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 10,137,645
Italy 8,499,192
Spain 4,325,438
Germany 3,361,647
Netherlands 3,308,837

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 6,354,859 3,782,786 -2,572,073
Italy 6,065,342 2,433,850 -3,631,492
Spain 2,374,731 1,950,707 -424,024
Germany 2,095,217 1,266,430 -828,787
Netherlands 1,687,563 1,621,274 -66,289
Sweden 2,033,009 1,223,938 -809,071
France 1,418,770 1,264,658 -154,112
Thailand 1,206,161 943,938 -262,223
United States 1,148,329 981,452 -166,877
Finland 607,061 556,513 -50,548

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 11,066,708
Italy 8,852,543
Spain 4,133,079
Sweden 3,871,479
Germany 3,417,839

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 6,942,058 4,124,650 -2,817,408
Italy 6,197,462 2,655,081 -3,542,381
Spain 2,231,140 1,901,939 -329,201
Sweden 2,319,257 1,552,222 -767,035
Germany 2,194,234 1,223,605 -970,629
France 1,458,001 1,226,526 -231,475
United States 1,181,689 984,871 -196,818
Thailand 1,007,815 1,110,811 +102,996
Finland 725,494 661,708 -63,786
Malaysia 841,777 337,417 -504,360

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14
Greater Manchester 14
West Yorkshire 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 15 17 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
West Yorkshire 8 11 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Cheshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 8 4 -4

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) 20,053,276
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,910,374
Air transport 11,253,950
Other 340,006
Road transport 4,786

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) 12,078,990 7,974,286 -4,104,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,186,933 5,723,441 -3,463,492
Air transport 7,124,343 4,129,607 -2,994,736
Other 311,940 28,066 -283,874
Road transport 4,786 0 -4,786

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,596,043
Dover 6,215,659
Thamesport 5,323,149
Immingham Docks 5,158,619
Manchester Airport 3,057,195

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 £
Felixstowe 5,200,378 3,395,665 -1,804,713
Dover 4,329,578 1,886,081 -2,443,497
Thamesport 3,118,496 2,204,653 -913,843
Immingham Docks 2,984,641 2,173,978 -810,663
Manchester Airport 2,243,984 813,211 -1,430,773
London Heathrow Airport 1,934,146 781,056 -1,153,090
Eurotunnel 1,170,085 943,979 -226,106
Southampton 1,102,721 1,004,738 -97,983
East Midlands Airport 937,897 924,073 -13,824
London 1,031,482 786,560 -244,922

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 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16
Other manufacturing 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 44
2025-10 44
2025-09 40
2025-08 49

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+ 79
15m-54m 27
Other 20
0-1m 12

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 11,212,642
Slovakia 2,619,494
China 2,481,731
Saudi Arabia 1,936,371
Ireland 1,536,501

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 8,854,615 2,358,027 -6,496,588
Slovakia 2,536,579 82,915 -2,453,664
China 1,497,751 983,980 -513,771
Saudi Arabia 1,217,254 719,117 -498,137
Ireland 1,174,802 361,699 -813,103
Brazil 1,171,334 132,166 -1,039,168
United States 617,594 547,702 -69,892
Netherlands 470,225 657,665 +187,440
Germany 702,523 170,527 -531,996
Singapore 243,574 610,920 +367,346

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 1,821
Cambodia 1,197
Viet Nam 173

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 69 1,752 +1,683
Cambodia 920 277 -643
Viet Nam 173 0 -173

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) 17,468,031
Air transport 11,150,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,664,127
Other 3,191

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) 13,819,351 3,648,680 -10,170,671
Air transport 5,625,224 5,525,729 -99,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,106,218 1,557,909 -2,548,309
Other 1,162 2,029 +867

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,887,734
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,743,639
London Heathrow Airport 5,130,535
London Gateway Port 3,014,541
Manchester Airport 2,198,394

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 8,402,937 2,484,797 -5,918,140
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,929,137 814,502 -4,114,635
London Heathrow Airport 2,589,085 2,541,450 -47,635
London Gateway Port 2,571,485 443,056 -2,128,429
Manchester Airport 855,110 1,343,284 +488,174
East Midlands Airport 1,270,292 745,928 -524,364
ZLC 505,849 518,795 +12,946
Southampton 232,690 423,222 +190,532
Holyhead 381,719 174,217 -207,502
Liverpool Docks 396,074 36,238 -359,836

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