Import/export HS code 73089051: Insulated steel panels

Steel panels with two walls and an insulating core, used in construction

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 £
Belgium 36,383,210
Slovenia 35,114,540
Italy 23,116,031
Ireland 14,894,671
Finland 9,347,855

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 £
Belgium 17,118,446 19,264,764 +2,146,318
Slovenia 17,916,459 17,198,081 -718,378
Italy 12,027,608 11,088,423 -939,185
Ireland 8,598,343 6,296,328 -2,302,015
Finland 6,190,763 3,157,092 -3,033,671
Germany 4,246,373 4,642,007 +395,634
France 2,562,683 5,628,706 +3,066,023
Spain 3,685,564 4,449,375 +763,811
Austria 6,455,446 1,336,226 -5,119,220
Netherlands 2,556,304 1,581,233 -975,071

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 £
Belgium 36,322,621
Slovenia 36,018,796
Italy 23,769,948
Germany 9,963,200
Finland 9,624,732

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 £
Belgium 17,277,977 19,044,644 +1,766,667
Slovenia 18,408,952 17,609,844 -799,108
Italy 12,539,293 11,230,655 -1,308,638
Germany 5,195,700 4,767,500 -428,200
Finland 6,452,620 3,172,112 -3,280,508
Spain 4,333,151 5,231,164 +898,013
Ireland 5,020,861 2,798,603 -2,222,258
Austria 5,305,060 1,199,793 -4,105,267
France 1,181,710 4,019,839 +2,838,129
Poland 2,401,255 2,083,328 -317,927

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Inner London - West 16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
West Midlands 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 12 +3
Inner London - West 12 9 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 4 -9
West Midlands 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 10 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 6 -4
Greater Manchester 6 9 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 7 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 5 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 6 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 133,561,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,811,584
Other 8,044,965
Road transport 1,551,827
Air transport 497,109

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,232,232 66,329,118 -903,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,803,426 11,008,158 -4,795,268
Other 4,062,616 3,982,349 -80,267
Road transport 434,833 1,116,994 +682,161
Air transport 300,334 196,775 -103,559

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 65,818,238
London 29,144,752
Immingham Docks 13,930,762
Purfleet 13,090,671
000 8,044,965

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 £
Dover 35,514,997 30,303,241 -5,211,756
London 17,368,411 11,776,341 -5,592,070
Immingham Docks 8,324,852 5,605,910 -2,718,942
Purfleet 3,612,982 9,477,689 +5,864,707
000 4,062,616 3,982,349 -80,267
Killingholme 2,531,263 3,699,979 +1,168,716
Felixstowe 2,888,316 2,391,574 -496,742
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,093,153 4,051,309 +2,958,156
Eurotunnel 1,471,543 1,564,051 +92,508
Liverpool Docks 2,177,810 636,138 -1,541,672

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities
57
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
41
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 43
2026-04 39
2026-03 51
2026-02 42
2026-01 32

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 111
54m+ 77
0-1m 34
15m-54m 30
Other 23

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 £
Ireland 88,318,186
Netherlands 38,907,167
Belgium 16,693,992
France 14,811,787
Sweden 4,670,665

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 £
Ireland 47,086,554 41,231,632 -5,854,922
Netherlands 20,689,393 18,217,774 -2,471,619
Belgium 9,103,362 7,590,630 -1,512,732
France 8,523,010 6,288,777 -2,234,233
Sweden 2,409,749 2,260,916 -148,833
Spain 2,534,216 1,509,177 -1,025,039
Uruguay 1,479,408 18,548 -1,460,860
United States 875,016 486,844 -388,172
Germany 353,780 759,607 +405,827
Austria 175,758 580,068 +404,310

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 7,451,271
Ireland 6,583

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 3,676,851 3,774,420 +97,569
Ireland 0 6,583 +6,583

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) 161,545,152
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,807,850
Other 8,030,918
Air transport 1,097,081
Road transport 1,939

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) 87,409,305 74,135,847 -13,273,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,546,011 3,261,839 -2,284,172
Other 3,961,160 4,069,758 +108,598
Air transport 390,484 706,597 +316,113
Road transport 1,939 0 -1,939

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 49,817,188
Holyhead 35,499,925
Liverpool Docks 33,916,171
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,006,804
000 8,030,918

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 26,823,626 22,993,562 -3,830,064
Holyhead 19,070,585 16,429,340 -2,641,245
Liverpool Docks 17,778,247 16,137,924 -1,640,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,941,946 4,064,858 -5,877,088
000 3,961,160 4,069,758 +108,598
Dover 2,656,962 4,496,101 +1,839,139
Felixstowe 2,115,636 4,165,769 +2,050,133
Heysham 2,715,147 2,499,734 -215,413
London Gateway Port 2,555,173 907,767 -1,647,406
Fishguard 1,945,134 1,448,250 -496,884

Quick facts

HS code: 73089051

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

Description: Steel panels with two walls and an insulating core, used in construction