Import/export HS code 73072910: Threaded iron or steel fittings

Threaded fittings made of iron or steel for pipe connections

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  • 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 £
Germany 13,011,131
United States 11,655,316
Netherlands 11,319,972
China 10,115,811
Norway 3,518,684

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 £
Germany 6,802,087 6,209,044 -593,043
United States 5,680,127 5,975,189 +295,062
Netherlands 6,009,677 5,310,295 -699,382
China 5,560,829 4,554,982 -1,005,847
Norway 307,923 3,210,761 +2,902,838
Italy 1,796,296 1,396,795 -399,501
Spain 1,360,426 1,370,661 +10,235
France 1,533,544 576,275 -957,269
Taiwan 933,973 841,380 -92,593
Ireland 535,068 867,110 +332,042

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 22,425,198
China 11,886,105
Germany 9,722,688
Japan 4,458,094
Italy 3,220,503

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 11,350,850 11,074,348 -276,502
China 6,527,847 5,358,258 -1,169,589
Germany 5,255,413 4,467,275 -788,138
Japan 751,808 3,706,286 +2,954,478
Italy 1,838,071 1,382,432 -455,639
Spain 1,422,035 1,343,627 -78,408
Netherlands 806,112 794,243 -11,869
Taiwan 631,329 801,838 +170,509
United Kingdom 565,646 643,401 +77,755
Israel 0 1,163,543 +1,163,543

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36
West Midlands 33
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Greater Manchester 27
North Eastern Scotland 27

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 21 -3
West Midlands 20 27 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 18 -3
Greater Manchester 20 19 -1
North Eastern Scotland 22 18 -4
Inner London - West 15 18 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 15 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 17 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 14 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11 11 +0

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 35,756,455
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,032,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,743,807
Other 1,395,710
Road transport 939,606

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 16,806,106 18,950,349 +2,144,243
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,906,694 12,125,627 +2,218,933
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,477,818 3,265,989 -2,211,829
Other 1,134,744 260,966 -873,778
Road transport 407,304 532,302 +124,998

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 13,029,726
London Heathrow Airport 8,947,039
Felixstowe 6,839,790
Thamesport 6,783,373
East Midlands Airport 4,864,565

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 £
Birmingham Airport 6,639,167 6,390,559 -248,608
London Heathrow Airport 3,585,986 5,361,053 +1,775,067
Felixstowe 4,255,328 2,584,462 -1,670,866
Thamesport 3,293,775 3,489,598 +195,823
East Midlands Airport 2,430,449 2,434,116 +3,667
Aberdeen Docks 773,932 3,523,677 +2,749,745
Dover 2,080,253 1,927,660 -152,593
London Stansted Airport 1,940,002 1,596,162 -343,840
London Gateway Port 857,073 1,196,018 +338,945
Manchester Airport 768,782 1,061,277 +292,495

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
144
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
59
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
46
Other manufacturing
40
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 90
2026-04 102
2026-03 102
2026-02 95
2026-01 102

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+ 234
1m-15m 188
15m-54m 44
Other 39
0-1m 26

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 14,994,931
United Arab Emirates 13,185,388
Norway 12,312,254
United States 11,683,728
Ireland 6,062,775

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 7,069,902 7,925,029 +855,127
United Arab Emirates 7,309,975 5,875,413 -1,434,562
Norway 6,432,100 5,880,154 -551,946
United States 7,250,512 4,433,216 -2,817,296
Ireland 2,563,102 3,499,673 +936,571
Kazakhstan 3,197,209 1,802,481 -1,394,728
Netherlands 2,106,700 2,157,389 +50,689
Brazil 1,741,061 1,953,216 +212,155
Singapore 1,343,239 1,200,630 -142,609
China 650,303 1,298,611 +648,308

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 £
Ireland 27,034
XI 17,663
Germany 8,825
China 3,800
Gambia 1,653

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 £
Ireland 2,392 24,642 +22,250
XI 17,334 329 -17,005
Germany 5,687 3,138 -2,549
China 0 3,800 +3,800
Gambia 933 720 -213
Spain 371 140 -231
France 0 347 +347
India 104 0 -104

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 70,726,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,182,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,672,146
Other 60,550
Road transport 6,221

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 36,958,755 33,768,157 -3,190,598
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,985,321 12,197,650 -787,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,715,251 2,956,895 -1,758,356
Other 27,434 33,116 +5,682
Road transport 5,204 1,017 -4,187

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 24,629,695
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,459,673
East Midlands Airport 17,401,357
London Stansted Airport 10,133,349
ZLC 8,360,281

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 12,885,758 11,743,937 -1,141,821
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,087,259 8,372,414 -1,714,845
East Midlands Airport 10,766,348 6,635,009 -4,131,339
London Stansted Airport 6,084,621 4,048,728 -2,035,893
ZLC 3,827,227 4,533,054 +705,827
Glasgow Airport 1,161,158 3,419,541 +2,258,383
Manchester Airport 1,457,181 1,875,606 +418,425
Immingham Docks 1,673,237 1,249,576 -423,661
London Gateway Port 1,597,835 720,087 -877,748
Dover 373,158 1,905,154 +1,531,996

Quick facts

HS code: 73072910

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

Description: Threaded fittings made of iron or steel for pipe connections