Import/export HS code 73071910: Cast iron pipe fittings

Pipe fittings made of cast iron, used in various applications

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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 28,172,401
Netherlands 17,726,603
Poland 12,696,014
France 9,067,137
Belgium 4,584,234

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 13,798,981 14,373,420 +574,439
Netherlands 8,876,261 8,850,342 -25,919
Poland 5,883,895 6,812,119 +928,224
France 3,822,503 5,244,634 +1,422,131
Belgium 2,329,575 2,254,659 -74,916
United States 3,039,754 1,259,268 -1,780,486
Germany 1,205,618 1,151,300 -54,318
Brazil 1,144,657 777,969 -366,688
Ireland 769,294 201,933 -567,361
Spain 331,508 412,618 +81,110

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 33,986,843
Austria 17,515,789
Poland 13,114,010
France 9,094,638
Germany 2,297,876

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 17,457,019 16,529,824 -927,195
Austria 8,735,560 8,780,229 +44,669
Poland 6,059,324 7,054,686 +995,362
France 3,686,384 5,408,254 +1,721,870
Germany 1,240,415 1,057,461 -182,954
Brazil 1,165,832 793,180 -372,652
Croatia 410,282 587,964 +177,682
Ireland 741,902 0 -741,902
United States 236,379 167,532 -68,847
Indonesia 157,001 193,554 +36,553

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Greater Manchester 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8

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 7 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
Essex 6 6 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,190,631
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,964,763
Other 4,105,533
Air transport 1,581,862

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,807,755 19,382,876 -3,424,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,061,234 21,903,529 +4,842,295
Other 2,103,010 2,002,523 -100,487
Air transport 935,495 646,367 -289,128

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 23,108,372
Dover 22,710,084
Harwich 7,629,244
Liverpool Docks 6,013,958
Southampton 5,995,005

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 13,229,569 9,878,803 -3,350,766
Dover 9,613,435 13,096,649 +3,483,214
Harwich 4,065,660 3,563,584 -502,076
Liverpool Docks 2,843,771 3,170,187 +326,416
Southampton 2,975,836 3,019,169 +43,333
London Gateway Port 1,651,681 3,751,698 +2,100,017
000 2,103,010 2,002,523 -100,487
Immingham Docks 2,095,473 1,451,930 -643,543
Purfleet 482,556 1,050,453 +567,897
London 1,095,819 396,662 -699,157

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 51
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 13
Specialised construction activities 13
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 32
2026-03 34
2026-02 29
2026-01 28
2025-12 37

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 64
54m+ 58
Other 17
15m-54m 14
0-1m 10

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 2,602,096
France 1,029,530
Belgium 798,467
Portugal 476,229
Germany 456,208

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 1,196,223 1,405,873 +209,650
France 397,513 632,017 +234,504
Belgium 392,610 405,857 +13,247
Portugal 284,444 191,785 -92,659
Germany 86,598 369,610 +283,012
Italy 315,974 118,748 -197,226
Poland 143,543 121,726 -21,817
Angola 37,640 215,720 +178,080
Netherlands 98,211 150,730 +52,519
Australia 181,287 63,096 -118,191

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 £
China 56,624
Italy 12,646
Indonesia 5,505
XI 5,165
Austria 4,747

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 £
China 7,922 48,702 +40,780
Italy 6,618 6,028 -590
Indonesia 5,441 64 -5,377
XI 2,742 2,423 -319
Austria 4,747 0 -4,747
United States 0 3,405 +3,405
XL 851 267 -584
India 741 0 -741
Germany 279 436 +157
Switzerland 389 289 -100

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) 6,838,274
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,246,324
Air transport 579,910
Other 101,953

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) 3,259,199 3,579,075 +319,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 638,938 607,386 -31,552
Air transport 302,099 277,811 -24,288
Other 34,722 67,231 +32,509

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,837,267
Holyhead 1,101,125
Liverpool Docks 874,212
Heysham 533,372
London Gateway Port 408,419

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 1,762,900 2,074,367 +311,467
Holyhead 394,798 706,327 +311,529
Liverpool Docks 583,141 291,071 -292,070
Heysham 178,687 354,685 +175,998
London Gateway Port 110,446 297,973 +187,527
London Heathrow Airport 188,310 137,443 -50,867
Dover 229,946 40,633 -189,313
Felixstowe 149,799 66,793 -83,006
Immingham Docks 62,893 129,417 +66,524
Southampton 136,925 24,653 -112,272

Quick facts

HS code: 73071910

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

Description: Pipe fittings made of cast iron, used in various applications