Import/export HS code 73072290: Threaded elbows and bends

Threaded iron or steel elbows and bends for pipe connections

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 10,543,189
China 9,168,786
Netherlands 7,508,041
Germany 4,946,954
Israel 4,774,803

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 4,952,262 5,590,927 +638,665
China 4,842,565 4,326,221 -516,344
Netherlands 4,003,079 3,504,962 -498,117
Germany 2,481,167 2,465,787 -15,380
Israel 3,281,565 1,493,238 -1,788,327
Italy 1,279,724 1,358,266 +78,542
India 705,416 666,880 -38,536
Norway 113,515 469,482 +355,967
Mexico 268,695 279,208 +10,513
Switzerland 194,167 248,691 +54,524

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 17,314,632
China 9,979,125
Israel 4,749,721
Italy 2,709,590
Germany 2,165,035

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 8,453,676 8,860,956 +407,280
China 5,329,346 4,649,779 -679,567
Israel 3,251,868 1,497,853 -1,754,015
Italy 1,334,701 1,374,889 +40,188
Germany 879,520 1,285,515 +405,995
Romania 1,055,770 681,230 -374,540
India 695,499 683,350 -12,149
United Kingdom 246,195 369,841 +123,646
Mexico 269,939 251,646 -18,293
Norway 61,787 453,961 +392,174

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21
Greater Manchester 21
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20

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 22 21 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 13 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 18 +10
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 11 -3
Inner London - West 14 10 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 13 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 9 -5
North Eastern Scotland 11 10 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 10 +1

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 25,707,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,168,122
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,931,207
Other 1,665,028
Road transport 252,542

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 13,498,566 12,209,380 -1,289,186
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,567,591 6,600,531 +32,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,489,323 2,441,884 -47,439
Other 1,187,532 477,496 -710,036
Road transport 71,299 181,243 +109,944

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,218,223
Felixstowe 7,018,586
Birmingham Airport 6,286,498
London Stansted Airport 3,605,756
East Midlands Airport 2,514,063

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 6,080,557 4,137,666 -1,942,891
Felixstowe 3,894,919 3,123,667 -771,252
Birmingham Airport 3,194,610 3,091,888 -102,722
London Stansted Airport 1,862,878 1,742,878 -120,000
East Midlands Airport 1,042,300 1,471,763 +429,463
London Gateway Port 1,039,221 1,140,497 +101,276
Thamesport 890,798 1,063,753 +172,955
Eurotunnel 1,054,700 689,684 -365,016
000 1,187,532 477,496 -710,036
Manchester Airport 869,315 782,996 -86,319

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
87
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
49
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
31
Other manufacturing
24
Manufacture of other transport equipment
22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 64
2026-04 60
2026-03 66
2026-02 61
2026-01 59

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+ 183
1m-15m 134
15m-54m 41
Other 31
0-1m 17

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 6,206,034
United Arab Emirates 2,527,006
Norway 1,273,492
Ireland 1,001,165
Nigeria 960,523

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 2,770,387 3,435,647 +665,260
United Arab Emirates 1,223,485 1,303,521 +80,036
Norway 710,410 563,082 -147,328
Ireland 512,711 488,454 -24,257
Nigeria 31,950 928,573 +896,623
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 237,917 695,565 +457,648
United States 349,895 529,112 +179,217
Singapore 511,203 154,955 -356,248
Malaysia 412,087 153,621 -258,466
France 265,495 237,017 -28,478

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 43,162
Turkey 18,346
Italy 11,049
Netherlands 5,614
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 32,039 11,123 -20,916
Turkey 9,837 8,509 -1,328
Italy 6,861 4,188 -2,673
Netherlands 2,128 3,486 +1,358
Germany 2,543 111 -2,432
Switzerland 377 793 +416
China 332 0 -332
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 11,981,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,105,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,633,035
Other 85,824
Road transport 3,295

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 5,759,055 6,222,943 +463,888
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,515,377 4,590,386 +1,075,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,199,339 1,433,696 +234,357
Other 57,054 28,770 -28,284
Road transport 3,295 0 -3,295

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,555,973
London Heathrow Airport 4,760,693
London Stansted Airport 2,433,231
East Midlands Airport 2,401,378
Glasgow Airport 1,091,165

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 2,931,454 2,624,519 -306,935
London Heathrow Airport 1,981,507 2,779,186 +797,679
London Stansted Airport 1,204,496 1,228,735 +24,239
East Midlands Airport 1,143,420 1,257,958 +114,538
Glasgow Airport 799,905 291,260 -508,645
London 92,504 913,112 +820,608
Immingham Docks 250,689 754,880 +504,191
Dover 134,911 707,833 +572,922
Tyne 241,752 431,691 +189,939
ZLC 376,524 255,972 -120,552

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