Import/export HS code 73079290: Threaded elbows and bends

Threaded iron or steel elbows and bends for pipe connections

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 £
United States 13,417,722
Germany 6,198,678
China 4,691,385
Italy 4,285,838
Japan 2,953,741

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 £
United States 6,651,967 6,765,755 +113,788
Germany 3,310,568 2,888,110 -422,458
China 2,526,008 2,165,377 -360,631
Italy 2,142,117 2,143,721 +1,604
Japan 1,517,845 1,435,896 -81,949
France 1,397,296 1,180,012 -217,284
Ireland 1,009,982 266,668 -743,314
India 435,450 590,615 +155,165
Mexico 11,660 918,707 +907,047
South Korea 312,102 492,666 +180,564

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 13,842,100
China 8,235,280
Germany 6,392,047
Italy 3,912,367
France 1,910,947

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 7,006,409 6,835,691 -170,718
China 4,364,439 3,870,841 -493,598
Germany 3,240,103 3,151,944 -88,159
Italy 1,977,350 1,935,017 -42,333
France 1,118,267 792,680 -325,587
Mexico 653,826 1,020,665 +366,839
India 429,973 551,104 +121,131
South Korea 317,675 497,908 +180,233
Thailand 467,105 283,914 -183,191
Japan 257,508 294,852 +37,344

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
West Midlands 19
Inner London - West 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 14 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 11 -3
West Midlands 18 13 -5
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 7 -3
North Eastern Scotland 8 6 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 7 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3

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) 16,318,438
Air transport 14,450,362
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,839,458
Other 2,917,359
Road transport 33,350

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) 7,751,542 8,566,896 +815,354
Air transport 7,076,235 7,374,127 +297,892
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,937,570 3,901,888 -1,035,682
Other 1,883,725 1,033,634 -850,091
Road transport 27,441 5,909 -21,532

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 5,323,487
Felixstowe 4,998,485
Dover 4,301,362
East Midlands Airport 4,039,258
London Stansted Airport 2,961,984

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 £
Southampton 1,833,662 3,489,825 +1,656,163
Felixstowe 2,722,070 2,276,415 -445,655
Dover 2,011,931 2,289,431 +277,500
East Midlands Airport 2,038,966 2,000,292 -38,674
London Stansted Airport 1,602,340 1,359,644 -242,696
000 1,883,725 1,033,634 -850,091
Liverpool Docks 1,879,155 1,023,520 -855,635
London Heathrow Airport 1,269,545 1,134,508 -135,037
Birmingham Airport 769,272 946,786 +177,514
499 0 1,453,984 +1,453,984

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 83
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 38
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 25
Other manufacturing 24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 55
2025-11 45
2025-10 53
2025-09 57
2025-08 43

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+ 152
1m-15m 90
15m-54m 25
Other 22
0-1m 9

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 £
Saudi Arabia 2,609,142
United States 2,047,143
France 1,392,393
Angola 1,048,304
Netherlands 992,259

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 £
Saudi Arabia 2,406,691 202,451 -2,204,240
United States 1,212,540 834,603 -377,937
France 763,542 628,851 -134,691
Angola 894,737 153,567 -741,170
Netherlands 641,828 350,431 -291,397
Sweden 454,919 402,150 -52,769
Norway 446,071 365,721 -80,350
Belgium 402,090 395,210 -6,880
Italy 399,315 299,714 -99,601
Germany 362,809 334,654 -28,155

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 £
China 56,357
Italy 33,494
Germany 31,901
Indonesia 30,086
Ireland 11,724

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 £
China 9,537 46,820 +37,283
Italy 20,634 12,860 -7,774
Germany 20,468 11,433 -9,035
Indonesia 30,086 0 -30,086
Ireland 7,460 4,264 -3,196
XI 6,667 1,664 -5,003
India 184 94 -90
Poland 152 9 -143
Nicaragua 138 0 -138
Netherlands 5 0 -5

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 6,013,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,412,237
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,270,372
Other 195,819
Road transport 6,220

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 3,405,645 2,607,804 -797,841
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,077,911 1,334,326 -2,743,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,852,374 2,417,998 -434,376
Other 112,039 83,780 -28,259
Road transport 6,220 0 -6,220

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,545,193
Tyne 2,021,727
London Heathrow Airport 2,002,902
Immingham Docks 1,217,448
Aberdeen Docks 1,127,019

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,908,065 1,637,128 -270,937
Tyne 1,852,146 169,581 -1,682,565
London Heathrow Airport 972,066 1,030,836 +58,770
Immingham Docks 664,467 552,981 -111,486
Aberdeen Docks 811,169 315,850 -495,319
East Midlands Airport 619,981 492,474 -127,507
Warton Aerodrome 815,918 74,002 -741,916
London Stansted Airport 499,386 388,329 -111,057
London Gateway Port 435,765 398,862 -36,903
Southampton 386,745 268,072 -118,673

Quick facts

HS code: 73079290

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

Description: Threaded iron or steel elbows and bends for pipe connections