Import/export HS code 730820: Iron or steel towers and masts

Towers and lattice masts made of iron or steel, used for support or communication

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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 £
Spain 102,577,005
United Arab Emirates 73,455,201
France 59,172,061
Germany 56,041,678
China 32,278,231

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 £
Spain 64,309,052 38,267,953 -26,041,099
United Arab Emirates 73,455,201 0 -73,455,201
France 24,145,196 35,026,865 +10,881,669
Germany 27,531,051 28,510,627 +979,576
China 22,016,088 10,262,143 -11,753,945
Belgium 9,130,441 48,749 -9,081,692
Portugal 2,383,368 6,499,567 +4,116,199
United States 423,136 3,479,847 +3,056,711
Netherlands 1,639,873 1,843,517 +203,644
Turkey 2,820,092 293,584 -2,526,508

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 £
Spain 157,044,386
United Arab Emirates 73,446,983
China 35,283,925
Germany 34,645,033
Turkey 19,849,323

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 £
Spain 98,075,460 58,968,926 -39,106,534
United Arab Emirates 73,446,983 0 -73,446,983
China 11,656,150 23,627,775 +11,971,625
Germany 12,668,046 21,976,987 +9,308,941
Turkey 17,430,725 2,418,598 -15,012,127
Portugal 2,521,218 11,591,532 +9,070,314
France 11,474,803 410,681 -11,064,122
United States 541,234 3,454,415 +2,913,181
Malaysia 0 2,000,456 +2,000,456
Thailand 578,770 975,997 +397,227

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5

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
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 4 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
East Central Scotland 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 0 -4
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Kent 3 0 -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) 298,746,850
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,853,278
Other 1,059,899
Air transport 466,853

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) 188,652,263 110,094,587 -78,557,676
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,458,460 17,394,818 -24,063,642
Other 21,711 1,038,188 +1,016,477
Air transport 248,634 218,219 -30,415

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 118,454,378
Aberdeen Docks 82,030,397
Tyne 57,862,649
Glasgow 28,439,255
ROS 15,661,673

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 £
Middlesbrough 51,203,993 67,250,385 +16,046,392
Aberdeen Docks 75,533,314 6,497,083 -69,036,231
Tyne 57,663,490 199,159 -57,464,331
Glasgow 11,974,975 16,464,280 +4,489,305
ROS 15,661,673 0 -15,661,673
Felixstowe 8,489,788 1,858,747 -6,631,041
Ayr Harbour 0 8,686,906 +8,686,906
Inverness 0 7,645,894 +7,645,894
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,577 5,227,462 +5,154,885
Southampton 3,113,428 1,323,458 -1,789,970

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 10
Specialised construction activities 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 4
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 8
2025-10 9
2025-09 4
2025-08 13

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+ 33
1m-15m 24
0-1m 11
15m-54m 11
Other 5

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 £
Netherlands 3,319,057
Saudi Arabia 2,630,719
Ireland 1,511,122
United States 1,509,494
South Korea 1,343,932

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 £
Netherlands 1,778,259 1,540,798 -237,461
Saudi Arabia 2,603,544 27,175 -2,576,369
Ireland 896,495 614,627 -281,868
United States 1,285,863 223,631 -1,062,232
South Korea 0 1,343,932 +1,343,932
Spain 237,451 1,004,430 +766,979
Germany 815,039 261,439 -553,600
Poland 613,844 326,215 -287,629
Italy 878,382 59,067 -819,315
Norway 498,468 286,608 -211,860

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 1,356

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 46 1,310 +1,264

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) 10,269,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,090,543
Air transport 3,959,790
Other 1,356

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) 5,199,842 5,069,516 -130,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,579,744 2,510,799 -4,068,945
Air transport 2,753,794 1,205,996 -1,547,798
Other 46 1,310 +1,264

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,086,404
London Gateway Port 3,804,387
London Heathrow Airport 2,924,232
Tyne 1,782,937
Southampton 1,354,520

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 2,106,717 1,979,687 -127,030
London Gateway Port 2,679,062 1,125,325 -1,553,737
London Heathrow Airport 1,839,433 1,084,799 -754,634
Tyne 484,093 1,298,844 +814,751
Southampton 782,311 572,209 -210,102
Immingham Docks 536,015 652,868 +116,853
Felixstowe 1,181,309 7,560 -1,173,749
Avonmouth Docks 1,168,543 0 -1,168,543
Middlesbrough 500,000 450,094 -49,906
Holyhead 481,375 355,291 -126,084

Quick facts

HS code: 730820

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

Description: Towers and lattice masts made of iron or steel, used for support or communication