Import/export HS code 730723: Butt welding iron or steel fittings

Iron or steel fittings designed for butt welding, used in piping systems

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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 11,885,275
Italy 8,697,906
Spain 5,125,368
Germany 4,863,311
Netherlands 3,573,188

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 6,715,701 5,169,574 -1,546,127
Italy 5,676,215 3,021,691 -2,654,524
Spain 2,648,044 2,477,324 -170,720
Germany 2,247,396 2,615,915 +368,519
Netherlands 2,022,904 1,550,284 -472,620
Sweden 1,941,371 1,427,966 -513,405
France 1,418,400 1,503,001 +84,601
United States 1,316,491 1,348,666 +32,175
Thailand 1,038,507 1,212,333 +173,826
Finland 506,038 1,195,588 +689,550

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 12,893,870
Italy 8,948,431
Spain 4,930,979
Germany 4,892,272
Sweden 4,333,415

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 7,241,931 5,651,939 -1,589,992
Italy 5,802,476 3,145,955 -2,656,521
Spain 2,497,891 2,433,088 -64,803
Germany 2,320,062 2,572,210 +252,148
Sweden 2,228,224 2,105,191 -123,033
France 1,530,102 1,462,925 -67,177
United States 1,346,258 1,338,814 -7,444
Thailand 978,871 1,363,444 +384,573
Finland 642,621 1,101,646 +459,025
Denmark 522,256 904,338 +382,082

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Greater Manchester 16
West Yorkshire 15
Cheshire 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14

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 19 +7
Greater Manchester 10 13 +3
West Yorkshire 11 11 +0
Cheshire 11 9 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 9 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 5 -4
North Eastern Scotland 7 7 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,041,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,887,870
Air transport 12,813,105
Other 267,213
Road transport 5,761

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,068,565 9,973,379 -2,095,186
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,147,504 8,740,366 -407,138
Air transport 7,315,446 5,497,659 -1,817,787
Other 236,038 31,175 -204,863
Road transport 4,786 975 -3,811

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,208,859
Dover 6,744,275
Immingham Docks 6,511,733
Thamesport 6,014,091
Manchester Airport 3,688,989

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 5,373,092 3,835,767 -1,537,325
Dover 4,290,571 2,453,704 -1,836,867
Immingham Docks 2,852,535 3,659,198 +806,663
Thamesport 3,133,752 2,880,339 -253,413
Manchester Airport 2,394,490 1,294,499 -1,099,991
Eurotunnel 1,237,144 1,364,124 +126,980
London Heathrow Airport 1,779,266 816,198 -963,068
Southampton 906,130 1,516,548 +610,418
East Midlands Airport 1,071,015 1,128,340 +57,325
Birmingham Airport 930,990 1,241,573 +310,583

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
73
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
17
Other manufacturing
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 53
2026-04 47
2026-03 56
2026-02 50
2026-01 35

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 110
54m+ 86
15m-54m 34
Other 17
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 £
Norway 10,174,891
China 2,318,395
Saudi Arabia 2,029,128
Slovakia 1,796,466
Ireland 1,578,410

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 £
Norway 7,799,765 2,375,126 -5,424,639
China 1,629,587 688,808 -940,779
Saudi Arabia 1,018,790 1,010,338 -8,452
Slovakia 1,776,650 19,816 -1,756,834
Ireland 1,144,656 433,754 -710,902
Netherlands 661,881 711,599 +49,718
United States 717,250 568,087 -149,163
Brazil 814,902 422,961 -391,941
Thailand 641,036 248,511 -392,525
Singapore 252,080 616,665 +364,585

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 2,191
Cambodia 1,042
China 24

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 544 1,647 +1,103
Cambodia 978 64 -914
China 0 24 +24

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) 15,872,451
Air transport 11,964,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,114,862
Other 3,257

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) 12,212,808 3,659,643 -8,553,165
Air transport 5,817,179 6,147,717 +330,538
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,528,076 1,586,786 -1,941,290
Other 1,522 1,735 +213

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,917,263
London Heathrow Airport 5,471,238
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,510,389
London Gateway Port 2,783,287
Manchester Airport 2,336,833

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,604,800 2,312,463 -5,292,337
London Heathrow Airport 2,690,407 2,780,831 +90,424
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,449,670 1,060,719 -2,388,951
London Gateway Port 2,162,693 620,594 -1,542,099
Manchester Airport 1,042,095 1,294,738 +252,643
East Midlands Airport 1,046,440 841,851 -204,589
ZLC 562,648 784,604 +221,956
Southampton 417,902 230,061 -187,841
Holyhead 441,642 132,826 -308,816
Liverpool Docks 400,649 171,413 -229,236

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 730723

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

Description: Iron or steel fittings designed for butt welding, used in piping systems