Import/export HS code 73063080: Large diameter steel pipes

Circular steel pipes with diameters between 168.3 mm and 406.4 mm

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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 £
Turkey 10,891,937
United Arab Emirates 5,044,521
Italy 1,709,402
Ireland 1,574,231
Germany 1,557,353

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 £
Turkey 3,747,761 7,144,176 +3,396,415
United Arab Emirates 2,100,098 2,944,423 +844,325
Italy 953,680 755,722 -197,958
Ireland 1,529,356 44,875 -1,484,481
Germany 1,074,274 483,079 -591,195
Portugal 858,947 184,276 -674,671
Austria 137,688 771,139 +633,451
China 810,919 38,555 -772,364
Latvia 517,387 107,966 -409,421
Netherlands 158,150 151,898 -6,252

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 £
Turkey 11,154,420
United Arab Emirates 5,068,939
Italy 2,006,658
Ireland 1,468,089
Germany 1,192,973

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 £
Turkey 4,008,160 7,146,260 +3,138,100
United Arab Emirates 2,124,516 2,944,423 +819,907
Italy 1,260,749 745,909 -514,840
Ireland 1,468,089 0 -1,468,089
Germany 738,406 454,567 -283,839
Portugal 866,628 201,627 -665,001
Austria 109,804 808,313 +698,509
China 816,650 76,307 -740,343
Latvia 656,244 107,966 -548,278
United States 111,251 114,650 +3,399

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6

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 10 9 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 6 +3
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
West Central Scotland 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Essex 4 0 -4

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) 19,503,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,546,502
Air transport 382,563
Road transport 222,276
Other 154,367

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) 9,370,509 10,133,292 +762,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,943,975 2,602,527 -341,448
Air transport 113,155 269,408 +156,253
Road transport 219,205 3,071 -216,134
Other 104,246 50,121 -54,125

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,578,837
Dover 2,978,368
TRT 2,690,960
Ayr Harbour 1,466,821
Hull 1,286,746

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 £
Felixstowe 4,178,548 7,400,289 +3,221,741
Dover 1,501,700 1,476,668 -25,032
TRT 1,471,821 1,219,139 -252,682
Ayr Harbour 1,466,821 0 -1,466,821
Hull 519,053 767,693 +248,640
Immingham Docks 704,810 445,611 -259,199
Liverpool Docks 857,452 240,046 -617,406
Belfast Port 518,551 308,859 -209,692
London 414,213 88,840 -325,373
Killingholme 170,826 192,923 +22,097

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 37
Specialised construction activities 15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 22
2026-03 19
2026-02 15
2026-01 14
2025-12 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+ 48
1m-15m 38
15m-54m 12
Other 12
0-1m 6

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 £
Lithuania 15,438,482
Ireland 3,147,452
Germany 2,738,750
Finland 2,605,829
Netherlands 2,520,782

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 £
Lithuania 6,905,987 8,532,495 +1,626,508
Ireland 1,086,550 2,060,902 +974,352
Germany 1,011,264 1,727,486 +716,222
Finland 955,385 1,650,444 +695,059
Netherlands 1,861,033 659,749 -1,201,284
Italy 1,445,097 788,540 -656,557
Sweden 396,339 1,016,308 +619,969
Belgium 431,311 847,391 +416,080
Poland 508,368 509,579 +1,211
Estonia 804,379 165,323 -639,056

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 £
XI 370,559
Turkey 65,143
Germany 175

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 £
XI 92,979 277,580 +184,601
Turkey 28,862 36,281 +7,419
Germany 0 175 +175

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) 35,627,570
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,950,452
Other 480,652
Air transport 208,224

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) 16,719,251 18,908,319 +2,189,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,019,453 930,999 -88,454
Other 157,952 322,700 +164,748
Air transport 67,280 140,944 +73,664

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 23,561,155
London 3,052,143
Hull 2,998,963
Harwich 2,336,794
Heysham 1,183,360

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 10,970,872 12,590,283 +1,619,411
London 451,641 2,600,502 +2,148,861
Hull 1,543,617 1,455,346 -88,271
Harwich 2,253,607 83,187 -2,170,420
Heysham 375,836 807,524 +431,688
Holyhead 329,403 665,334 +335,931
Dover / Eurotunnel 681,858 290,686 -391,172
Southampton 248,449 470,052 +221,603
Liverpool Docks 331,233 280,282 -50,951
000 157,952 322,700 +164,748

Quick facts

HS code: 73063080

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

Description: Circular steel pipes with diameters between 168.3 mm and 406.4 mm