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

Threaded fittings made of iron or steel for pipe connections

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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 £
Germany 13,310,991
United States 12,016,132
Netherlands 11,669,650
China 10,983,542
Norway 3,520,555

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 6,737,348 6,573,643 -163,705
United States 5,799,803 6,216,329 +416,526
Netherlands 5,958,102 5,711,548 -246,554
China 5,839,196 5,144,346 -694,850
Norway 236,933 3,283,622 +3,046,689
Italy 1,674,357 1,568,302 -106,055
Spain 1,358,603 1,475,638 +117,035
France 1,343,395 922,159 -421,236
Taiwan 777,546 993,069 +215,523
Ireland 597,583 916,119 +318,536

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 23,219,403
China 12,698,163
Germany 9,879,084
Japan 4,550,497
Italy 3,255,369

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 11,551,512 11,667,891 +116,379
China 6,747,021 5,951,142 -795,879
Germany 5,118,398 4,760,686 -357,712
Japan 812,402 3,738,095 +2,925,693
Italy 1,703,197 1,552,172 -151,025
Spain 1,413,773 1,440,470 +26,697
Netherlands 752,619 833,025 +80,406
Taiwan 469,928 1,008,224 +538,296
United Kingdom 602,502 706,604 +104,102
Ireland 416,576 790,635 +374,059

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 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30
Inner London - West 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 23 23 +0
West Midlands 21 26 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 19 -3
Inner London - West 18 19 +1
North Eastern Scotland 21 19 -2
Greater Manchester 20 19 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 18 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 15 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 16 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11 13 +2

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 36,166,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,067,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,488,855
Other 1,408,716
Road transport 996,219

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 16,971,219 19,195,363 +2,224,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,151,697 12,916,136 +2,764,439
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,454,788 4,034,067 -1,420,721
Other 864,951 543,765 -321,186
Road transport 437,775 558,444 +120,669

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 13,504,232
London Heathrow Airport 8,808,114
Felixstowe 7,706,575
Thamesport 7,083,537
East Midlands Airport 4,965,159

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 6,626,669 6,877,563 +250,894
London Heathrow Airport 3,909,723 4,898,391 +988,668
Felixstowe 4,696,137 3,010,438 -1,685,699
Thamesport 3,425,923 3,657,614 +231,691
East Midlands Airport 2,600,204 2,364,955 -235,249
Aberdeen Docks 835,733 3,525,344 +2,689,611
Dover 2,145,950 2,143,232 -2,718
London Stansted Airport 1,927,381 1,836,207 -91,174
London Gateway Port 589,885 1,435,574 +845,689
London 862,897 858,692 -4,205

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 150
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 57
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 48
Other manufacturing 39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 102
2026-03 102
2026-02 95
2026-01 102
2025-12 89

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+ 243
1m-15m 196
15m-54m 42
Other 40
0-1m 25

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 15,999,618
United Arab Emirates 13,910,756
Norway 12,843,930
United States 12,168,064
Ireland 6,369,379

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 7,482,933 8,516,685 +1,033,752
United Arab Emirates 6,754,919 7,155,837 +400,918
Norway 6,051,959 6,791,971 +740,012
United States 6,492,741 5,675,323 -817,418
Ireland 2,582,467 3,786,912 +1,204,445
Kazakhstan 3,536,026 1,954,752 -1,581,274
Netherlands 2,148,966 2,241,730 +92,764
Brazil 1,552,057 2,246,625 +694,568
Singapore 1,461,517 1,237,651 -223,866
Italy 1,593,176 552,939 -1,040,237

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 25,465
XI 20,059
Germany 9,472
China 3,749
Gambia 1,780

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 138 25,327 +25,189
XI 19,586 473 -19,113
Germany 5,135 4,337 -798
China 30 3,719 +3,689
Gambia 760 1,020 +260
Spain 201 310 +109
France 0 347 +347
India 50 9 -41
South Korea 45 0 -45

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 74,409,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,332,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,118,362
Other 62,127
Road transport 30,458

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 35,595,609 38,813,888 +3,218,279
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,183,272 13,148,985 -1,034,287
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,430,533 3,687,829 -742,704
Other 26,585 35,542 +8,957
Road transport 30,458 0 -30,458

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 25,770,410
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,927,220
East Midlands Airport 18,401,111
London Stansted Airport 11,178,782
ZLC 8,747,405

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 13,408,292 12,362,118 -1,046,174
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,203,774 8,723,446 -2,480,328
East Midlands Airport 9,549,715 8,851,396 -698,319
London Stansted Airport 5,318,338 5,860,444 +542,106
ZLC 3,923,411 4,823,994 +900,583
Glasgow Airport 1,025,249 3,500,716 +2,475,467
Manchester Airport 1,593,883 1,917,025 +323,142
Immingham Docks 1,658,563 1,426,030 -232,533
Dover 331,475 2,147,133 +1,815,658
London Gateway Port 1,684,472 730,060 -954,412

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