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 32,563,791
India 13,682,994
Ireland 4,598,540
France 1,977,981
Poland 1,922,146

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 19,440,837 13,122,954 -6,317,883
India 6,598,185 7,084,809 +486,624
Ireland 272,340 4,326,200 +4,053,860
France 1,203,325 774,656 -428,669
Poland 1,798,715 123,431 -1,675,284
Denmark 1,255,575 664,404 -591,171
Spain 778,608 1,007,939 +229,331
Germany 539,064 1,027,735 +488,671
Netherlands 926,492 467,211 -459,281
Czechia 703,059 571,852 -131,207

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 35,471,255
India 13,768,949
Poland 1,977,563
Spain 1,617,404
Czechia 1,300,845

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 21,151,822 14,319,433 -6,832,389
India 6,668,680 7,100,269 +431,589
Poland 1,864,720 112,843 -1,751,877
Spain 798,707 818,697 +19,990
Czechia 711,930 588,915 -123,015
United States 845,896 426,865 -419,031
Netherlands 474,990 728,277 +253,287
Hungary 450,746 448,525 -2,221
Sweden 625,880 167,003 -458,877
Germany 320,350 270,952 -49,398

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Greater Manchester 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11

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 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 5 -6
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 7 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 7 -2
North Eastern Scotland 5 9 +4
Essex 8 2 -6
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -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) 42,043,669
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,766,570
Air transport 6,797,755
Other 5,042,479
Road transport 12,728

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) 23,998,606 18,045,063 -5,953,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,898,910 4,867,660 -3,031,250
Air transport 3,696,034 3,101,721 -594,313
Other 394,334 4,648,145 +4,253,811
Road transport 7,899 4,829 -3,070

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 30,107,995
Dover 6,947,798
000 5,042,479
London Gateway Port 5,014,320
Birmingham Airport 3,652,083

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 18,254,555 11,853,440 -6,401,115
Dover 3,560,581 3,387,217 -173,364
000 394,334 4,648,145 +4,253,811
London Gateway Port 2,587,482 2,426,838 -160,644
Birmingham Airport 2,062,072 1,590,011 -472,061
Southampton 1,842,543 1,163,583 -678,960
Liverpool Docks 305,203 1,637,913 +1,332,710
Harwich 1,466,146 30,414 -1,435,732
Thamesport 821,775 435,615 -386,160
London Heathrow Airport 825,838 417,632 -408,206

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 57
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 22
2026-03 36
2026-02 35
2026-01 25
2025-12 19

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
Other 18
15m-54m 15
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 30,778,870
Germany 19,983,262
France 15,418,747
Czechia 2,765,520
Saudi Arabia 2,177,741

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 12,890,795 17,888,075 +4,997,280
Germany 9,650,183 10,333,079 +682,896
France 7,937,545 7,481,202 -456,343
Czechia 1,517,156 1,248,364 -268,792
Saudi Arabia 1,638,715 539,026 -1,099,689
Netherlands 671,226 988,710 +317,484
New Zealand 726,225 891,905 +165,680
Italy 788,745 821,986 +33,241
Spain 882,800 699,287 -183,513
United Arab Emirates 696,529 863,928 +167,399

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 21,660,035
China 4,315
Indonesia 924
Italy 791
Sweden 783

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 9,320,948 12,339,087 +3,018,139
China 1,335 2,980 +1,645
Indonesia 0 924 +924
Italy 199 592 +393
Sweden 783 0 -783
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) 59,297,459
Other 21,848,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,847,290
Air transport 5,766,881

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) 28,368,025 30,929,434 +2,561,409
Other 9,426,339 12,422,639 +2,996,300
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,637,332 5,209,958 -1,427,374
Air transport 3,775,286 1,991,595 -1,783,691

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,318,050
000 21,848,978
Holyhead 5,780,807
London Gateway Port 5,171,880
Felixstowe 3,550,005

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 24,217,689 24,100,361 -117,328
000 9,426,339 12,422,639 +2,996,300
Holyhead 2,276,448 3,504,359 +1,227,911
London Gateway Port 2,597,757 2,574,123 -23,634
Felixstowe 2,232,959 1,317,046 -915,913
London Heathrow Airport 1,796,156 717,082 -1,079,074
Liverpool Docks 876,135 1,436,039 +559,904
Immingham Docks 838,986 993,491 +154,505
ZLC 875,255 344,327 -530,928
Southampton 483,499 663,803 +180,304

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