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 10,400,941
China 8,962,441
Netherlands 7,607,923
Israel 4,928,326
Germany 4,830,330

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 5,000,298 5,400,643 +400,345
China 4,434,321 4,528,120 +93,799
Netherlands 4,167,333 3,440,590 -726,743
Israel 3,037,258 1,891,068 -1,146,190
Germany 2,440,161 2,390,169 -49,992
Italy 1,389,109 1,355,279 -33,830
India 624,312 688,279 +63,967
Norway 115,063 469,482 +354,419
Canada 358,885 175,438 -183,447
Mexico 225,636 297,357 +71,721

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 17,207,662
China 9,716,316
Israel 4,903,244
Italy 2,804,693
Germany 2,086,647

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 8,615,997 8,591,665 -24,332
China 4,902,872 4,813,444 -89,428
Israel 3,007,561 1,895,683 -1,111,878
Italy 1,439,508 1,365,185 -74,323
Germany 850,513 1,236,134 +385,621
Romania 1,047,008 707,247 -339,761
India 626,222 691,372 +65,150
United Kingdom 353,278 325,988 -27,290
Norway 61,787 453,961 +392,174
Mexico 230,012 274,643 +44,631

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Greater Manchester 20
Inner London - West 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 18 14 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 18 +8
Greater Manchester 10 15 +5
Inner London - West 15 10 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13 11 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 14 +9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 8 -4
North Eastern Scotland 10 11 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 11 +3

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 25,673,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,960,817
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,988,834
Other 1,734,513
Road transport 232,189

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 13,213,694 12,460,144 -753,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,286,966 6,673,851 +386,885
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,663,789 2,325,045 -338,744
Other 1,183,094 551,419 -631,675
Road transport 72,149 160,040 +87,891

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,375,111
Felixstowe 7,142,902
Birmingham Airport 6,337,835
London Stansted Airport 3,608,437
East Midlands Airport 2,514,195

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 5,897,983 4,477,128 -1,420,855
Felixstowe 3,726,904 3,415,998 -310,906
Birmingham Airport 3,270,501 3,067,334 -203,167
London Stansted Airport 1,898,812 1,709,625 -189,187
East Midlands Airport 1,061,582 1,452,613 +391,031
London Gateway Port 877,480 1,208,974 +331,494
Thamesport 960,583 921,475 -39,108
Eurotunnel 1,199,160 679,713 -519,447
000 1,183,094 551,419 -631,675
Manchester Airport 672,252 855,719 +183,467

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. 48
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 31
Manufacture of other transport equipment 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 60
2026-03 66
2026-02 61
2026-01 59
2025-12 58

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+ 181
1m-15m 129
15m-54m 38
Other 32
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 6,456,495
United Arab Emirates 2,534,497
Norway 1,300,069
Ireland 1,054,522
Nigeria 935,455

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 2,921,574 3,534,921 +613,347
United Arab Emirates 1,112,640 1,421,857 +309,217
Norway 744,173 555,896 -188,277
Ireland 559,379 495,143 -64,236
Nigeria 31,950 903,505 +871,555
United States 369,726 510,121 +140,395
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 251,380 613,653 +362,273
Singapore 512,830 150,201 -362,629
Malaysia 323,926 242,573 -81,353
France 282,408 244,532 -37,876

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 46,658
Turkey 18,907
Italy 8,863
Netherlands 5,913
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 35,445 11,213 -24,232
Turkey 9,926 8,981 -945
Italy 7,198 1,665 -5,533
Netherlands 2,072 3,841 +1,769
Germany 2,543 111 -2,432
Switzerland 377 575 +198
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 11,942,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,280,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,640,743
Other 87,781
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 5,745,481 6,197,166 +451,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,662,692 4,617,666 +954,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,302,330 1,338,413 +36,083
Other 60,582 27,199 -33,383
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 5,747,829
London Heathrow Airport 4,704,412
East Midlands Airport 2,433,297
London Stansted Airport 2,416,535
Glasgow Airport 1,091,793

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 3,050,824 2,697,005 -353,819
London Heathrow Airport 2,082,510 2,621,902 +539,392
East Midlands Airport 1,188,703 1,244,594 +55,891
London Stansted Airport 1,121,461 1,295,074 +173,613
Glasgow Airport 718,680 373,113 -345,567
London 165,546 913,112 +747,566
Immingham Docks 247,732 730,261 +482,529
Dover 170,190 707,597 +537,407
ZLC 417,918 270,610 -147,308
Tyne 233,607 354,449 +120,842

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