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 23,504,311
Netherlands 15,950,716
Poland 10,858,644
France 7,563,159
Belgium 3,903,306

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 13,992,761 9,511,550 -4,481,211
Netherlands 8,785,902 7,164,814 -1,621,088
Poland 5,990,672 4,867,972 -1,122,700
France 3,690,374 3,872,785 +182,411
Belgium 2,347,475 1,555,831 -791,644
United States 2,983,020 914,390 -2,068,630
Germany 998,419 1,199,874 +201,455
Brazil 1,141,253 487,913 -653,340
Ireland 814,845 118,953 -695,892
Croatia 494,393 287,262 -207,131

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 28,690,230
Austria 15,628,727
Poland 11,187,545
France 7,461,443
Germany 2,182,753

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 17,573,209 11,117,021 -6,456,188
Austria 8,660,900 6,967,827 -1,693,073
Poland 6,151,957 5,035,588 -1,116,369
France 3,592,688 3,868,755 +276,067
Germany 1,033,512 1,149,241 +115,729
Brazil 1,169,438 496,902 -672,536
Croatia 494,393 346,192 -148,201
Ireland 786,987 37,006 -749,981
United States 240,764 134,620 -106,144
Indonesia 157,001 173,360 +16,359

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
Greater Manchester 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
Essex 6 5 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
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) 37,587,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,104,960
Other 3,570,496
Air transport 1,488,365

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) 22,744,088 14,843,281 -7,900,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,083,692 15,021,268 -2,062,424
Other 2,052,767 1,517,729 -535,038
Air transport 933,164 555,201 -377,963

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 19,927,201
Dover 19,022,903
Harwich 7,138,872
Southampton 5,360,502
Liverpool Docks 4,331,891

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 13,482,586 6,444,615 -7,037,971
Dover 9,503,634 9,519,269 +15,635
Harwich 3,855,553 3,283,319 -572,234
Southampton 3,248,449 2,112,053 -1,136,396
Liverpool Docks 2,719,708 1,612,183 -1,107,525
London Gateway Port 1,548,807 2,687,834 +1,139,027
000 2,052,767 1,517,729 -535,038
Immingham Docks 2,044,849 1,367,630 -677,219
London 1,074,321 425,148 -649,173
Purfleet 493,262 993,127 +499,865

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 48
Specialised construction activities 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 13
Other manufacturing 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 28
2025-11 40
2025-10 36
2025-09 37
2025-08 36

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 60
54m+ 54
15m-54m 15
Other 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 2,211,061
France 846,707
Belgium 688,935
Italy 433,462
Portugal 390,916

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 1,169,513 1,041,548 -127,965
France 342,655 504,052 +161,397
Belgium 383,814 305,121 -78,693
Italy 314,594 118,868 -195,726
Portugal 261,250 129,666 -131,584
Germany 92,847 259,559 +166,712
Australia 272,883 23,060 -249,823
Poland 153,234 81,910 -71,324
Netherlands 103,934 129,670 +25,736
Morocco 196,721 0 -196,721

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 15,488
Italy 11,992
Austria 6,241
Indonesia 5,888
XI 4,897

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 7,566 -356
Italy 6,771 5,221 -1,550
Austria 6,241 0 -6,241
Indonesia 5,824 64 -5,760
XI 2,826 2,071 -755
United States 0 3,316 +3,316
XL 851 267 -584
India 726 21 -705
Switzerland 183 368 +185
Turkey 497 0 -497

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) 5,791,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,071,650
Air transport 537,847
Other 59,276

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) 3,107,637 2,683,924 -423,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 688,330 383,320 -305,010
Air transport 321,047 216,800 -104,247
Other 36,646 22,630 -14,016

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,159,735
Holyhead 911,850
Liverpool Docks 880,439
Heysham 384,959
London Heathrow Airport 329,095

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 1,670,618 1,489,117 -181,501
Holyhead 383,700 528,150 +144,450
Liverpool Docks 562,383 318,056 -244,327
Heysham 181,999 202,960 +20,961
London Heathrow Airport 199,366 129,729 -69,637
Dover 263,479 14,902 -248,577
London Gateway Port 200,607 34,021 -166,586
Felixstowe 50,175 159,348 +109,173
Immingham Docks 63,768 113,428 +49,660
Southampton 136,925 17,925 -119,000

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