064,920 -475,109
Air transport 199,733 347,243 +147,510
Other 8,221 14,696 +6,475

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,208,727
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,006,249
Hull 3,484,320
Heysham 1,360,394
London 861,340

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 6,831,189 7,377,538 +546,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,137,259 1,868,990 -268,269
Hull 1,878,712 1,605,608 -273,104
Heysham 835,319 525,075 -310,244
London 681,981 179,359 -502,622
Portsmouth 221,715 560,388 +338,673
Harwich 503,737 0 -503,737
Grangemouth Docks 0 498,175 +498,175
Liverpool Docks 350,346 65,607 -284,739
Aberdeen Docks 0 351,154 +351,154

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