Import/export HS code 730650: Alloy steel circular welded pipes

Circular pipes made of alloy steel, welded for strength

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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 £
China 3,018,414
Italy 2,666,825
United States 2,472,756
Netherlands 1,044,958
India 700,164

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 £
China 889,539 2,128,875 +1,239,336
Italy 1,907,482 759,343 -1,148,139
United States 1,245,075 1,227,681 -17,394
Netherlands 882,593 162,365 -720,228
India 483,901 216,263 -267,638
Spain 585,909 52,268 -533,641
France 410,727 105,370 -305,357
Germany 352,288 144,416 -207,872
Poland 245,379 68,435 -176,944
Turkey 1,260 124,151 +122,891

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 £
China 3,037,133
Italy 2,794,045
United States 2,681,296
Germany 1,044,897
India 701,829

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 £
China 906,907 2,130,226 +1,223,319
Italy 2,051,345 742,700 -1,308,645
United States 1,426,752 1,254,544 -172,208
Germany 996,488 48,409 -948,079
India 483,901 217,928 -265,973
France 340,617 105,370 -235,247
United Kingdom 415,755 2,575 -413,180
Netherlands 112,889 146,916 +34,027
Poland 87,149 89,148 +1,999
Romania 141,447 0 -141,447

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Essex 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Essex 1 3 +2
North Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2
West Midlands 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0

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) 7,723,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,227,437
Air transport 379,625
Other 4,241

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) 3,917,077 3,806,893 -110,184
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,055,894 1,171,543 -1,884,351
Air transport 287,088 92,537 -194,551
Other 1,813 2,428 +615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,724,687
Southampton 2,614,227
Aberdeen Docks 2,050,713
Liverpool Docks 867,966
Immingham Docks 835,791

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 £
Dover 2,724,293 1,000,394 -1,723,899
Southampton 545,202 2,069,025 +1,523,823
Aberdeen Docks 1,249,671 801,042 -448,629
Liverpool Docks 341,725 526,241 +184,516
Immingham Docks 815,078 20,713 -794,365
Grangemouth Docks 567,945 0 -567,945
Felixstowe 89,942 166,368 +76,426
Aberdeen Airport 214,075 2,348 -211,727
Dover / Eurotunnel 134,721 75,568 -59,153
Avonmouth Docks 209,794 0 -209,794

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 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Mining support service activities 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 9
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 6

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+ 31
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 8
0-1m 6
Other 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 £
Uzbekistan 896,363
Italy 578,886
Norway 363,998
Canada 173,133
Ireland 158,825

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 £
Uzbekistan 896,363 0 -896,363
Italy 67,261 511,625 +444,364
Norway 363,998 0 -363,998
Canada 172,116 1,017 -171,099
Ireland 98,179 60,646 -37,533
Senegal 40,045 102,429 +62,384
Angola 0 118,722 +118,722
Saudi Arabia 0 116,299 +116,299
Australia 6,234 83,772 +77,538
Egypt 0 89,134 +89,134

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 14,265
China 944
Ireland 1

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 626 13,639 +13,013
China 183 761 +578
Ireland 0 1 +1

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) 1,607,980
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,185,928
Air transport 364,250
Other 15,210

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) 726,160 881,820 +155,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,084,278 101,650 -982,628
Air transport 148,933 215,317 +66,384
Other 809 14,401 +13,592

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,047,120
Aberdeen Docks 607,285
Immingham Docks 399,144
London Gateway Port 204,267
Middlesbrough 170,632

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 998,025 49,095 -948,930
Aberdeen Docks 13,480 593,805 +580,325
Immingham Docks 394,362 4,782 -389,580
London Gateway Port 113,634 90,633 -23,001
Middlesbrough 170,632 0 -170,632
London Heathrow Airport 35,938 115,661 +79,723
ZLC 82,077 35,123 -46,954
Southampton 14,380 98,568 +84,188
London 0 98,814 +98,814
East Midlands Airport 29,434 47,419 +17,985

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 730650

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

Description: Circular pipes made of alloy steel, welded for strength