Import/export HS code 730629: Various iron or steel pipes

Pipes made of iron or steel, not specified elsewhere

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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 £
United States 883,554
Netherlands 621,070
Norway 569,560
Italy 361,602
United Arab Emirates 177,944

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 £
United States 825,536 58,018 -767,518
Netherlands 206,042 415,028 +208,986
Norway 180,340 389,220 +208,880
Italy 195,473 166,129 -29,344
United Arab Emirates 11,811 166,133 +154,322
Turkey 90,108 9,514 -80,594
Thailand 0 61,371 +61,371
Singapore 36,599 19,656 -16,943
Azerbaijan 0 27,916 +27,916
Switzerland 0 20,764 +20,764

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 £
United States 1,516,369
Italy 306,952
Japan 287,397
Singapore 270,815
Indonesia 128,876

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 £
United States 1,050,872 465,497 -585,375
Italy 140,823 166,129 +25,306
Japan 165,118 122,279 -42,839
Singapore 23,482 247,333 +223,851
Indonesia 0 128,876 +128,876
Turkey 90,108 9,514 -80,594
Netherlands 32,642 57,813 +25,171
Ireland 0 77,874 +77,874
United Kingdom 13,234 25,267 +12,033
China 18,094 5,053 -13,041

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 4
North Eastern Scotland 4
Inner London - West 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
North Eastern Scotland 1 4 +3
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1

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) 1,723,285
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 918,722
Air transport 309,812

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) 1,035,351 687,934 -347,417
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 392,067 526,655 +134,588
Air transport 162,461 147,351 -15,110

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 803,313
London Gateway Port 592,658
Felixstowe 413,237
Dover 189,005
Southampton 167,255

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 401,050 402,263 +1,213
London Gateway Port 592,658 0 -592,658
Felixstowe 29,670 383,567 +353,897
Dover 94,305 94,700 +395
Southampton 0 167,255 +167,255
Tyne 85,472 48,985 -36,487
Leeds Bradford Airport 64,873 42,323 -22,550
Immingham Docks 99,992 0 -99,992
London 72,308 26,151 -46,157
Aberdeen Airport 43,868 46,883 +3,015

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Mining support service activities 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of electrical equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 2
2026-02 2
2026-01 3
2025-12 1

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+ 18
1m-15m 8
Other 2
0-1m 1
15m-54m 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 £
United States 1,567,775
Poland 1,073,407
Norway 649,072
Netherlands 409,429
United Arab Emirates 408,563

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 1,567,775 0 -1,567,775
Poland 1,073,407 0 -1,073,407
Norway 212,910 436,162 +223,252
Netherlands 408,429 1,000 -407,429
United Arab Emirates 407,109 1,454 -405,655
Italy 154,072 1,036 -153,036
Azerbaijan 74,364 15,928 -58,436
Saudi Arabia 45,641 20,144 -25,497
Germany 17,995 6,315 -11,680
Angola 23,164 0 -23,164

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) 2,517,800
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,481,413
Air transport 527,852

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) 2,063,369 454,431 -1,608,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,454,928 26,485 -1,428,443
Air transport 484,310 43,542 -440,768

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,564,728
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,090,486
Aberdeen Docks 740,808
Immingham Docks 481,452
Manchester Airport 275,251

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 £
Middlesbrough 1,564,728 0 -1,564,728
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,090,486 0 -1,090,486
Aberdeen Docks 307,888 432,920 +125,032
Immingham Docks 476,699 4,753 -471,946
Manchester Airport 259,935 15,316 -244,619
London Heathrow Airport 149,961 8,128 -141,833
Tyne 78,496 23,243 -55,253
Prestwick Airport 45,641 0 -45,641
East Midlands Airport 8,386 17,256 +8,870
Felixstowe 0 20,000 +20,000

Quick facts

HS code: 730629

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

Description: Pipes made of iron or steel, not specified elsewhere