Import/export HS code 73072290: Threaded elbows and bends

Threaded iron or steel elbows and bends for pipe connections

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
United States 9,590,776
China 7,682,056
Netherlands 7,076,394
Israel 5,253,742
Germany 4,531,927

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 £
United States 5,376,152 4,214,624 -1,161,528
China 3,863,488 3,818,568 -44,920
Netherlands 4,048,890 3,027,504 -1,021,386
Israel 2,929,600 2,324,142 -605,458
Germany 2,514,285 2,017,642 -496,643
Italy 1,403,459 1,193,113 -210,346
India 643,131 493,901 -149,230
Norway 133,042 463,979 +330,937
Canada 343,619 165,827 -177,792
Switzerland 218,370 230,895 +12,525

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 £
United States 15,888,444
China 8,360,684
Israel 5,230,014
Italy 2,655,689
Germany 1,890,372

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 £
United States 8,870,987 7,017,457 -1,853,530
China 4,275,080 4,085,604 -189,476
Israel 2,901,257 2,328,757 -572,500
Italy 1,451,417 1,204,272 -247,145
Germany 802,406 1,087,966 +285,560
Romania 1,095,847 625,386 -470,461
India 629,364 499,427 -129,937
United Kingdom 355,037 256,361 -98,676
Norway 62,258 446,526 +384,268
Mexico 170,376 249,449 +79,073

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 34
Inner London - West 24
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Greater Manchester 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21

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 26 21 -5
Inner London - West 17 13 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 18 +7
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 13 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 8 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 9 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 10 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
North Eastern Scotland 9 11 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 24,034,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,538,986
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,037,625
Other 1,862,957
Road transport 142,300

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 £
Air transport 12,967,399 11,067,004 -1,900,395
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,094,024 5,444,962 -649,062
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,872,858 2,164,767 -708,091
Other 1,228,321 634,636 -593,685
Road transport 40,384 101,916 +61,532

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,507,412
Felixstowe 6,338,973
Birmingham Airport 5,657,259
London Stansted Airport 3,529,660
East Midlands Airport 1,959,200

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 6,077,268 4,430,144 -1,647,124
Felixstowe 3,304,250 3,034,723 -269,527
Birmingham Airport 2,974,770 2,682,489 -292,281
London Stansted Airport 1,884,692 1,644,968 -239,724
East Midlands Airport 1,087,439 871,761 -215,678
London Gateway Port 911,969 973,347 +61,378
000 1,228,321 634,636 -593,685
Eurotunnel 1,328,630 516,566 -812,064
Thamesport 1,085,636 670,564 -415,072
Manchester Airport 619,600 751,510 +131,910

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 88
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 50
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 27
Manufacture of other transport equipment 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 51
2025-10 70
2025-09 66
2025-08 57

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
54m+ 173
1m-15m 132
15m-54m 35
Other 30
0-1m 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 5,790,329
United Arab Emirates 2,412,629
Norway 1,252,072
Nigeria 969,041
Ireland 961,197

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 3,283,596 2,506,733 -776,863
United Arab Emirates 1,059,767 1,352,862 +293,095
Norway 500,808 751,264 +250,456
Nigeria 35,492 933,549 +898,057
Ireland 594,924 366,273 -228,651
United States 424,265 424,083 -182
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 250,452 402,976 +152,524
Singapore 503,540 103,874 -399,666
Malaysia 76,763 477,450 +400,687
France 344,064 170,314 -173,750

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 47,013
Turkey 18,557
Italy 8,275
Netherlands 4,649
Germany 2,654

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 36,958 10,055 -26,903
Turkey 11,094 7,463 -3,631
Italy 7,321 954 -6,367
Netherlands 2,673 1,976 -697
Germany 2,543 111 -2,432
Switzerland 221 174 -47
China 338 0 -338
South Korea 219 0 -219

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 10,869,730
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,279,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,853,789
Other 85,207
Road transport 21,675

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 £
Air transport 6,043,992 4,825,738 -1,218,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,787,728 3,491,500 -296,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,199,002 1,654,787 +455,785
Other 63,803 21,404 -42,399
Road transport 21,675 0 -21,675

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,250,528
London Heathrow Airport 3,984,819
East Midlands Airport 2,276,183
London Stansted Airport 2,254,905
Glasgow Airport 1,169,713

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 3,228,106 2,022,422 -1,205,684
London Heathrow Airport 2,462,429 1,522,390 -940,039
East Midlands Airport 1,329,054 947,129 -381,925
London Stansted Airport 984,293 1,270,612 +286,319
Glasgow Airport 600,379 569,334 -31,045
London 164,944 923,844 +758,900
Immingham Docks 302,867 604,059 +301,192
Dover 162,953 685,909 +522,956
ZLC 434,808 234,974 -199,834
London Gateway Port 440,735 165,373 -275,362

Quick facts

HS code: 73072290

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

Description: Threaded iron or steel elbows and bends for pipe connections