Import/export HS code 730711: Non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings

Pipe fittings made of non-malleable cast iron, often used in plumbing and industrial systems

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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 30,808,508
India 12,019,788
Denmark 2,010,254
Poland 1,952,189
France 1,847,562

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 19,623,648 11,184,860 -8,438,788
India 6,374,491 5,645,297 -729,194
Denmark 1,360,171 650,083 -710,088
Poland 1,709,604 242,585 -1,467,019
France 1,207,019 640,543 -566,476
Spain 818,106 872,373 +54,267
Netherlands 1,014,004 502,130 -511,874
Ireland 262,659 1,029,813 +767,154
Czechia 693,899 588,906 -104,993
Germany 529,721 749,307 +219,586

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 33,960,387
India 12,087,600
Poland 2,013,671
Spain 1,528,466
Czechia 1,304,299

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 21,396,114 12,564,273 -8,831,841
India 6,439,447 5,648,153 -791,294
Poland 1,777,194 236,477 -1,540,717
Spain 849,400 679,066 -170,334
Czechia 704,307 599,992 -104,315
United States 791,302 432,704 -358,598
Sweden 1,038,324 137,371 -900,953
Netherlands 570,888 469,382 -101,506
Hungary 455,127 349,351 -105,776
Germany 301,887 272,642 -29,245

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 18
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 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 12 14 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 9 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 7 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 4 -7
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 7 -1
Essex 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 3 -3
North Eastern Scotland 3 6 +3

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) 39,605,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,418,835
Air transport 6,129,769
Other 1,695,550
Road transport 7,899

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) 24,570,991 15,034,220 -9,536,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,078,862 4,339,973 -3,738,889
Air transport 3,391,977 2,737,792 -654,185
Other 360,998 1,334,552 +973,554
Road transport 1,958 5,941 +3,983

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 28,895,897
Dover 6,501,207
London Gateway Port 4,507,018
Birmingham Airport 3,513,557
Southampton 3,107,599

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 18,162,507 10,733,390 -7,429,117
Dover 3,344,096 3,157,111 -186,985
London Gateway Port 2,470,022 2,036,996 -433,026
Birmingham Airport 1,786,267 1,727,290 -58,977
Southampton 2,023,668 1,083,931 -939,737
000 360,998 1,334,552 +973,554
Immingham Docks 1,594,082 90,249 -1,503,833
Harwich 1,466,261 28,243 -1,438,018
Thamesport 921,350 399,372 -521,978
Eurotunnel 702,219 518,555 -183,664

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 52
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 28
2025-10 34
2025-09 34
2025-08 32

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+ 80
15m-54m 14
Other 13
0-1m 8

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 £
Ireland 23,512,368
Germany 18,384,887
France 14,498,032
Czechia 2,666,936
Saudi Arabia 2,082,463

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 £
Ireland 12,899,567 10,612,801 -2,286,766
Germany 10,184,671 8,200,216 -1,984,455
France 8,404,457 6,093,575 -2,310,882
Czechia 1,313,323 1,353,613 +40,290
Saudi Arabia 1,212,358 870,105 -342,253
Italy 844,117 693,575 -150,542
Netherlands 675,389 831,485 +156,096
United Arab Emirates 631,902 870,670 +238,768
Spain 831,591 658,868 -172,723
Singapore 902,560 491,596 -410,964

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 15,734,324
China 3,531
Italy 791
Sweden 783
Indonesia 616

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 9,241,471 6,492,853 -2,748,618
China 1,342 2,189 +847
Italy 199 592 +393
Sweden 783 0 -783
Indonesia 0 616 +616
Ireland 74 0 -74
Belgium 20 0 -20

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) 52,981,860
Other 15,886,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,367,310
Air transport 5,763,235
Road transport 63,479

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) 27,773,066 25,208,794 -2,564,272
Other 9,353,995 6,532,522 -2,821,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,243,813 5,123,497 -2,120,316
Air transport 3,962,137 1,801,098 -2,161,039
Road transport 63,479 0 -63,479

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,514,479
000 15,886,517
Holyhead 4,961,667
London Gateway Port 4,930,587
Felixstowe 3,269,177

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 23,608,311 19,906,168 -3,702,143
000 9,353,995 6,532,522 -2,821,473
Holyhead 2,549,641 2,412,026 -137,615
London Gateway Port 2,045,402 2,885,185 +839,783
Felixstowe 2,053,146 1,216,031 -837,115
ZLC 2,367,374 251,302 -2,116,072
London Heathrow Airport 1,756,764 656,305 -1,100,459
Liverpool Docks 706,838 1,256,738 +549,900
Immingham Docks 861,787 835,581 -26,206
East Midlands Airport 913,010 196,804 -716,206

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 730711

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

Description: Pipe fittings made of non-malleable cast iron, often used in plumbing and industrial systems