Import/export HS code 730661: Square or rectangular steel tubes

Tubes made of iron or steel with square or rectangular cross-sections

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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 £
Turkey 152,772,363
Italy 51,823,450
United Arab Emirates 12,742,751
Spain 7,859,749
China 6,295,282

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 69,822,178 82,950,185 +13,128,007
Italy 25,859,046 25,964,404 +105,358
United Arab Emirates 6,325,420 6,417,331 +91,911
Spain 3,752,129 4,107,620 +355,491
China 3,139,967 3,155,315 +15,348
Portugal 3,243,289 2,752,077 -491,212
France 2,694,540 2,365,106 -329,434
Finland 2,510,232 2,534,722 +24,490
Germany 2,259,904 2,747,010 +487,106
Taiwan 2,975,317 1,832,685 -1,142,632

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 153,888,375
Italy 55,144,175
United Arab Emirates 13,116,212
Spain 8,459,825
China 6,546,296

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 70,955,791 82,932,584 +11,976,793
Italy 27,706,144 27,438,031 -268,113
United Arab Emirates 6,663,036 6,453,176 -209,860
Spain 3,910,786 4,549,039 +638,253
China 3,380,489 3,165,807 -214,682
Portugal 3,210,269 2,872,444 -337,825
Finland 2,712,383 2,723,322 +10,939
Taiwan 2,895,552 2,005,271 -890,281
Netherlands 801,400 2,358,721 +1,557,321
Germany 1,237,174 1,400,904 +163,730

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 29
Inner London - West 14
Greater Manchester 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10

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 22 23 +1
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 10 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Cheshire 7 5 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 6 +3
North Yorkshire 6 6 +0
South East Wales 5 6 +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) 185,261,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 80,247,173
Other 6,450,101
Road transport 998,483
Air transport 269,632

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) 84,956,019 100,305,851 +15,349,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,510,368 38,736,805 -2,773,563
Other 3,325,542 3,124,559 -200,983
Road transport 998,483 0 -998,483
Air transport 131,184 138,448 +7,264
Rail transport 0 18,025 +18,025

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
TRT 40,265,073
Liverpool Docks 25,429,025
Dover 24,234,479
Hull 23,230,221
Felixstowe 22,030,640

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 £
TRT 21,141,703 19,123,370 -2,018,333
Liverpool Docks 10,953,323 14,475,702 +3,522,379
Dover 10,474,167 13,760,312 +3,286,145
Hull 10,338,753 12,891,468 +2,552,715
Felixstowe 12,210,103 9,820,537 -2,389,566
Belfast Port 7,367,952 11,495,852 +4,127,900
Cardiff Docks 8,676,941 9,563,107 +886,166
Immingham Docks 8,498,926 9,400,888 +901,962
Warrenpoint Harbour 8,394,995 8,844,249 +449,254
Purfleet 8,831,769 7,920,151 -911,618

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 87
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19
Manufacture of basic metals 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Specialised construction activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 57
2026-03 45
2026-02 44
2026-01 55
2025-12 40

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 80
54m+ 78
15m-54m 44
0-1m 17
Other 14

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 £
Germany 68,204,936
Ireland 55,727,480
Sweden 32,284,761
Finland 20,113,344
Italy 18,448,354

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 £
Germany 33,312,573 34,892,363 +1,579,790
Ireland 29,201,673 26,525,807 -2,675,866
Sweden 19,890,189 12,394,572 -7,495,617
Finland 13,584,082 6,529,262 -7,054,820
Italy 9,294,356 9,153,998 -140,358
Netherlands 8,730,564 8,181,851 -548,713
Poland 6,673,139 6,958,122 +284,983
Norway 9,590,655 3,728,568 -5,862,087
Denmark 6,314,897 4,587,915 -1,726,982
Slovakia 3,631,814 3,921,218 +289,404

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 17,215,904
XI 11,155,972
United Arab Emirates 88,053
Poland 14,991
China 6,181

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 9,011,147 8,204,757 -806,390
XI 6,069,582 5,086,390 -983,192
United Arab Emirates 79,530 8,523 -71,007
Poland 1,801 13,190 +11,389
China 3,681 2,500 -1,181
Taiwan 6,147 0 -6,147
Italy 5,116 0 -5,116
Spain 635 0 -635
Netherlands 0 387 +387
France 183 0 -183

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) 256,135,892
Other 30,996,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,254,289
Air transport 490,690

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) 140,687,030 115,448,862 -25,238,168
Other 17,443,170 13,552,916 -3,890,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,609,964 10,644,325 +2,034,361
Air transport 354,217 136,473 -217,744

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 105,219,382
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,914,982
London 35,050,410
000 30,996,086
Harwich 28,805,139

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 59,107,189 46,112,193 -12,994,996
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,153,820 15,761,162 -5,392,658
London 13,364,823 21,685,587 +8,320,764
000 17,443,170 13,552,916 -3,890,254
Harwich 21,645,886 7,159,253 -14,486,633
Felixstowe 5,188,299 8,558,030 +3,369,731
Middlesbrough 9,457,660 3,253,012 -6,204,648
Holyhead 4,822,168 4,553,625 -268,543
Heysham 3,743,586 5,259,968 +1,516,382
Liverpool Docks 3,187,379 4,573,890 +1,386,511

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 730661

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

Description: Tubes made of iron or steel with square or rectangular cross-sections