Import/export HS code 73072390: Various butt welding fittings

Other types of butt welding fittings made of iron or steel

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 £
China 8,462,688
Italy 4,574,679
Germany 2,500,057
United States 2,291,464
Netherlands 2,029,180

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 5,000,530 3,462,158 -1,538,372
Italy 2,987,969 1,586,710 -1,401,259
Germany 1,236,352 1,263,705 +27,353
United States 1,040,064 1,251,400 +211,336
Netherlands 1,030,543 998,637 -31,906
France 966,433 1,013,732 +47,299
Spain 776,603 718,779 -57,824
Denmark 527,192 897,119 +369,927
Thailand 377,840 676,875 +299,035
Finland 249,159 511,270 +262,111

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 9,132,421
Italy 4,804,411
Germany 2,659,152
United States 2,253,486
France 1,976,039

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 5,250,533 3,881,888 -1,368,645
Italy 3,079,879 1,724,532 -1,355,347
Germany 1,407,655 1,251,497 -156,158
United States 1,057,730 1,195,756 +138,026
France 989,090 986,949 -2,141
Spain 751,698 697,048 -54,650
Denmark 506,644 878,846 +372,202
Thailand 356,904 758,432 +401,528
Finland 324,503 732,306 +407,803
Malaysia 318,869 232,619 -86,250

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Cheshire 14
Greater Manchester 14
West Yorkshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10

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 10 19 +9
Cheshire 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 9 11 +2
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
North Eastern Scotland 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1

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) 10,318,164
Air transport 9,998,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,886,969
Other 46,256
Road transport 975

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) 5,607,559 4,710,605 -896,954
Air transport 5,655,766 4,343,050 -1,312,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,598,844 4,288,125 -310,719
Other 36,233 10,023 -26,210
Road transport 0 975 +975

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,523,648
Manchester Airport 3,546,936
Dover 2,945,138
Eurotunnel 2,037,472
London Heathrow Airport 1,877,975

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 3,448,969 2,074,679 -1,374,290
Manchester Airport 2,331,916 1,215,020 -1,116,896
Dover 1,864,673 1,080,465 -784,208
Eurotunnel 867,639 1,169,833 +302,194
London Heathrow Airport 1,242,393 635,582 -606,811
Immingham Docks 672,834 1,200,007 +527,173
Thamesport 1,116,767 698,185 -418,582
East Midlands Airport 791,255 873,969 +82,714
Birmingham Airport 637,519 892,603 +255,084
London 633,065 677,468 +44,403

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
55
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
15
Other manufacturing
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 37
2026-03 46
2026-02 37
2026-01 27

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 85
54m+ 69
15m-54m 23
Other 12
0-1m 11

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 8,811,618
Slovakia 1,770,768
Netherlands 1,163,766
Saudi Arabia 1,140,017
United States 833,228

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 6,824,520 1,987,098 -4,837,422
Slovakia 1,756,812 13,956 -1,742,856
Netherlands 522,721 641,045 +118,324
Saudi Arabia 674,675 465,342 -209,333
United States 494,808 338,420 -156,388
Ireland 493,014 298,961 -194,053
China 365,549 297,379 -68,170
Turkey 187,696 457,546 +269,850
Thailand 374,307 215,008 -159,299
Germany 304,769 277,038 -27,731

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 495

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 176 319 +143

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) 12,885,499
Air transport 7,654,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,269,657
Other 495

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) 10,059,492 2,826,007 -7,233,485
Air transport 3,900,936 3,753,579 -147,357
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,134,825 1,134,832 +7
Other 176 319 +143

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,762,986
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,524,164
London Heathrow Airport 3,365,392
East Midlands Airport 1,468,605
ZLC 1,138,220

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 6,851,067 1,911,919 -4,939,148
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,783,843 740,321 -2,043,522
London Heathrow Airport 1,864,529 1,500,863 -363,666
East Midlands Airport 777,083 691,522 -85,561
ZLC 400,766 737,454 +336,688
Manchester Airport 530,479 458,701 -71,778
London Gateway Port 258,042 345,271 +87,229
Southampton 278,782 224,352 -54,430
Holyhead 249,422 64,869 -184,553
Felixstowe 240,768 67,366 -173,402

Quick facts

HS code: 73072390

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

Description: Other types of butt welding fittings made of iron or steel